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SHIROI YUKI TO CHAMPAGNE TO X'MAS SONG
White Snow and Champagne and X'mas Song
Word list by Paul Takemura, January 15, 2006
(It was a great help to look at tone-deaf, a
j-lyrics site, for the Japanese characters to
the lyrics in this song. See
tone-deaf - Shiroi...)
sotto otozureru yoru say come with me
sotto - softly; gently; quietly; secretly;
otozureru - to visit, to pay a call on
yoru - night
shizuka ni hari oroshite hey dance with me
shizuka ni - quietly
hari - hand (of a clock)
oroshite - to take down; to get down; to lower
itsudemo matteta kisetsu wa "shiroi yuki to champagne to X'mas song"
itsudemo - always
matteta - to wait
kisetsu - season
TREE no TOP ni hoshi wo kazarou "Merry X'mas!"
hoshi - star
kazarou - to decorate
yuki ni kishimu ashioto say come with me
yuki - snow
kishimu - squeak
ashioto - sound of footsteps
sekai ga gutto chikatsuku hey dance with me
sekai - world
gutto - (provides emphasis)
chikazuku - to get near; to approach
kibou to iu na no jyuutan wo shiite yume mitai na koto hanasou
kibou - hope; wish; aspiration
na - name
jyuutan - carpet; rug
shiite - spread; lay; put down
yume - dream
mitai - like (a dream)
koto - things
hansou - let's talk
itsumo no bai yoru wa nagai yo "Merry X'mas!"
itsumo - usual
bai - twice as much
yoru - night
nagai - long
hateshinai yume no naka ni nemuru hikari wo motome nobotte iku
hateshinai - endless; boundless; everlasting
yume no naka - inside a dream
nemuru - sleep
hikari - bullet train (lit. light)
motome - to wish for
nobotte iku - to ride
"eien no kaidan wo!"
eien - eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence;
kaidan - stairs
"TONAKAI no hikiku SORI ga sora wo yuku"
tonakai - reindeer
hikiku - pulling up
sori - sleigh
sora - sky
yuku - to go
kodomo no goro ehon wo dakishimete
kodomo - children
goro - time
ehon - picture book
dakishimete - to embrace closely
madobe ni moufu to COCOA de aitakute nemurenakatta yo SANTA CLAUS
madobe - by the window
moufu - blanket / furious snowstorm
aitakute - to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
nemurenakatta - couldn't sleep
"marude koi shite iru mitai datta" "Merry X'mas"
marude - quite, utterly, really; (not) at all
koi shite - love
mitai - looks as if
itsudemo matteta kisetsu wa "shiroi yuki to CHAMPAGNE to X'mas SONG"
(repeated lyric, see above)
youkoso jyuuniji no tokimeki "Merry X'mas"
youkoso - all of you
jyuuniji - 12 o'clock
tokimeki - small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
ESCAPE
hosoi - thin
kage - shadow
madobe
terasu
tamariiro
yoake
hiza - knees
kakae -
utsumuite - to look down, to hang one's head
tooi - far
tonikaku - anyway, anyhow, in any case
mukankaku
hikari
ukete
kawaita - dried
me - eyes
saeru - to be clear, to be bright
kao - face
agete - to raise
meian - excellent idea
itamu - ache
kokoro - heart
keihaku
munashisa
sasagu
kogoesou
mune - heart, feelings
chirabaru
doushiyou
nakute
nigetai - want to escape
hitomi - pupil (of the eye)
fusete - lower
mimi - ear(s)
sumaseba -
tadoritsuku -
mamonaku - soon, before long, in no time
soredemo
nagai tameiki no youni
ima akete yuku sora ni chikatta donna kanashimi mo
ima - now
akete
yuku
sora - sky
chikatta
donna - whatever
kanashimi - sadness
kono te ni ukete tsuyoi kimochi de kanjite yuku koto wo
kono - this, these
te - hand, hands
ukete
tsuyoi - strong
kimochi - feeling
kanjite -
yuku
koto - thing
yume wa genjitsu yori mo toki ni wa zankoku no you de
yume - dream
genjitsu - reality
yori mo - even more
zankoku - cruel, inhumane
mezamete sukoshi setsunakute naita kanashii yume datta
mezamete
sukoshi
setsunakute
naita
kanashii - sad
yume - dream
datta - was
tokidoki kono yo no nanimo ka mo ga imaimashikute
tokidoki - sometimes
koukai ni umoreta watashi no kotoba
koukai - regret
umoreta - bury
watashi no kotoba - my words
hakisuteru basho mitsuke dasetara
hakisuteru - spit out
basho - place
mitsuke - find
dasetara -
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
koufuku no hoshi wo nagashite
koufuku - happiness, good fortune
hoshi - star
nagashite - fall
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni
nagai - long
tameiki - sigh
suubyoumae no kako ni obiete eki mo wakarazu ni
jibun wo semeta nante mueki na kurushimi nan deshou
anata ga kureta hon wo hiraite koko kara nige dasou
ima ya ashita ya genjitsu yori mo sukoshi wa mashi dakara
itsu no hi mo watashi no kotae wa sadamaranakute
mayoi ni mayotte toomawari shite
tadoritsuki basho soko de matte ite
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
shinjitsu ga yami no naka nara
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
isso keshite itte yo ah-ah-ah...
gin no tsuki no shita
kage wo otosu
shizuka ni..
I will be happy in your dreamI'll be happy in my mind
koufuku no hoshi wo nagashite
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni