Biidama (ビー玉)
"Marble"

Song Information:
found on the following albums: Ai am Best,  LOVE COOK

Brief Comments:
Another really catchy song; upbeat and happy. The music video is ridiculously cute and the message the lyrics conveys is great also.

Translation Information:
translation added on: February 4th, 2006     translation views: 6266     translated by: vllasko
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Lyrics:
昔ながらのサイダーの中に眠る心の玉
mukashi nagara no saidaa no naka ni nemuru kokoro no tama
inside a classic cider bottle it sleeps; a marble of the heart

取り出してもっと広い光にあててみれば
toridashite motto hiroi hikari ni atete mireba
if you take it out into the daylight and look at it

知らない色も覚えて　磨けば光る心の玉
shiranai iro mo oboete migakeba hikaru kokoro no tama
it will shine a color you never even knew it could; this marble of the heart


なんだかんだで　お風呂で沈んだり失ったりで
nandakanda de ofuro de shizundari ushinattari de
with all the things that it's been through; sunk in the bathtub, being lost

今日まで生きてきたがんばりは　太鼓判
kyou made ikite kita ganbari wa taikoban
it's still survived even until today; proof of its resilience


丸い丸いビー玉にうつるは　ピースサインのあたしで
marui marui biidama ni utsuru wa piisu sain no atashi de
In the reflection of this round, round marble I see myself holding up a "peace" sign

いつかまたのぞいた時も　きっと笑ってるんじゃないかな
itsuka mata nozoita toki mo kitto waratteirunjyanai kana
sometime, looking at it again, I'm pretty sure I'll be smiling


ちょっとブルーにおちた時でも忘れないで1つだけ
chotto buruu ni ochita toki demo wasurenaide hitotsu dake
when things are looking blue don't forget this one thing

どんなにつらい虫に支配されてても忘れないで
donna ni tsurai mushi ni shihai sareteite mo wasurenaide
even if I'm under the spell of a mean bug, don't forget

隠れてた光も覚えて　まだまだいけるこの先
kakureteita hikari mo oboete mada mada ikeru kono saki
remember that hidden light and by and by you can live through it


ちょっと昼寝の時間を越えて　宇宙までの夢旅
chotto hirune no jikan wo koete uchuu made no yume tabi
when we realize we can, let's take a longer nap and daydream into space

気づけばあわてて　また　がんばればイイ。
kidzukeba awatete mata ganbareba ii.
and just hurry to catch up and work hard


丸い丸いビー玉にうつるは　弱虫なあたしで
marui marui biidama ni utsuru wa yowamushi na atashi de
In the reflection of this round, round marble there is a cowardly me

自信は勇気はちゃんとあるの　カツ入れて　前を向いて　歩くだけ
jishin wa yuuki wa chanto aru no katsu irete mae wo muite aruku dake
but I have courage and I have confidence; I just need to face forward and move onward


うつる自分を　逃げずに見れば　逃げずに見れば見える
utsuru jibun wo nigezu ni mireba nigezu ni mireba mieru
if I can look at it without running away; I can see it


丸い丸いビー玉にうつるは　ピースサインのあたしで
marui marui biidama ni utsuru wa piisu sain no atashi de
In the reflection of this round, round marble I see myself holding up a "peace" sign

いつかまたのぞいた時も　きっと笑ってるんじゃないかな
itsuka mata nozoita toki mo kitto waratteirunjyanai kana
sometime, looking at it again, I'm pretty sure I'll be smiling


丸い丸いビー玉にうつるは　ピースサインのあたしで
marui marui biidama ni utsuru wa piisu sain no atashi de
In the reflection of this round, round marble I see myself holding up a "peace" sign

かわいいおばーちゃんになっても
kawaii obaachan ni natte mo
even when I become a cute grandma

きっと　笑顔をうつしだせるよう
kitto egao wo utsushidaseru you
I'm sure I'll still be displaying that smile


そう　笑ってるんじゃないかな
sou waratteirunjyanai kana
I think I'll still be smiling

Translation Notes:
A "classic cider bottle" seems to refer to one of those Japanese bottled drinks which is sealed by a marble looking sphere. To drink it, you push on the bottle's seal/marble and it pops into the bottle itself. You then have to tilt the bottle a certain way when you are drinking it otherwise the marble will slide back towards the opening and block the liquid from pouring out.

"donna ni tsurai mushi ni shihai sareteite mo wasurenaide" was something I did a literal translation of: "even if I'm under the spell of a mean bug". The mean bug could mean anything I guess: various sorts of people, environment, etc.

"marui marui biidama ni utsuru wa yowamushi na atashi de". The paragraph/stanza which begins with this line seems to be saying that when she looks into the marble she sees a cowardly version of herself. However, she has courage and confidence for sure and all she needs to do is look past that cowardly reflection("without running away"); she will be fine.

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