TEGASONG - "Hitorigotsu" is the ending theme song for the popular anime Chiikawa, sung by the character Hachiware (voiced by child voice actor Masato Tanaka). The word "Hitorigotsu" in Japanese means "muttering" or "talking to oneself." This cheerful yet melancholy song depicts Hachiware's daily routines, such as eating buttered toast in the morning and seeing puddles after the rain.
Kanji Lyrics
なんだ、もう 朝かと ひとりごつ…
焼けたパンにバタァ ぬりぬり…
やんだ、雨はなんかしめって…
なま… がわぁ… き…
へんな、あしあと… だと 思ったらァ
きのう晩につけた あしあと…
やけに土が水をふくんで
なま… がわァ… き…
あァ～ キンと冷えてるゥ
缶カンがァ
あァ～ なんか 冷たくゥて
あァ～ 汗ェと結露が
混じってェ
あァ～ 靴ゥを ぬらしてェる
しめっ… てェる…
なま… がわァ… き…
Romaji Lyrics
Nanda, mou asa ka to hitorigotsu…
Yaketa pan ni bataa nuri nuri…
Yanda, ame wa nanka shimette…
Nama… gawaa… ki…
Henna, ashiato… da to omottaraa
Kinou ban ni tsuketa ashiato…
Yake ni tsuchi ga mizu o fukunde
Nama… gawaa… ki…
Aaa~ kin to hie teruu
Kan kan gaa
Aaa~ nanka tsumetakuute
Aaa~ asee to ketsuro ga
Majitte e
Aaa~ kutsuu o nurashite eru
Shime… tte eru…
Nama… gawaa… ki…
English Translation
Huh… morning already, I mutter to myself…
Spread butter on the toasted bread… smear, smear…
The rain’s stopped, but everything still feels damp…
Half-… dry… still… wet…
Weird footprints… I thought—
Then I realized they were the ones I left last night…
The soil drank up so much water
Half-… dry… still… wet…
Ahh… ice-cold
That can…
Ahh… somehow freezing
Ahh… sweat and condensation
Mixing together
Ahh… soaking my shoes
Damp… so damp…
Half-… dry… still… wet…
Indonesian Translation
Hah… sudah pagi, gumamku sendiri…
Oles-oles mentega di roti yang sudah dipanggang…
Hujannya berhenti, tapi semuanya masih lembap…
Seten… gah… kering…
Jejak kaki aneh… kukira…
Ternyata jejak yang kutinggalkan semalam…
Tanahnya kebanyakan menyerap air
Seten… gah… kering…
Ahh… dingin menusuk
Kaleng itu…
Ahh… entah kenapa sangat dingin
Ahh… keringat dan embun
Bercampur
Ahh… membasahi sepatuku
Lem… bap…
Seten… gah… kering…