Mottai Night Land

**Mottai Night Land** is the first and main track released in a single of the same name, released in November 2013 by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.

## Background and Release

The meaning of the song is derived from the Japanese phrase 'mottainai' (もったいない), meaning 'wasteful, but precious here.'

The standard edition cover features Kyary Pamyu Pamyu dressed in the dog costume worn in the *Mottai Night Land* music video, whereas the limited edition cover displays Kyary with a headdress made from peelings of oranges and other assorted fruits, contributing to the song's meaning; 'wasteful, but precious here.'

## Lyrics

### **Japanese**

もったいないから もったいないから
ボクは夢を描き泣く ああ
もっといたいから もの足りないから
いじわるなこともしちゃう
華やかな街をゆく
明日には消えるキラキラなんて
もったいない もったいない
ほら一緒にもったいないとらんど

待ちに待った週末は ステキなまんまる満月で
完璧グッジョブ! お月さん ねんねもきっと起きてくる
今夜はきっと 色々な こわいいおばけも笑いたい
甘い匂いあれこれにつられて きっと現れる

街中にキャンドルが きらめく夜
石畳の坂の上から眺める景色が永遠ならいいのに
さあ行こうよ

もったいないから もったいないから
ボクは夢を描き泣く ああ
もっといたいから もの足りないから
いじわるなこともしちゃう
華やかな街をゆく
明日には消えるキラキラなんて
もったいない もったいない
ほら一緒にもったいないとらんど

あの日買ったおまじない 不思議でできてる首飾り
悪いあいつを退治する ボクらの完全奮闘記
今夜はきっと 色々な魔法の世界とこんにちわ
甘い匂いあれこれに誘われ きっと現れる

街中にキャンドルが きらめく夜
石畳の坂の上から眺める景色が永遠ならいいのに
さあまだまだ

もったいないから もったいないから
ボクは夢を描き泣く ああ
もっといたいから もの足りないから
いじわるなこともしちゃう
華やかな街をゆく
明日には消えるキラキラなんて
もったいない もったいない
ほら一緒にもったいないとらんど

ボクのわずかな期待が
パレードの光みたいになったら
思い出と共に残る キミとふたり
星空の中で眠りにつくよ
でもまだまだ

もったいないから もったいないから
ボクは夢を描き泣く ああ
もっといたいから もの足りないから
いじわるなこともしちゃう
華やかな街をゆく
明日には消えるキラキラなんて
もったいない もったいない
ほら一緒にもったいないとらんど

### **Romaji**

Mottainai kara mottainai kara
Boku wa yume wo egaki naku aa
Motto itai kara monotarinai kara
Ijiwaru na koto mo shichau

Hanayaka na machi wo yuku
Asu ni wa kieru kirakira nante
Mottainai mottainai
Hora issho ni mottai naito rando

Machi ni matta shuumatsu wa
Suteki na manmaru mangetsu de
Kanpeki gujjobu otsuki san
Nenne mo kitto okite kuru

Konya wa kitto iroiro na
Kowaii obake mo waraitai
Amai nioi are kore ni
Tsurarete kitto arawareru

Machijuu ni kyandoru ga kirameku yoru
Ishidatami no saka no ue kara nagameru
Keshiki ga eien nara ii no ni
Saa yukou yo

Mottainai kara mottainai kara
Boku wa yume wo egaki naku aa
Motto itai kara monotarinai kara
Ijiwaru na koto mo shichau

Hanayaka na machi wo yuku
Asu ni wa kieru kirakira nante
Mottainai mottainai
Hora issho ni mottai naito rando

Ano hi katta omajinai
Fushigi de dekiteru kubikazari
Warui aitsu wo taiji suru
Bokura no kanzen funtou ki

Konya wa kitto iroiro na
Mahou no sekai to konnichiwa
Amai nioi are kore ni
Sasoware kitto arawareru

Machijuu ni kyandoru ga kirameku yoru
Ishidatami no saka no ue kara nagameru
Keshiki ga eien nara ii no ni
Saa madamada

Mottainai kara mottainai kara
Boku wa yume wo egaki naku aa
Motto itai kara monotarinai kara
Ijiwaru na koto mo shichau

Hanayaka na machi wo yuku
Asu ni wa kieru kirakira nante
Mottainai mottainai
Hora issho ni mottai naito rando

Boku no wazuka na kitai ga
Pare-do no hikari mitai ni nattara
Omoide to tomo ni nokoru kimi to futari
Hoshizora no naka de nemuri ni tsuku yo
Demo mada mada

Mottainai kara mottainai kara
Boku wa yume wo egaki naku aa
Motto itai kara monotarinai kara
Ijiwaru na koto mo shichau

Hanayaka na machi wo yuku
Asu ni wa kieru kirakira nante
Mottainai mottainai
Hora issho ni mottai naito rando

### **English**

Because it's a shame, because it's a shame
I'll paint my dream and cry, aah
Because I wanna stay here longer, because I feel like something is missing
I end up doing mean things to you
Going to gorgeous city
Those sparkly things will vanish tomorrow
What a waste, what a waste
So let’s go together to the Mottai Night Land

The weekend that we've been waiting for, with a lovely full moon
It's perfect, good job! My dear Mr. Moon, bedtime is coming for sure
I'm sure many scary ghost are willing to laught tonight
I know they’ll appear, brought along by all the sweet smells

A night lit up by the candles glittering throughout the city
I stare at it from atop a paved hill
I wish this scenery would last forever
Come on, Let's go

Because it's a shame, Because it's a shame
I'll paint my dream and cry, aah
Because I wanna stay here longer, because I feel like something is missing
I end up doing mean things to you
Going to gorgeous city
Those sparkly things will vanish tomorrow
What a waste, what a waste
So let’s go together to the Mottai Night Land

Good luck charm that I bough that day, a necklace made of strange things
Getting rid of those bad guys, to complete our saga of struggles effort
Surely, tonight we’ll be saying hello to all sorts of magical worlds
Lured in by all the sweet smells, I know they’ll appear

A night lit up by the candles glittering throughout the city
I stare at it from atop a paved hill
I wish this scenery would last forever
Come on, Let's go

Because it's a shame, Because it's a shame
I'll paint my dream and cry, aah
Because I wanna stay here longer, because I feel like something is missing
I end up doing mean things to you
Going to gorgeous city
Those sparkly things will vanish tomorrow
What a waste, what a waste
So let’s go together to the Mottai Night Land

Even if my slight expectation
turns out to be like electrical light in parade
I’ll stay behind with my memories together with you
We’ll go to sleep among the stars in the sky
But it’s still far from over

Because it's a shame, Because it's a shame
I'll paint my dream and cry, aah
Because I wanna stay here longer, because I feel like something is missing
I end up doing mean things to you
Going to gorgeous city
Those sparkly things will vanish tomorrow
What a waste, what a waste
So let’s go together to the Mottai Night Land

## Music Video

*Coming to this article as soon as I actually have time to do this stuff~!*

## Trivia

* *Mottai Night Land* was sampled in Japanese phone company AU's 'smart value' commercial.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottainai
2. ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84
3. ↑ https://japaneseonestoplyrics.blogspot.com/2018/02/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-mottai-nightland-lyrics-and-english-translation.html