{"id":601,"date":"2015-12-26T10:27:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/?p=601"},"modified":"2015-12-26T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T10:27:55","slug":"the-love-yumi-song-translation-project-1-tell-me-why-by-ayumi-hamasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/2015\/12\/26\/the-love-yumi-song-translation-project-1-tell-me-why-by-ayumi-hamasaki\/","title":{"rendered":"The Love, Yumi Song Translation Project: #1 &#8220;Tell me Why&#8221; by Ayumi Hamasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>In honor of the release of &#8220;Love, Yumi&#8221; I have taken both classic and modern J-pop songs that relate to the themes and feelings of the novel.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Tell me Why&#8221; is a forlorn, almost mournful tune in which a lover or friend wishes to learn why their\u00a0companion is so depressed and wearing a mask to the world. As most of the novel hinges on the growing distance between Chiharu and Yumi as the years go by, I often listened to this song when trying to capture the feelings Chiharu experienced when fretting over her friend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NuV89b5-L1M\">Listen to the song here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are you thinking right now?<\/p>\n<p>Truly, in those eyes<\/p>\n<p>Kind things and warm things<\/p>\n<p>Only such things I want reflected<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why do you force a happy face?<\/p>\n<p>When your eyes are so sad?<\/p>\n<p>Why decide to put up a facade<\/p>\n<p>While saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I want to hear that voice<\/p>\n<p>It can&#8217;t be transmitted through a screen<\/p>\n<p>Trivial moments and worthless moments<\/p>\n<p>Those things still have meaning<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why do you always do things alone<\/p>\n<p>Shouldering hardships alone?<\/p>\n<p>Why accuse yourself by saying that<\/p>\n<p>All of this is your own fault?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Am I really so powerless?<\/p>\n<p>That I can&#8217;t give you a little support?<\/p>\n<p>Hey, help me to understand<\/p>\n<p>Your pain, hesitations, and past&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why do you force a happy face&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>Why decide to put up a facade<\/p>\n<p>While saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, tell me why (x7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Say it like that?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u306a\u306b\u3092\u60f3\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\uff1f<br \/>\n\u672c\u5f53\u306f\u305d\u306e\u77b3\u306b\u306f<br \/>\n\u512a\u3057\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3068\u304b\u6e29\u304b\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3068\u304b<br \/>\n\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3082\u306e\u3060\u3051\u6620\u3063\u3066\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/p>\n<p>\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u76ee\u3067\u7121\u7406\u77e2\u7406<br \/>\n\u697d\u3057\u3044\u3088\u3063\u3066\u9854\u3057\u3066\u307f\u305b\u308b\u306e\uff1f<br \/>\n\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u601d\u3044\u3063\u304d\u308a\u5f37\u304c\u3063\u3066<br \/>\n\u4ffa\u306f\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3060\u306a\u3093\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u306e\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u58f0\u3067\u8074\u304b\u305b\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044<br \/>\n\u753b\u9762\u304b\u3089\u3058\u3083\u4f1d\u308f\u3089\u306a\u3044<br \/>\n\u3055\u3055\u3044\u306a\u4e8b\u3084\u304f\u3060\u3089\u306a\u3044\u4e8b<br \/>\n\u305d\u3093\u306a\u4e8b\u3067\u3082\u610f\u5473\u304c\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3089<\/p>\n<p>\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3064\u3082\u5168\u3066\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067<br \/>\n\u80cc\u8ca0\u3063\u3066\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u82e6\u3057\u3093\u3067\u308b\u306e\uff1f<br \/>\n\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u3053\u3046\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u5168\u90e8<br \/>\n\u4ffa\u306e\u305b\u3044\u3060\u3063\u3066\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u8cac\u3081\u308b\u306e\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u3093\u306a\u306b\u79c1\u306f\u7121\u529b\u3067\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092 wow oh<br \/>\n\u5c11\u3057\u3082\u652f\u3048\u3066\u3042\u3052\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u51fa\u6765\u306a\u3044\uff1f<br \/>\n\u79c1\u306b\u3082\u306d\u3047\u5206\u3051\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044<br \/>\n\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u75db\u307f\u3084\u8ff7\u3044\u3084\u904e\u53bb\u3092<\/p>\n<p>\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066<br \/>\n\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u76ee\u3067\u7121\u7406\u77e2\u7406\u3001\u3001\u3001<\/p>\n<p>\u306a\u3093\u3067\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u601d\u3044\u3063\u304d\u308a\u5f37\u304c\u3063\u3066<br \/>\n\u4ffa\u306f\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3060\u306a\u3093\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u306e\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Oh, tell me why (x7)<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u306e\uff1f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of the release of &#8220;Love, Yumi&#8221; 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