心乞食 (Kokoro Kojiki)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
同情するなら金をくれ 	doujou suru nara kane o kure 	“If you feel sorry for me, then give me some money!”A quote from Ie Naki Ko, a Japanese TV drama in 1994.
 	 	
流行った言葉で縋るのさ 	hayatta kotoba de sugaru no sa 	I’m clinging to you with some buzzwords.
 	 	
ないものねだりの悪あがき 	naimononedari no waruagaki 	Struggling in vain, crying for the moon.
 	 	
実れば万歳儲けもの 	minoreba banzai mou kemono 	If it pays off, hooray! That’s a lucky break.
 	 	
ちょっと　そこ行く人たち 	chotto soko iku hitotachi 	′Scuse me, dear passers-by,
ちょっと　恵んでくれないか 	chotto megunde kurenai ka 	Can you have a little bit of mercy on me?
金じゃなくその心の言葉を 	kane ja naku sono kokoro no kotoba o 	No, I don’t mean money, would you mind
晒してくれないか 	sarashite kurenai ka 	Exposing those words in your hearts?
 	 	
そうだ　そこの消え行く人たち 	sou da soko no kieyuku hitotachi 	Oh, right, you mortal people,
ちょっと　託してみませんか 	chotto takushite mimasen ka 	Why don’t you place something in my charge?
日の目を浴びることのない言葉を 	hi no me o abiru koto no nai kotoba o	Can I please hear those words of yours
聞かせてくれないか 	kikasete kurenai ka 	That don’t see the light of day?
 	 	
ぼく　わたし 	boku watashi 	Me, yours truly,
あなたたち 	anatatachi 	All of you folks.
とどけたい　きもち 	todoketai kimochi 	Those feelings you want to convey,
ひびかせ 	hibikase 	Make them all echo.
あてのない　おもい 	ate no nai omoi 	Accept these sentiments
うけとめて 	uketomete 	With no place to go.
それだけで 	sore dake de 	That alone will—
 	 	
あぁ　安いもんだ 	aa yasui mon da 	Ah, what easy gain.
こんなもんで心達が 	konna mon de kokorotachi ga 	Just this much, and all those
手に入ると 	te ni hairu to 	Hearts are on my palm—
合掌 	gasshou 	Thank God!
 	 	
あたしココロの　ヴァンパイアさ 	atashi kokoro no vanpaia sa 	Call me a vampire of hearts!
 	 	
もっと　寄越せ 	motto yokose 	Give me more.
あたしだけが光る星に 	atashi dake ga hikaru hoshi ni 	I want to be the only
なりたいんだ 	naritai nda 	Shining star.
 	 	
だからさ 	dakara sa 	So, well, y’know,
 	 	
あなたたちにはね 	anatatachi ni hane 	I’m really sorry, but
 	 	
ごめんなさい 	gomennasai 	I’d like to ask you
 	 	
消えてください 	kiete kudasai 	To kick the bucket.
 	 	
あたしのため 	atashi no tame 	For my sake, of course.
 	 	
合掌 	gasshou 	Thank God!
 	 	
「あぁ　こんなんばっか」 	"aa konnan bakka" 	“Aah, that’s all ever I say!”
 	 	
「あたしの気持ちなんて」 	"atashi no kimochi nante" 	“Just doing nothing”
 	 	
「ひけらかして」 	"hikerakashite" 	“But showing off my feelings,”
 	 	
「輝けはしないの」 	"kagayake wa shinai no" 	“I can’t ever shine.”
 	 	
「あぁ　こんなんばっか」って 	"aa konnan bakka" tte 	“Aah, that’s all ever I say!”, but
 	 	
後悔はしてないの 	koukai wa shitenai no 	I don’t have any regrets,
 	 	
輝きが　もらえるというのならね 	kagayaki ga moraeru to iu no nara ne 	As long as I can be brilliant.
==Translation Notes==
==External Links==
*uploader.jp - Instrumental
===Unofficial===
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*Tackmyn’s House - Translation source
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