[translation] カメレオン女 (chameleon onna) - ザアザア (xaa-xaa)

KAMEREON onna – Chameleon woman

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KAME KAME KAME KAMEREON

chame-chame-chame-chameleon

anata wa midori kyoumi nashi

When you are not interested, you are green

KAME KAME KAME KAMEREON

chame-chame-chame-chameleon

kanashii ne

sad, isn't it?

KAME KAME KAME KAMEREON

chame-chame-chame-chameleon

anata no konomi ni naritakute

I wanted to become your fave

KAME KAME KAME KAMEREON

chame-chame-chame-chameleon

iroiro doushiyou

What to do with those colors?

senobi shita takai HIIRU

On the tip toes, with high heels

mijikai SUKAATO

wearing a short skirt

niauwanai makka na kuchi beni wo hitte

and using a red lipstick that doesn't match

aka ao kiiro

Red, blue, yellow

nani iro naraba watashi wo mite kureru?

with which colors will you see me?

oshiete yo nee

c'mon, tell me

anata no risou

your dreams

KAMEREON onna desu. watashi wa

[because] a chameleon woman is what I am

watashi ga iro wo kaete ikeba

If I change color

anata mo taido wo kaete kite

your attitude will also change

nandaka munashiku natta kedo

somehow, it looks futile but,

ureshikute

I'm happy

kekkyoku sotomi ga taisetsu de

In the end, the appearance is the important thing

nakami wa dare mo mite inakute

nobody sees the inside

sore nara somete ikeba ii to

And, if this is the case I noticed that

kizuita no (↑↓)

I could dye myself

aru hi kenka wo shita hi ni

Some day, in some day we fight

watashi wa naki dasu

I started crying

furidashita namida wa karada wo nurashita

and the tears that rained wet my body

aka ao kiiro

Red, blue, yellow

zenbu nagasare watashi wa midori iro

all [the colors] are shedding and I am green

kaoiro kaete

the colors of my face changed

anata wa doko ka

and you disappeared

tooku eto kieteiku sayonara (↑↓)

in some far place, goodbye

kizukanakatta

I didn't notice

sono mama datta kokoro no iro dake wa

that only the colors of my heart do not change

kizuita toki wa

and when I noticed

mou osokatta

was already too late

anata wa koko ni inai

you are not here

mou ichido dake

one more time

mou ichido dake watashi wo mite hoshii

I want you to see me just one more time

doko made datte

Anywhere you are

somete miseru yo

I will show you my colors

dore dake muri wo shitatte

doesn't matter how hard it is

aka ao kiiro

Red, blue, yellow

nani iro naraba watashi wo mite kureru?

with which colors will you see me?

oshiete yo nee

c'mon, tell me

anata no risou

your dreams

KAMEREON onna desu. kokoro mo someru wa

I'm a chameleon woman, and I can also dye my heart

Translator notes:

(↑↓) these verses were inverted from the original order for the translation sound better in English.

Parts in italics are adaptations.