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Muzai Moratorium / Innocence Moratorium, Kabuki-chou no Joou single
| semi no koe wo kiku tabi
ni me ni ukabu kujuukurihama shiwa shiwa no sobo no te wo hanare hitori de otozureta kanrakugai mama wa koko no joousama ikiutsushi no youna atashi dare shimo ga te wo nobete kodomo nagara ni miserareta kanrakugai juugo ni natta atashi wo oite joou wa kieta maishuu kinyoubi ni kiteita otoko to kurasu no darou “ichido sakaeshimono demo kanarazu ya otoroeyuku” sono imi wo shiru toki wo mukae ashi wo fumiireta wa kanrakugai kieteitta onna wo nikumedo natsu wa ima joou to iu katagaki wo hokorashige ni kakageru onna ni natta atashi ga uru no wa jibun dake de doujou wo hoshita toki ni subete wo ushinau darou JR shinjukueki no higashiguchi wo detara soko wa atashi no niwa daiyuugiba kabukichou konya kara wa kono machi de musume no atashi ga joou |
Every time I hear the sound
of the cicadas, I envision Kujukuri Beach I let go of the wrinkled hand of my grandmother, and visit the pleasure quarters alone. My mama is the Queen of this place, a living picture of me. Though I’m a child, everyone extends a hand to me, pulling me into the pleasure quarters. The Queen went missing, and left me as I turned 15 years old I bet she’s living with the guy who came by every Friday. “All that rises must fall” When I learned the meaning of those words, I was setting foot in the pleasure quarters. Though I hate that woman who disappeared, it’s summer now so I revere the name of the queen proudly. I’m selling only myself as I become a woman. I will lose everything when I want for sympathy. Coming out of the east exit at JR (Japan Railway) Shinjuku Station, that’s my courtyard, the Entertainment Kingdom Kabuki-cho. From tonight onward in this town, I, once the queen’s daughter, am now queen. |
Romanization credit: Massaro Miyamoto
Translation credit: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma
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