Aiko: ChouChou Musubi

03.06.18
Artist: Aiko
Title: Chouchou Musubi (Butterfly Ties)
Words: Aiko
Music: Aiko

Our eyes met just at the moment
in the afternoon when the yellow butterflies were out,
surely because we have something special.
My lovely one, fluttering about in the big sky,
what kind of flower will you land on?
I'm going to wait and see.

Before the night comes, before the darkness visits
hold me hold me to lull me.
I swear if we had met earlier in this same way
it would have been love.
So I'll dream of you again tonight
to put the feelings I can't say into words.

into your loose shadow,
glowing on my slightly flushed cheeks.
because you gently wrap around even my beat-up knees
take a step forward.
bloom bloom
even if you fall completely apart,
I'll collect you up,
and before you can bemoan with the usual sadness
I'll tie us to this unforgettable joy.

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: The name of the song ChouChou Musubi usually refers to a bowtie, but could also mean "a butterfly knot" in this case it refers to The butterflies at the beginning and the 'knot' or 'ties' Aiko uses to hold together the happiness.

Romaji

monkichou tobu hiruma no toki
choudo ima me ga atta yo ne
sore ha kitto koi ga aru kara sa
uruwashi kimi oozora ni furumau kimi
donna hana ni tomaru darou
mattemiyou

yoru ga yattekuru mae ni yami ga otuzureru mae ni
ayasu tsumori de atashi wo daite daite
kako ni mo futari ha onaji you ni
deatta naraba koi wo shita ne
kono kimochi iikireru hodo atashi ha
anata no koto wo kyou mo yume miru

ussura hoteru hoho ni haeru
anata no yurui kage ni
kono mama isso umaku
toketeshimaeba ii
areta hizakozou sae mo
yasashiku tsutsundekureta kara
ashi wo mae ni fumidashite
saite saite
anata no subete ga koboreochite mo
atashi ga kanarazu sukuiageru sa
kawaranu kanashimi nageku mae ni
wasurenu yorokobi wo ima musubou

yoru ga yattekuru mae ni yami ga otuzureru mae ni
ayasu tsumori de atashi wo daite daite
kako ni mo futari ha onaji you ni
deatta naraba koi wo shita ne
kono kimochi iikireru hodo atashi ha
anata no koto wo kyou mo yume miru

Romaji By: Brian Stewart