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My Dead Girlfriend – Tanbo no Akuma
君に会えた冬の帰り道
君はいつも蛙を探してた
kimi ni aeta fuyu no kaerimichi
kimi wa itsumo kaeru o sagashiteta
On the way back home where I met you in winter
You were always been searching for frogs
君に会えた冬の帰り道
僕はいつも後ろから眺めてた
kimi ni aeta fuyu no kaerimichi
boku wa itsumo ushiro kara nagameteta
On the way back home where I met you in winter
I’ve always been staring at you from behind
もう会えない
二度と会えない
話しかけなくちゃ
驚く君 胸を刺す光
mou aenai
nido to aenai
hanashi kakenakucha
odoroku kimi mune o sasu hikari
We won’t meet again,
We won’t meet once more
But I have to talk
To the light piercing your surprised heart
君の死体と踊る、田んぼの悪魔
HAPPY PARADE
to me to you
kimi no shitai to odoru, tanbo no akuma
HAPPY PARADE
to me to you
As the ricefield demons dance with your corpse
HAPPY PARADE
to me to you
君に会えた冬の帰り道
君はいつも蛙を探してた
kimi ni aeta fuyu no kaerimichi
kimi wa itsumo kaeru o sagashiteta
On the way back home where I met you in winter
You were always been searching for frogs
もう会えない
二度と会えない
話しかけなくちゃ
驚く君 胸を刺す光
mou aenai
nido to aenai
hanashi kakenakucha
odoroku kimi mune o sasu hikari
We won’t meet again,
We won’t meet once more
But I have to talk
To the light piercing your surprised heart
君の死体と躍る、僕の胸
もう会えない
二度と会えない
kimi no shitai to odoru, boku no mune
mou aenai
nidoto aenai
As my heart dances along with your dead body
We won’t meet again
We won’t have another chance
君の死体と踊る、田んぼの悪魔
HAPPY PARADE
to me to you～
kimi no shitai to odoru, tanbo no akuma
HAPY PARADE
to me to you～
As the ricefield demons dance with your corpse
HAPPY PARADE
to me to you～
Notes:
– On the first stanza, “kaeru” (蛙, “frog”) may be also refer to the verb “kaeru” (帰る, “to go back home”) as a wordplay.
– I’ve found the lyrics online, and while I’m sure they’re right, they’re not from any booklet, so there’s no 100% guarantee they’re flawless. I haven’t transcribed these lyrics by ear myself. (歌詞を書いてくださった方:木下芙蓉)
– The english sections are repeated more than once throughout each stanza they appear in.
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• Title: Tanbo no Akuma (ricefield demon)
• Circle: 死んだ僕の彼女 (My Dead Girlfriend)
• Album: 2 Songs + Cassette Tape EP/ 6 Songs from the Happy Valley
• Vocals: Ishikawa, Takahashi
• Lyrics: 死んだ僕の彼女 (My Dead Girlfriend)
• Arrangement: 死んだ僕の彼女 (My Dead Girlfriend)
• Release Date: 07/25/2007
• Source: Original
