高嶺の花子さん (Takane no Hanako-san) (English translation)
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Verse 1
From your perspective, I'm probably just a friend of a friendJust acquaintance BThat smile you give me—if that's all it is, you're terrifyingPre-Chorus
I don't know any black magic to make you fall for meI don't have the courage or a car to invite you to the seaBut I want to see it—waking up beside you, smiling "good morning"Chorus
I want to see you, right now from around that cornerWon't you come running out?Taken away by summer's monsters, come to meEven if we were born under different starsBy chance and the power of summer's magic or whateverCould you become mine?Verse 2
The person who becomes your lover is probably someone like a modelThat guy is definitely older than youWith tanned skin that suits him well, someone who loves Western musicPre-Chorus
Even when you kiss, you're standing on your tiptoesYour head gets patted and you smileIt's hopeless, I'm not winning at anythingWait, who even is that guy?Chorus
I want to see you, right now from around that cornerWon't you come running out?Taken away by summer's monsters, come to meNo matter who else you might be interested inBy chance and abracadabra magicCould you become mine?Bridge
Surrendering to this chest's impatienceIf I were to run to you, the truth is I'm the oneIn a bad way, caught up in summer's magicAnd getting carried away—that's too scaryAll I can think of are bad endingsUnder the midsummer sky, tremblingI think about youYour favorite ice cream flavor probably isChorus
I want to see you, right now from around that cornerWon't you come running out?Taken away by summer's monsters, come to meEven if we were born under different starsBy chance and the power of summer's magic or whateverCould you become mine?Verse 1
君から見た僕はきっと ただの友達の友達たかが知人Bにむけられた笑顔があれならもう 恐ろしい人だPre-Chorus
君を惚れさせる 黒魔術は知らないし海に誘う勇気も車もないでも見たい となりで目覚めて おはようと笑う君をChorus
会いたいんだ 今すぐその角から飛び出してきてくれないか夏の魔物に連れ去られ 僕のもとへ生まれた星のもとが 違くたって偶然と夏の魔法とやらの力で僕のものに なるわけないかVerse 2
君の恋人になる人は モデルみたいな人なんだろうそいつはきっと 君よりも年上で焼けた肌がよく似合う 洋楽好きな人だPre-Chorus
キスをするときも 君は背伸びしている頭をなでられ君が笑います駄目だ何ひとつ 勝ってないいや待てよ そいつ誰だChorus
会いたいんだ 今すぐその角から飛び出してきてくれないか夏の魔物に連れ去られ 僕のもとへ君が他の誰を 気になっていたって偶然とアブラカタブラな力で僕のものにBridge
この胸の 焦りに身を任せ君のとこへ走ったとして 実は僕の方が悪い意味で 夏の魔法的なもので舞い上がってましたって 怖すぎるオチばかり浮かんできて真夏の空の下で 震えながら君の事を考えます好きなアイスの味はきっとChorus
会いたいんだ 今すぐその角から飛び出してきてくれないか夏の魔物に連れ去られ 僕のもとへ生まれた星のもとが違くたって偶然と夏の魔法とやらの力で僕のものに なるわけないかWhat the song means
A lovelorn confession from someone hopelessly infatuated with an unattainable person. The narrator, aware of their low status in her eyes, fantasizes about summer magic bringing them together while tormented by self-doubt and the image of her ideal partner.
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高嶺の花 — unattainable person
literally "flower on a high peak," describing someone beautiful and out of reach
