Boku ga Umareta Machi / 僕が生まれた街

Boku ga Umareta Machi / 僕が生まれた街: “The Streets Where I Was Born”

boku / 僕(ぼく)

“I”, usually masculine

ga / が

Particle indicating the subject of the modifying clause

umareta / 生(う)まれた

Past tense of umareru / 生(う)まれる, “to be born”

machi / 街(まち)

“street”, “district”, “quarter”

“Boku ga Umareta Machi” is the second track on Oku Hanako’s 2007 album “TIME NOTE”. Fittingly, it was used as the CM song for a 2007 Chiba Prefecture tourism commercial (she was born in Chiba).

Unlike her more recent albums, half of the songs on “TIME NOTE” were hikigatari. This song was in the half that wasn’t.

奥華子＿僕の生まれた街 by レオン・シュタイナー [Nico Nico Douga]

While coming up with things to say in this post, I accidentally wrote a translation (apparently in less time than the rest of the post). I haven’t checked it for any idioms and less obvious subtleties, but I think it’s clean enough to post. My translation notes are available.

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Haruka Tooku ni Mieteita Kyou released!

Oku Hanako’s ninth album, titled Haruka Tooku ni Mieteita Kyou / 遥か遠くに見えていた今日 (“Today When I Could See Far in the Distance”), has been released! I missed posting all the status updates in the past month, so I’ll cover everything here.

The album comes in two editions: the regular edition and the limited edition. The limited edition comes with a DVD.

Here are the album covers:

Album art (CD+DVD)

Album art (CD only)

The final track list:

1. Rainy day
2. Koi no Hajimari / 恋のはじまり (“Beginning of Love”)
3. Ai to Iu Takaramono / 愛という宝物 (“A Treasure Called Love”)
4. Propose / PUROPŌZU / プロポーズ
5. Kanojo / 彼女 (“Her”)
6. 365 Nichi no Hanataba / ３６５日の花束 (“365-Day Bouquet”)
7. Kimi no Hana / キミの花 (“Your Flower”)
8. Honobono Ikou / ほのぼの行こう (“Let’s Go Warm the Heart”)
9. Omoide ni Nare / 思い出になれ (“Become a Memory”)
10. Saigo no Kiss / 最後のキス (“Last Kiss”)
11. Mail
12. Ice Cream / AISU KURĪMU / アイスクリーム
13. Stamp Rally / SUTANPU RARĪ / スタンプラリー
14. Haruka Tooki ni / 遥か遠くに (“Towards the Distance”)

Already released in previous singles were “Ai to Iu Takaramono“, “Kimi no Hana“, “Omoide ni Nare”, and “Saigo no Kiss”. “Honobono Ikou” were previously released online. “Rainy Day” is a re-arrangement of her 2003 indies song. “Propose” is the CM song for a December 2016 MAST commercial.