塩と胡椒と鳥と思想警察

(Bamboo basket, reflector, working brakes)

Bamboo basket, reflector, working brakes

竹かご良し　リフレクター良し　ブレーキ動作良し

(Never forget your helmet, trusty Mips)

Never forget your helmet, trusty Mips

ヘルメットを忘れちゃいけない　信頼のMIPSよ

(See ya, I'm off to the morning market)

See ya, I'm off to the morning market

じゃあね　朝市に行ってきます

(Thirty-three lemons)

Thirty-three lemons

レモン33個

(A healthy looking chicken and a dozen of free range eggs)

A healthy looking chicken and a dozen of free range eggs

元気そうな鶏1羽にフリーレンジ卵1ダース

(Thanks, keep the change)

Thanks, keep the change

ありがとう　おつりはいいよ

(Whistling a tune, (attempting) pffhw)

Whistling a tune, (attempting) pffhw

口笛を吹きながら（のつもりだが）p゛f゛ふゅ゛〜゛

(I'm home)

I'm home

ただいま

(What a perfect day)

What a perfect day

なんて完璧な一日

(I hanged the sheets out in the yard)

I hanged the sheets out in the yard

庭にシーツを干し

(Oiled up my baking tray)

Oiled up my baking tray

角皿に油を引き

(Thinking about you, Mother)

Thinking about you, Mother

あなたのことを思ってるよ　お母さん

(To recite her famous words)

To recite her famous words

彼女の名言を言うと

(All you need are salt and pepper)

All you need are salt and pepper

塩と胡椒さえあれば

(To taste the happiness of life forever)

To taste the happiness of life forever

生活の喜びをいつまでも味わえる

(Then the moon rose)

Then the moon rose

そして月が上り

(And creamed lemon chicken roasted in the oven)

And creamed lemon chicken roasted in the oven

クリームレモンローストチキンはオーブンの中

(Men in black kicked down my front door)

Men in black kicked down my front door

黒衣の男達は扉を蹴り倒す

(Hey! Who? What? Why?)

Hey! Who? What? Why?

えっ　誰？　なに？　なんで？

("You violated act 617 Illegal Thoughts")

"You violated act 617 Illegal Thoughts"

「憲法第617条　思想違反の容疑で」

("You're under arrest")

"You're under arrest"

「逮捕します」

(We all know the real answer was)

We all know the real answer was

お前らだってわかってるでしょ　本当の理由は

("You shouldn't have been born the way you are")

"You shouldn't have been born the way you are"

「あなたのように生まれてきたあなたが悪かった」と

(And we're packed in a cargo choo choo train)

And we're packed in a cargo choo choo train

ポッポ　僕達は貨物列車に詰められ

(Squeezing against the bodies similar to me)

Squeezing against the bodies similar to me

僕に似ている体達とぎゅうぎゅうと

(With tears rolling down our faces)

With tears rolling down our faces

頬から涙を垂らしながら

(We began to sing)

We began to sing

僕達は歌い始めた

("They can never take anything from our souls")

"They can never take anything from our souls"

「魂だけは　彼らに奪われることはない」

(Louder and louder)

Louder and louder

大声で　大声で

("They can never take anything from our souls")

"They can never take anything from our souls"

「魂だけは　彼らに奪われることはない」

(Louder and louder)

Louder and louder

大声で　大声で

(They shaved off my hair)

They shaved off my hair

彼らは僕の髪を剃り

(Fed me a foreign language)

Fed me a foreign language

知らない言語を僕に注ぎ込み

(Looking on the bright side, I'm alive)

Looking on the bright side, I'm alive

プラス思考で行くと　僕はまだ生きている

(I still remember all the people I love)

I still remember all the people I love

愛する人々を覚えている だからかかってこい

(So come at me, and do your worst)

So come at me, and do your worst

やれるもんならやってみろ

(All this pain and suffer)

All this pain and suffer

こんなちっぽけな痛みと苦しみに

(Don't stand a chance against our iron hearts)

Don't stand a chance against our iron hearts

鋼鉄の心を持つ僕らは負けはしない

(As the morning came and went)

As the morning came and went

朝は行ったり来たり

(And the people stayed and left)

And the people stayed and left

人も行ったり来たり

(And the earth went `round and around)

And the earth went `round and around

地球はくるくると廻り

(The stars never looked so kind)

The stars never looked so kind

何よりも優しく見える星

(The wind ever so fragrant)

The wind ever so fragrant

いつもより薫る風

(Through the tiny slit on the wall)

Through the tiny slit on the wall

壁の細い隙間から

(Every night I was invited to watch)

Every night I was invited to watch

毎晩　僕は招待され

(A theater played by moonlit birds)

A theater played by moonlit birds

月光に照らされる鳥達は劇を観せてくれる

(They spread their wings)

They spread their wings

鳥達は翼を広げ

(Carrying our silenced voices)

Carrying our silenced voices

消された僕達の声を運び

(Singing our historic songs)

Singing our historic songs

歴史のある僕達の歌を歌い

(Letting everyone in the future know)

Letting everyone in the future know

未来の人々に知らせる

(That we existed)

That we existed

僕達は存在していた事実を

(What a perfect night)

What a perfect night

なんて完璧なひと晩

(I felt the urge to write a book)

I felt the urge to write a book

衝動的に　本を書きたくなる

(Pass down my life)

Pass down my life

僕の人生を残したくなる

(Until recently, time didn't feel so fast)

Until recently, time didn't feel so fast

最近　時間の流れが早く感じる

(With my bloody finger tip)

With my bloody finger tip

血まみれの指先なら

(All I needed were sticks and paper)

All I needed were sticks and paper

枝木と紙さえあれば

(I started to write, poems after poems)

I started to write, poems after poems

僕はポエムを書き始めた　一篇一篇と

(Then the moonlit birds came to meet me)

Then the moonlit birds came to meet me

そうしたら　月光に照らされる鳥達は僕に会いに来る

(They stole the key and opened the gates)

They stole the key and opened the gates

鳥達は鍵を盗み　ゲートを開く

(We're finally free)

We're finally free

僕らは自由になる

(I picked up my bicycle)

I picked up my bicycle

僕は我が愛車を漕ぎ

(Riding home to Mother)

Riding home to Mother

お母さんが居る我が家へと

(Writing my delusion world)

Writing my delusion world

そんな妄想世界を書いていたら

(I saw a version of heaven)

I saw a version of heaven

僕はある種の天国を見えた

(Where I sat in my yard)

Where I sat in my yard

そこでは　僕は我が庭に座り

(Reading a paperback print of my book)

Reading a paperback print of my book

文庫本に印刷された僕の本を読んでいる

(On a hillside, your little fist clutching sweat)

On a hillside, your little fist clutching sweat

丘の上　君の小さなお手々は汗を握りしめ

(Walking to the memorial park)

Walking to the memorial park

記念公園へと歩く君は

(You put down freshly cut white chrysanthemums)

You put down freshly cut white chrysanthemums

切りたての白い菊を置いた

(A former Thought Police lowers her hat)

A former Thought Police lowers her hat

元思想警察の女の人は脱帽し

(Children lying on the grass)

Children lying on the grass

子供たちは芝生の上で

(Singing to poems written by me)

Singing to poems written by me

僕が書いたポエムを歌う