The Real Folk Blues
length: 6:17 minutes
disk: Mini Album "Vitaminless"
music by: Yoko Kanno
vocals: Mai Yamane
musicians:The Seatbelts
info: The ending theme for all but the last episode. For some reason, I didn't like this song the first time I heard it. Go figure!
sessions: 1 - 25
lyrics: by Yoko Kanno - http://www.jazzmess.com/merch/cds/vitamin/therealfolkblues.html


In Japanese:
[from Anime Lyrics.com]

Aishiteta to nageku niwa
Amarinimo toki wa sugite shimatta
Mada kokoro no hokorobi wo
Iyasenu mama kaze ga fuiteru

Hitotsu no me de asu o mite
Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru
Kimi no ai no yurikagode
Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara

Kawaita hitomi de dareka naite kure

*The real folk blues
Honto no kanashimi ga shiritai dake
Doro no kawa ni tsukatta
Jinsei mo waruku wa nai
Ichido kiri de owaru nara

Kibou ni michita zetsuboto
Wanagashikakerareteru kono chansu
Nani ga yoku te warui no ka
Koin no omoi to kuramitaita

Dore dake ikireba iyasareru no darou

The real folk blues
Honto no yorokobi ga shiritai dake
Hikaru mono no subete ga
Ougen to wa kagiranai

* repeat

In English
[from Anime Lyrics.com]

Too much time has passed by to
Lament that we were deeply in love
The wind still blowing, while my heart
Cannot heal all the tears in it

One side of my eyes see tomorrow,
And the other one see yesterday
I hope I could sleep in the cradle of your love, again

Someone, cry for me with parched eyes.

*The real folk blues
I only want to know what true sadness is
Sitting in muddy water
Isn't such a bad life
It ends after the first time.

Hopeless hope,
And the chance with traps
What is right, or wrong
It's like a both side of a coin

How long I must live till I release?

The real folk blues
I just want to feel a real pleasure
All that glitters is not gold

*repeat

Heh, I bought all the episodes for this just recently. I feel proud. lol!

Just Awesome just awesome!

Oh! I just love this!
COWBOY BEBOP RULES!!!
Nice song!!!

nice one!
love this song!!!

"THE REAL FOLK BLUES" . . aheheh love it ^^

genial. uno de mis temas favoritos

Aishite tato nageku niwa
Amari ni toki wa sugite shimatta
Mada kokoro no hokorobi o
Iyasenu mama kaze ga fuiteru

Hitotsu no me de asuo mite
Hitotsu no me de kino o mitsumeteru
Kimi no ai no yurikago de
Mo ichido yasuraka ni nemuretala

Kawaita hitomi de dareka naitekure

*THE REAL FOLK BLUES
Hontou no kanashimi ga shiritai dake
Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai
Ichido kiri de owarunara

Hipou ni michita zetsupouto
Wanaga shikakeraretelu kono CHANCE
Nani ga yokute warui no ka
COIN no omototo ula mita ida

Doredake ikire wa iyasereru no tarou

THE REAL FOLK BLUES
Hontou no yorokobi ga shiritai dake
Hikaru mono no subete ga mokon(?) to wa kagira nai

*repeat

For Kyubi Naruto.
I don't thing Yokko recorded an all English version, but here's the translation:

Too much time has passed by to
Lament that we were deeply in love
The wind keeps blowing, while my heart
Cannot heal all the tears in it
Watching tomorrow with one eye
While keeping the other on yesterday
If only I could peacefully sleep
In the cradle of your love, again

Someone, cry for me with parched eyes

The real folk blues
I only want to know what true sadness is
Sitting in muddy water
Isn't such a bad life
If it ends after the first time

Despair filled with hope
And this chance with a trap set
What's right or wrong?
It's like two sides of a coin

How long must I live till I'm healed

The real folk blues
I only want to know true happiness is
All that glitters is not gold

The real folk blues
I only want to know what true sadness is
Sitting in muddy water
Isn't such a bad life
If it ends after the first time

wuu,,huuu,,,s0 sad,, :,(

Aishiteta to nageku ni wa
Amari ni mo toki wa sugi te shimatta
Mada kokoro no hokorobi o
Iyasenumama kaze ga fuiteru

Hitotsu no me de asu o mite
Hitotsu no me de kinou mitsumeteru
Kimi no ai no yurikagode
Mo ichido yasurakani nemuretara
Kawaita hitomi de dareka na itekure

*The real folk blues
Honto no kanashimi ga shiritaidake
Doro no kawa ni sukatta jinsei mo warukuwanai
Ichido kiri de owarunara

Kibou ni michita zetsuboto
Wanagashi kakerareteru kono chansu
Nani ga yoku te warui no ka
Koin no omoi to kura mitaita
Dore dake ikireba iyasareru no darou

The real folk blues
Honto no yorokobi ga shiritai dake
Hikaru mono no subete ga ougen to wa kagiranai * repeat