天真爛漫高襟姫 (Tenshin Ranman Haikara Hime)

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Song title
"天真爛漫高襟姫" Romaji: Tenshin Ranman Haikara Hime English: Innocent High-Collar^[1] Princess
Original Upload Date
July 10, 2012
Singer
Hatsune Miku
Producer(s)
Capitaro (music, lyrics) tanaka (illustration)
Views
110,000+ (NN), 2,400+ (PP)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / piapro Broadcast YouTube Broadcast (reprint)
Description "The high collar princess goes to town――"

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by Bluepenguin, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on their website.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
ぼんやり月夜に洋酒呷って	bon'yari bon'yari tsukiyo ni youshu aotte	Idly gulping down Western liquor on a moonlit night
まったり月見酒	mattari mattari tsukimizake	A full-bodied drink for watching the moon^[2]
街灯点灯キラキラ街は光って	gaitou tentou kirakira machi wa hikatte	The streetlamps are lit and the town sparkles
蛍火畑のさながらで	hotarubibatake no sanagara de	Just like a field full of fireflies

行進邁進異国の兵隊さんは	koushin maishin ikoku no heitai-san wa	The soldier from a foreign land, marching on
ラッパをパッパラ吹き鳴らし	rappa o pappara fukinarashi	Is blowing a trumpet, tantara
折衷熱中髷なら切り捨て御免	secchuu necchuu mage nara kirisute gomen	I’m crazy about cultural fusion–sorry for casting off my traditional bun^[3]
文明開化の音を聞け	bunmei kaika no oto o kike	Listen to the sound of Western civilization and enlightenment^[4]

あゝ真っ赤な靴を履いて	aa makka na aa makka na kutsu o haite	Ah, wearing red shoes
あゝ繁華な街を抜けて	aa hanka na aa hanka na machi o nukete	Ah, going through the bustling city
あゝタッタラ君は駆ける	aa tattara aa tattara kimi wa kakeru	Ah, tattara^[5], you advance
其の一寸先も見えぬ世で	sono issunsaki mo mienu yo de	In this world in which even the immediate future is unclear

ほらうるさいしがらみ取り払って	hora urusai urusai shigarami toriharatte	Look! Destroying the annoying bonds that hold her
知らない新たを身に纏って	shiranai shiranai arata o mi ni matotte	Clothing herself in new and unknown things
あの娘は天真爛漫高襟姫	ano ko wa tenshin ranman haikara hime	That girl is an innocent high-collar princess
あっちもこっちも皆々振り向きゃ	acchi mo kocchi mo minamina furimukya	Right and left, all the people can’t help turning to look at her

再三散々受け取る恋の文は	saisan sanzan uketoru koi no fumi wa	I’ve received so, so many love letters
バッグに丸々押し込んで	baggu ni marumaru oshikonde	They’re crammed into my bulging bag
恋々男と女の色恋なんて	koikoi otoko to onna no irokoi nante	In the card game of love affairs between men and women
天運任せの花合わせ	ten’un makase no hanaawase	Leave the results up to the will of the heavens^[6]

あゝ遠くの故郷を想い	aa tooku no aa tooku no kuni o omoi	Ah, thinking of my distant homeland
あゝ東京で見る夢は	aa toukyou de aa toukyou de miru yume wa	Ah, the dreams I have in Tokyo
あゝもっぱら君のことで	aa moppara aa moppara kimi no koto de	Ah, they’re all about you
又巡り巡る頭のうえ	mata meguri meguru atama no ue	They’re still going round and round in my head

ほらしがないこの世を怨んだって	hora shigaranai shigaranai kono yo o uranda tte	Look! If you say you resented this trivial world,
しゃあない何にもなりゃしないね	shaanai shaanai nan ni mo narya shinai ne	Well, what can you do, it’s all for nothing
踊り踊るるあの娘も高襟姫	odori odoruru ano ko mo haikara hime	That dancing girl, too, is a high-collar princess
怨みつらみも忘れさせるから	urami tsurami mo wasuresaseru kara	She’ll make you forget all your resentment and hard feelings

このまま時は過ぎて	kono mama kono mama toki wa sugite	Time passes like this
その真中で陽は暮れて	sono mannaka sono mannaka de hi wa kurete	And in the midst of it the sun goes down
あゝ今日やら昨日やらの事は忘れ	aa kyou yara kinou yara no koto wa wasure	Ah, forget about today and tomorrow
又巡り巡るが人の常	mata megurimeguru ga hito no tsune	Moving from one place to the next is normal for people

ほらうるさいしがらみ取り払って	hora urusai urusai shigarami toriharatte	Look! Destroying the annoying bonds that hold them
知らない新たを身に纏って	shiranai shiranai arata o mi ni matotte	Clothing themselves in new and unknown things
あの娘ら天真爛漫高襟姫	ano kora tenshin ranman haikara hime	Those girls are innocent high-collar princesses
あっちもこっちも皆々振り向く	acchi mo kocchi mo minamina furimuku	Right and left, all the people can’t help turning to look at them

そらあの娘もその娘も踊り踊るる	sora ano ko mo sono ko mo odoriodoruru	See! That girl and the other girl, too, are dancing,
和洋折衷純情可憐な	wayousecchuu junjou karen na	East-West fusion, pure, beautiful
天真爛漫高襟お嬢様	tenshin ranman haikara ojousama	Innocent high-collar young ladies
願はくば憧れのお姫様	negawakuba akogare no ohimesama	Hopefully much-admired princesses

English translation by bluepenguin

Translation Notes

↑ “High-collar” was a word used in the late 1800s and early 1900s, after the opening of Japan to the West, to refer to those who adopted a Western manner of dress and general lifestyle, which was trendy at the time.
↑ “Tsukimizake” specifically refers to alcohol drunk at a moon-viewing party, a traditional Japanese pastime. Juxtaposed with the mention in the previous line that the alcohol she’s drinking is Western, this demonstrates the singer’s enthusiasm for “cultural fusion.”
↑ “Mage” refers to a range of traditional Japanese hairstyles for both men and women, all featuring the hair gathered at the top of the head in one way or another. The common translation seems to be “topknot,” but in English I feel that that’s mainly used for the male hairstyle and thus has the wrong connotation. “Bun” also doesn’t really encompass the full range of women’s hairstyles referred to by “mage” (this is a “mage,” but so are these). Meanwhile, “kirisute,” though meaning something like “abandon”/”cast away”/”get rid of,” is a compound including the word for “cut,” which implies that rather than simply ceasing to style her hair traditionally, the singer cut it short enough that this was no longer possible.
↑ “Bunmei kaika” literally translates to “civilization and enlightenment,” but the phrase was used to promote the Westernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration.
↑ Imagine a fanfare sound. (English has such a limited inventory of widely-recognized onomatopoeia.)
↑ Koikoi and hana-awase are two games played with hanafuda cards. However, “koikoi” is here written with the character meaning “love.”

Discography

This song was featured on the following albums:

未来和歌集
天響ノ和樂 (Tenkyou no Wagaku) (album)

External Links

piapro - Instrumental
Hatsune Miku Wiki
VocaDB
bluepenguin - Lyrics source

[1] “High-collar” was a word used in the late 1800s and early 1900s, after the opening of Japan to the West, to refer to those who adopted a Western manner of dress and general lifestyle, which was trendy at the time.

[2] “Tsukimizake” specifically refers to alcohol drunk at a moon-viewing party, a traditional Japanese pastime. Juxtaposed with the mention in the previous line that the alcohol she’s drinking is Western, this demonstrates the singer’s enthusiasm for “cultural fusion.”

[3] “Mage” refers to a range of traditional Japanese hairstyles for both men and women, all featuring the hair gathered at the top of the head in one way or another. The common translation seems to be “topknot,” but in English I feel that that’s mainly used for the male hairstyle and thus has the wrong connotation. “Bun” also doesn’t really encompass the full range of women’s hairstyles referred to by “mage” (this is a “mage,” but so are these). Meanwhile, “kirisute,” though meaning something like “abandon”/”cast away”/”get rid of,” is a compound including the word for “cut,” which implies that rather than simply ceasing to style her hair traditionally, the singer cut it short enough that this was no longer possible.

[4] “Bunmei kaika” literally translates to “civilization and enlightenment,” but the phrase was used to promote the Westernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration.

[5] Imagine a fanfare sound. (English has such a limited inventory of widely-recognized onomatopoeia.)

[6] Koikoi and hana-awase are two games played with hanafuda cards. However, “koikoi” is here written with the character meaning “love.”

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