Memory Glass
吉幾三 Lyrics

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水割りをください涙の数だけ
今夜は思いきり酔ってみたいのよ
ふられたんじゃないわわたしがおりただけよ

遊びの相手なら誰かを探してよ
ゆらり揺らめいて
そうよあたしはダンシングドール
踊り疲れてももう何処へも行けない

ねェ... キラキラと輝くグラスには
いくつの恋が溶けてるの
水割りをください涙の数だけ
あいつなんかあいつなんかあいつなんか
飲みほしてやるわ

水割りをください想い出の数だけ
今夜はいつもより夜が長いから...
たとえばあいつの事憎めるとしたならば
少しは心も軽くなるかしら
ゆらり揺らめいて
そうよあたしはダンシングドール
痛む素足でもひとりきり踊るのよ
ねェ... キラキラと輝くグラスには
いくつの嘘が溶けてるの
水割りをください想い出の数だけ
あいつなんかあいつなんかあいつなんか
飲みほしてやるわ

ゆらり揺らめいて
そうよあたしはダンシングドール
踊り疲れてももう何処へも行けない
ねェ... その歌をかけるのはやめてよ
グラスの中薄くなるから...
水割りをください愛した数だけ

あいつなんかあいつなんかあいつなんか
ただの通り雨

Overall Meaning

The song "Memory Glass" by 吉幾三 is a Japanese song that expresses the emotions of a woman who has been dumped by her lover. She requests the bartender to serve her a glass of water and whiskey for every tear she has shed, indicating that she intends to get drunk tonight. She assures the bartender that she is not sad because she has been rejected, but because she is lonely and would like to dance with someone. She suggests that she is willing to find a partner for herself and that she is a dancing doll who can dance for as long as she wants without getting tired. She wonders how many love stories have melted in the glittering glass she is holding.

She continues to request water and whiskey in memory of every past experience she had with her lover, indicating that she hopes to forget him in drunkenness. She suggests that she might feel better if she could hate him for what he has done to her. At times she dances alone, even when her feet are aching from exhaustion, and hurting from the pain of heartbreak. She wonders how many lies have dissolved in the glittering glass she is drinking from. Despite her pain, she seems to be filled with a sense of resilience, and independence that clearly sets her apart.

Line by Line Meaning

水割りをください涙の数だけ
I want as many glasses of water as the number of tears I have shed

今夜は思いきり酔ってみたいのよ
I want to drink to my heart's content tonight

ふられたんじゃないわわたしがおりただけよ
I was not rejected, I was just there

遊びの相手なら誰かを探してよ
If you want someone to play with, find someone else

ゆらり揺らめいてそうよあたしはダンシングドール
Swaying gently, that's me, the dancing doll

踊り疲れてももう何処へも行けない
Even if I'm tired of dancing, I can't go anywhere else

ねェ... キラキラと輝くグラスにはいくつの恋が溶けてるの
Hey, how many romances have dissolved in these sparkling glasses?

水割りをください想い出の数だけ
Please give me as many glasses of water as the number of memories I have

あいつなんかあいつなんかあいつなんか飲みほしてやるわ
I'll drink away thoughts of him, of him, and of him

今夜はいつもより夜が長いから...
Tonight is longer than usual, so...

たとえばあいつの事憎めるとしたならば少しは心も軽くなるかしら
For example, if I could hate him, would my heart feel a little lighter?