Hidden away in his house surrounded by the tall trees
There's a man who is living there all alone
He's doing his researching, it's some strange thing or another
At least that's how rumor goes

kigi ni kakureta ookii na ie ni
hitori de kare wa sunderu
nani yara myou na kenkuu shiteru
sou iu uwasa

On his head a felt hat, on his eyes are wire glasses
On the wall a half-broken hanging clock tolls
Meandering down the street he's know to hum or whistle
Trudging on his evening strolls

nakaore boushi genbuchi megane
kaichuu tokei burasage
kunekune michi o kuchibu fuite
tekuteku sanpo

Meanwhile the wind blows
Through the hilly roads
Right through the streets it blows!

kaze ga fuku
sakamichi de kaze ga fuku yo!

And right next to that research room if you look through the window
to the clubroom that lies on the other wall
The photos on the mantleplace are old and torn and yellow
Who could be the person with the bright, happy smile?
Tell me, who's the person with the bright, happy smile?

kenkyuushitsu no tonari no bushitsu no
mado ni itsumo mieru no wa
danro no ue no furubita shashin
egao no hito wa dare desu ka?

On his arm a silver cat, and on shoulder a black cat
With their eyes glowing, glittering as they glare
They like none besides him, he has 24 just like them
and those little cats are all

ude ni ginneko kata ni kuroneko
giragira hitomi hikarase
niyotsu no neko wa hoka no dare ni mo
natsuku koto wa nai

The light's started rising
From the old courtyard
Look how it's rising now!

hikari sasu
nakaniwa de hikari sasu yo

Hidden away by the grass in neglect the old mailbox
Beneath the night moon makes a single sound
It's a bright white envelope, in it a tiny letter
But who could have sent such a thing, I wonder now?
Who could have sent him such thing, I do wonder now?

kusa ni umoreta yuubinuke ga
tsuki ni ichido oto tateru
shiroi funabin chiisana tegami
sashidasu hito wa dare desu ka?

When the Christmas season comes, and New Years Day rolls around
When he's having his tea after his said strolls,
He'll never phone up company, never phoned by somebody
Were he to, they'd still not come at all

kurisumasu ni mo, oshougatsu ni mo
sanpo no ato no ocha ni mo
dare mo yobanai yobarete inai
yonde mo konai

Stars start to rain down
Through the tree branches
Look at them raining down!

hoshi ga furu
ki no eda ni hoshi ga furu yo

The flasken bottles lined upon the windowsill stand tall
As they gather the droplets falling from the moon
And when the blue-hued droplets turn to tea and boil
I wonder who it is who will be ringing the bell?
Tell me, who's the person who'll be ringing the bell?

mado ni narabeta furasukobin ni
tsuki no shizuku atsumeteru
aoi shizuku no ocha ga waku koro
beru o osu no wa dare desu ka?

These lyrics are from Mimori Yusa's best album, Harmoniodeon. When I first heard her I liked her enough, but after I heard this album I truly began to love her works. Her voice is beautiful on this particular album, moreso than on anything else she's ever done.

Unfortunately (fortunately?), her hat in this album is also the silliest she's ever had too XD When she was younger she always had these weird hats shaped like marshmallows, or lampshades, or mixing bowls or just...lumps....with pom-poms, feathers, and whatnot sticking out from them. And that is also why I love her works. One must not underestimate the power of "hat".