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Matsuura Aya: Sougen no Hito
03.03.14
Artist: Matsuura AyaTitle: Sougen no Hito (Girl in the Greens) Words: Katou Kazue Music: Tsunku I'll yell to the white clouds drifting by what's in my adolescent heart. memories of my very first love. eventhough you promised me, you went and disappeared with the wind. ah, how I miss that girl in the greens "growing up is... it's hard to do" in my heart burning with passion, I want to always have this flower. memories of my very first love. though your black hair shook when you laughed, you went and sadly disappeared with that dream. ah, how I miss that girl in the greens "I'm going to be a grown up. I won't cry anymore..." I'll cross the rainbow bridge this rainbow dream. memories of my very first love Even if I forget everything else, I'll always remember you, my dear. I know you'll be watching me from somewhere up in the sky! Ah how I miss that girl in the greens. Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma Translator's Notes: Let the controversy begin! So we couldn't come up with a completely accurate word for sougen no hito no doubt, as with "The Bigaku", the netizens are referring to it as "person of the fields" but a sougen no hito is actually a rural person, and in this case likely a girl who is playing in a field of grass and flowers. The expression in Japanese is commonly used in poetry but is not a common word otherwise. Our dilemma stems from the fact that "Rural Girl" or "Country Girl" is just too ordinary to really get the image across. Also if we had not chosen a gender, as we did, we would have lost something. So basing the gender of the singer on the words they use, we have decided the singer must be male, and the sougen no hito female. Debate ON! Romaji shiroku nagareru kumo ni sakebou seishun no kono mune wo hatsukoi no hatsukoi no omoide yo koyubi wo kataku musunda kimi na no ni kono kaze to issho ni kietecchatta aa natsukashii sougen no hito "otona ni naru tte... muzukashiin da naa-" akaku moeteru boku no kokoro ni itsumademo kono hana wo hatsukoi no hatsukoi no omoide yo kurokami yurete waratta kimi na no ni ano yume to kanashiku kietecchatta aa natsukashii sougen no hito "otona ni narun da!! mou nakanai sa..." niji no kakebashi watatteyukou nanairo no kono yume wo hatsukoi no hatsukoi no omoide yo wasure ha shinai itoshii kimi dake ha ano sora no dokoka de boku wo miteru yo!! aa natsukashii sougen no hito Romaji By: Brian Stewart |