CHIN-TON-SHAN // GO!GO!7188

(*chin-ton-shan is the onomatopoetic expression for the sound of a shamisen)

the goldfish have blurry kaleidoscope dreams
and sway their tailfins in a bowl that’s far too much for them

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
red, white, yellow
let's shed our colors

sing! dance! this world is fleeting
you can't change it by lamenting
live in the moment! cut through a thousand darknesses!
if the cuckoo doesn't cry tonight, shall we make it cry?

the heart fades and changes fickly
and the heart chases that which has left

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
spring, summer, autumn, winter
let's go through all four seasons

sing! dance! once you come into this world,
there's no going back
if you come to a mountain, climb it! if you come to rapids, surrender yourself to them!
shall we go as far as the current takes us tonight?

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
let's go blending japanese and western styles alike

sing! dance! this world is fleeting
you can't change it by lamenting
live in the moment! cut through a thousand darknesses!
if the cuckoo doesn't cry tonight, shall we make it cry?
shall we go as far as we go?

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boyaketa mangekyou yume wo miru kingyotachi
obure wo yuramekase moteamasu kingyobachi

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
aka shiro kiiro iro wo otoshimashou

utae ya odore ya yo wa hakanaki
nageitemo kawaryasen
setsuna ni ikire yo sen no yami wo kirihirake
koyoi hototogisu nakanu nara nakasemashou ka

utsurou korokoro to kawaru kara kokoro desu
saru mono oikakete shimau no mo kokoro desu

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
shunkashuutou shiki wo megurimashou

utae ya odore ya umiochireba
ato ni wa hikemasen
yama nara nobore yo kyuuryuu nara mi wo makase
koyoi nagareru mama iku toko made ikimashou ka

chin-ton-shan, chin-ton-shan
wayousecchuu tomo ni ikimashou

utae ya odore ya yo wa hakanaki
nageitemo kawaryasen
setsuna ni ikire yo sen no yami wo kirihirake
koyoi hototogisu nakanu nara nakasemashou ka
iku toko made ikimashou ka