- Title:

Pale Pink Mules in UK (淡いピンクのミュールをイギリスで)

- Cover art:

♡♡ ( by dear friend, thank you! )

- Introduction:

Seeking a chance to regain confidence in herself and become more fashionable, she travels to UK with the money she earns from a part-time job. This is a sequel to the song I wrote the other day, "Pale Pink Mules (淡いピンクのミュール)," and once again I've used the lovely Persona from my friend SIN-D.

自信を取り戻すきっかけを求め、オシャレになるきっかけを求め、彼女はバイト代を手にイギリスへ旅立ちます。先日書いた曲「Pale Pink Mules (淡いピンクのミュール)」の連作、今回もお友達SIN-Dさんの素敵なPersonaをお借りしました。

- Lyrics: (Japanese. English is next below)

See it! Say it! Sorted! (*1)

空港 アナウンス　繰り返し

Mind the gap between the train and the platform. (*2)

地下鉄 アナウンス　繰り返し

オックスフォード・サーカス (*3)　手前下車

グリーンパーク　抜けるそよ風

ホントに今って　夜の9時？

サマータイム　寝転ぶ芝生

ホントに今って　2025年？

乗馬の蹄　振り向いて

手前　カップルひざまくら

足元涼し気　ピンクのミュール

もう　ステイ先に行かなきゃね

小さく震える　膝を抱えて

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

光る口元

大きなピアス

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

底抜け明るい

Tシャツ広げて

どうして　そんなに笑顔なの？

愛想笑いな　わたしなのに

あの日　別れて数か月

〇んだ　魚の目をして

過ごして貯めた数か月

やっぱり　まずはミュールだよ

平静装い　老舗のお店

高級ブランド　軒連ね

平静装い　指さし May I ?

優雅な笑顔　Yes, sure.

今日も　オックスフォード・サーカス　寄るよ

足元涼し気　ピンクのミュール

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

光る口元

大きなピアス

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

今日も明るい

Tシャツ広げて

きっと　いつも笑顔だね

地下鉄(Tube)のTシャツ　指さし May I ?

回り道をしたけれど

帰って近所のモールに行くよ

楽しさ全振り

バイト見つけて

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注)

(*1): See it, Say it, Sorted

見て、言って、解決した[英] → 不審物をお見かけになられましたら、係員までお知らせください。

2016年に英国の鉄道ネットワークで始まった防犯キャンペーンの標語で、駅や車内アナウンスを通じて全土に定着。耳に残るリズムゆえ「今世紀で最もうんざりするスローガン？」と揶揄される一方、通報増に貢献とのこと。

(*2): Mind the gap between the train and the platform

列車とホームの間が広く開いていることがございますので、足元にお気をつけください

(*3): オックスフォード・サーカス

ロンドン中心部にある、ショッピング拠点の有名な交差点

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- Lyrics: (English)

See it! Say it! Sorted! (*1)

The airport loudspeakers, on repeat.

Mind the gap between the train and the platform. (*2)

The Tube keeps warning, on repeat.

Got off just before Oxford Circus (*3),

A breeze drifts through Green Park.

Is it really only nine at night?

Summer time, lying back on the grass.

Is it really 2025 now?

Hooves from the riding ground echo behind.

Up front, a couple—lap pillow pose,

At her feet, pale pink mules, cool and light.

I should head to my host's place now,

Knees tucked tight, trembling small.

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

That shining smile,

Those big earrings.

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

Bright as ever,

Spreading out your tee.

Why's your smile so easy, so free?

While mine's just a practiced grin.

It's been months since we broke apart,

Eyes once dead, like a fish on ice.

Those months I saved, those months I spent—

Of course, I start again with mules.

Keeping calm in the oldest shops,

Luxury brands lined up in rows.

Keeping calm, I point—"May I?"

They nod with a graceful "Yes, sure."

Today again I'll pass through Oxford Circus,

At my feet, pale pink mules, cool and light.

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

That shining smile,

Those big earrings.

Have a nice t-shirt, come on, come on!

So bright today,

Spreading out your tee.

I'm sure, you're always smiling—

Pointing at a Tube t-shirt, "May I?"

I've taken the long way 'round,

But I'll head back to my local mall.

Pouring all my joy into it,

Finding another part-time job.

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Note 1: See it, Say it, Sorted

A UK rail security slogan launched in 2016, urging passengers to report anything unusual (e.g., to staff or via 61016). Now ubiquitous in station/train announcements, its catchy rhythm has been mocked as "the most annoying slogan of the century?" yet credited with boosting public reports.

Note 2: Mind the gap between the train and the platform

A safety announcement on the London Tube (Underground).

Note 3: Oxford Circus

A major crossroads in central London's shopping hub

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