Poetry Reading By Genqui Numata Lyrics

Song	Poetry Reading By Genqui Numata
Artist	Pizzicato Five
Album	Readymade Recordings
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	(to a person descending a staircase)
	Translator：rie iizuka
	Keitaro：eto kyô wa
	Itsumo boku-tachi
	Guest ga
	Irun desukedomo, kyô mo, e...
	Subarashii guest wo o-mukae
	Shite orimasu.
	E... geijutsu-ka no kata desu.
	Saki hodo utsutteta utsukushii
	Kono e toka mo kare no
	Sakuhin nan desu ga
	Idai naru shijin de ari
	Shashin-ka de aru
	Numata genki san desu.
	Numata: oss! oss!
	Numa-gen desu.
	Kyô wa ippen no
	Shi wo rôdoku sasete
	Itadakimasu.
	Pizzicato five ni
	Sasagemasu.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito yo
	Hitai ni ase wo nijimase
	Obiekitte metsuki de
	Kaidan no ue wo kage no yô ni
	Suberu hito
	Haru no chikadô wa hokori no nioi
	Namanurui kaze ga fukiagete kuru
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Tan tan to kaidan wo
	Orite ike
	Naname ni taorekakaru building wo
	Torinuke
	Inu wo kettobashi
	Neko wo kettobashi
	Kippu uriba made hayaashi da
	Itsumo
	Itsumo ashi ga oira no mono to wa
	Kagiranai
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Tamochikirenakunatta toki
	Soko ni shintai to
	Ashi no motsure atta toki
	Soko ni yawaraka na
	Rakka ga aru no da
	Ashi ga karada wo hanarete
	Itte shimau no ka wakaranai
	Sore tomo shinzô hossa no
	Yô na teishi ga aru no ka wakaranai
	Sore wa
	Wakaranai
	Rhythm wa shidai ni
	Hayakunari
	Hayakunatta rhythm wa kuchibiru no
	Furue to kyômei shihajimeru
	Itsumo rakka wa
	Shunkan ni yôi sarete iru no da
	Ittai ore ra wa
	Nan nan da?
	Oira wa ittai
	Dare nan da?
	Kansetu wo kishimase
	Mashi wo haizurimawaru
	Sakuhin na no ka?
	Irotsuke wo shita yô na
	Aozora ni
	Hibikiwataru koe na no ka?
	Kihaku na kûkan de
	Rakka no
	Sono kasokudo na no ka?
	Kiete iku hito kage
	Tôzakaru koe
	Chikatetsu no koe
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Charming ni
	Elegant ni
	Shitashiki ashi yo
	Tooi ashi yo
	Saa ensoku ni dekakeyô
	Shizuka na toki ga
	Sugite yuku
	Shizuka ni toshi ga
	Akete yuku
	Saraba jaa
	,----------------------------------------------
	Keitaro: well, today
	As usual we have
	A special guest.
	A wonderful guest
	Has agreed to come here today.
	He's an artist.
	The pictures you saw
	On the screen
	Before are his.
	Please a big applause
	To a great poet
	And a great photographer
	Ladies and gentlemen, mr genqui numata.
	Numata: hi, y'all.
	My name is genqui numata.
	Tonight i will
	Read
	A poem.
	I dedicate this poem
	To pizzicato five.
	To a person descending a staircase.
	Hey you, who are descending this staircase
	With sweat on your brow
	Afraid of going down you let your gaze
	Glide down the stairs like a shadow.
	Yes, you.
	This underpass in springtime smells of dust
	And a lukewarm breeze blows by.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And climb down those stairs
	As if your life depended on that.
	Pass by that leaning building
	Kick the dogs away
	Kick the cats too
	And go fast to the ticket counter.
	Legs
	Are sometimes
	Independent beings.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And when you can't take it anymore
	When your body
	And your legs have reached their limit
	At that time
	A soft fall will ensue.
	You feel as if
	Your legs fell off your body
	Or maybe there's a pause
	Like a heart attack
	But you don't know what it is.
	You don't
	Know.
	You gradually
	Gather up speed
	And as you speed up your legs
	And your trembling lips start to resonate.
	The fall comes at the last moment
	And makes it easier.
	And you ask yourself
	Who are we?
	Who am i
	After al?
	Your joints squeak
	Am i nothing but
	A crawling work of art?
	Am i nothing but
	A voice sounding away
	Accross this sky
	So blue it looks like it's been dyed?
	Am i nothing but
	The speed of
	This fall through thin air?
	Shadow that melts away
	Voice that dies away
	Voice from the subway
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	With grace
	With flair
	Hey you, legs,
	Hey you, my distant legs
	Let's go on a stroll
	As the silent time goes by
	The city silently
	Opens itself.
	Goodbye.

	to a person descending a staircase
	Translator: rie iizuka
	Keitaro: eto ky wa
	Itsumo bokutachi
	Guest ga
	Irun desukedomo, ky mo, e...
	Subarashii guest wo omukae
	Shite orimasu.
	E... geijutsuka no kata desu.
	Saki hodo utsutteta utsukushii
	Kono e toka mo kare no
	Sakuhin nan desu ga
	Idai naru shijin de ari
	Shashinka de aru
	Numata genki san desu.
	Numata: oss! oss!
	Numagen desu.
	Ky wa ippen no
	Shi wo r doku sasete
	Itadakimasu.
	Pizzicato five ni
	Sasagemasu.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito yo
	Hitai ni ase wo nijimase
	Obiekitte metsuki de
	Kaidan no ue wo kage no y ni
	Suberu hito
	Haru no chikad wa hokori no nioi
	Namanurui kaze ga fukiagete kuru
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Tan tan to kaidan wo
	Orite ike
	Naname ni taorekakaru building wo
	Torinuke
	Inu wo kettobashi
	Neko wo kettobashi
	Kippu uriba made hayaashi da
	Itsumo
	Itsumo ashi ga oira no mono to wa
	Kagiranai
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Tamochikirenakunatta toki
	Soko ni shintai to
	Ashi no motsure atta toki
	Soko ni yawaraka na
	Rakka ga aru no da
	Ashi ga karada wo hanarete
	Itte shimau no ka wakaranai
	Sore tomo shinz hossa no
	Y na teishi ga aru no ka wakaranai
	Sore wa
	Wakaranai
	Rhythm wa shidai ni
	Hayakunari
	Hayakunatta rhythm wa kuchibiru no
	Furue to ky mei shihajimeru
	Itsumo rakka wa
	Shunkan ni y i sarete iru no da
	Ittai ore ra wa
	Nan nan da?
	Oira wa ittai
	Dare nan da?
	Kansetu wo kishimase
	Mashi wo haizurimawaru
	Sakuhin na no ka?
	Irotsuke wo shita y na
	Aozora ni
	Hibikiwataru koe na no ka?
	Kihaku na k kan de
	Rakka no
	Sono kasokudo na no ka?
	Kiete iku hito kage
	T zakaru koe
	Chikatetsu no koe
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Charming ni
	Elegant ni
	Shitashiki ashi yo
	Tooi ashi yo
	Saa ensoku ni dekakey
	Shizuka na toki ga
	Sugite yuku
	Shizuka ni toshi ga
	Akete yuku
	Saraba jaa
	,
	Keitaro: well, today
	As usual we have
	A special guest.
	A wonderful guest
	Has agreed to come here today.
	He' s an artist.
	The pictures you saw
	On the screen
	Before are his.
	Please a big applause
	To a great poet
	And a great photographer
	Ladies and gentlemen, mr genqui numata.
	Numata: hi, y' all.
	My name is genqui numata.
	Tonight i will
	Read
	A poem.
	I dedicate this poem
	To pizzicato five.
	To a person descending a staircase.
	Hey you, who are descending this staircase
	With sweat on your brow
	Afraid of going down you let your gaze
	Glide down the stairs like a shadow.
	Yes, you.
	This underpass in springtime smells of dust
	And a lukewarm breeze blows by.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And climb down those stairs
	As if your life depended on that.
	Pass by that leaning building
	Kick the dogs away
	Kick the cats too
	And go fast to the ticket counter.
	Legs
	Are sometimes
	Independent beings.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And when you can' t take it anymore
	When your body
	And your legs have reached their limit
	At that time
	A soft fall will ensue.
	You feel as if
	Your legs fell off your body
	Or maybe there' s a pause
	Like a heart attack
	But you don' t know what it is.
	You don' t
	Know.
	You gradually
	Gather up speed
	And as you speed up your legs
	And your trembling lips start to resonate.
	The fall comes at the last moment
	And makes it easier.
	And you ask yourself
	Who are we?
	Who am i
	After al?
	Your joints squeak
	Am i nothing but
	A crawling work of art?
	Am i nothing but
	A voice sounding away
	Accross this sky
	So blue it looks like it' s been dyed?
	Am i nothing but
	The speed of
	This fall through thin air?
	Shadow that melts away
	Voice that dies away
	Voice from the subway
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	With grace
	With flair
	Hey you, legs,
	Hey you, my distant legs
	Let' s go on a stroll
	As the silent time goes by
	The city silently
	Opens itself.
	Goodbye.

	to a person descending a staircase
	Translator: rie iizuka
	Keitaro: eto ky wa
	Itsumo bokutachi
	Guest ga
	Irun desukedomo, ky mo, e...
	Subarashii guest wo omukae
	Shite orimasu.
	E... geijutsuka no kata desu.
	Saki hodo utsutteta utsukushii
	Kono e toka mo kare no
	Sakuhin nan desu ga
	Idai naru shijin de ari
	Shashinka de aru
	Numata genki san desu.
	Numata: oss! oss!
	Numagen desu.
	Ky wa ippen no
	Shi wo r doku sasete
	Itadakimasu.
	Pizzicato five ni
	Sasagemasu.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito.
	Kaidan wo kakeoriru hito yo
	Hitai ni ase wo nijimase
	Obiekitte metsuki de
	Kaidan no ue wo kage no y ni
	Suberu hito
	Haru no chikad wa hokori no nioi
	Namanurui kaze ga fukiagete kuru
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Tan tan to kaidan wo
	Orite ike
	Naname ni taorekakaru building wo
	Torinuke
	Inu wo kettobashi
	Neko wo kettobashi
	Kippu uriba made hayaashi da
	Itsumo
	Itsumo ashi ga oira no mono to wa
	Kagiranai
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Rhythm wo tamochi
	Tamochikirenakunatta toki
	Soko ni shintai to
	Ashi no motsure atta toki
	Soko ni yawaraka na
	Rakka ga aru no da
	Ashi ga karada wo hanarete
	Itte shimau no ka wakaranai
	Sore tomo shinz hossa no
	Y na teishi ga aru no ka wakaranai
	Sore wa
	Wakaranai
	Rhythm wa shidai ni
	Hayakunari
	Hayakunatta rhythm wa kuchibiru no
	Furue to ky mei shihajimeru
	Itsumo rakka wa
	Shunkan ni y i sarete iru no da
	Ittai ore ra wa
	Nan nan da?
	Oira wa ittai
	Dare nan da?
	Kansetu wo kishimase
	Mashi wo haizurimawaru
	Sakuhin na no ka?
	Irotsuke wo shita y na
	Aozora ni
	Hibikiwataru koe na no ka?
	Kihaku na k kan de
	Rakka no
	Sono kasokudo na no ka?
	Kiete iku hito kage
	T zakaru koe
	Chikatetsu no koe
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Rhythm wo tamotte
	Charming ni
	Elegant ni
	Shitashiki ashi yo
	Tooi ashi yo
	Saa ensoku ni dekakey
	Shizuka na toki ga
	Sugite yuku
	Shizuka ni toshi ga
	Akete yuku
	Saraba jaa
	,
	Keitaro: well, today
	As usual we have
	A special guest.
	A wonderful guest
	Has agreed to come here today.
	He' s an artist.
	The pictures you saw
	On the screen
	Before are his.
	Please a big applause
	To a great poet
	And a great photographer
	Ladies and gentlemen, mr genqui numata.
	Numata: hi, y' all.
	My name is genqui numata.
	Tonight i will
	Read
	A poem.
	I dedicate this poem
	To pizzicato five.
	To a person descending a staircase.
	Hey you, who are descending this staircase
	With sweat on your brow
	Afraid of going down you let your gaze
	Glide down the stairs like a shadow.
	Yes, you.
	This underpass in springtime smells of dust
	And a lukewarm breeze blows by.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And climb down those stairs
	As if your life depended on that.
	Pass by that leaning building
	Kick the dogs away
	Kick the cats too
	And go fast to the ticket counter.
	Legs
	Are sometimes
	Independent beings.
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	And when you can' t take it anymore
	When your body
	And your legs have reached their limit
	At that time
	A soft fall will ensue.
	You feel as if
	Your legs fell off your body
	Or maybe there' s a pause
	Like a heart attack
	But you don' t know what it is.
	You don' t
	Know.
	You gradually
	Gather up speed
	And as you speed up your legs
	And your trembling lips start to resonate.
	The fall comes at the last moment
	And makes it easier.
	And you ask yourself
	Who are we?
	Who am i
	After al?
	Your joints squeak
	Am i nothing but
	A crawling work of art?
	Am i nothing but
	A voice sounding away
	Accross this sky
	So blue it looks like it' s been dyed?
	Am i nothing but
	The speed of
	This fall through thin air?
	Shadow that melts away
	Voice that dies away
	Voice from the subway
	Keep up your rhythm
	Keep up your rhythm
	With grace
	With flair
	Hey you, legs,
	Hey you, my distant legs
	Let' s go on a stroll
	As the silent time goes by
	The city silently
	Opens itself.
	Goodbye.

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