Moritaka Chisato - SUTEKINA TANJOUBI (A Wonderful Birthday)
Romanized and Translated by HIRANO Makoto
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>"Sutekina tanjoubi" was released on October 10, 1994.  It was the commercial
>song for Asahi's draught beer "Z".  Chisato performed this song in the Red W
>hite Show in 1994.  The translation follows the romanized lyrics.
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>                 HIRANO Makoto
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>     Sutekina tanjoubi.
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>Ashita wa  iyoiyo    kare no  tanjoubi.    Teryouri o  tsukuro u.
>Heya no  souji o  shi te  kaimono.
>Nani o  tsukuru kana?    Kare no  koubutsu  MAKARONI-GURATAN.
>Konya wa  renshuushi te  oka na kya.
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>Hajimete  tsukuru  GURATAN    chanto  dekiru kana?
>BIIRU o  katate ni  mot te    MAKARONI o  yude te  mi you.
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>Chotto dake    watashi  akai  kao de    tamanegi o  itameru.
>Nare nai  tetsuki demo    nandaka  totemo  tanoshii na.
>Ike nai.    Watashi  yot ta kashira?    Sukoshi  nemuku  nat ta.
>Nare nai  teryouri wa    yappari  umaku  ika nai na.
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>Kinou wa  ano  mama    tsui  ne  chatta wa.    Nantoka  naru desyo u.
>Kitto  daijoubu yo.  Makase te.
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>Sukoshi  okure te  ki ta  kare    onaka  suite sou.
>Sugu ni  shokuji ni  shi you ne.    Omedetou,  o-tanjoubi.
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>Chotto dake    kare wa  senobi o  shi te    SUUTSU de  kime te  ru wa.
>Nantonaku  niawa nai kedo    kyou wa  home te  oku yo.
>"Sou kana?" to  kare wa  tere ta  kao de    ureshi-souni  warau.
>Sorosoro  deki ta kana?    watashi no  jiman no  GURATAN.
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>Chotto dake    kore wa  koge-sugi da ne.    Gomen,  gaman  shi te ne.
>Yappari  shippai ne.    Ichiya-duke ja  muri mo  nai ka.
>Iwayuru    kore ga  watashi-nari no    aijou  kome ta  ryouri.
>Kitto  oishii  hazu,    anata no  daisukina  GURATAN.
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>     Your Wonderful Birthday.
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>Tomorrow is his birthday.  I'll cook for him for myself.
>I cleaned my room and went shopping.
>What shall I cook for him?  One of his favorites is macaroni gratin.
>I've got to rehearse tonight.
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>It's my first time to cook gratin.  I wonder how it will taste.
>I'm trying to boil macaroni with a glass of beer in hand.
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>Next I must fry sliced onion.  My face has turned slightly flushed.
>Curiously, cooking is very pleasant though I'm inexperienced in it.
>Oh, no!  I've got drunk and sleepy.
>Macaroni gratin is too difficult for me as I expected, 'cause I'm inexperien
>ced in cooking.
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>Leaving the macaroni and onion in the kitchen, I went to bed last night.
>No problem.  All right.  Don't worry.
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>You were a little late for the appointment.  You look hungry.
>"Happy birthday to you!"  Let's have dinner right now.
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>Wearing a new suit, you look more grownup than you are.
>It doesn't suit you without knowing why, but I praise it today.
>"Is it true?"  You looked shy and smiled happily.
>It's time that my honorable gratin is ready.
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>This gratin is a little too baked.  Sorry, but it's not so bad.
>It failed as I'd expected, 'cause I've rehearsed only once.
>Cooking for you is my way to express my love.
>You like gratin very much.  It must be delicious.