Pan to Mitsu wo Meshiagare
Revised 2023-03-13; original commentary follows.
This was probably the hardest song to translate on this whole album. Special thanks to Miss H. M. for her help. The tendency of the Japanese language to omit subjects and objects really became a problem in this song. I think these lyrics foreshadow the abstractness of future clammbon albums.
Note that there are two somewhat different studio versions: the original on Kujirammbon and the more polished version on JP.
English
Enjoy Bread With Honey
Now that I think of it, the premonition came riding on a bicycle
With the splendid sun on its back
I gave chase, but it got away
And today, that whale-cloud floats above my head, looking down at me, and smiling
I squeezed the tube, the color burst out
No matter how much I washed, it would not come off, but
If I hold a lychee in my mouth,
And say goodbye to that muddled, mixed-up feeling,
The people I pass and the petals blooming in the path only to be stepped on:
Ah, they look lovely
I’ll want to see someone again
Throw yourself to the grass, then, let’s begin this story
Enjoy bread with honey
As I narrow my eyes to the brightness
A bit of warmth comes in
At last that day has come for me, too
Flipping the switch of a secret machine
Everything finally starts moving
Like clunky gears turning
Even though I’m a bit scared…
The faded stains and old scars
No matter how hard I scrub, would not disappear
But someday it’ll all be tasty,
If I can carefully stew it all together, I can say goodbye,
The people I pass and the petals blooming in the path only to be stepped on:
Ah, they look lovely
Can I go see someone again?
Throw yourself to the grass, then, let’s continue this story
Enjoy bread with honey
If I can say goodbye,
The people I pass and the petals blooming in the path only to be stepped on:
Ah, they look lovely
Can I go meet someone again?
Being swung snug like a cradle,
Until I can reach the silk-tree…
Japanese
パンと蜜をめしあがれ
思い出せば前ぶれは確か
自転車のってやってきた
背中に飛びきりの陽を浴びながら
追いかけても逃げてった
クジラ雲も今日なら
頭の上でまだこちらを見てる 笑いながらね
チューブ踏んづけて飛び出た色は
洗っても洗っても落ちなかったけど
ライチの実をひとつほおばって
にごったもやもやとさよならできたら
すれ違う人や
道に咲く踏まれそうな花びらも
あぁ すてきにみえる
誰かにまた会いたくなる
草むらにねころんで さあ物語はじめよう
パンと蜜をめしあがれ
まぶしくて目を細めてるすきに
小さなぬくもり入り込んだ
とうとうわたしにもその日が来たのね
秘密のマシーンのスイッチひねって
すべてはついに動き出す
歯車がガタゴトまわるみたいに
おびえながらも
あせた色のしみや古いキズは
こすってもこすっても消えなかったけど
いつかはみんなおいしくなって
じっくり煮込めばさよならできるね
すれ違う人や
道に咲く踏まれそうな花びらも
あぁ すてきにみえる
誰かにまた会いにゆける?
草むらにねころんで さあ物語つづけよう
パンと蜜をめしあがれ
さよならできたら
すれ違う人や
道に咲く踏まれそうな花びらも
あぁ すてきにみえる
誰かにまた会いたくなる
ゆりかごみたいに ゆられるまま寄りそって
ねむの木に手が届くまで
Karaoke
Pan to Mitsu wo Meshiagare
Omoidaseba maebure wa tashika
Jitensha notte, yatte kita
Senaka ni tobikiri no hi wo abinagara
Oikakete mo nigetetta
Kujiragumo mo kyou kara
Atama no ue de mada kochira wo miteru, warainagara ne
Chuubu fundzukete tobideta iro wa
Aratte mo aratte mo, ochinakatta kedo
Raichi no mi wo hitotsu hoobatte
Nigotta moyamoya to sayonara dekitara
Surechigau hito ya
Michi ni saku fumaresou na hanabira mo
Aa suteki ni mieru
Dareka ni mata aitaku naru
Kusamura ni nekoronde saa monogatari hajimeyou
Pan to mitsu wo meshiagare
Mabushikute me wo hosometeru suki ni
Chiisana nukumori hairikonda
Toutou watashi ni mo sono hi ga kita no ne
Himitsu no mashiin no suitchi hinette
Subete wa tsui ni ugokidasu
Haguruma ga gatagoto mawaru mitai ni
Obienagara mo
Aseta iro no shimiya furui kizu wa
Kosutte mo kosutte mo, kienakatta kedo
Itsuka wa minna oishiku natte
Jikkuri nikomeba sayonara dekiru ne
Surechigau hito ya
Michi ni saku fumaresou na hanabira mo
Aa suteki ni mieru
Dareka ni mata ai ni yukeru?
Kusamura ni nekoronde saa monogatari tsudzukeyou
Pan to mitsu wo meshiagare
Sayonara dekitara
Surechigau hito ya
Michi ni saku fumaresou na hanabira mo
Aa suteki ni mieru
Dareka ni mata aitaku naru
Yurikago mitai ni yurareru mama yorisotte
Nemu no ki ni te ga todoku made