Red Beans (azuki)
lyrics&music: yumi nakashima / translation: hanaco

whenever I meet you, you seem like a pained kid
it's a little strange; you're weird
no matter how many times I say it, you can't understand it:
I understand you.
"I loved the red, black, white, all the colors
who's killed me?"[1]

what I want to know right now is your way of thinking
I want to talk more, to the end of the night
I want to know everything, don't be afraid
I don't know how long I've been yours

why are you so childish?
you shouldn't spill so much, but I'll wipe it up for you
"I've never wandered, I've only been in my usual place
who's crushed me?"[2]

what I want to know right now is the distance between you and me
I don't have the courage to live in a world without you
I want to know everything, don't be afraid
I want to blend the contents until I've run out of things to learn
I want to live, don't be afraid of everything
I love red, black and white.


notes: Red beans are a traditional Japanese sweet.
this song is from the perspective of a guy, singing to a girl. it's more common than 
you'd think, coming from a female singer. the quotes are the girl speaking.
1&2 - weakly translated