Otokibako

The Treasure Box

Otokibako

One, two
ひとつ ふたつ
Hitotsu futatsu
Counting the three-pronged hooks, I’ve got them all.
みつあみをかぞえたでほどいた
Mitsuami wo kazoeuta de hodoita
What’s wrapped up tight
あみこまれたのは
Amikomareta no wa
Is the sound of my dear mother’s voice.
いとしいははをたぐるねいろ
Itoshi haha wo taguru neiro

Alone or with someone,
ひとり ふたり
Hitori futari
I stuck a thorny branch in the keyhole.
さんざしを、かぎあみぼうにさした
Sanzashi wo, kagi amibou ni sashita
Was I too young to understand?
おさなすぎたのかじゅうし
Osanasugita no ka juushi
I’ve been left with this emptiness.
たちつくしたすっぱさ
Tachitsukushita suppasa

* Up until now, I’ve been holding back
これまでためこんできた
Kore made tamekonde kita
"I’m sorry"
"ごめんね\"
"gomen ne"
For everything,
goto
goto
Now I open it,
いまあけて
ima akete
The treasure box melts the night away with you, oh so sweet.
おときばこはきみとよるをとかしつらら つらら
otokibako wa kimi to yoru wo tokashi tsurara tsurara

One, two, my ring finger,
ひとつふたつくすりゆび
Hitotsu futatsu kusuriyubi
That’s just a fairy tale.
あれは、おとぎのはなし
are wa, otogi no hanashi
What burned me was
やけどしたのは
Yakedo shita no wa
Seventeen.
じゅうしち
juushichi
Now it’s the thread of formality.
いまはこんしきのいと
Ima wa konshiki no ito

Up until now, I’ve been holding back
これまでためこんできた
Kore made tamekonde kita
"I’m sorry"
"ごめんね\"
"gomen ne"
For everything,
goto
goto
Now I open it,
いまあけて
ima akete
The treasure box melts me and you away, oh so sweet.
おときばこはきみとぼくをとかしつらら つらら
otokibako wa kimi to boku wo tokashi tsurara tsurara

* repeat
repeat
repeat

Up until now, I’ve kept forgiving
これまでゆるしつづけた
Kore made yurushitsuzuketa
"I’m sorry"
"ごめんね\"
"gomen ne"
Even that,
さえ
sae
Now I open it,
いまあけて
ima akete
The treasure box melts me and you away.
おときばこはきみとぼくをとかす
otokibako wa kimi to boku wo tokasu

Oh so sweet.
つらら
Tsurara

Oh so sweet.
つらら
Tsurara