List of Translations

These translations are predominantly of lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, originally of Happy End (all Matsumoto lyrics are marked with the symbo...

July 03, 2024

List of Translations

These translations are predominantly of lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, originally of Happy End (all Matsumoto lyrics are marked with the symbol ™). There are a few Haruomi Hosono, Eiichi Ohtaki, Yukihiro Takahashi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Chu Kosaka songs/albums too. 

Each translation is accompanied by commentary. I love both translating and describing/ruminating on the songs I love, so the commentaries can get pretty long. If it's just the translation you're after, scroll down to the bottom of a post. 

I don't usually cite or link to sources in the commentary text. Any mistakes in reporting are, of course, my own. Information in English about the Hosono / YMO / Happy End world has always been partial and misleading, so if I contribute some fresh misleadingness into it, I can't say it makes me unhappy... it's such a hallowed tradition... that said, nowhere do I try intentionally to mislead. My information comes from Japanese-language interviews with the people involved. But there are doubtless things I've misunderstood.

Actually, most of my information comes from a single miraculous compendium, this online Hosono chronology.



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Happy End (Yudemen)  
Happy End
(August 1970)


B4 Morning ™
B5 Happy End ™


and also...
The Station by the Sea ™


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Arigatou 
Chu Kosaka
(October 1971)

A1 Crow





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Kazemachi Roman 
Happy End
(November 1971)

A6 High-Collar/Beautiful

B6 Hunger for Love ™




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Kaizoku Kid no Bouken
Sons of Sun
(April 1972)

A1 Snow-Light ™
A4 Dusk ™
B1 Rendezvous ™




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Boku wa Hiroi Kouya ni Ichi-ri Iru 
Itsutsu no Akai Fusen
(May 1972)





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Hiro 
Hiro Yanagida
(September 1972)

B2 The Frighteningly Blue Sky 
B3 
B4 




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Eiichi Ohtaki 
Eiichi Ohtaki
(November 1972)

A3 Pinky Swear ™




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Happy End 
Happy End
(rec. October 1972, rel. February 1973)


B3 Country Road ™


and also...




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Hosono House 
Haruomi Hosono
(May 1973)






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Memories in Summer Colors ™  (Tulip, October 1973)




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Tales of First Love ™  (Norihiko Hashida & Endless, October 1973)




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Agnes no Chiisana Nikki 
Agnes Chan
(March 1974)





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Anata to Watashi no Concert 
Agnes Chan
(August 1974)

A5 It's About to Rain ™




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Horo 
Chu Kosaka
(January 1975)






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Band Wagon
Shigeru Suzuki
(March 1975)

A4 Snow Express

B1 
B2 
B3 Woodpecker
B4 
B5 




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Aa, Waga Yoku Tama Yo 
Hiroshi Kamayatsu
(April 1975)





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Chiisana Koi no Ohanashi 
Agnes Chan
(April 1975)





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When the Lilacs Were in Bloom ™  (Hiromi Ohta, April 1975)




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The Door of the Heart ™  (Agnes Chan, June 1975)




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Tropical Dandy 
Haruomi Hosono
(June 1975)

A1 Chattanooga Choo-Choo

B4 The Three o'Clock Lullaby
B5 A Castaway's Story




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Caramel Mama 
Tin Pan Alley
(November 1975)





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Zipangu Boy
Morio Agata
(January 1976)





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Private
Takuro Yoshida
(April 1977)

B7 Oh Youth 




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Caution! 
Shigeru Suzuki
(January 1978)

A2 Summer Wine ™
A3 Hyacinth ™
A4 Juliet ™
A5 Satin Doll ™
B4 Moon Baby ™




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Kaze Tachinu 
Seiko Matsuda
(October 1981)

A3 The Tale of a Thousand Seconds ™

B1 Starry Night ™
B4 Rainy Resort ™




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Yume Koibito
Miki Fujimura
(February 1983)





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The Kittens of the Apple Forest ™  (Mari Iijima, April 1983)




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Naughty Boys 
Yellow Magic Orchestra
(May 1983)

A5 Opened My Eyes

B1 You've Got to Help Yourself (Trailer)
B5 Wild Ambitions




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Morocco ™  (Shinichi Mori, October 1983)




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Ribbon
Mami Yamase
(July 1986)





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Kankou Omiyage  Dai San Wakusei
Morio Agata
(December 2019)



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