Hitoto Yoh: Ima Doko

04.04.15
Artist: Hitoto Yoh
Title: Ima Doko (Where Are You Now?)
Words: Hitoto Yoh
Music: Tomita Motohiro

Where are you now? And what are you doing?
And where are you going now?
Where are you now? And what are you doing?
I wish you were coming to see me now.

women are the objects of affection
and we're supposed to marry! Cause of that!?
I'm not a rabbit with red eyes *1
I wonder
who was the first to say that?

feeling nervous, feeling excited
feeling dizzy, sometimes sleeping
hey there listen, say it again

I want to live a life that makes my head spin.

Am I to marry the second man I fall for!?
I'm the one who's always so certain she's in love with him,
that's a fact
he's the one who may or may not be content
for now
since I've chosen him, 'just don't cheat on me'

make my ears long, my white get-up <-- I've kept from getting dirty *2
don't you go and cancel now.

the one who loves most wins!!

...where are you now?

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: This is a "wedding" song? Hahaha. Seriously. *s!

* 1 - I could not find the final word on what this line means but I found a few interesting facts. First, a common Japanese breed of rabbit has red eyes. Second, These rabbits with red eyes were considered the servants of God. Third, they are often associated with sickness. Here, I have a feeling it's some sort of comment Hitoto is quoting about bride's as servants. The bride being dressed all in white and wearing a hood with what you could interpret as long ears.

* 2 - Here I see the same analogy. Long ears, pure white.

Romaji

ima doko ite nani shiteru no
kore kara ima doko ni iku no
ima doko ite nani shiteru no
kore kara sugu mukae ni kite. hoshii

onna, no hou ga aisarete
sore de kekkon suru beki! nante sonna koto
akai me no usagi jya nai no
dare ga saisho ni itta no kashira
ne

harahara shite dokodoki shite
furafura shite tokidoki nete
horahora kiite matamata itte

kurakura kushitemitai no yo

nibanme ni suki na hito, to
kekkon suru beki!! nante koto
atashi, no hou ga zutto kakujitsu ni kare wo suki da
tte jijitsu
kare, no hou ga amanjite you ga nakarou ga
toriaezu
eranda wake dakara 'uwaki dake yoshite'

mimi nagaku shite shiroi ishou <- yogosazu ni mamotta wa
imasaran natte kyanseru
shinai de ne

daisuki ni natta mon kachi!!

...ima doko?

Romaji By: Brian Stewart