Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Memory Of Footsteps

He was standing on the seventh floor opening the door
"Welcome to life!" he said
He was on the top of the game as it were
Welcome to the world he said with a guff

彼は七階に立っていた。
ドアを開けながら、「ようこそ人生に」と言った
その時、彼は人生の最高潮にいた。
「この世界にようこそ」と軽くいなしたように言った。

One day, years later I heard quiet footsteps
Approaching slowly from behind
I turned around we hugged each other
"Welcome to time," I said
The great equalizer of all things

何年もののちのある日、静かな足音が
私の後ろから近づいて来た
私は振り向いて、そして抱き合った
｢時間にようこそ｣と私は言った
全ての物を同位にする力をもった----時間

I know my little memory of footsteps will be
Swallowed into eternal oblivion
By the ruthless ocean called the Universe
But for now it’s there with all its might

私のささやかな記憶に記された
私のたどってきた道は
いずれ永遠なる忘却の彼方にのまれてしまうことは
わかっている
容赦ない、世界という名前の海に
でも、今は、すべての可能性を秘めてただそこにいる

Like the death of a butterfly in the child’s heart
My life, my love but mostly love
Thank you for being here and now
Thank you for being you…

こどもの心の中で死んでしまった蝶のように
私の人生、私の愛、特に私の愛、、
今、ここにいてくれてありがとう
あなたがあなたでいてくれて、ほんとうにありがとう

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Produced by Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon

Assistant Producer: Yuka Honda
Mixed by Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda

Except Watching the Rain and The Sun Is Down! mixed by Cornelius, with Toyoaki Mishima and Toru Takayama
And Ask The Elephant! mixed by Scott Hollingsworth

Yoko Ono: vocals
Sean Lennon: acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada: guitars, bass, Tenorion, programming, percussion
Hirotaka “Shimmy” Shimizu: guitars, percussion
Yuko “mi-gu” Araki: drums, percussion
Shahzad Ismaily: guitars, bass, drums, percussion
Yuka Honda: Pro-tools editing, sampler, e. piano, organ, percussion
Michael Leonhart: trumpet, vibraphone, percussion
Erik Friedlander: cello
Daniel Carter: tenor saxophone, flute
Indigo Street: guitar

Chief Engineer: Christopher Allen
Assistant Engineer: Dave Schoenwetter
Recorded & Mixed at Sear Sound
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

Cover and booklet design: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Photographs: Greg Kadel

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