Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo (Even if I'm Old) 私がオバさんになっても [Cover]

     

"Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" was Chisato Moritaka's
16th single, released 1992

Aya sang a small part of it in a 2005 "Minna no Terebi" episode medley

Mus: Hideo Saito (斉藤英夫), Lyr: Chisato Moritaka (森千里)

TV version:

 

Translated by jpopasia

Kanji

 

秋が終れば冬が来る ほんとに早いわ
夏休みには二人して サイパンへ行ったわ
日焼けした肌まだ黒い 楽しい思い出
来年も又サイパンへ 泳ぎに行きたいわ

あなたは優しい人ね 私を抱きよせて
ずっとこのままいようと KISSをした

私がオバさんになっても 泳ぎに連れてくの?
派手な水着はとてもムリよ 若い子には負けるわ
私がオバさんになっても 本当に変わらない?
とても心配だわ あなたが 若い子が好きだから

そんな話はバカげてる あなたは言うけど
女ざかりは19だと あなたがいったのよ

だけど何くわぬ顔で 私を見つめて
あれは冗談だったと KISSをした

私がオバさんになってもディスコに連れてくの?
ミニスカートはとてもムリよ 若い子には負けるわ
私がオバさんになっても ドライブしてくれる?
オープンカーの屋根はずして かっこ良く走ってよ

私がオバさんになったら あなたはオジさんよ
かっこいいことばかりいっても お腹が出てくるのよ
私がオバさんになっても 本当に変わらない?
とても心配だわ あなたが 若い子が好きだから

Romaji

 

Aki ga oware ba huyu ga kuru. Hontoni hayai wa.
Natsuyasumi ni wa hutari-shi te SAIPAN e it ta wa.
Hiyake-shi ta hada mada kuroi. Tanoshii omoide.
Rainen mo mata SAIPAN e oyogi ni iki tai wa.

Anata wa yasashii hito ne. Watashi o daki-yose te,
zutto kono mama i you to KISU o shi ta.

Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat temo oyogi ni tsure te ku no?
Hadena mizugi wa totemo MURI yo. Wakai ko ni wa makeru wa.
Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat temo hontoni kawara nai?
Totemo shimpaida wa, anata ga. Wakai ko ga sukida kara.

Sonna hanashi wa BAKAge te ru. Anata wa iu kedo
onna-zakari wa jyuuku da to anata ga it ta no yo.

Dakedo nani kuwa nu kao de watashi o mitsume te,
are wa joudan dat ta to KISS o shi ta.

Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat temo DISUKO ni tsure te ku no?
MINISUKAATO wa totemo MURI yo. Wakai ko ni wa makeru wa.
Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat temo DORAIBU-shi te kureru?
OOPUNKAA no yane hazushi te kakko yoku hashit te yo.

Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat tara anata wa OJIsan yo.
Kakko ii koto bakari it temo onaka ga de te kuru no yo.
Watashi ga OBAsan ni nat temo hontoni kawara nai?
Totemo shimpaida wa, anata ga. Wakai ko ga sukida kara.

Translation

 

When autumn is over, winter comes. Time flies.
I went to Saipan with you in the summer vacation.
My suntan is still dark. Pleasant memories!
I hope you take me to Saipan again for swimming next year.

You are a tender man. You held me in your arms and kissed me,
whispering, "Let's leave it forever as it is".

If I'm over thirty, will you take me for swimming?
A colorful swimming suit won't suit me. It suits a young girl.
If I'm over thirty, won't you change your mind?
I'm really worried about you, because you like young girls.

You said, "You are very silly to worry about me."
But it was you that said, "The prime of womanhood is nineteen."

Pretending ignorance, you gazed into my face.
You kissed me, whispering, "That was a joke."

If I'm over thirty, will you take me dancing?
A mini-skirt won't suit me. It suits a young girl.
If I'm over thirty, will you take me for a drive?
Please drive your convertible nicely, with its top folded.

When I'm over thirty, you will be over thirty five.
However young you try to talk, you'll be getting a pot-belly.
If I'm over thirty, won't you change your mind?
I'm really worried about you, because you like young girls.

Performances

Concert / TV Show / Other
Date
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Minna no Terebi
2005