
Wednesday Campanella 水曜日のカンパネラ
小野妹子 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Hip-Hop
- Length
- 3:42
ある日 ポストに届いた手紙
One day a letter arrived in the post,
ラブレター フロム 倭の国
A love letter from the land of Yamato,
想像力をかきたてる
Stirring up my imagination,
きっと可憐な美女からの便り
Surely it's news from a lovely beauty,
募る想い 寄せる期待
Yearning feelings, rising expectations,
ついに 船に乗って会いに来た
Finally, I boarded a ship to meet you,
苦しゅうない 面を上げい
No need to be shy, lift your face up,
なぜか髭の男 余の前に
For some reason, a bearded man stands before me,
Hey
フロムジャペン フロムジャペン (妹子)
From Japan, from Japan (younger sister)
君がまさかの遣隋使
You are unexpectedly the envoy to Sui
フロムジャペン フロムジャペン (男)
From Japan, from Japan (male)
何も言えなくて 遣隋使
I can't say anything, envoy to Sui
フロムジャペン フロムジャペン (妹子)
From Japan, from Japan (younger sister)
部屋とYシャツと遣隋使
The room, a shirt, and the envoy to Sui
フロムジャペン フロムジャペ (男)
From Japan, from Japan (male)
パンにはやっぱり遣隋使
Bread definitely needs the envoy to Sui
フロムジャペン フロムジャペン
From Japan, from Japan
フロムフロムフロムジャペン
From from from Japan
フロムジャペン フロムジャペン
From Japan, from Japan
フロムフロムフロムジャペン
From from from Japan
昨日今日と飛鳥時代
Yesterday and today, the Asuka period
オビ=ワン・ケノービ いいジェダイ
Obi-Wan Kenobi, the good Jedi
俺たちに明日は来るのかい?
Will tomorrow come for us?
ここは会員制 冠位十二階
This is a members-only place, the Twelve Ranks
妹子行きつけの店ご案内
Let me guide you to my little sister's favorite spot
ママの蘇我馬子が自己紹介
Mama's Soga no Umako introducing herself
名前に騙されちゃいけない
Don't be fooled by the name
ここは新宿2丁目バー界隈
This is the Shinjuku 2-chome bar area
時は経ち今 遣唐使
As time goes by, now it's the envoy to Tang
遣唐使 遣唐使 遣唐使
Envoys to Tang, envoys to Tang, envoys to Tang
時は経ち今 遣唐使
Time has passed, now the envoys to Tang
白紙に戻すか検討中
Considering whether to reset to a blank slate
Key vocabulary
- きっと
- surelyN5
- 寄せるよせる
- bringN3
- ラブレターらぶれたー
- love letter
- フロムふろむ
- from
- 想像力そうぞうりょく
- imagination
- かきたてるかきたてる
- stimulate
- 美女びじょ
- beautiful woman
- から
- from
- 面めん
- faceN3
- 髭ひげ
- beardN4
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About this song
Wednesday Campanella is a Japanese genre-bending alt-pop group. They are known for combining myths and folklore with electronic beats, with releases spanning EPs and albums such as Zipangu and Superman.