Track 3 · Lyricsトラック 3・歌詞
Politeness Monster
けいごキメラ
A fictional learner tries so hard to sound respectful that every new situation mutates their Japanese into a keigo chimera.失礼のないようにと頑張るほど、架空の学習者が話す日本語は、場面ごとに新たな敬語を取り込んだキメラへと変貌していく。
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Keigo becomes a horror-comedy final boss when a fictional learner stacks every polite form they can remember. A convenience store, a job interview, and dinner with the girlfriend's parents push the monster to full power — until one quiet hand squeeze proves that even broken Japanese can carry an honest feeling.
覚えている限りの丁寧な表現を全部重ねたとき、敬語はホラーコメディの最終ボスになる。架空の学習者を待ち受けるのは、コンビニ、就職面接、そして彼女の両親との夕食。キメラが完全体になったそのとき、そっと握られた手が教えてくれる——たとえ敬語がめちゃくちゃでも、まっすぐな気持ちは届くのだと。
Lyrics歌詞
Walked into the コンビニ, just want おにぎり But my mouth switched to 敬語 — why you doing this to me? "このおにぎりを頂いてもよろしいでしょうか" Sir this is a Lawson, not the 宮殿 お釣りをお返しくださいませんでしょうか The cashier is staring, dead silence in the store I just wanted rice balls, maybe two or three Now I'm bowing ninety degrees for no reason — 助けて! I mixed 尊敬 with 謙譲 Honorific plus humble — what have I created? A monster made of ます and ございます A 敬語キメラ — fully activated! 敬語キメラ! (Keigo Kimera!) I'm a politeness monster on the loose! (Keigo Kimera!) Too polite and too confused おっしゃっていただけませんでしょうか — WHAT DID I JUST SAY? 敬語キメラ! Somebody take this 敬語 away! (take it away!) Job interview, suit and tie, 心臓バクバク They said 自己紹介をお願いします — okay let's go "私めが申し上げさせていただきますれば" ...That's not a word. That's not even a sentence, bro Tried to say "I can speak 日本語" What came out was 敬語 spaghetti code They nodded slowly, wrote something down Pretty sure it said "this guy is a clown" 尊敬語 for them, 謙譲語 for me But which is which? I've lost the key! おる? いらっしゃる? まいる? いく? Four ways to say "go" — I'm about to freak! 敬語キメラ! (Keigo Kimera!) I'm a politeness monster on the loose! (Keigo Kimera!) Too polite and too confused おっしゃっていただけませんでしょうか — WHAT DID I JUST SAY? 敬語キメラ! Somebody take this 敬語 away! (なんで?! なんで?!) Final boss... 彼女's parents Dinner table. Everyone quiet. お父様 が おっしゃられた... Wait... おっしゃった? おっしゃいました? 申し上げた? 申された?? Her dad asked me one simple question "仕事は何をしていますか" And I panicked... I combined every 敬語 form I knew Into one beautiful... horrible... sentence "私めはお仕事をさせていただいておりますでございます" Her mom laughed. Her dad did not. でもね、彼女 が 笑ってくれた She squeezed my hand under the table 失敗しても、気持ちは伝わる Broken 敬語, but the love was stable 敬語キメラ! (Keigo Kimera!) I'm a politeness monster — AND I'M PROUD! (Keigo Kimera!) Not perfect, but I say it loud おっしゃっていただけませんでしょうか — I KNOW WHAT I SAID! 敬語キメラ! This monster's bowing with his head! (with his head!) 敬語キメラ... 敬語キメラ... (もう一回... ございます...)