ringo shiina lyrics & translation
Tamatebako / Mystery Box
Cocoon Kabuki "Sannin Kichisa"


nemure yoiko ya
akuruhi wa
omiyamairi sa
nenneshi na

nemuru yoiko wa
tamatebako
me o hanashitara
atto iu ma

nemure yoiko ya
yuki no yoru wa
sazo nagai darou
nenkororo
nenkororo

nemuru yoiko wa
tamatebako
mitsumete ite mo
atto iu ma
atto iu ma
Sleep, my baby
Tomorrow is
our shrine visit
Sleep now

If the sleeping baby
looks inside
the mystery box
in the blink of an eye


Sleep, my baby
A snowy night is
bound to be long
Sleep now
Sleep now

Even if the sleeping baby
looks hard at
the mystery box
in the blink of an eye
in the blink of an eye

Song info: As there are no plans for a play soundtrack to be released, these lyrics are unofficial and speculative. The word "Tamatebako" is a reference to the legend of Urashima Tarou, in which story it plays the same role as the Pandora's box does in Greek mythology: basically, a mysterious box that is given to someone who is told never to open it, but of course they do and misfortune befalls them.


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