July 03, 2024

List of Translations

These translations are predominantly of lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, originally of Happy End. 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)





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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)

A4 Dusk




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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 
B3 
B4 




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Eiichi Ohtaki 
Eiichi Ohtaki
(November 1972)





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




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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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)

A3 Bon Voyage Harbor
A5 

B1 It's Getting Boring
B2 Shooting Star City
B3 




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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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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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Caution! 
Shigeru Suzuki
(January 1978)





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Kaze Tachinu 
Seiko Matsuda
(October 1981)

A3 The Tale of a Thousand Seconds





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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)
B4 Expecting Rivers
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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