天真爛漫高襟姫 (Tenshin Ranman Haikara Hime)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
ぼんやり 月夜に洋酒呷って 	bon'yari bon'yari tsukiyo ni youshu aotte 	Idly gulping down Western liquor on a moonlit night
まったり月見酒 	mattari mattari tsukimizake 	A full-bodied drink for watching the moon “Tsukimizake” specifically refers to alcohol drunk at a moon-viewing party, a traditional Japanese pastime. Juxtaposed with the mention in the previous line that the alcohol she’s drinking is Western, this demonstrates the singer’s enthusiasm for “cultural fusion.”
街灯点灯 キラキラ街は光って 	gaitou tentou kirakira machi wa hikatte 	The streetlamps are lit and the town sparkles
蛍火畑のさながらで 	hotarubibatake no sanagara de 	Just like a field full of fireflies
 	 	
行進邁進 異国の兵隊さんは 	koushin maishin ikoku no heitai-san wa 	The soldier from a foreign land, marching on
ラッパをパッパラ吹き鳴らし 	rappa o pappara fukinarashi 	Is blowing a trumpet, tantara
折衷熱中 髷なら切り捨て御免 	secchuu necchuu mage nara kirisute gomen 	I’m crazy about cultural fusion–sorry for casting off my traditional bun“Mage” refers to a range of traditional Japanese hairstyles for both men and women, all featuring the hair gathered at the top of the head in one way or another. The common translation seems to be “topknot,” but in English I feel that that’s mainly used for the male hairstyle and thus has the wrong connotation. “Bun” also doesn’t really encompass the full range of women’s hairstyles referred to by “mage” (this is a “mage,” but so are these). Meanwhile, “kirisute,” though meaning something like “abandon”/”cast away”/”get rid of,” is a compound including the word for “cut,” which implies that rather than simply ceasing to style her hair traditionally, the singer cut it short enough that this was no longer possible.
文明開化の音を聞け 	bunmei kaika no oto o kike 	Listen to the sound of Western civilization and enlightenment“Bunmei kaika” literally translates to “civilization and enlightenment,” but the phrase was used to promote the Westernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration.
 	 	
あゝ真っ赤な靴を履いて 	aa makka na aa makka na kutsu o haite 	Ah, wearing red shoes
あゝ繁華な街を抜けて 	aa hanka na aa hanka na machi o nukete 	Ah, going through the bustling city
あゝタッタラ君は駆ける 	aa tattara aa tattara kimi wa kakeru 	Ah, tattaraImagine a fanfare sound. (English has such a limited inventory of widely-recognized onomatopoeia.), you advance
其の一寸先も見えぬ世で 	sono issunsaki mo mienu yo de 	In this world in which even the immediate future is unclear
 	 	
ほらうるさいしがらみ取り払って 	hora urusai urusai shigarami toriharatte 	Look! Destroying the annoying bonds that hold her
知らない新たを身に纏って 	shiranai shiranai arata o mi ni matotte 	Clothing herself in new and unknown things
あの娘は天真爛漫高襟姫 	ano ko wa tenshin ranman haikara hime 	That girl is an innocent high-collar princess
あっちもこっちも皆々振り向きゃ 	acchi mo kocchi mo minamina furimukya 	Right and left, all the people can’t help turning to look at her
 	 	
再三散々 受け取る恋の文は 	saisan sanzan uketoru koi no fumi wa 	I’ve received so, so many love letters
バッグに丸々押し込んで 	baggu ni marumaru oshikonde 	They’re crammed into my bulging bag
恋々 男と女の色恋なんて 	koikoi otoko to onna no irokoi nante 	In the card game of love affairs between men and women
天運任せの花合わせ 	ten’un makase no hanaawase 	Leave the results up to the will of the heavensKoikoi and hana-awase are two games played with hanafuda cards. However, “koikoi” is here written with the character meaning “love.”
 	 	
あゝ遠くの故郷を想い 	aa tooku no aa tooku no kuni o omoi 	Ah, thinking of my distant homeland
あゝ東京で見る夢は 	aa toukyou de aa toukyou de miru yume wa 	Ah, the dreams I have in Tokyo
あゝもっぱら君のことで 	aa moppara aa moppara kimi no koto de 	Ah, they’re all about you
又巡り巡る頭のうえ 	mata meguri meguru atama no ue 	They’re still going round and round in my head
 	 	
ほらしがないこの世を怨んだって 	hora shigaranai shigaranai kono yo o uranda tte	Look! If you say you resented this trivial world,
しゃあない何にもなりゃしないね 	shaanai shaanai nan ni mo narya shinai ne 	Well, what can you do, it’s all for nothing
踊り踊るるあの娘も高襟姫 	odori odoruru ano ko mo haikara hime 	That dancing girl, too, is a high-collar princess
怨みつらみも忘れさせるから 	urami tsurami mo wasuresaseru kara 	She’ll make you forget all your resentment and hard feelings
 	 	
このまま時は過ぎて 	kono mama kono mama toki wa sugite 	Time passes like this
その真中で陽は暮れて 	sono mannaka sono mannaka de hi wa kurete 	And in the midst of it the sun goes down
あゝ今日やら昨日やらの事は忘れ 	aa kyou yara kinou yara no koto wa wasure 	Ah, forget about today and tomorrow
又巡り巡るが人の常 	mata megurimeguru ga hito no tsune 	Moving from one place to the next is normal for people
 	 	
ほらうるさいしがらみ取り払って 	hora urusai urusai shigarami toriharatte 	Look! Destroying the annoying bonds that hold them
知らない新たを身に纏って 	shiranai shiranai arata o mi ni matotte 	Clothing themselves in new and unknown things
あの娘ら天真爛漫高襟姫 	ano kora tenshin ranman haikara hime 	Those girls are innocent high-collar princesses
あっちもこっちも皆々振り向く 	acchi mo kocchi mo minamina furimuku 	Right and left, all the people can’t help turning to look at them
 	 	
そらあの娘もその娘も踊り踊るる 	sora ano ko mo sono ko mo odoriodoruru 	See! That girl and the other girl, too, are dancing,
和洋折衷純情可憐な 	wayousecchuu junjou karen na 	East-West fusion, pure, beautiful
天真爛漫高襟お嬢様 	tenshin ranman haikara ojousama 	Innocent high-collar young ladies
願はくば 憧れの お姫様 	negawakuba akogare no ohimesama 	Hopefully much-admired princesses
==Translation Notes==
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following albums:
*未来和歌集
*天響ノ和樂 (Tenkyou no Wagaku) (album)
==External Links==
*piapro - Instrumental
*Hatsune Miku Wiki
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*bluepenguin - Lyrics source
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