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Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma
Artist: Tokyo Jihen
Title: Sounan (Distress)
Words: Shiina Ringo
Music: Shiina Ringo
this flower blooms,
no doubt, we won't find a ride
until it wilts
forgive me for refusing to stay as far apart as you ask
so we don't go over the weight limit
at last destroy, a landing point, difficulty recognizing *1 'We're falling. ' like this, here and now the mutally damaging conversation opens
makes more bad seeds, and brings them up
ah, the matter is getting out of control
even if you realize the answer, still
we both are feeling attatched to the police cordon.
'help me.'
already chosen
freezing hands that hate the winter
within my reach
pardon me for grabbing them.
destroy one layer, the water's surface far above my head *2
'I'll drown.'
like this, unable to look back
even though I know
the act of loving each other
is in and of itself dangerous, I stay quiet
ah, maybe we can do something about that
even if you realize the answer,
we're still smiling at each other in the afternoon
red nails!
I mean, c'mon, I'm not interested in reality...
our vulgar play is flawless *3
I hid my fleeting feelings in snow white
ah, I hate the way I am,
when I'm in the midst of working something out
farewell
our answers should have looked the same
'we found each other.'
Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma
Translator's Notes: Sounan means Distress as in "The ship's distress signal" or "Mayday! Mayday!".
* 1 - Here Ringo is using some word play. The image she creates is of a plane going down, after it crashes the passengers are ishiki konnan. Here she uses ninshiki konnan.
* 2 - I think this line implies she fell through the ice and is at the bottom looking up.
* 3 - No idea. Takko cam eup with this theory that their vulgar act (their relationship) is so perfectly timed that it's like clockwork.
Romaji
kono hana ga saite kareru made kitto
futari ni ha noru mono mo miataranai
sekisai no gendo wo ayamaranai you ni
nozomu mama hanasu kyori
kobamu no wo yuruse yo
tsui ni kowashite chakujiten ninshikikonnan
'ochiteiku.'
kou yatte ima koko de
kaika suru kizutsukeai no kaiwa ga
yokunai tane wo fuyashite mata sodatteiku
aa mou dou ni demo narisou na jitai
kotae ni kizuite mo mada otagai
itoshii to kanjiteiru hijyousen
enjyo shite.
fuyu ga kirai to iu hieta te ha
tou ni erabarete todoku kyori
tsukamu no wo yuruse yo
issou kowashite minamo ga haruka zujyou he
'oboreru.'
kou yatte ima furimuki mo sezu
itsukushimiau koto jitai
abunai to ha wakatteite mo damatteiru
aa mou dou ni ka naru kamoshirenai
kotae ni kizuite mo mada otagai hohoemiau mahiru
akai neiru!
datte shinjitsu nado ni kyoumi ha nai...
gehin na shibai de teikoku
hakanai omoi wo masshiro ni kakushite oite
aa mou dou ni ka naru tochuu no jibun ga utomashii
sayounara
otagai nita kotae no hazu
'deatteshimattan da.'