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Lyrics stage a lovers’ exchange around a secret meeting place, jealousy and the uncertain future of their relationship. This English version is an editorial translation for access; the Japanese text remains available alongside it for comparison.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
橘かほり
【壱】
♠ ここは保土ヶ谷 戸塚まえ
♥ あなたが決めた 隠れ家よ
♠ 鎌倉族には 目立たない
♥ 逗子に通う子も 気にしない
♠ だったらいいわ と言ったきみ
♥ だったらどうして ほっとくの
♠♥ あなたとわたしの 愛の巣を
【弐】
♥ なによ泣きべそ 言いわけね
♠ 息子が受験 仕方ない
♥ 話題にしないで しあわせを
♠ 砕けて散るの 願うのか
♥ 幸せ大事に 抱く気なの
♠ そんなの厭かい 嫌いかい？
♥ わたし泣きたい いじわるしたい
【参】
♠ 戸塚前なら いいわねと
♥ 言ったわたしが 馬鹿だった
♠ せっせと カクテル アリガトウ
♥ キュラソー マティーニ ハイボール
♠ 戸塚前だから 離さない？
♥ そうよ保土ヶ谷 程がよい
♠ でもなそろそろ 退け時か
【リピート】
♥ とっ捕まえたら 離さない
♠ 俺も覚悟を決めなくちゃ
♥ いいえこのまま このままでいいの
（顔を見合わせて、小声で）
♠ 僕の幸せ 嫌いだろ？
♥ いいわあなたが いいのなら
（正面向いて、大きく）
♠♥ 夢があるから 好きだから
©July 20, 2024日本浪漫学会
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
I.
♠ Here in Hodogaya, before Totsuka—
♥ the hideaway you chose.
♠ The Kamakura crowd will not notice us.
♥ Nor will the child who travels to Zushi mind.
♠ “Then it is fine,” you said.
♥ Then why do you neglect
♠♥ the nest of love belonging to you and me?
II.
♥ What are those tears—another excuse?
♠ My son has entrance exams; it cannot be helped.
♥ Do not bring it up and shatter
♠ the happiness we have.
♥ Do you mean to cherish and hold that happiness?
♠ Do you dislike that? Do you hate it?
♥ I want to cry; I want to be cruel.
III.
♠ “Before Totsuka would be fine,”
♥ I said—and I was a fool.
♠ Cocktail after cocktail—thank you.
♥ Curacao, martini, highball.
♠ Because it is before Totsuka, you will not let go?
♥ Yes, Hodogaya is just far enough.
♠ But perhaps it is almost time to withdraw.
Repeat
♥ Once I catch you, I will not let go.
♠ I too must make up my mind.
♥ No—let it remain this way, just as it is.
(They look at one another and speak quietly.)
♠ You dislike my happiness, don’t you?
♥ It is all right, if this is what you want.
(They face forward and sing loudly.)
♠♥ Because we have a dream, because we love.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.