(Konishi)

Translators: Taichi Azuma, Akabane Masao, Andrei Cunha, Remi Gerard-





Marchant, Frederic Pinchon

koko kara no hajimari wa



ki ni suru yo na koto

hoseki to

koori no chokoku

totemo kowareyasui sakuhin

dashi te wo

furete wa ikenai

yubi wo kuwaete

mitenasai



kyo wa

baby doll de

tada bonyari shiteru no

bed no naka de



gogo wa

shitate no suit de

boutique demo hiyakasu

hima-tsubushi



yoru wa

kuro no soiree de

shokuji ni sasowareru no

madame to yonde



tarot card no uranai ni yoreba

utsukushii musume wa

namida ni kurete

oroka-mono wa kane wo

harai-tsuzukeru

marude kowareta suido no yo ni



asa wa

ke-gawa no coat de

anata no jiman no kuruma de

hotel ni kaeru



itsuka

shiroi dress de

kekkon-shiki wo ageru no

anata mo kite ne





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i'll begin by talking



about something that puzzles me

things like jewellery

and ice statues

fragile works of art

you cannot

touch them

gaze at them longingly

from a distance



today i'm just

wearing a baby doll

doing nothing

vegetating in my bed



in the afternoon

wearing my brand-new suit

i'll go window-shopping

to kill some time



at night

wearing a black gown

i'm invited to dinner

please call me madame



according to the tarot cards

the beautiful girl

lives in a sea of tears

and the fool won't stop

giving away money

just like a broken tap



in the morning

wearing my fur coat

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