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Lyrics in three verses evoke clandestine meetings, separation and danger, with stage costume and music credits in the original. 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
☆舞台衣装：シルクハット、ドミノマスク、黒マント姿
☆作詞：濱野成秋 ☆作曲：ジュン葉山 ☆歌謡：TRJ
１．ハマのサロンで 初めて遭うて
交わした くちびる けむり草
遊びに来いよと 現ナマどさり
はぐれ女の 足掻きと見たか
ジャパンも ここまで 堕ちたと見たか
夜明けの上海 霧が降る
２．ガーデンブリッジ アジトの酒場
漏らすな機密は いつまでも
赤いトレンチ 頷き締めて
かわいい子だね ジャパンはいいよ
ローズを差す目が 淋しく笑う
嵐呼ぶよな 夜風がうなる
３．あなたジャパンに 何日君再来？
台湾もろとも 激しい宵さ
移ろい変わる アメリカ酒場
どうせ俺たちゃ 捨て駒 あわれ
いやよ 来ないで 負け犬なんか 大きらい
※ 逃げて 隠れて ばんばん撃って
※ エスピオナージは 生き抜く花よ ※repeat
Released on June 31, 2025 in Miura Tanka Club & on July 10, 2025 in Zushi Concert Hall. ©Poem：Seishu Hamano and Composer: Jun Hayama Music Office
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
☆Stage costume: Silk hat, domino mask, black cloak
☆Lyrics: Seishu Hamano ☆Music: Jun Hayama ☆Song: TRJ
1. At a salon in Yokohama, we first met
Our lips met, like misty grass
"Come play," with a pile of ready cash
Seeing the struggling of the lost woman
Did you see Japan fall this far?
The dawn of Shanghai, fog falls
2. Garden Bridge, the den of the tavern
Never let slip the secret, always
The red trench coat, tightened with nods
"A nice girl, Japan is good,"
The eyes that plant roses smile wistfully
The night wind howls like a storm calls
3. When will you return, Japan?
With Taiwan, a fierce night
The American tavern changes
We're just discarded pieces, pitiful
No, don't come, I hate the beaten dog
※ Run, hide, fire again and again
※ Espionage is the flower that survives, ※repeat
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.