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Hitoto Yoh: Iro ha Momiji
04.06.08
Artist: Hitoto Yoh Title: Iro ha Momiji (Autumn Hues) Words: Hitoto Yoh Music: Mashiko Tatsuroh I've been with you for 220 days unable to call you my boyfriend. wanna be loved letting things just float along the way they have been looking up at the ceiling more stuck on you than I thought the constant singing of the insects *1 autumn hues smell the Japanese maple please autumn hues scold this tricky girl without getting mad, my first love Japanese maple. hangin' at the festival with my other friends everybody come and go as you please, even monkeys *2 I can be colder than I thought, the autumn eve I mixed up shame and love. autumn hues smell the Japanese maples, one day put two strangers together autumn hues for dark red, a turning point Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma Translator's Notes: The title and chorus of this song are a kind of word play. iro ha refers to "the color is" however, in the old Japanese alphabet i ro ha is the equivalent of ABC. Similarily ni ho he is another string of alphabet letters but when sung as nioe it means smell. The Momiji is a Japanese maple with very tiny delicate leaves that form lace like patterns in the trees. In the fall when the leaves turn, the foliage is beautiful. *s! * 1 - The image here is of the singer lying on her bed, unable to sleep with thoughts of the boy she likes and hasn't been able to confess her feelings for in her head, in addition to this the bugs of autumn outside are loud and constant. * 2 - There is a Japanese expression kurumono kobamazu sarumono kamawazu which means something like "None shall be turned away, but nor shall they be paid attention to at their departure"... BUT, Hitoto Yoh replaces the saru (to leave) here with "monkey" making it even monkeys are welcome! Romaji anata wo kareshi to yobenai mama ni nihyakuhatsuka sugi aisaretagari aimanimani yudanete tenjyou mite ha omou yorimo uwazora ryuuryuu mushi no koe iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji zurui atashi, wo douka iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji okoranai de shikatte hatsukoi momiji hoka no tomodachi to daradara matsuri kuru mono kobamazu saru mo kamawazu. omou yori mo tsumetaku dekiru akiyo ni hazukashisa to kawaisa sorazora hakichigae iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji zurui atashi, wo douka iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji okoranai de shikatte hatsukoi momiji iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji tannindoushi, mo itsuka iro ha momiji nihohe momiji awase akane kawari me iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji zurui atashi, wo douka iro ha momiji ni ho he momiji okoranai de shikatte hatsukoi momiji Romaji By: Brian Stewart |