OSCA single
| koukai sareta kimi no
bukiyousa ga hontou wa minna o tsutsunderu “mou aenai?” wakaku shinjisugita kuruisou de utsukushii kimi-tachi ichido dake de kowasu uso “yamete iyada yo” takusan no pinokio kasanaru “zutto mukou e oyoide yukou” kotonaru umi sukoshi deaeta kyoutan tsudzuki no nyuusu bougai sareta toki “nomikonda boku o kaese yo!!” shibarareta kokochi yuudou sareta kuchi ga aku shiiki[1] o hirometeru “daremo shaberanaide” to mimi o chigitte hito no sei ni shite mo owaranai “zutto mukou e oyoide yukou” shizunda kimi ni nanimo iezu asa ga kita yo oto wa shinai “shitteru” o kurikaesu pinokio |
The truth is, your awkwardness--you who have been
made to regret--smothers everyone “Will we meet again?” The beautiful lot of you, who seem about to go crazy, who due to your youth believed too much Lies that break apart just once “Stop it, I don’t want it” Lots of Pinocchios pile up on top of each other “I’ll go swim all the way to the other side” Foreign oceans could meet a little When the news that continues to amaze was made to interfere “Give back the me you swallowed down!!” A sensation that could bind people together A mouth made to inspire is evil Now spreading word of the “Essentials”[1] “Don’t anyone say a word” hissed in my ear Even if it’s someone else’s fault, it won’t end “I’ll go swim all the way to the other side” Saying nothing to you so depressed Tomorrow has come without a sound Pinocchio repeating “I know” over and over |
Translator's notes: [1] "Essentials of the Three Teachings," the first major literary work from Kūkai, a Japanese monk who founded the Shingon ("true word") school of Buddhism. By "three teachings," he was referring to Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Song info: Originally written by band pianist Izawa.
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