素敵な偽物 -This Wonderful Fake-

野良猫みたいに茂みに
寝転んで赤いシチューの夢を見てる
大体そんなとこだ
もう勘弁しろよ
アリバイはもう充分だろ

空き缶を寝床にして
明日の事なんか当てにしてるのさ

煙草に火がつかないのは
悪い知らせなのかもな

停泊中の船は大きすぎる
湿っぽい四等室に潜り込んで

貴族の男達とポーカー勝負
数字は１つも揃わないときてる

いつかはこんな奴でも
荒んだ天使が　抱きしめるだろうか

俺はゲームからも船からも
降りる事に決めたんだ

どうかこんな盗人の相手はもうしないで
どうか素敵な偽物に騙されて
微笑んでくれないか

盗んだカサブランカを
得意気に腕に巻いては上機嫌

野良猫は時計を見もせず
しがみついて生きろと言う

どうかこんな盗人の相手はもうしないで
どうか素敵な偽物に騙されて
どうか毎日が素晴らしいわと言って
どうかガス灯のランプを指輪にして
微笑んでくれないか


I was lazing in the undergrowth like a stray cat
Dreaming of tomato stew
That’s about all there is to it,
My alibi is good enough,
Don’t question me anymore

Sleeping on a mattress of empty cans
Hoping for something better tomorrow
The flame won’t catch on my cigarette;
Perhaps an omen of bad things to come

An enormous ship is anchored in the bay
I sneak into a humid 4th class cabin
Challenge some aristocrats to a game of poker,
But never get dealt a good hand
Will the ruined angels ever embrace a guy like me?
I decided I should walk away
From the game and from the ship

How about it, to quit being partner to a thief,
How about it, to keep being fooled by this wonderful fake,
And would you smile for me?

I’m in high spirits with a stolen Casablanca
Fastened proudly around my wrist
The stray cat ignores the watch and orders me
To keep clinging on to this existence

How about it, to quit being partner to a thief,
How about it, to keep being fooled by this wonderful fake,
How about it, to say that every day is marvelous,
How about it, to take the light of the gas lamp as a ring on your finger,
And would you smile for me?