Shoujo Kakumei Utena
"Watashi wa Banbutsu Hyakufushigi"
   "I Am All the Mysteries in Creation"
  Album: Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Tainai Tokei Toshi Orrery [KICA-387]
  Composition: J.A. Seazer
  Vocals: Tokyokonseigasshodan Engekijikkensitsu "Banyu-Inryoku"
  Translation v.1.o © Verthandi [verthandi@niji.or.jp]

kao no fu   kubi no fu   kami no fu
tsume no fu   dou no fu
ryoute no fu   ryouashi no fu
zenshin no fu

	An ode to my face, my neck, my hair
	An ode to my nails and my torso
	An ode to my hands and my feet
	This is an ode to all the parts of my body

tsumari monshou
jintai monshougaku

	In other words, a crest;
	This is the heraldry of the human body

kagami no naka no sono sugata
fukuzatsu bimyou na yuusoku mon'you
kuroji hakuhan   kyuutei sahou
shiroji kokuhan   tategata moyou

	That figure in the mirror
	Performs delicate work in a complex situation
	Charge argent on field sable; courtly ettiquette
	Charge sable on field argent; shield-shaped design

hito ga kikazaru nankai shouchou
BAROKKU gikou no rekishi no geijutsu
	
	People arrayed in impenetrable symbol
	The historical art of the Baroque

SARAMANDORA
DORAGON   yamaarashi
seitai   hiseki
shinkou   bitoku
tojikomerareta
bara no kiseki
jinjuuka
shinju   houseki
ningen   nenrei
hanabishi juujika

	The Salamander
	The Dragon and the Urchin
	The hidden miracle of the Eucharist
	Creed and virtue
	Kept in confinement,
	The miracle of the rose
	Human-beast-flower
	Pearl and jewel
	The age of man
	Floral diamond and cross

kin gin shi ryoku seki sei koku
kin gin shi ryoku seki sei koku

	Or, Argent, Purpure, Vert, Gules, Azure, Sable
	Or, Argent, Purpure, Vert, Gules, Azure, Sable

ARUHAMBURA
ISUPAHAN
KASERUTA
RINDAAHOFU
SHUVARU
BOMARUTSO
FUROORA
MADIASU
VERUSAIYU
OBERISUKU
ZAAMEKKU
IZORA BERRA
ANFITEATORO
ORUFEUSUGUROTTA
NOISHUVASHUTAIN
SANTA MARIA DERA KONCHETSIOONE

	Alhambra
	Ispahan
	Caserta
	Linderhof
	Cheval
	Bomartzo
	Flora
	Mathias
	Versailles
	Obelisk
	Sahmekh
	Isola Bella
	Amphiteatro
	The Grotto of Orpheus
	Neuschwanstein
	Santa Maria della Concezione

doukutsu   chouzou   funsui   teien   kyuuden
seidou   hekiga   kakuu   kojou   bessou

	The cave, the statue, the fountain, the gardens, the palace
	The bronze mural, the imaginary castle, the villa

tooku ni chikaku ni
watashi hyakufushigi
chikaku de tooku de
watashi hyakufushigi
banbutsu watashi hyakufushigi
sekai watashi hyakufushigi

	Far and near
	I am all the Mysteries
	From near and far
	I am all the Mysteries
	I am all the Mysteries in Creation
	I am all the Mysteries in the World

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Translator's Notes:

Salamander - A flaming lizard, often found as a heraldic supporter, one of two animals that
flanks a crest.

Urchin - The heraldic name of the hedgehog, often found as a heraldic supporter, one of two
animals that flanks a crest.

Charge - The decorative elements on a heraldic crest.

Field - The background color of a heraldic crest.

Or, Argent, Purpure, Vert, Gules, Azure, Sable - The heraldic names of the colors most
commonly used on heraldic crests.

   Or........Gold or Yellow.
   Argent....Silver or white.
   Purpure...Purple.
   Vert......Green.
   Gules.....Red.
   Azure.....Blue.
   Sable.....Black.

Ispahan - Also known as "Esfahan," a city known for beautiful architecture.  The capital of
Esfahan province in Iran.  Also, a type of wild Iranian rose.

Caserta - Italian province.

Linderhof - Bavarian palace.

Cheval - Ferdinand Cheval, a surrealist architect who built Le Palais idéal (The Ideal
Palace), a monument in Hauterives in the Rhône Valley.

Bomarzo - "The stone monsters of Bomarzo have been described as a uniquely grotesque
assemblage of mythical, literary and heraldic sources that have, for generations, baffled
and enthralled visitors."

Flora - Roman goddess of flowers.

Mathias - The apostle Matthew.

Versailles - The French city where Louis XIV built a magnificent palace.

Sahmek - The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Isola Bella - Italian island (lit. "Beautiful Island.")

Amphiteatro - It. "amphitheater."

Neuschwanstein - Bavarian palace

Santa Maria della Concezione - Italian cathedral.