しゃなりはんなりどら焼き姫 (Shanari hannari dorayaki hime) – Swaying elegant Dorayaki princess

from Sakura Gakuin 2013 Nendo ~kizuna~ album.

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Dozing in glorious spring
The princess of coloured-glass
Dancing in circles as she grills sponge cake
Morning and evening, the spring wind fills with fragrance

Sakura petals
Light crimson red bean
The tiny princess at the end of the fork
Jumps with all her might
Pressing on the branding grill, and it’s done

Dorayaki beauty
A bashful sakura sauce
Delicious (swaying) (elegant) joyful
Long live Japan’s traditional ladies

Leisurely awakening
To the sweet fragrance
A feast (a dream) (reality) left
The princess has disappeared

Bouncy warabi mochi
Who is shaking it? Thieves?
Are you really making an appearance? Princess
Yawning and stretching, you appear once again!

After dorayaki
Comes a smooth cherry
Sakura ice-cream, a little stumble
Give it a lick, as the gentle breeze blows through the blooming profusion*

Dorayaki beauty
Soft skin like yoghurt
Butterflies (flutter) (gently) flowers
An alluring chaos of colours

Awakening to petals
Tickling her cheek
Magic (mystical) (possible) wrought
Where is the princess?

Soiya seiya
Choina choina
Everything is about
Dorayaki

Aiya aiya
Dedere koden
Come, take a rest
Have a taste

Dorayaki beauty
A bashful cherry blossom sauce
Delicious (swaying) (elegant) joyful
Long live Japan’s traditional ladies

Leisurely awakening
To the sweet fragrance
A feast (a dream) (reality) left
The princess has disappeared

Dorayaki beauty
Soft skin like yoghurt
Butterflies (flutter) (gently) flowers
An alluring chaos of colours

A single small handwritten note
Left on the plate
Mystical (but) (really) wonderful
Let’s eat, princess

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Notes:
1. “Shanari” is a phrase derived from old Kyoto, and describes the walking motions of a maiko or apprentice geisha; swaying and slightly pretentious.
2. “Dorayaki” is a traditional Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of sponge cake with red bean jam in between.
3. “Sakura” are cherry blossoms.
4. “Warabi mochi” is a traditional rice cake dish made using bracken starch.
5. The line describing flowers blooming in profusion has an alternate meaning of “a gathering of many beautiful women”.
6. The chants during the bridge, “soiya”, “seiya”, choina”, “aiya” etc are Japanese festival chants.

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ROOMAJI

Utatane haru urara
Ohajiki no ohime-sama
Kurukuru odori nagara kasuteira
Asa na yuu na yakeba harukaze wa kaoru

Sakura no hanabira
Usubeni iro no anko
Fooku no saki yori chicchai ohime-sama
Zenryoku de janpu
Yaki in oshitara deki agari

Dorayaki otome
Hajirau sakura soosu
Oishi (shanari) (hannari) ureshi
Yamato nadeshiko banzai

Amai kaori de
Yururi to me ga sameta
Gochisou (yume ka) (utsutsu) nokoshi
Ohime-sama wa kieta

Warabi mochi pururun
Yurasu no dare? Kusemono?
Hontou ni odemashi desu ka? Ohime-sama
Akubi no shunkan futatabi arawaru!

Dorayaki no ushiro
Sorori hakobu sakuranbo
Sakura no aisu ni chotto tsumazuite
Perori shita wo daseba soyokaze hyakka ryouran

Dorayaki otome
Yawahada yooguruto
Chou yo (hirari) (fuwari) hana yo
Adesugata daikonran

Hoho wo kusuguru
Hanabira me ga sameta
Mahou (fushigi) (kashigi) kakete
Ohime-sama wa izuko

Soiya seiya
Choina choina
Nani wa nakutomo
Dorayaki yo

Aiya aiya
Dedere koden
Oide ippuku
Meshimase

Dorayaki otome
Hajirau sakura soosu
Oishi (shanari) (hannari) ureshi
Yamato nadeshiko banzai

Amai kaori de
Yururi to me ga sameta
Gochisou (yume ka) (utsutsu) nokoshi
Ohime-sama kieta

Dorayaki otome
Yawahada yooguruto
Chou yo (hirari) (fuwari) hana yo
Adesugata daikonran

Osara ni nokoru
Chiccha na tegata hitotsu
Fushigi (dakedo) (totemo) suteki
Ohime-sama itadakimasu

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KANJI

うたた寝 春うらら
おはじきのお姫様
くるくる踊りながら かすていら
朝な夕な 焼けば 春風は香る

桜の花びら
薄紅色のアンコ
フォークの先よりちっちゃいお姫様
全力でジャンプ
焼き印押したらできあがり

どら焼き乙女
恥じらう桜ソース
おいし(しゃなり)(はんなり)うれし
大和撫子万歳

甘い香りで
ゆるりと目が覚めた
ご馳走(夢か)(うつつ)残し
お姫様は消えた

わらびもちプルルン
揺らすの誰?曲者?
本当にお出ましですか?お姫様
あくびの瞬間 ふたたびあらわる!

どら焼きの後ろ
そろり運ぶさくらんぼ
桜のアイスにちょっとつまずいて
ペロリ舌を出せばそよ風百花繚乱

どら焼き乙女
柔肌ヨーグルト
蝶よ(ひらり)(ふわり)花よ
艶姿大混乱

頬をくすぐる
花びら目が覚めた
魔法(不思議)(可思議)かけて
お姫様はいずこ

そいやせいや
ちょいなちょいな
なにはなくとも
どら焼きよ

あいやあいや
ででれこでん
おいでいっぷく
召しませ

どら焼き乙女
恥じらう桜ソース
おいし(しゃなり)(はんなり)うれし
大和撫子万歳

甘い香りで
ゆるりと目が覚めた
ご馳走(夢か)(うつつ)残し
お姫様消えた

どら焼き乙女
柔肌ヨーグルト
蝶よ(ひらり)(ふわり)花よ
艶姿大混乱

お皿に残る
ちっちゃな手形ひとつ
不思議(だけど)(とても)素敵
お姫様いただきます