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)
A1 Come On, Spring! ™
A2 Hide and Seek ™
B4 Morning ™
B5 Happy End ™
and also...
The Station by the Sea ™
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Arigatou
Chu Kosaka
(October 1971)
A1 Crow
A5 Thank You
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Kazemachi Roman
Happy End
(November 1971)
A2 Sky-Colored Crayon ™
A3 Gathering the Wind ™
A5 High-Collar Idiot ™
A6 High-Collar/Beautiful
B4 Typhoon
B5 Spring in Full Bloom ™
B6 Hunger for Love ™
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Kaizoku Kid no Bouken
Sons of Sun
(April 1972)
A1 Snow-Light ™
A2 Suburban Train ™
A4 Dusk ™
B1 Rendezvous ™
B2 The Drifters' Elegy ™
B6 Drowsing Doll ™
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Boku wa Hiroi Kouya ni Ichi-ri Iru
Itsutsu no Akai Fusen
(May 1972)
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Motto Motto
Chu Kosaka & Four Joe Half
(July 1972)
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Hiro
Hiro Yanagida
(September 1972)
A1 Nothing
A2 Ocean Samba
A3 I Think I Can Smell the Wind Burning ™A4 Cloudy Morning
B1 Isn't It So Quiet Here? ™
B2 An Awfully Blue Sky ™
B3 When the Gods are Dozing ™
B4 What's So Funny, Anyway? ™
B5 End
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Eiichi Ohtaki (Stagecoach)
Eiichi Ohtaki
(November 1972)
A1 Feelings
A3 Pinky Swear ™
B3 The Watercolor Town ™
B4 Dishevelled Hair ™
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Happy End
Happy End
(rec. October 1972, rel. February 1973)
A1 The Wanderer
A4 No Wind
B1 #3 Goodbye Street ™
B3 Country Road ™
and also...
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Hosono House
Haruomi Hosono
(May 1973)
A2 I'm Sort Of
B1 Party
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Bokura no Furusato
Stage 101 (Young 101)
(September 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)
A4 The Memory Walkway ™
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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)
A1 Wandering
A5 Evening Love
B1 It's Getting Boring ™
B2 Shooting Star City ™
B4 The Wanderer
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Band Wagon
Shigeru Suzuki
(March 1975)
A2 The Scents of August ™
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
A4 Sultry Night
A5 Peking Duck
B2 Honey Moon
B4 The Three o'Clock Lullaby
B5 A Castaway's Story
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Caramel Mama
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Zipangu Boy
Morio Agata
(January 1976)
A1 Zipangu Boy
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Private
Takuro Yoshida
(April 1977)
B7 Oh Youth ™
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Caution!
Shigeru Suzuki
(January 1978)
A1 Rainy Station ™
A2 Summer Wine ™
A3 Hyacinth ™
A4 Juliet ™
A5 Satin Doll ™
B3 Tsupparing Blues ™
B4 Moon Baby ™
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Kaze Tachinu
Seiko Matsuda
(October 1981)
A1 Fairy of Winter ™
A2 The Glass Cove ™
A3 The Tale of a Thousand and One Seconds ™
A4 Capture Me in a Strawberry Field ™
A2 The Glass Cove ™
A3 The Tale of a Thousand and One Seconds ™
A4 Capture Me in a Strawberry Field ™
A5 The Wind is Rising ™
B1 Starry Night ™
B3 White Parasol ™
B4 Rainy Resort ™
B5 December Morning ™
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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)
A2 Expected Way
A3 Focus
A5 Opened My Eyes
B1 You've Got to Help Yourself (Trailer)
B2 Lotus Love
B5 Wild Ambitions
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Morocco ™ (Shinichi Mori, October 1983)
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Ribbon
Mami Yamase
(July 1986)
B5 The Moonlit Carnival ™
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Kankou Omiyage — Dai San Wakusei
Morio Agata
(December 2019)
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