Requested by: Marisa-Nya
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Update (August 2019): I originally translated this song in 2015, but it went viral from around July 2019, so this translation started getting a lot more attention. In response, I’ve made a few tune-ups and adjusted the formatting.

If you like what you hear, I encourage you to seek out other albums in the TOHO BOSSA NOVA series (even if you’re not a Touhou fan). I have translated some standout tracks – they are available under the ShibayanRecords tag.

Some bossa nova, for a change of pace. I must say, I really love bossa nova. And I mean really. Anyway, this track is like a ‘stream of consciousness,’ following a young girl as she dreams of her prince…

By the way, an ‘adiantum,’ also known as the maidenhair fern, is a type of fern.

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昨日ママが読んでくれた御伽噺は
お姫さまと王子さまが
しあわせなキスをしたんだけど
わたしまだあまい恋ぜんぜんわかんなくて
夢をみたの 夢をみるの
だいすきなジンジャーブレッドのこと
彼はぺこりとお辞儀してわたしに訊いた
｢どこへ行くの？｣ ｢なにをするの？｣
わたしなにも言えなくて泣いたの
俯いたこのおでこトントン叩いたのは
きみなのかな？ 違うのかな？
目を開けたいのに まだ怖いんだ

kinou mama ga yonde kureta otogibanashi wa
ohime-sama to ouji-sama ga
shiawase na kisu o shita nda kedo
watashi mada amai koi zenzen wakannakute
yume o mita no yume o miru no
daisuki na jinjaabureddo no koto
kare wa pekori to ojigi shite watashi ni kiita
“doko e yuku no?” “nani o suru no?”
watashi nani mo ienakute naita no
utsumuita kono odeko tonton tataita no wa
kimi nano kana? chigau no kana?
me o aketai no ni mada kowai nda

In the fairy tale mama read to me yesterday
the princess and the prince
shared a happy kiss, but
I still don’t understand sweet romance.
I had a dream. I’m dreaming
of beloved gingerbread.
That man quickly bowed his head and asked me:
“Where are you going?” “What are you doing?”
I couldn’t say anything, and I cried.
The one who started rap-tap-tapping on my downcast brow—
Was it you, I wonder? Am I wrong, I wonder?
I want to open my eyes, but I’m still scared…

夕焼けってなんだかさみしい
お願い、待って
もうすぐもっともっと呼ぶから
あたりまえみたいな言葉なんてやめてよ
だってほしいの､ほんとの気持ちだけ
まだ､まだ､こどもだって言うんでしょ
わかってるの 変わりたいの だけどね
そっとそっと教えて
新しい世界の鍵回して
背中を抱きしめたい､なんてね
ちょっと幼いって知ってるもん…

yuuyake tte nandaka samishii
onegai, matte
mou sugu motto motto yobu kara
atarimae mitai na kotoba nante yamete yo
datte hoshii no, honto no kimochi dake
mada, mada, kodomo datte iu ndesho
wakatteru no kawaritai no dakedo ne
sotto sotto oshiete
atarashii sekai no kagi mawashite
senaka o dakishimetai, nante ne
chotto osanai tte shitteru mon…

Sunset… somehow, it’s sad.
Please, wait for me,
Because I’ll call for you lots and lots very soon.
Stop saying things that seem so ordinary!
After all, I just want your true feelings.
You say I’m still just a child, right?
I know that! I want to change, though.
Please teach me how, softly, softly…
Turn the key to a new world.
I want to hug you from behind, or something like that.
I know I’m just a bit immature…

ふわふわ空に浮かぶキャンディポット
雲のお城で踊ろう
魔法をちょっとだけかけたら
王子さまに会えるの…

fuwa fuwa sora ni ukabu kyandi potto
kumo no oshiro de odorou
mahou o chotto dake kaketara
ouji-sama ni aeru no…

A candy pot floats in the fluffy sky.
Let’s dance in a castle in the clouds!
If I cast just a little magic,
I can meet my prince…

夢見てること知ってるよ
でもきみがほんとに王子さまだったなら
きっとドレスもガラスのくつも
好きになれるはずなの…

yume miteru koto shitteru yo
demo kimi ga honto ni ouji-sama datta nara
kitto doresu mo garasu no kutsu mo
suki ni nareru hazu nano…

I know I’m dreaming!
But if you were really a prince,
I could surely grow to like
dresses and glass slippers…

ねえ､きみがもう一度笑ったら
今度はきっとわたしもわかる気がするの
ドリップしたコーヒーはまだ苦い
お砂糖ちょっと溶かして飲んだら言えるかな
ねえ､ママみたいにきれいに
なれるのかな わかんないな だからね
リップはグロスだけ
薄いくちびるなんて好きじゃないかな…
どうすればいいの？
だって､もう､きみの意地悪な声がする…

nee, kimi ga mou ichido warattara
kondo wa kitto watashi mo wakaru ki ga suru no
dorippu shita koohii wa mada nigai
osatou chotto tokashite nondara ieru kana
nee, mama mitai ni kirei ni
nareru no kana wakannai na dakara ne
rippu wa gurosu dake
usui kuchibiru nante suki ja nai kana…
dou sureba ii no?
datte, mou, kimi no ijiwaru na koe ga suru…

Hey, if you smile once more,
This time, I feel like I’ll be able to understand as well.
That drip coffee is still bitter.
If I dissolve a bit of sugar in it and drink it, I wonder if I’ll be able to say it?
Hey, I wonder if I’ll be
as pretty as mama one day? I don’t know—that’s why
my lips are just glossed.
I wonder if you don’t like thin, pale lips…?
What should I do?
Because you’re already speaking with that wicked voice…