Hippo Lyrics English Translation by Lucy
A hippo—WAK!—right in front of me!
Some nature doc on the TV screen
Why do I feel so weird inside?
Just when I think I’ve moved on,
You pop out again
Leaving a mark like always
Hippo~
Why are you suddenly there?
Hippo~
You steal all the attention
I’ve got no plans to fall again
So just fade far, far out of sight
‘Cause if things stay like this
Whenever I think of that day—
It’s not that person I see
It’s you, it’s you, it’s always you
Over here—WAK!
Over there—WAK!
Those eyes say “I didn’t mean to startle you…”
Over here—WAK!
Over there—WAK!
What else can I do but run away?
Of course—scream incoming: EEK!
Over here—WAK!
Over there—WAK!
Like you’re teasing my timid little heart
At this rate, you’ll show up in my dreams
Roaming through my head, that hippo again
Spinning in circles, then that smile
Your voice whispering near my ear
And that scent like the whole world opened up
I couldn’t even say a single word
Just turned away
But in some future that rewinds back to then
Please let me see you—
Not just the hippo with the grin behind you
It’s not like that person ever outshone you
If you’d felt shy in front of that hippo at first sight too—
You’d get it
Hippo~
What if you suddenly spoke to me?
Hippo~
What if you jumped out of the frame?
My mouth’s trembling—uh buh buh buh
I’m
So frustrated, frustrated, frustrated
I’m
Totally stuck
Stuck! Stuck!
Singing it out
Over here—WAK!
Over there—WAK!
What if you’re just trying to cheer me on?
I rack my brain and try to figure it out
But thanks to you, I can’t remember anything, Hippo
That smile, that look
Your voice near my ear
That scent like the world bloomed wide open
I couldn’t even say a single word
Just turned away
But in some future that rewinds back to then
Please let me see you—
Not just the hippo with the grin behind you