Maeda Yuki/Ai Ai Daiko

Souai Taiko
(The Drums of Requited Love)

Maeda Yuki

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Suso wo midashite ni no ude dashite Anta to futari taiko utsu Iki wo totonoe kokoro wo suete Dondoko dondon dondoko don Souai taiko harebare to Otoko yori mo onna no hou ga Karada no shin kara moeru yo moeru Todoke ten made honoo to natte Matsuri no hana da yo midareuchi Uteba kaeshite ai no te ureshi Dondoko dondon dondoko don Yusaburu semeru tsukihanasu Otoko naraba onna no kokoro Massugu shitomete goran yo anta Hito no mae dewa tsurenai hito ga Yasunde iro to me de aizu Shinpai muyou to bachi mochikaete Dondoko dondon dondoko don Souai taiko hare butai Otoko yori mo onna no hou ga Karada no shin kara moeru yo moeru

With our cuffs pushed up and our arms bared You and I play the taiko drums With our breathing steady and our hearts set Dondoko dondon dondoko don Go the cheerful drums of requited love The woman's core burning, burning More than the man's Reach the heavens, turn to flame The festival flowers shoot up wildly Our hands happily beating the drums in time Dondoko dondon dondoko don Shaking, attacking, piercing If you're a man Then try to capture the woman's heart The one who never takes the lead in front of others Gives a signal with his eyes to take a break I pick up my drumsticks again; no need to worry Dondoko dondon dondoko don Go the drums of requited love on this gala occasion The woman's core burning, burning More than the man's