Paroles et traduction Shoko Nakagawa - 歌舞伎町の女王 -2011.12.20.中野サンプラザver.-

歌舞伎町の女王 -2011.12.20.中野サンプラザver.-

蝉の声を聞く度に
目に浮かぶ九十九里浜
皺々の祖母の手を離れ
独りで訪れた歓楽街
ママは此処の女王様
生き写しの様なあたし
誰しもが手を伸べて
子供ながらに魅せられた歓楽街
十五になったあたしを
置いて女王は消えた
毎週金曜日に来ていた
男と暮らすのだろう
誰に誘われるでもなく
辿り着いたのこの街
育ってないのに懐かしいの
記憶よりも胸焦がすコロニー
覚えているのは香水のかおり
残り香を吸って育った過去に
サヨナラを言えずに彷徨うひとり
真っ赤な口紅 ぎこちなく
みえてた唇 非行に走る
望んでなんかない顔はママの痕
所詮はあたしも快楽主義
改札過ぎたら待っていた この街が
「一度栄えし者でも必ずや衰えゆく」
その意味を知る時を迎え
足を踏み入れたは歓楽街
消えて行った女を
憎めど夏は今
女王と云う肩書きを
誇らしげに揚げる
ネオンと街灯 朧気な光
あたし以外大人しか居ない
切っても切れぬ血を辿って来たり
生臭い雄と雌のかおりが
今日もこの街を動かす
明日も知らなかった少女も今
女王となり いとをかし
求められる悦びも
吸い尽くす浮世の愛しい汚れよ
女に成ったあたしが
売るのは自分だけで
同情を欲した時に
全てを失うだろう
JR新宿駅の
東口を出たら
其処はあたしの庭
大遊戯場歌舞伎町
今夜からは此の町で
娘のあたしが女王

Kabuki-cho's Queen -2011.12.20. Nakano Sun Plaza ver.-

Every time I hear the song of cicadas
I see the Kujūkuri beach in my mind
I left my wrinkled grandmother's hand
And visited the red-light district by myself
My mother is the queen of this place
I look just like her
All men wanted me
I was enchanted by the red-light district as a child
My mother left me when I was fifteen
With a man
I came to this town without being invited
By anyone
It feels nostalgic even though I wasn't born here
This place burns my heart more than my memories
All I remember is the smell of her perfume
I lived on its lingering scent
Now I'm wandering alone
Unable to say goodbye
I clumsily wear bright red lipstick
My lips look like hers
I'm on the road to ruin
I don't want to be like her
But I'm just as hedonistic as she was
This town is waiting for me as soon as I pass through the ticket gate
“Even the most glorious are destined to decline”
It's time for me to understand the meaning of this
And I enter the red-light district
I hate the woman she has become
But the summer is here and now
I'm proud to call myself a queen
Neon and streetlights glow faintly
I'm the only one here who's not an adult
I've traced my lineage here
The pungent smell of the men and women
Moves this town today
The young girl from yesterday is now
A queen in all her glory
The joy of being desired
I'll drink it all down
Oh, the sweet filth of this world
I've become a woman now
And I'll sell myself
If I ever ask for sympathy
I'll lose everything
When I exit the east gate
Of JR Shinjuku Station
I'll be in my element
The enormous playground of Kabuki-cho
From tonight
I, a mere girl, will be the queen of this town