MAIKO|舞妓 — Cinematic Japanese Dance-Pop (Official Lyric Video)

"I become the flower, then I disappear." A maiko dances alone through the lantern-lit alleys of Kyoto's Gion — until the night she cuts the red to white. MAIKO is the story of erikae: the ceremony where an apprentice becomes an artist, told in cinematic Japanese dance-pop that transforms with her. HEISEI-OBATARIAN turns the spirit of Japanese culture into original English songs — music, lyrics and visuals all created with AI, from Japan to the world. ▶ Subscribe:    / @heisei-obatarian   𝕏 : https://x.com/norinorinokuni ―――――――――――――――――― LYRICS White as first snow on my skin oshiroi, where do I begin A girl beneath the paint, so afraid Learning how to fade away Lantern streets, the hanamachi glow Every step, a year that no one knows darari obi trailing, still I shake Behind this mask, a face I never make shamisen crying through the night kanzashi catching candlelight Not a woman, not a child — in between Learning how to bloom before I'm seen Watch me — maiko — dancing in the dark odori, mai, I'm giving up my heart hana in my hair to hide the tears I keep I become the flower, then I disappear (watch me bloom) All they see is red across my lips Never all the years, the fingertips Under willow shadows, yanagi I am art — and art must never bleed shamisen rising, something turns Every candle in me burns Not afraid now, not the same The girl beneath the powder found her name erikae — cut the red to white erikae — I am rising through the night Not the one who trembled, not the same Watch the maiko turn — the flower's made Now I'm geiko, dancing in the light odori, mai — the night is mine tonight iki in my step, the willow world is mine I became the flower, I survived (watch me bloom, watch me bloom) White as first snow, but I'm not the same hana... yanagi... I know my name ―――――――――――――――――― 和訳(Japanese Translation) 初雪のように白いこの肌 白粉——私はどこから始めればいい 化粧の下には、怯えたひとりの少女 消え方を習っている 提灯の街、花街の灯り 一歩ごとに、誰も知らない歳月が重なる だらりの帯を引きずって、まだ震えている この仮面の裏に、見せたことのない顔がある 三味線が夜を通して泣いている 簪が蝋燭の光を受けて瞬く 女でも、子どもでもない——その間で 見られる前に、咲き方を習っている 見て——舞妓——闇の中で舞う私を 踊り、舞——心のすべてを差し出す 髪の花は、こぼさない涙を隠すため 私は花になり、そして消えていく (咲く私を見て) 人が見るのは唇の紅だけ 積み重ねた歳月も、この指先も知らない 柳の影の下で 私は芸——芸は血を流してはならない 三味線が高まり、何かが変わる 私の中のすべての灯が燃えている もう怖くない、もう同じではない 白粉の下の少女は、自分の名を見つけた 襟替え——紅を断って白へ 襟替え——夜を貫いて昇っていく 震えていたあの子ではない、もう同じではない 舞妓が変わる瞬間を見て——花は生まれた 今の私は芸妓、光の中で舞う 踊り、舞——今夜、この夜は私のもの 足取りには粋、花柳界は私のもの 私は花になった、生き抜いた (咲く私を見て、咲く私を見て) 初雪のように白い、けれどもう同じ私ではない 花……柳……私は自分の名を知っている ―――――――――――――――――― Japanese words in this song oshiroi 白粉 — the white makeup of maiko and geiko hanamachi 花街 — the "flower town," Kyoto's geisha districts darari obi だらりの帯 — the long trailing obi worn only by maiko shamisen 三味線 — three-stringed traditional instrument kanzashi 簪 — ornamental hairpins maiko 舞妓 — an apprentice geiko in Kyoto odori 踊り / mai 舞 — dance / classical Kyoto-style dance hana 花 — flower yanagi 柳 — willow erikae 襟替え — "turning the collar": the ceremony where a maiko's red collar is changed to the white collar of a geiko geiko 芸妓 — a fully-fledged geisha of Kyoto, a professional artist iki 粋 — refined, understated elegance ―――――――――――――――――― Contains AI-generated and AI-altered content. #maiko #geisha #japanesemusic #jpop

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