Sinking Town by Kurahashi Yoeko

the ponds of tears,
drop by drop, keep growing
up to my room
drop by drop, seems it’ll go on tomorrow too

thanks to you, meals are disgusting
it’s the best way to diet
she was shy about her star-shaped carrots
i’ll bury her now

the ponds of tears,
drop by drop, keep growing
up to my room
drop by drop, seems it’ll go on tomorrow too

i’ll get even with her in a dream,
shan’t write in mine notebook of grudges*
*(verb here is in an archaic form)
she was praised for how she ironed
i’ll execute her now

the ponds of tears
keep steadily multiplying
up to my room
it better sink the town

the ponds of tears
keep steadily multiplying
the ponds of tears
steadily
O town, sink!

the ponds of tears,
drop by drop, keep growing
up to my room
drop by drop, seems it’ll go on tomorrow too

seems it’ll go on tomorrow too

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