手紙 Lyrics in English by THE BLUE HEARTS

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vaajinia urufu no menou no botan

Virginia Woolf's agate button

serohan no basu no shiito ni yureteiru

Swaying on the cellophane bus seat

jangurujimu no ue hirogaru umi ni

On top of the jungle gym, over the spreading sea

nureteiru kimi to awai tsukiakari

You, soaking wet, and the pale moonlight

nejireta yoru ni suzu o tsukereba tsuki ni yuki ga furu

If you tie a bell to the twisted night, snow falls on the moon

suiheisen no mieru basho wa mou haru da

The place where you can see the horizon is already spring

sebone de kiiteiru hachimitsu no ame

I'm listening with my spine to the honey rain

himawari batake de rajio ga utau yo

In the sunflower field, the radio sings

tegami o kaitanara sora ni tobasunda

Once you've written a letter, you send it flying into the sky

kaze ga hakobudarou kimi no tokoro made

The wind will carry it all the way to you

aozora no shita kaijuu taiji gitaa o katate ni

Under the blue sky, fighting monsters, guitar in hand

kagayaiteiru yoake mae wa mou natsu da

Before the shining dawn, it's already summer

rouseki no michi hashirinuketeku gitaa o katate ni

Running down the chalk-drawn road, guitar in hand

kagayaiteiru yoake mae wa mou natsu da

Before the shining dawn, it's already summer

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メノウ — agate

メノウ means “agate,” a naturally patterned gemstone known for its beautiful layers and colors. In the song, it appears in the surreal image of “Virginia Woolf’s agate button,” combining literature and a precious stone in a mysterious, dreamlike scene.

THE BLUE HEARTS fill this song with odd, bright images, and the fun is in how little they bother to connect them. It opens on "ヴァージニア・ウルフのメノウのボタン" [Virginia Woolf's agate button], yes, the English novelist, swaying on a cellophane bus seat. There's no story about her. She's just one more strange object in a dream.

Then the seasons start arriving early. "ねじれた夜に鈴をつければ月に雪が降る" [if you tie a bell to the twisted night, snow falls on the moon] is pure nonsense in the best way, and the next line answers it with "水平線の見える場所はもう春だ" [where you can see the horizon, it's already spring]. Later it's "輝いている夜明け前はもう夏だ" [the shining time before dawn is already summer]. That little もう ("already") keeps doing the work: things are always ahead of schedule here.

The heart of it is the title, the letter. "手紙を書いたなら空に飛ばすんだ" [once I've written a letter, I'll send it flying into the sky], and "風が運ぶだろう君のところまで" [the wind will probably carry it all the way to you]. No stamps, no address, just trust in the wind.

The last images are a kid's day out: "怪獣退治" [monster slaying] under a blue sky, and running down a "ろうせきの道" [soapstone road], the chalk-like stone Japanese kids use to draw on pavement, "ギターを片手に" [guitar in one hand]. It feels like a band remembering being ten.

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