Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has been a very popular icon in Japan for a while now since her original PON PON PON days, and while I'm didn't necessary really like her at first (trying too hard to be radical?) but she's been consistently quite cute&weird which I like more than just over the top cuteness of say Japanese Lolitas (frilly-ness and pink overload), so here's a plug of her latest song (whose MV I find is one of her nicer and less cutesy grotesque ones) that is brimming with new year festivity cuteness. :)
Furisode is a type of formal long-sleeved kimono worn by unmarried women on the '
成人の日' coming of age day for those who are turning 20 (meh long gone for me) on the 2nd Monday of Jan, so I guess this song is released in time for that!
- Van
Since there are no translations on the web, with my half-assed Japanese, here is the english meaning of the simple song. Should be ~90% correct!
hatachi hatachi hatachi hatachi
atashi atashi hatachi furisodeshon
(Me, me, 20 years furisodeshon)
hatachi hatachi hatachi dake nano?
(20 years, 20 years only right?)
sou desho atashi hatachi hatachi no furisodeshon
(Isn't it right, my 20 years's furisodeshon)
konnichiwa konna kinenbi wa
(Good morning such an anniversary)
kokoro kara arigatou tte ieru ne
(From my heart, I say thank you)
itsumo wa hazukashii kedo
(Always so embarrassed though)
issho ni ichido taisetsu na hi
(Once in a lifetime important day)
chokoreito no nigai toko otona na no kodomo na no
(Chocolate's bitterness, is that of an adult or a child's?)
itsumademo yume mitai kara
(because I want to dream forever)
hatachi hatachi hatachi hatachi
atashi atashi hatachi furisodeshon
hatachi hatachi hatachi dake na no?
sou desho atashi hatachi hatachi no furisodeshon
(Thank you for meeting you)
ironna suteki na taiken wo shita yo
(Had all these wonderful experiences)
kotoshi mo soshite rainen mo kono wakuwaku wo wasurenai yo
(This year too, and also next year too, don't forget this excitement.)
shoutokeki no naka no amazuppai yatsu mitai na
(I want to see the sweet and sour inside the shortcake)
koi bakari shiteru kimi ni
kyandoru naito wo tsukeru
hatachi hatachi hatachi hatachi
atashi atashi hatachi furisodeshon
hatachi hatachi hatachi dake na no?
sou desho atashi hatachi hatachi no furisodeshon
大人になったら 嬉しいの？大人になったら 悲しいの？
otona ni nattara ureshii no? otona ni nattara kanashii no?
(Are you happy becoming an adult? are you sad becoming an adult?)
nani suru no? nani ga dekiru no? ima shika dekinai no?
(What will you do? What can you do? Only now can't do?)
hatachi hatachi hatachi hatachi
atashi atashi hatachi furisodeshon
hatachi hatachi hatachi dake na no?
sou desho atashi hatachi no furisodeshon
