パパはボカロP ♥ Papa wa Bokaro-P ♥ Dad Is a Vocaloid Songwriter

私のパパはボカロP

watashi no papa wa bokaro-p

My dad is a Vocaloid songwriter.

伸びない曲を作り続けてる

nobinai kyoku o tsukuritsuzukete'ru

He keeps making unpopular songs.

今度の曲はどうだったの？

kondo no kyoku wa dō datta no?

How did his latest song go?

モニター見つめつつ肩を落とす

monitā mitsumetsutsu kata o otosu

While staring at the monitor, his shoulders droop.

やっぱり駄目だったって落ち込む男の

yappari dame datta tte ochikomu otoko no

As I thought, it flopped—the despondence

背中の切なさよ

senaka no setsunasa yo

of a depressed man shows.

パパの曲を聞いてみる

papa no kyoku o kiite miru

I tried listening to Dad's songs.

言っちゃ悪いけど伸びるわけがねぇ

itcha warui kedo nobiru wake ga nē

It's not nice to say, but I can't see how they'd be popular.

ボカロのトレンドわかっちゃいない

bokaro no torendo wakatchainai

He has no idea about the latest Vocaloid trends.

頑固一徹信じる歌を

gankoittetsu shinjiru uta o

That's the uphill climb

作り続けている不器用な男の

tsukuritsuzukete iru bukiyō na otoko no

of an unskilled guy who continues to make

険しいボカロ道

kewashii bokaro michi

Vocaloid songs he stubbornly believes in.

あるときパパに聞いてみた

aru toki papa ni kiite mita

Once I tried asking Dad,

どうしてボカロを続けているの？

dōshite bokaro o tsuzukete iru no?

"Why do you persist with Vocaloid?"

衝撃の答えが返ってきたわ

shōgeki no kotae ga kaette kita wa

His answer came with a shock.

俺はミクさんが好きなんだ

ore wa miku-san ga suki na n da

"Because I love Miku."

ママには内緒だよって照れて言うパパが

mama ni naisho da yo tte terete iu papa ga

Embarrassed, he said not to tell Mum.

ちょっぴりかわいいかも

choppiri kawaii ka mo

You could say it's kind of cute.