Chinokate

**Chinokate** (チノカテ), often alternatively translated as **The Fruits of the Earth** in English, is a digital single that was initially released on August 29, 2022. Later, it was introduced as the fourth track on Yorushika's fourth album, Magic Lantern (specifically *Chapter 1: Portrait of Summer* ), on April 5, 2023.

## Featured Members

* n-buna (lyrics, composition, and arrangement)
* suis (vocal)

## Lyrics

* English
* Japanese
* Romaji

The glass that swallowed the sunset

Looks like a ruby

I left on the table

The half-drank essence of my Saturday life

The white flower in the vase

Seems to have withered because it was too kind

It was truly precious

But I guess it's time to replace it…

Ah, the sunset. Looks really beautiful, don't you think?

Is there really no map that shows the details of our long, distant journey ahead?

I'm not sure if we wouldn't get lost

Well, that's fine. It's fine that way, so…

Let's throw away all the things that we actually didn't need, and the sofa and book too

And make our way to the town

Actually, our heart resides inside our head

The things we did wrong have now been laid down in letters

The white flower in the vase

Seems like it has withered a while ago

If it truly was precious,

I guess I shouldn't have bought it in the first place…

Ah, the petals fell. Nevertheless, it's still beautiful, don't you agree?

Don't you feel that the dream that you've always wanted to fulfill is tying you down?

If I have just the tiniest speck of courage to say that you can give it up…

Let's throw away the bag, pen, and even the things you really wanted to have

And make our way to the town

You threw away the "self"

That you wanted to be

It was truly precious

And yet I only start to remember about it now, all too late

I didn't even realize

That the white flower in the vase has withered

Even though the truly precious one

Was the person who replaces the flower

Ah, wait. You're really leaving, aren't you…

Is there really no map that shows the details of our long, distant journey ahead?

I'm not sure if we wouldn't get lost

Well, that's fine. It's fine that way, so…

Let's throw away all the things that we actually didn't need, and the sofa and book too

Really, it's fine

Would there be a dazzling ray of light that will keep illuminating your night?

Would you leave no matter what?

Well, that's fine. It's fine that way, so…

After you've finished reading everything, please open your eyes

Then, let's throw away this book and make our way to the town

夕陽を呑み込んだ

コップがルビーみたいだ

飲み掛けの土曜の生活感を

テーブルに置いて

花瓶の白い花

優しすぎて枯れたみたいだ

本当に大事だったのに

そろそろ変えなければ

あ、夕陽。本当に綺麗だね

これから先のもっと先を描いた地図はないんだろうか？

迷いはしないだろうか

それでいいから そのままでいいから

本当はいらなかったものもソファも本も捨てよう

町へ出よう

本当は僕らの心は頭にあった

何を間違えたのか、今じゃ文字の中

花瓶の白い花

いつの間にか枯れたみたいだ

本当に大事だったなら

そもそも買わなければ

あ、散った。それでも綺麗だね

ずっと叶えたかった夢が貴方を縛っていないだろうか？

それを諦めていいと言える勇気が少しでもあったら

本当に欲しかったものも鞄もペンも捨てよう

町へ出よう

貴方の欲しがった

自分を捨ててしまった

本当に大事だったのに

今更思い出す

花瓶の白い花

枯れたことも気付かなかった

本当に大事だったのは

花を変える人なのに

あ、待って。本当に行くんだね

これから先のもっと先を描いた地図はないんだろうか？

迷いはしないだろうか

それでいいから そのままでいいから

本当はいらなかったものもソファも本も捨てよう

それでいいから

貴方の夜をずっと照らす大きな光はあるんだろうか？

それでも行くんだろうか

それでいいから そのままでいいから

全部を読み終わったあとはどうか目を開けて

この本を捨てよう、町へ出よう

Yūhi o nomikonda

Koppu ga rubi- mitai da

Nomikake no doyō no seikatsukan o

Te-buru ni oite

Kabin no shiroi hana

Yasashisugite kareta mitai da

Hontōni daiji datta noni

Sorosoro kaenakereba

A, yūhi. hontōni kirei da ne

Korekara saki no motto saki o egaita chizu wa nai n darou ka?

Mayoi wa shinai darou ka

Sorede ii kara sonomama de ii kara

Hontō wa iranakatta mono mo sofua mo hon mo suteyou

Machi e deyou

Hontō wa bokura no kokoro wa atama ni atta

Nani o machigaeta no ka, ima ja moji no naka

Kabin no shiroi hana

Itsunomanika kareta mitai da

Hontōni daiji datta nara

Somosomo kawanakereba

A, chitta. soredemo kirei da ne

Zutto kanaetakatta yume ga anata o shibatteinai darou ka?

Sore o akiramete ii to ieru yūki ga sukoshi demo attara

Hontōni hoshikatta mono mo kaban mo pen mo suteyou

Machi e deyou

Anata no hoshigatta

Jibun o suteteshimatta

Hontōni daiji datta noni

Imasara omoidasu

Kabin no shiroi hana

Kareta koto mo kizukanakatta

Hontōni daiji datta no wa

Hana o kaeru hito na noni

A, matte. hontōni iku n da ne

Korekara saki no motto saki o egaita chizu wa nai n darou ka?

Mayoi wa shinai darou ka

Sorede ii kara sonomama de ii kara

Hontō wa iranakatta mono mo sofua mo hon mo suteyou

Sorede ii kara

Anata no yoru o zutto terasu ōkina hikari wa aru n darou ka?

Soredemo iku n darou ka

Sorede ii kara sonomama de ii kara

Zenbu o yomiowatta ato wa dōka me o akete

Kono hon o suteyou, machi e deyou

## Trivia

* The song is a homage to André Gide's The Fruits of the Earth.
* “地の糧” (The Fruits of the Earth) is pronounced as /chi-no-ka-te/ in Japanese.
* It is the theme and ending song for the KTN/Fuji TV Drama show Renovation Like Magic (Japanese: 魔法のリノベ, Romaji: Mahou no Rinobe).

## Note

1. ↑ https://yorushika.fandom.com/wiki/Magic\_Lantern#Chapter\_1:\_Portrait\_of\_Summer
2. ↑ Source: https://twitter.com/NightDeerTL/status/1564566887073480704