#tadaima.

Once again, Akiko Yano goes into a completely new direction, stylistically, with her (then) new album. After the psychadelic-jazz-funk of Japanese Girl to the fusion-avantgarde stuff on Irohanikonpeitō to her collab with the YMO on the preceding album, this is pure synthpop, still with her own personal spin (and lots of piano/synth playing), and that heta-uma cover by Teruhiko Yumura.

ENGLISH

Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge My heart soars, light as a feather Been waiting in vain for it to bloom Were you counting on your fingers? I’ll answer you, with a smile Bit by bit, parts of me turn the color red You’ll understand once you see me It’s strange, saying it myself But I’m kinda pretty today Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge Heat haze in a sunny spot, shimmering, a spring dream

Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge My glass flower vase twinkles, an afternoon star Spring, summer, fall, winter, then spring I spent them laying eyes on you, my sweet darling I’m sorry I'm late replying back to you I changed the view outside my window Waiting for you to come It’s strange, saying it myself But I’m kinda darling today Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge The memories spin, ‘round and ‘round, a pinwheel

Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge My heart soars, light as a feather Hey now, come and see, come and see the little spring-blooming rouge My heart’s dancing, with a flutter

ROMAJI

hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne watashi no kokoro fuwafuwa maiagaru itsu saku kashira to machibouke yubiori kazoete ita kashira ohenji dashimasu hohoemi no dokoka ni pochitto akai iro watashi ni aeba wakarimasu jibun de iu no mo hen dakedo kyou wa nandaka kirei desu hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne hidamari kagerou yurayura haru no yume

hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne garasu no kabin kirakira gogo no hoshi haru natsu aki fuyu soshite haru yasashii anata wo mitsumete’ta ohenji okurete gomen nasai mado no keshiki mo torikaete anata ga kuru no wo matte’masu jibun de iu no mo hen dakedo kyou wa nandaka ijirashii hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne omoide mawaru kurukuru kazaguruma

hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne watashi no kokoro fuwafuwa maiagaru hora harusaki kobeni mini mini mi ni kite ne watashi no kokoro hirahira odotte’ru