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Yo o Komete

“The Gate Will Not Open” — Sei ShōnagonSource: Goshūishū, Miscellaneous II · 939
夜をこめて 鳥のそら音は はかるとも
よに逢坂の 関はゆるさじ
Yo o komete tori no sorane wa hakaru tomo
yo ni Ōsaka no seki wa yurusaji
You may fake a rooster's cry while the night is still deep,
but the Barrier of Meeting Hill will never open for you.
Yo o Komete jacket art

Music Video

ミュージックビデオ
MUSIC VIDEO — COMING SOON

The Story

歌のものがたり
Sei Shōnagon, author of The Pillow Book and the quickest wit at court, fired this back at a courtier who had excused his early departure with a Chinese tale about a gate opened by a faked rooster's crow: that trick may have opened the Hangu Pass, but the Barrier of Meeting Hill — the gate to me — will never open. It is a love poem won by intelligence rather than longing. Our song replays the duel as a late-night message exchange in which she sees through every excuse — and enjoys it.

Lyrics

歌詞
Japanese
Verse 1

わざと冷たく してみたり

思わせぶりな 言葉ならべたり

どうしたら私が 落ちるのか

その手のうち 見え見えなの

Pre-Chorus

自分は言わずに 言わせたいのね

その魂胆 お見通し

Chorus 1

夜をこめて 鳥のそら音は はかるとも

よに逢坂の 関はゆるさじ

どんな甘い言葉 ならべられても

先に「好き」とは 言わないわよ

とろけると思った? 甘いわね

その予想を くつがえすのが好き

軽くかわして 微笑んでみせる

先には言わないから

Verse 2

他の子の話 わざと振って

妬くかどうか 試してるでしょ

そういうとこは かわいいけれど

その程度じゃ 私は動かない

Pre-Chorus 2

本気になったら 負けだと思って

言えずにいるの 分かってるの

Chorus 2

夜をこめて 鳥のそら音は はかるとも

よに逢坂の 関はゆるさじ

焦らして 探って 待たせるくせに

自分は痛まない 場所にいたいの?

古い手も 新しい罠も

とっくに見えてる 千年前から

ひらりとかわして ウインクひとつ

先には言わないから

Bridge

言葉で 誰にも負けなかった人が

千年の時を こえて笑ってる

機転と誇りで 渡り合った恋を

歌にのせて 今も鳴っている

Breakdown

夜をこめて 鳥のそら音は はかるとも

よに逢坂の 関はゆるさじ

Final Chorus

夜をこめて 鳥のそら音は はかるとも

よに逢坂の 関はゆるさじ

そんなに聞きたい 私の答え?

だったら あなたが 先に言いなさい

ほんとは とっくに 決まってるけど

そう簡単には 教えてあげない

この関の鍵は 捨ててないから

あなたが言うまで 待ってるの

Outro

関はゆるさじ…… あなたが言うまで……

English

Playing cold on purpose, sometimes

Lining up teasing words, sometimes

How can he get me to fall for him

His hand is all too easy to read

Not saying it himself, wanting me to

Your little scheme — I see right through

Even if you fake the rooster's cry to fool the guard

The Gate of Meeting Hill won't open in the night

No matter how sweet your words piled high

I'm not going to say "I love you" first

Thought I'd melt? You sweet thing

I love flipping expectations like this

Lightly deflecting, giving a smile

Because I'm not saying it first

Bringing up other girls on purpose

Testing whether I'll get jealous, right

That part of you is a little cute

But that trick isn't going to move me

You think losing means falling for real

So you can't say it — I know that too

Even if you fake the rooster's cry to fool the guard

The Gate of Meeting Hill won't open in the night

Teasing, testing, keeping me waiting

You want to stay somewhere it doesn't hurt you?

Old tricks and new traps alike

Already visible — from a thousand years ago

I'll slip past with a wink

Because I'm not saying it first

The one who never lost with words to anyone

Is laughing across a thousand years

The love she won with wit and pride

Rides in this song, still ringing

Even if you fake the rooster's cry to fool the guard

The Gate of Meeting Hill won't open in the night

Even if you fake the rooster's cry to fool the guard

The Gate of Meeting Hill won't open in the night

You want to hear my answer that badly?

Then you say it first

The truth is, I've decided long ago

But I'm not going to tell you that easily

The key to this gate — I haven't thrown it away

I'm waiting, until you say it

The gate won't open... until you say it...

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