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|image = Unknown Mother Goose - wowaka.png
|songtitle = '''"アンノウンマザーグース"'''<br />Romaji: Announ Mazaa Guusu<br />Official English: Unknown Mother-Goose
|color = white; color: dimgrey
|original upload date = {{Date|2017|August|22}}
|singer = [[Hatsune Miku (VOCALOID)|Hatsune Miku]]<br /><small>[[wowaka]] (backing vocal)</small>
|producer = [[wowaka]] (music, lyrics, illustration, video)<br />HITORIE (wowaka, [[Shinoda]], ygarshy, [[Yumao]]) (recording)
|#views = 13,000,000+ (NN), 59,000,000+ (YT)
|link = [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm31791630 Niconico Broadcast] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CSdxSGfaA YouTube Broadcast]<br />[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr5Csep6yFM YouTube Broadcast] <small>(reprint, subbed)</small>
|description = "Long time no see, it's me, wowaka."

Another song after his "last song," it is part of Miku's 10th anniversary compilation CD,『Re:Start』.
<br>This is his last Vocaloid song released before his death in 2019.}}

==Alternate Versions==
{{AlternateVersion
|image = Hitorie Unknown Mother Goose.jpg
|title = hitorie ver.
|color = skyblue; color: black
|date = October 22, 2017
|singer = hitorie
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zbl2Kt6QjQ YT (single)] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv-GxoEvybk YT (EP)] <small>(auto-gen)</small>
|description = Part of hitorie's Ai/Solate EP.}}
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==Lyrics==
{| style="width:100%"
|'''''Japanese'''''
|'''''Romaji'''''
|'''''English'''''
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|あたしが愛を語るのなら
|atashi ga ai o kataru no nara
|If I was to express my love<ref>’express my love’ is something like an.. um... expression, the literal word is ‘tell’ or ‘recite’</ref>,
|-
|その眼には如何、映像る？
|sono me ni wa dou, utsuru?
|how exactly would it be projected on those eyes?
|-
|詞は有り余るばかり
|kotoba wa ariamaru bakari
|Words {are always} nothing but excessive,
|-
|無垢の音が流れてく
|muku no ne ga nagareteku
|a pure sound streams on...
|-
|あなたが愛に塗れるまで
|anata ga ai ni mamireru made
|Until you are smeared entirely with love,
|-
|その色は幻だ
|sono iro wa maboroshi da
|that colour is but a mirage.
|-
|ひとりぼっち、音に呑まれれば
|hitoribocchi, oto ni nomarereba
|All alone, when I am engulfed by sound,
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|全世界共通の快楽さ
|zensekai kyoutsuu no kairaku sa
|{it is} universal delight.
|-
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|つまらない茫然に溺れる暮らし
|tsumaranai bouzen ni oboreru kurashi
|A livelihood indulging in boring stupefaction,
|-
|誰もが彼をなぞる
|dare mo ga kare o nazoru
|everyone traces after him
|-
|繰り返す使い回しの歌に
|kurikaesu tsukaimawashi no uta ni
|Yet again I plugged up my ears,
|-
|また耳を塞いだ
|mata mimi o fusaida
|against a repeating, reused song
|-
|あなたが愛を語るのなら
|anata ga ai o kataru no nara
|If you are to express your love,
|-
|それを答とするの？
|sore o kotae to suru no?
|will that {then be used as} your answer?
|-
|目をつぶったふりをしてるなら
|me o tsubutta furi o shiteru nara
|If you’re pretending to have closed your eyes,
|-
|この曲で醒ましてくれ！
|kono kyoku de samashite kure!
|then please open them with this song!
|-
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|誰も知らぬ物語　思うばかり
|dare mo shiranu monogatari omou bakari
|I think of nothing but that story unknown to all,
|-
|壊れそうなくらいに　抱き締めて泣き踊った
|kowaresou na kurai ni dakishimete naki odotta
|I embraced {it} close {and} danced, shedding tears, to the point of almost breaking
|-
|見境無い感情論　許されるのならば
|misakai nai kanjouron yurusareru no naraba
|If a sentimental argument void of distinction is allowed then…<ref>*I think you could also interpret the last block as two bits instead of one : “If a sentimental argument void of distinction is allowed then…I swallowed it all back down, still unable to even burst into tears” & “I have a heart seemingly on the verge of bursting apart -- Let me scream that!” but I think what I have makes more sense as a cohesive fitting in with the rest of the context.
</ref>
|-
|泣き出すことすらできないまま　呑み込んでった
|nakidasu koto sura dekinai mama nomikondetta
|I have a heart seemingly on the verge of breaking apart,
|-
|張り裂けてしまいそうな心があるってこと、
|harisakete shimaisou na kokoro ga aru tte koto,
|that I swallowed back down, unable to even burst into tears
|-
|叫ばせて！
|sakebasete!
|<nowiki>--</nowiki> Let me scream that!
|-
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|-
|世界があたしを拒んでも
|sekai ga atashi o kobande mo
|Even if the world rejects me,
|-
|今、愛の唄　歌わせてくれないかな
|ima, ai no uta utawasete kurenai kana
|right now, I wonder if you won’t let me sing a song of love?
|-
|もう一回　誰も知らないその想い
|mou ikkai dare mo shiranai sono omoi
|I wonder if it’s ok to try and entrust those feelings,
|-
|この声に預けてみてもいいかな
|kono koe ni azukete mite mo ii kana
|unknown to all, upon this voice one more time?
|-
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|-
|あなたには僕が見えるか？
|anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
|Can you see me?
|-
|あなたには僕が見えるか？
|anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
|Can you see me?
|-
|ガラクタばかり
|garakuta bakari
|That back,
|-
|投げつけられてきたその背中
|nagetsukerarete kita sono senaka
|that got nothing but junk thrown at it,
|-
|それでも好きと言えたなら
|soredemo suki to ieta nara
|If even then they were able to say they loved {it}<ref>interpreted the person who got stuff thrown at their back being the subject here, but you could probably just about manage to interpret it as “if even then I was able to say I loved it” as well</ref>
|-
|それでも好きを願えたら
|soredemo suki o negaetara
|If even then they were able to wish for love
|-
|ああ、あたしの全部に
|aa, atashi no zenbu ni
|Aa, {perhaps that says}
|-
|その意味はあると──
|sono imi wa aru to──
|that meaning lies in my everything --
|-
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|ねえ、愛を語るのなら
|nee, ai o kataru no nara
|Hey, if you’re going to express your love,
|-
|今その胸には誰がいる
|ima sono mune ni wa dare ga iru
|right now, exactly who is it inside of your heart?
|-
|こころのはこを抉じ開けて
|kokoro no hako o kojiakete
|Wrenching open the box holding your heart, come on-
|-
|さあ、生き写しのあなた見せて？
|saa, ikiutsushi no anata misete?
|show yourself (who is) an exact lookalike, to me?
|-
|あたしが愛になれるのなら
|atashi ga ai ni nareru no nara
|If I can become “love”
|-
|今その色は何色だ
|ima sono iro wa naniiro da
|then what colour is that colour now.
|-
|孤独なんて記号では収まらない
|kodoku nante kigou de wa osamaranai
|Loneliness cannot be sorted out by a symbol,
|-
|心臓を抱えて生きてきたんだ！
|shinzou o kakaete ikite kita nda!
|I lived shouldering my own heart!
|-
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|ドッペルもどきが　其処いらに溢れた
|dopperu modoki ga soko ira ni afureta
|Pseudo-doppelgangers overflowed over there
|-
|挙句の果ての今日
|ageku no hate no kyou
|And finally, today, at the end of it all;
|-
|ライラ　ライ　ライ
|raira rai rai
|Liela lie lie!
|-
|心失きそれを　生み出した奴等は
|kokoro naki sore o umidashita yatsura wa
|They, who created those {things} void of heart
|-
|見切りをつけてもう
|mikiri o tsukete mou
|Give up {and} wash their hands of it all;
|-
|バイ　ババイ　バイ
|bai babai bai
|Bye b-bye bye!
|-
|残されたあなたが
|nokosareta anata ga
|You, left behind,
|-
|この場所で今でも
|kono basho de ima demo
|are in this place even now
|-
|涙を堪えてるの
|namida o koraeteru no
|Holding back your tears
|-
|如何して、如何して
|doushite, doushite
|Why, oh why?
|-
|あたしは知ってるわ
|atashi wa shitteru wa
|I know --
|-
|この場所はいつでも
|kono basho wa itsu demo
|That this place has been protected
|-
|あなたに守られてきたってこと！
|anata ni mamorarete kita tte koto!
|by you all along!
|-
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|痛みなどあまりにも慣れてしまった
|itami nado amarini mo narete shimatta
|I’ve grown far too accustomed to pain and the like
|-
|何千回と巡らせ続けた　喜怒と哀楽
|nanzenkai to megurase tsuzuketa kido to airaku
|The joy anger grief and pleasure that I continued to circle through<ref>”circle through” could also be “think over” but since there’s multiple and it’s already a given that emotions would be something in your mind I choose circle through.</ref>,
|-
|失えない喜びが
|ushinaenai yorokobi ga
|thousands upon thousands of times
|-
|この世界にあるならば
|kono sekai ni aru naraba
|If the joy I can’t part with is in this world
|-
|手放すことすら出来ない哀しみさえ　あたしは
|tebanasu koto sura dekinai kanashimi sae atashi wa
|will I end up turning even that unrelinquishable grief
|-
|この心の中つまはじきにしてしまうのか？
|kono kokoro no naka tsumahajiki ni shite shimau no ka?
|into a black sheep within this heart?<ref>interpreted this block as “あたしはその心の中で[...]悲しみをつまはじきにしてしまうのか”
I think? you could also take it as (something along the lines of) ‘turning the insides of that heart into a black sheep’ or ‘turning myself into a black sheep in that heart’, but I think what I have makes more sense cohesively, and connects to the previous! Oh and the black sheep word is synonymous with ‘ostracism’ </ref>
|-
|それは、いやだ！
|sore wa, iya da!
|I sure wouldn’t like that!
|-
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|どうやって　この世界を愛せるかな
|dou yatte kono sekai o aiseru kana
|Just how can I love this world?
|-
|いつだって　転がり続けるんだろう
|itsu datte korogaritsuzukeru ndarou
|Am I gonna be [[ローリンガール (Rolling Girl)|continuing to roll on forever]]?
|-
|ねえ、いっそ
|nee, isso
|Hey, I think
|-
|誰も気附かないその想い
|dare mo kizukanai sono omoi
|I might as well take those feelings unnoticed by all
|-
|この唄で明かしてみようと思うんだよ
|kono uta de akashite miyou to omou nda yo
|and reveal them {to the world} with this song.
|-
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|あなたなら何を願うか
|anata nara nani o negau ka
|What would /you/ wish for?
|-
|あなたなら何を望むか
|anata nara nani o nozomu ka
|What would /you/ desire for?
|-
|軋んだ心が　誰より今を生きているの
|kishinda kokoro ga dare yori ima o ikite iru no
|My heart, creaking, lives in this moment more than anyone else's
|-
|あなたには僕が見えるか？
|anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
|Can you see me?
|-
|あなたには僕が見えるか？
|anata ni wa boku ga mieru ka?
|Can you see me?
|-
|それ、あたしの行く末を照らす灯なんだろう？
|sore, atashi no yukusue o terasu akari nan darou?
|Is that, the light that illuminates my future {path}?
|-
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|ねえ、あいをさけぶのなら
|nee, ai o sakebu no nara
|Hey, if you’re gonna scream about your love
|-
|あたしはここにいるよ
|atashi wa koko ni iru yo
|I’ll be right here
|-
|ことばがありあまれどなお、
|kotoba ga ariamaredo nao,
|Words may be excessive, but,
|-
|このゆめはつづいてく
|kono yume wa tsuzuiteku
|This dream continues on
|-
|あたしがあいをかたるのなら
|atashi ga ai o kataru no nara
|If I was to express my love
|-
|そのすべてはこのうただ
|sono subete wa kono uta da
|That everything is this song.
|-
|だれもしらないこのものがたり
|dare mo shiranai kono monogatari
|That story unknown to all,
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|またくちずさんでしまったみたいだ
|mata kuchizusande shimatta mitai da
|It seems I’ve gone and hummed it once again.
|}
{{Translator|Forgetfulsubs}}

==Translation Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==Notable Derivatives==
{{NotableCover
|color=white; color:black
|title=Miyashita Yuu's cover
|image = Unknown Mother Goose - wowaka.png
|singer=[[w:c:utaite:Miyashita Yuu|Miyashita Yuu]]
|links=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQC4PKXIWyA YT]}}
{{NotableCover
|image = Unknown Mother Goose - wowaka.png
|color = white; color:black
|title = Will Stetson's English cover
|singer = [[w:c:utaite:Will Stetson|Will Stetson]]
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMG7bMPX8jI YT]}}
{{NotableCover
|image = Unknown mother goose happy trigger.jpg
|color = white; color:black
|title = Happy Trigger's cover
|singer = [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Kenmochi Toya|Kenmochi Toya]], [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Yuhi Riri|Yuhi Riri]], [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Ienaga Mugi|Ienaga Mugi]], and [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Fushimi Gaku|Fushimi Gaku]]
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8vzvYiIyo YT]}}
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{{NotableCover
|image = Unknown mother goose chogakusei.jpg
|color = white; color:black
|title = Chogakusei cover
|singer = [[w:c:utaite:Chogakusei|Chogakusei]]
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdGOUy5NN8 YT]}}
{{NotableCover
|image = Unknown mother goose rachie.jpg
|color = white; color:black
|title = Rachie's English cover
|singer = [[w:c:utaite:Rachie|Rachie]]
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf2r_BwBelM YT]}}
{{NotableCover
|image = Unknown mother goose react.jpg
|color = white; color:black
|title = Re:AcT's cover
|singer = [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Hanabasami Kyo|Hanabasami Kyo]], [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Shishigami Leona|Shishigami Leona]], [[w:c:virtualyoutuber:Ienaga Mugi|Ienaga Mugi]], and Sasugano Ruki
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8vzvYiIyo YT]}}
{{clr}}
{{NotableCover
|image = Mafumafu Unknown Mother Goose.jpg
|color = white; color:black
|title = Mafumafu's cover
|singer = [[w:c:utaite:Mafumafu|Mafumafu]]
|links = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGk520me6Ik YT]
}}
{{NotableCover
|image=unknown mother goose isekaijoucho.jpg
|title=Isekaijoucho's cover
|color = white; color:black
|singer={{Vtuber|Isekaijoucho}}
|links=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SScu2SnH42w YT] (MV), [https://youtu.be/ZsWMNF-Y3xI YT] (Live ver.)
|description=Live version is taken from Isekaijoucho's CANDY LIVE 2
}}
{{NotableCover
|image=unknown mother goose hoshimatic project.jpg
|title=Hoshimatic Project chorus
|color = white; color:black
|singer=Hoshimatic Project ({{Vtuber|Hoshimachi Suisei}}, {{Vtuber|Tokino Sora}}, {{Vtuber|Aki Rosenthal}}, {{Vtuber|Natsuiro Matsuri}}, {{Vtuber|Oozora Subaru}}, {{Vtuber|Tokoyami Towa}}, {{Vtuber|Momosuzu Nene}}, {{Vtuber|Hakui Koyori}}, {{Vtuber|Sakamata Chloe}}, and {{Vtuber|Kazama Iroha}})
|links=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bkICbOt1ck YT]
|producer=てかとり (illustration), ぷろっぷ (movie), [[Sankaku Zuwari]] (mixing)
}}
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==Discography==
This song was featured on the following albums:
*[[HATSUNE MIKU 10th Anniversary Album 「Re:Start」 (album)]]

==External Links==
*[https://hitori-atelier.com/music/?author=wowaka Wowaka's Official Website] - Instrumental
*[https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/64598919 Pixiv] - Illustration
===Unofficial===
*{{VDB|S/164107|VocaDB}}
*[https://utaitedb.net/S/36655 UtaiteDB]
*[https://w.atwiki.jp/hmiku/pages/36575.html Hatsune Miku Wiki]
*[[w:c:vocaloid:アンノウン・マザーグース_(Unknown_Mother-Goose)|Vocaloid Wiki]]
*[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/アンノウン・マザーグース Pixiv Encyclopedia]
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1np1sbCkcrSnfsR_wCd8b_y4X1AeXoak6okMYzJIYSNI/edit Google Docs] - Translation source

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[[Category:VOCALOID original songs]]
[[Category:Songs featuring Hatsune Miku (VOCALOID)]]
[[Category:Wowaka songs list]]
[[Category:Shodoteki no Hito songs list/Other]]
[[Category:Yumao songs list/Other]]