宝石と謎とプリンセス ♥ Hōseki to Nazo to Purinsesu ♥ A Gem, A Riddle, and a Princess

ワガママなお姫様が

Wagamama na ohimesama ga

A spoilt princess

あるときに言いました

aru toki ni iimashita

once said this.

退屈そうにあくびをして

Taikutsusō ni akubi o shite

Yawning in apparent boredom,

ある時言いました

aru toki iimashita

she once said:

私が今ほしいもの

Watashi ga ima hoshii mono

What I want right now

それは煌めく宝石

sore wa kirameku hōseki

is a sparkling gem.

世界で一番の美しさ

Sekai de ichiban no utsukushisa

The most beautiful in the world

それがたまらなくほしい

sore ga tamaranaku hoshii

is what I want more than anything.

彼女を喜ばせるため

Kanojo o yorokobaseru tame

In order to please her,

僕は探しにでかけました

boku wa sagashi ni dekakemashita

I set out on a search.

だけどそんな宝石は

Dakedo sonna hōseki wa

But such a jewel

どこにもありません

doko ni mo arimasen

was nowhere to be found.

なぞなぞがお好きなら

Nazonazo ga o-suki nara

If you love riddles,

付き合いましょう

tsukiaimashō

allow me to be your company.

好きなだけ問いかけて

Suki na dake toikakete

Riddle me as much as you like.

なぞなぞがお好きなら

Nazonazo ga o-suki nara

If you love riddles,

付き合いましょう

tsukiaimashō

allow me to be your company.

解答してみせましょう

Kaitō shite misemashō

I’ll show you the right answer.

彼女がどんな理由で

Kanojo ga donna riyū de

For what reason would she

謎を問いかけたのでしょう

nazo o toikaketa no deshō

ask me the riddle?

それさえわかれば

Sore sae wakareba

If I only understood that,

この謎は解ける気がする

kono nazo wa tokeru ki ga suru

I feel that I could solve it.

私が望むものは

Watashi ga nozomu mono wa

That which I desire

宝石の裏に隠れてる

hōseki no ura ni kakurete’ru

lies hidden behind the gem.

それを見付けられるのは

Sore o mitsukerareru no wa

There is surely only one person

きっと一人だけ

kitto hitori dake

who is able to find it.

なぞなぞがお好きなら

Nazonazo ga o-suki nara

If you love riddles,

付き合いましょう

tsukiaimashō

allow me to be your company.

好きなだけ問いかけて

Suki na dake toikakete

Riddle me as much as you like.

なぞなぞがお好きなら

Nazonazo ga o-suki nara

If you love riddles,

付き合いましょう

tsukiaimashō

allow me to be your company.

解答してみせましょう

Kaitō shite misemashō

I’ll show you the right answer.

ついに探し出したのは

Tsui ni sagashidashita no wa

What I finally located

珍しくもないような宝石いしで

mezurashiku mo nai yō na ishi de

looks like nothing more than an ordinary stone.

だけど彼女がつけたら

Dakedo kanojo ga tsuketara

But when she puts it on,

きっと素敵だろう

kitto suteki darō

I’m sure it will look fabulous.

ワガママなお姫様は

Wagamama na ohimesama wa

The spoilt princess

喜びました

yorokobimashita

was delighted.

少年は宝石に

Shōnen wa hōseki ni

The boy posed [to her]

なぞなぞをかけました

nazonazo o kakemashita

the riddle in the gem.

彼女は気づいて

Kanojo wa kizuite

She noticed this and

二人は結ばれてゆく

futari wa musubarete yuku

the two were joined from then on.

なぞなぞがお好きなら

Nazonazo ga o-suki nara

If you love riddles

問いかけましょう

toikakemashō

I shall ask you

謎に隠した意味を

nazo ni kakushita imi o

the meaning hidden in the riddle.

でもそれは二人だけが

De mo sore wa futari dake ga

But only two people need

わかればいい。

wakareba ii.

to know that.

――これは昔のお話だ。

—Kore wa mukashi no o-hanashi da.

—So goes this tale from long ago.