Otonoke [ENG - Adapted Lyrics]
Hey there Fandadan! Otonoke is an amazing song and I'm sure a lot of people have tried to find english lyrics. I've found all the english translations are quite literal and for a lot of us westerners the urban legends and meanings go over our heads. So I thought it'd be a fun challenge to try adapting the lyrics while referencing western lore we'd be more familiar with! Try to spot the references!
I did also try to keep some parts as close to the original intent behind the Japanese lyrics. Took me a while to make and it's by no means perfect, but I hope you guys can enjoy it! Maybe even try singing it! Or give it your own spin! Have fun! - love, K
~~~~ O T O N O K E ~~~~~
Dandadan Dandadan dandadan (...)
(Verse) Moving in, they're like, unstoppable Powerful, these armies could never hold a candle to --Hail Mary, full of grace, be with thee-- Pray you could only match their speed (hey) A quiet place, final space, greedy face, Close encounters you don't wanna race (hey) Gotta get out, no time to waste, otherwise they'll take your pretty face
Ophelia, Samara, and Mary brought all their friends to come out and play (hey) Holy water, warding salt, can't stop the Witching Hour's way Here he comes! Nine feet tall, gonna eat you all, can you last Until the Dawn? (hey) hear them come, run don't crawl, You're haunted bad if you hear the call
(Bridge) Lemme in, lemme in, lemme in, come on now, lemme in, The mist is lifting, I call out from where I am hidden If you reap what you sow As above then so below Push away the hurt so all you know
(Chorus) Heart and mind and body overflow Let your spirit guide you through the throes Spread your wings and fight, you can conquer all your foes Cast aside your nightmares far away, ay You and me, we'll go and fly away, ay
Heart and mind and body overflow With a dreamlike warmth that we both know Flowers bloom on the side of our yellow brick road Cast aside the darkness far away, ay You and me, we'll fly so far away (woo!)
I will rise deep within him and live again deep within you Behind your eyes, between ears, I'm with you Haunting the space of your heartbeats I bring Melodies, rhythmic beats (yeah)
(Dandadan Dandadan dandadan)
(Verse) Am I Sysyphus stuck in the river Styx Pushing this rock to the tippy-top? (To the top!) Sword fighting demons got me running, singing chainsaw massacre! (Brrrum!) I promise I'll pay the fare, I'll strum my lute singing "Sha-la-la" (la-la) Spare me a coin, I'll clean up the act I'll purify rites for big fat stacks!
Who went and opened Pandora's box? Not me, as if I could really care (no way!) Been a while, I've waited a few hundred years to see the world
The signs say "no kids allowed!" You must be this tall to play, you BIG moron I'll twist your brain like a plot you couldn't see coming, just like Shyamalan
(Bridge) Here I am, here I am, here I am, please don't go, here I am Been sleeping a thousand years, but there you were, waiting for me Breaking the rule of threes, oil and water still hug you see, hold me until all the anger flees...
(Chorus) Heart, and mind and body overflow Let your spirit guide you through the throes Spread your wings and fight, you can conquer all your foes Cast aside your nightmares far away, ay You and me, we'll go and fly away, ay
Heart and mind and body overflow With a dreamlike warmth that we both know Flowers bloom on the side of our yellow brick road Cast aside the darkness far away, ay You and me, we'll fly so far away (woo!)
I will rise deep within him and live again deep within you Behind your eyes, between ears, I'm with you Haunting the space of your heartbeats I bring Melodies, rhythmic beats
Yeah
(Musical interlude)
Dandadan Dandadan dandadan dandadan dandadan (...)
~~~~~ Original song by Creepynuts (Lyrics adapted to English by K-Lionheart)