“Fuan” Lyrics in English, Romanization
1. Valeria
Hitei, Matoi
Wearing a denial
2. Butagoya (Pigpen)
Are wa nan da
What is that?
Geijutsu ka zokubutsu ka
Is it art, or vulgarity?
Mirai no takara ka, kako no garakuta ka
Is it a treasure of our future, or trash of the past?
Jinrui no higan ka, Iya butagoya da
Or a fervent prayer held by all mankind? No, it’s a Pigpen
Furan shuu, Furan shuu, Furan shuu
Rotten smell, Rotten smell, Rotten smell,
Noushuku!
Concentrated!
Furan shuu, Furan shuu, Furan shuu
Rotten smell, Rotten smell, Rotten smell,
Kangen!
Restored!
Furan shuu, Furan shuu, Furan shuu
Rotten smell, Rotten smell, Rotten smell,
Noushuku!
Concentrated!
Dare mo ga barabara ni
Everyone is ouot of order and
Jibun no hanashi bakari shite
talks about themselves.
Hora hora soup ga samete shimau
Now, the soup get cold.
Are wa nan da
What is that?
Kanemochi ka, bimbounin ka
Is it a rich man, or poor man?
Suukou na inori ka, wakagenoitari ka
Is it a noble invocation, or a youthful folly?
Jinrui no eichi ka, Iya butagoya da
Or all human wisdom? No, It’s a Pigpen
3. Fanculo
Inu mo arukeba ishidatami
Even a dog walks on cobblestone street
Hageshiku hoeru, WAN!
Barking fiercely, WOOF!
Dorei ga dorei de aru tame ni
Slaves try to develop their skills
Jibun wo migaite skill up
so that they can be better slaves
Aitsu wa goutou ni natte
He became a robber
Atarashii kurashi wo hajimeta
And he started a new life
Anoko wa kao wo irekaete
She got plastic surgery on her face
Atarashii kurashi wo hajimeta
And she started a new life
Oh, my lord…
Nante subarashii Future
What a bright future!
Hyakuten Captain Future
Perfect Captain Future
Aitsu wa toki wo tobikoete
He time-traveled into the past
Atarashii rekishi wo mitsuketa
And he found a new history
Anoko wa sora wo kirisaite
She split the sky in two
Atarashii namida wo nagashita
And she shed a new tear
Fanculo, Scheiße, Vaffanculo!
※Fanculo, Vaffanculo = Fxxx in Italian
Scheiße = Fxxx in German
4. Hoshi Ga Hitotsu (A star shines)
Iki wo tomete kurushiku naru made ni
I hold my breath
Ikutsu uso wo minukeru ka hateshinai Fertile Land
How many lies I can see through until I would suffocate myself
in boundless firtile land
Naimono nedari no kaimonogaeri ni
On the way home from shopping that I couldn’t buy anything,
Toshioita haha no kubisuji no shiwa wo sotto sotto nagame
I look gently, furtively at my mother’s neck wrinkles
Mabushii eiga
Brilliant Prosperity
Hoshi ga hitotsu
A star shines
Arainagase
Wipe off an idea
Kobiritsuku rikutsu
that is stuck in my head
5. Uchi, Soto, Hare, Ke
Chougoukin no kairamban
Superalloy kairanban
Nannen tatte mo Étranger
They treat me like a stranger no matter how many years pass
Uchi, soto, hare, ke
※kairanban = circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
uchi, soto = the distinction between in-groups (uchi, “inside”) and out-groups (soto, “outside”)
hare = non-ordinary events like rituals, festivals
ke = ordinary, everyday life
6. Mitaiken, Fuan (Inexperience, Anxiety)
Koko asoko sakura migoro
Here and there, The cherry blossoms are at their best
It’s so Inevitable
Kokoro utsuro konoyo futsugou
A empty heart and absurd world
Koko asoko, Unido, Vencido
Here and there, Unido, Vencido
It’s not my anxiety
Hone kasane kodomo matomo
Children pile up bones seriously
Mitaiken, fuan
Inexperience, anxiety
Mitaiken, fuan
Mitaiken, fuan Forever
Idaite fuman
Having complaints
Idaite fuman
Idaite fuman Whatever
Koko asoko sakura migoro
Here and there, The cherry blossoms are at their best
It’s so torturous
Abara madara azaga kienai
Spotted ribs, a permanent bruise
7. Gate
Gate Gate Paragate
Gate Parasamgate
※from the Heart Sūtra
8. Surikireta Crater (Flattened Crater)
Suisei chakuchiten wo sagashite
A comet tries to find the landing point
Sou, sore wa hoshi to kaze no ainoko
Yes, it is a hybrid between star and wind
Bambutsu ga ruten dare ni ikasareta jitsuzon
Everything is constantly changing, who keeps my existence alive?
Pocket ni hairikiranai suna ga kotae da
Sand spilled from my pocket is the answer
Surikireta crater
Flattened crater
Motoni modoranai naida heiya
A dead calm flat land that doesn’t return to original shape
Surikireta crater
Flattened crater
Furimukeba akari ga
When you turn around, you can see the light
Yodomu kuuki kiwamu jikan
Stagnant air, conspicious time
Ano mado kara suterareta letter
A letter was thrown away from that window
Saffron ramman to saita enbudai
Saffrons are in full bloom in Jambudvīpa
Douyara bouya ga egaita yume ga kokoni
It seems like a dream a boy had comes true
9. AxCxTxIx
ANTON CHEKHOV,
Nothing’s Gonna Happen
TARUHO INAGAKI,
VxPxAx Feelings
10. Gladiolus
Gladiolus
Surudoku kagayaku Topology, betatsuku kaben
Sharply shining topology, Sticky petals
Taiyou wo kozue ni hikkakete
Hang the sun on a treetop
Nettai no seimei no rakuen
The tropical paradice for all living things
11. Kurai Jidai (A Dark Period)
Kurai jidai
A dark period
Die in silence
Kurai jidai nakitai kurai
It’s so dark I cry.
Die in silence
Kurai tsuusouteion
A dark thoroughbass
Die again
Mezameru no ga kowai
I’m afraid of awaking.