Kabe no Mukou ni Waraigoe wo Kikimashita ka

**Kabe no Mukou ni Waraigoe wo Kikimashita ka** is the ending song of episode 6 from Odd Taxi (anime) performed by Tony Frank. The original MV, which was released in 2019, is mixed with scenes of Homosapiens' journey as a collab between the artist and Odd Taxi.

The lyrics are about the singer's unspoken feelings when he was honing his manzai skills with his senpais and kouhais, which are reflected in the dynamics between Shibagaki and Baba.

## Lyrics

* Japanese
* Romanized
* English

なんでやねんが聞きたいよ

どないやねんが聞こえない

もうええわと言いたいよ

やめさせてもらうわ

言わないで

今日もネタの練習　すべってたちどまる

なんどもなんども　すべって転んで

出番前　壁の前、ふたりで練習

思うようにいかない、そんな日がたまにある

頭の中でなってる誰かの笑い声

誰もいない壁のまえ、ふたりで練習

だって僕たちはたしかに聞いたんだ

この壁の向こうに笑い声を聞いたんだ

肌寒い秋、炎天下の夏、今日もふたりきりでネタの練習

文句は言えない、言わない、誰にも頼まれず

好き勝手にやってるから

この壁をこえたら、笑い声のするほうへ

笑顔のお客さんのもとへきっとたどりつく

この壁を乗り越えたら、あなたへたどりつく

だって僕たちはこの壁の向こうに笑い声を聞いたんだ

大好きな先輩やめてった、才能ある後輩やめてった、

仲が良かった同期もやめてった

文句は言えない、僕たちは所詮誰にも頼まれず好き勝手にやってる

だけどこれだけ聞かせて、最後の確認

新しい世界へ旅立つあなたに確認、

あなたも壁の向こうに笑い声を聞きましたか

あなたが別の世界で生活をはじめても

きっとまた大きな壁がやってくるでしょう

そんなときは思い出してほしい

頭の中で鳴っていた笑い声を

立ちはだかる壁を打ち砕けば

そこできっと僕たちが待っている

そしたらあの日のように笑いあえるさ

あなたが壁の向こうに笑い声をたしかに聞いたのなら

なんでやねんが聞きたいよ

どないやねんが聞こえない

もうええわと言いたいよ

やめさせてもらうわ

言わないで

nandeyanen ga kikitai yo

donaiyanen ga kikoenai

mou ee wa to iitai yo

yamesasete morau wa

iwanaide

kyou mo neta no renshuu subette tachidomaru

nando mo nando mo subette koronde

deban mae kabe no mae, futari de renshuu

omou you ni ikanai, sonna hi ga tama ni aru

atama no naka de natteru dareka no waraigoe

daremoinai kabe no mae, futari de renshuu

datte bokutachi wa tashikani kiitanda

kono kabe no mukou ni waraigoe wo kiitanda

hadasamui aki, entenka no natsu, kyou mo futari kiri de neta no renshuu

monku wa ienai, iwanai, darenimo tanomarezu

sukikatte ni yatteru kara

kono kabe wo koetara, waraigoe no suru hou e

egao no ogyakusan no moto e kitto tadoritsuku

kono kabe wo norikoetara, anata e tadoritsuku

datte bokutachi wa kono kabe no mukou ni waraigoe wo kiitanda

daisuki na senpai yametetta, sainou aru kouhai yametetta

naka ga yokatta douki mo yametetta

monku wa ienai, bokutachi wa shosen darenimo tanomarezu sukikatte ni yatteru

dakedo kore dake kikasete, saigo no kakunin

atarashii sekai e tabidatsu anata ni kakunin

anata mo kabe no mukou ni waraigoe wo kikimashita ka

anata ga betsu no sekai de seikatsu wo hajimete mo

kitto mata ooki na kabe ga yattekuru deshou

sonna toki wa omoidashite hoshii

atama no naka de natteita waraigoe wo

tachihadakaru kabe wo uchikudakeba

soko de kitto bokutachi ga matte iru

soshitara ano hi no you ni warai aeru sa

anata ga kabe no mukou ni waraigoe wo tashikani kiita no nara

nandeyanen ga kikitai yo

donaiyanen ga kikoenai

mou ee wa to iitai yo

yamesasete morau wa

iwanaide

I wanna hear "What the heck?"

I can't hear "Whaddya mean?"

I wanna say "That's enough for now"

I won't say "Let's quit" 1

Rehearsing our material again today, everything comes to a standstill

Over and over, everything falls down

Before our turn, in front of the wall, we rehearse together

Sometimes there's days where things don’t go as planned

Someone's laughter is ringing in my head

In front of this empty wall, we rehearse together

Because, we surely heard

the laughter beyond it

In the chilly autumn, under the scorching summer sun,

we’re rehearsing our material together today too

Can't complain, I won't say it,

because we're doing as we please without relying on others

If you cross this wall to those who laugh

I'm sure you'll reach the smiling audience

If you overcome this wall, you'll reach yourself

Because, we heard the laughter beyond it

A beloved senior quit, a talented junior quit,

A colleague I got along with also quit

Can't complain, because in the end, we're doing as we please without relying on others

Just let me confirm one final thing

with those of you who have set out for a new world,

Did you hear the laughter beyond the wall, too?

Even if you start living in a different world

I'm sure one day you'll come across another big wall

And when that happens, I want you to remember

the laughter that was ringing in your head

If you can smash the wall that stands in your way

I'm certain we'll be waiting there

You can laugh like you did that day

As long as you were able to hear the laughter beyond the wall

I wanna hear "What the heck?"

I can't hear "Whaddya mean?"

I wanna say "That's enough for now"

I won't say "Let's quit" 1

1. This is most likely intended to be a reference to how it is common for tsukkomi (the straight man) in manzai to end an act with the phrase, "Let's quit!" (Yamesashite moraimasu wa!)