Manmaru Temari Uta
The Round Temari Song

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Sung by: Watanabe Namiko
Lyrics: Yoshiba Moe
Composition/Arrangement: Kawai Kenji


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Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 1. Temari wo tsukimashou Manmaru temari Attaka temari Dareno? (dareno?) Antata? (watashi?) Watashi? (anata?) A~kai sekai ni ippai temari	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 1. Let us prick a temari A perfectly round temari A warm temari Whose? (Whose?) Yours? (Mine?) Mine? (Yours?) The red world is full of temari
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 2. Temari wo tsukimashou Manmaru na~ni? Sabishii kokoro Dareno? (dareno?) Anata? (watashi?) Watashi? (anata?) manmaru korokoro namida no hitomi	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 2. Let us prick a temari A perfectly round what? A lonely heart Whose? (Whose?) Yours? (Mine?) Mine? (Yours?) Perfectly round, rolly-rolly teary eyes
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Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 3. Temari wo tsukimashou Manmaru na~ni? Itoshii kokoro Dareno? (dareno?) Anata? (watashi?) Watashi? (anata?) Kotori to ochi~ta yumemiru okao	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 3. Let us prick a temari A perfectly round what? A precious heart Whose? (Whose?) Yours? (Mine?) Mine? (Yours?) A face fallen to dreaming of catch-the-child.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Dareno? (dareno?) Anata? (watashi?) Watashi? (anata?) Manmaru koro~garu Doko yuku? (wakaran) Nani ou? (wakaran) Na~ni ga hoshii? (hoshii wa eien)	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Whose? (Whose?) Yours? (Mine?) Mine? (Yours?) Perfectly round, rolling Where do you go? (I don't know) What do you pursue? (I don't know) What do you want? (I want eternity)

1. "Temari" is a traditional woven Japanese handball, the kind you might see children playing with in samurai or other period films. Within the story context, Miyu is referring to the spherical souls of people she keeps as toy balls. The song uses old Japanese children's games as a theme (see note 5).

2. "Manmaru" means "perfect circle"; the adjective "perfectly round/circular" is either "manmarui" or "manmaru" plus "na."

3. Sometimes in songs and informal speech articles are dropped. Hence "manmaru temari" and "attaka temari instead of "attakai" meaning "warm."

4. "Korokoro" is the sound effect of something small and round rolling. I've translated it as "rolly-rolly."

5. "Kotori," in this case, names the game of "catch-the-child."

Translated and transliterated by Dreamstryder

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