行くぜっ!怪盗少女 (Ikuze! Kaitou shoujo) – Let’s go! Phantom thief girls

from Ikuze! Kaitou shoujo single + Battle and Romance album.

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Yes! Yes! We’re the Momoiro Clover
Reni Kanako Akari Shiori Ayaka Momoka
Go! Now! Aiming at your heart, Sing a Song!

Once the bell goes, hurry and gather!
No time to do things like homework
Throwing off our uniforms, a splendid transformation!
Phantom thieves Momoiro Clover, that’s our name

Not letting our prey escape
Yes, we’re big elusive thieves Ah
Everyone in the world’s in a frenzy
Mike in hand, we fly about today again
Nobody can stop us

Sparkling diamonds
We have no interest in those
There’s only one thing we want
And that’s your heart. Oh Yeah!

Let our smiles and singing voices help the world shine
Let’s go!! Let’s go!!!
Aiming for your pink (momoiro) heart ☆
Riding on nice music
That’s the announcement of our crimes!
With savate
We’ll take that heart of yours!!!

Yes! Yes! We’re the Momoiro Clover
Here We Go Now! Thanks for waiting, here’s verse 2!

Spring, summer, autumn, winter, always non-stop
Evading the traps adults had set out for us
Let’s take attendance! Are you ready? Roll call!
1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! Yay!

Those things which you can see with your eyes
Someday, someday, they’ll all disappear, right?
So we just want to gather with all our might
The things which you can’t see, Ah ha~n

Dashing through the world with splendid steps
Let’s go!! Let’s go!!!
Shooting with pink (momoiro) machine guns ★
We won’t give up, we’ll grab it with our hands
Tonight, totally
We’ll take that heart of yours!!!

3, 2, 1, GO!!

Even more than the endlessly-stretching starry sky
Everyone’s eyes shine dazzlingly
Because they’re more precious to us than anything else
We’ll always, with all our might
Sing! Dance! Smile!!!

Let our smiles and singing voices help the world shine
Let’s go!! Let’s go!!!
Aiming for your pink (momoiro) heart ☆
Please support us on Saturdays and Sundays!
We’re the weekend heroines!
With savate
We’ll take that heart of yours!!!

Yes! Yes! We’re the Momoiro Clover
Reni Kanako Akari Shiori Ayaka Momoka
Go! Now! Aiming at your heart, Sing a Song!

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Notes:
1. Savate is the original name for French kickboxing.

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ココ☆ナツ (Koko☆natsu) – Coco☆nuts or Here’s☆Summer

from Pinky Jones single.

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Where? There? Over there? I can’t find it?
Papaya mango coco☆nuts!

Strawberry-flavoured shaved ice
Stick my tongue out and it’s scarlet red! Ai!
Heat wave, summer heat, swimsuit SHOW! SAY!
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-jan
Coco☆nuts Yay

The Sun burning bright
The long-awaited season is summer summer

The bikini I bought with much bravery
It’s so embarrassing, but I won’t lose out!!

Coconut-flavoured suncreen
UV rays are everlasting summer lasers
Heartthrob, heartstop, that’s your gaze
My heart explodes ☆

Sa-shi-su-se-there’s summer, baby
Da-di-du-de-where’s summer? Baby
Ka-ki-ku-ke-here’s summer, baby
Sun! Sun! Summer time!

YES!!!

Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co co-co☆nuts
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co-co-co-co-co co-co-co-co-co-co-co
Coco☆nuts coco☆nuts

Melon-flavoured shaved ice
Stick my tongue out and I’m a zombie! Ai!
Contests in yukata for a Bon DANCE! SAY!
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-jan
Ah, let’s go. Choina- choina- choina- choina-

Hot and humid, this sweltering night
I want to drink coconut juice

A seemingly long, but actually short summer time
Now we’ve done it!

Sa-shi-su-se-there’s summer, baby
Da-di-du-de-where’s summer? Baby
Ka-ki-ku-ke-here’s summer, baby
Sun! Sun! Summer time!

YES!!!

Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co co-co☆nuts
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co-co-co-co-co co-co-co-co-co-co-co
Coco☆nuts coco☆nuts

Fire-!!
S-s-sparking!
L-l-l-l-limbo!
Fever!
Soiya soiya soiya soiya!

Hot hot summer
Kujuukuri beach
Super sweet ice-cream
Camp at Saitama

Sa-shi-su-se-there’s summer, baby
Da-di-du-de-where’s summer? Baby
Ka-ki-ku-ke-here’s summer, baby
Sun! Sun! Summer time!

YES!!!

Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co co-co☆nuts
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co co-co co-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco-cco
Co-co-co-co-co-co-co co-co-co-co-co-co-co
Coco☆nuts coco☆nuts
Co-cco-co-co-co
Coco☆nuts coco☆nuts

Where? There? Over there? I can’t find it?
Papaya mango coco☆nuts!

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Notes
1. This song has a double theme of summer and fruits, which explains the pun in the title, as “koko natsu” can mean both “coconuts” and “here’s summer”. I switch between both meanings in the lyric depending on the context, but keep in mind that both meanings can be applicable every time the word “koko natsu” comes up.
2. The phrase “Sa-shi-su-se-there’s summer, baby” is a combination of a basic Japanese pronunciation phrase “sa-shi-su-se-so” and “soko natsu” or “there’s summer”. Same goes for the next 2 lines.
3. The Bon dance is usually performed during the Bon Festival, originally to welcome the spirits of the dead.
4. “Choina” and “Soiya” are Japanese festival chant words, meant to stir up the festive spirit.
5. Kujuukuri beach is located in Chiba, Japan.

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