小判鮫の唄
小畑実 Lyrics

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かけた情けがいつわりならば
なんで濡れよか男の胸が
かつら下地にともしび揺れて
いつか浮名のこぼれ紅

好きといおうか嫌いといおか
嘘と誠は両花道よ
仇な月夜にまた欺されて

ほろり落とした舞扇

誰の涙か二片三片
まわり舞台に散る花片よ

恋は一筋生命をかけて
なんの恐かろ小判鮫

The song "Kobanzame no Uta" by Minoru Ohtawa tells a story of a man who is questioning the authenticity of the affection he receives from a woman. He wonders why his heart is wet with love if it's all just a façade. The flicker of the candlelight beneath his wig sways as he contemplates his fleeting fame. Despite it all, he confesses his ambiguity of love and hate.

In the midst of deceitful moonlit nights, the betrayed lover is left weeping as his lover abandons him. The tears of broken hearts scatter like petals on a stage. The song concludes with a reference to Kobanzame, a type of small, but deadly shark with a single love in life. The lyrics suggest that the love is worth fighting for despite the fear of losing it.

Line by Line Meaning

かけた情けがいつわりならば
If the compassion shown was fake

なんで濡れよか男の胸が
Why should a man's heart be wet

かつら下地にともしび揺れて
The wig base trembles with the flickering light

いつか浮名のこぼれ紅
Someday the spilt red of a reputation

好きといおうか嫌いといおか
Whether one says love or hate

嘘と誠は両花道よ
Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin

仇な月夜にまた欺されて
Deceived again on a night seeking revenge

ほろり落とした舞扇
The dance fan that was dropped with a tear

誰の涙か二片三片
Whose tears, two or three drops

まわり舞台に散る花片よ
The scattered petals on the revolving stage

恋は一筋生命をかけて
Love is a straight line, risking one's life