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Here are my translations of the songs by the band BUMP OF CHICKEN, from Japanese to English. I hope this lets more people appreciate the beautiful lyrics of BUMP!

Links to each song can be found in "Albums" and "Singles."

BUMP's official website is http://www.bumpofchicken.com/!

Feel free to contact me at lebarrow@earthlink.net!

Singles

Click the song to be taken to the English and Japanese lyrics.




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「You Were Here」
Limited Release Single
August 1, 2014









  1. You Were Here

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「虹を待つ人」(They Who Wait for the Rainbow)
Limited Release Single
August 21, 2013











  1. 虹を待つ人



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「firefly」
23rd Maxi Single
September 12, 2012








  1. firefly
  2. ほんとのほんと (The Truest Truth)

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「グッドラック」(Good Luck, limited edition)
22nd Maxi Single + DVD
January 18, 2012 through April 2012, out of production








  1. グッドラック (Good Luck)
  2. ディアマン (Diamant)
  3. グッドラック～ストリングス Ver. (Good Luck, strings version) arranged by Naoki Sato

    DVD contents:
    ・「Good Luck」short movie
    ・「グッドラック」MV (Good Luck music video)

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「グッドラック」 (Good Luck, normal edition)
22nd Maxi Single
January 18, 2012








  1. グッドラック (Good Luck)
  2. ディアマン (Diamant)

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「ゼロ」(Zero, limited edition)
21st Maxi Single + DVD
October 19, 2011 through January 2012 (out of production)





  1. ゼロ (Zero)
  2. Smile
  3. ゼロ“FINAL FANTASY零式”オープニングver. (Zero, "FINAL FANTASY Type-0" opening version)

    DVD (produced by SQUARE ENIX) contents:
    ・ゼロ“FINAL FANTASY零式”特別編集MV (Zero, "FINAL FANTASY Type-0" special edition music video)
    ・ゼロ“FINAL FANTASY零式”オープニングver. ダイジェストMV (Zero, "FINAL FANTASY Type-0" opening version short music video)

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「ゼロ」(Zero, normal edition)
21st Maxi Single
October 19, 2011






  1. ゼロ (Zero)
  2. Smile

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「Smile」
20th Maxi Single + DVD
May 11, 2011






  1. Smile

Used as the commercial song for Softbank's reconstruction support portal site

DVD contents:
Smile（Music Video), Directed by Inoue Takehiko

Only sold until Septemer 2011. All earnings were donated to the Japanese Red Cross for disaster relief following the 2011 Touhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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「友達の唄」 (Song of Friends)
19th Maxi Single
February 23, 2011


  1. 友達の唄 (Song of Friends)
  2. 歩く幽霊 (Walking Apparation)

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「宇宙飛行士への手紙/モーターサイクル」 (Letters to an Astronaut / Motorcycle)
18th Maxi Single
October 13, 2010





  1. 宇宙飛行士への手紙 (Letters to an Astronaut)
  2. モーターサイクル (Motorcycle)
  3. good friends

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「魔法の料理 ～君から君へ～」 (Magic Cooking ~From You to You~)
17th Maxi Single
April 21, 2012






  1. 魔法の料理 ～君から君へ～ (Magic Cooking ~From You to You~, used as the broadcast song for NHK program "Everyone's Songs" from April to May 2010)
  2. キャラバン (Caravan)

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「HAPPY」
16th Maxi Single
April 14, 2010






  1. HAPPY
  2. pinkie

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「R.I.P./Merry Christmas」
15th Maxi Single
November 25, 2009





  1. R.I.P.
  2. Merry Christmas

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「メーデー」 (Mayday)
14th Maxi Single
October 24, 2007






  1. メーデー (Mayday)
  2. ガラスのブルース（28 years round）(Glass Blues 28 Years Round)

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「花の名」 (The Flower's Name)
13th Maxi Single
October 24, 2007






  1. 花の名 (The Flower's Name, used as the "Always: Sunset on Third Street" film theme song)
  2. 東京賛歌 (Tokyo Eulogy)

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「涙のふるさと」 (Hometown of Tears)
12th Maxi Single
November 22, 2006






  1. 涙のふるさと (Hometown of Tears, Lotte Airs candy commercial tie-up composition version)
  2. 真っ赤な空を見ただろうか (I'm Sure You Saw the Red Sky Too)

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「カルマ/supernova」(Karma/Supernova)
Also officially considered the 11th Maxi Single
December 14, 2005






  1. カルマ (Karma)
  2. supernova

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「supernova/カルマ」 (Supernova/Karma)
11th Maxi Single
November 23, 2005






  1. supernova
  2. カルマ (Karma)

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「プラネタリウム」 (Planetarium)
10th Maxi Single
July 21, 2005






  1. プラネタリウム (Planetarium)
  2. 銀河鉄道 (Galaxy Express AKA Milky Way Railroad)

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「車輪の唄」 (Wheel Song)
9th Maxi Single
December 1, 2004






  1. 車輪の唄 (Wheel Song)
  2. 夢の飼い主 (The Owner of the Dream)
  3. スノースマイル ～ringing version～ (Snow Smile ~ringing version~)

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「オンリー ロンリー グローリー」(Only Lonely Glory)
8th Maxi Single
July 7, 2004






  1. オンリー ロンリー グローリー (Only Lonely Glory)
  2. 睡眠時間 (Sleep Time)

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「アルエ」(R.A.)
7th Maxi Single
March 31, 2004 until May 2004 (out of production)






  1. アルエ (R.A.)
  2. Ever Lasting Lie (アコースティック・ヴァージョン) (acoustic version)

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「ロストマン/sailingday」 (Lost Man / Sailing Day) (normal edition)
6th Maxi Single
March 12, 2003






  1. ロストマン (Lost Man)
  2. sailingday

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「ロストマン/sailingday」 (Lost Man / Sailing Day)
6th Maxi Single
One Piece edition
March 12, 2003 (produced March 2003 only)





  1. ロストマン (Lost Man)
  2. sailingday

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「スノースマイル」 (Snow Smile)
5th Maxi Single
December 18, 2002






  1. スノースマイル (Snow Smile)
  2. ホリデイ (Holiday)

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「ハルジオン」 (Halcyon)
4th Maxi Single
October 17, 2001






  1. ハルジオン (Halcyon)
  2. 彼女と星の椅子 (She and the Star Chair)

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「天体観測」 (Star Gazing)
3rd Maxi Single
March 14, 2001






  1. 天体観測 (Star Gazing)
  2. バイバイサンキュー (Bye Bye, Thank You)

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「ダイヤモンド」 (Diamond)
2nd Maxi Single
September 20, 2000






  1. ダイヤモンド (Diamond)
  2. ラフ・メイカー (Laugh Maker)

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「LAMP」
1st Maxi Single
November 25, 1999 (out of production)






  1. ランプ (Lamp)
  2. バトルクライ (Battle Cry)
  3. リトルブレイバー (Little Braver)


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Information and pictures from http://www.bumpofchicken.com/disco.html

1 comment:

  1. NisaRFJune 10, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Translate their bonus track too, please! I bet it will be hilarious? XD

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