椎名林檎 – 歌舞伎町の女王

Ringo Sheena – Queen of Kabuki-cho     

Every time I hear the chirring of cicadas,  

A scene of the Kujūkuri Beach comes up to mind  

Leaving the home of my grandma, full of wrinkles,  

I visited a red-light district by myself  

My mom is the queen of this area

I’m a carbon copy of her

Everyone reaches out a hand to me

I fell under the enchantment of the red-light district, although I was a child

The queen has vanished, leaving me, who have just turned 15 years old

I think she will live with that man, who visited us every Friday

“Even those who once prospered will go down sooner or later”

Realizing its meaning, I set foot in this red-light district

While hating that woman who vanished,

I am brandishing the title of the queen this summer

All I sell as a woman is myself

I will lose everything when I desire sympathy

Walking out of the east exit of JR Shinjuku Station,

I see my territory, that is, the entertainment town Kabuki-cho

From tonight, I, the daughter, will be the queen of this town

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女王 [jouou]: a queen