Awajishima no Tamanegi translation

I'm on a roll! \:D/

Anyway, the Undergirls B song (featured on the Type A single), "Awajishima no Tamanegi" ("Awaji Island's Onions") is kind of like Sado he Wataru in that it features another location in the title, lol. So, before you read the lyrics, check out Wikipedia's informative article about Awajishima.

There's another tricky part, where they talk about onions from Hawaii. This doesn't translate so well into English, so I'll explain that part briefly now. In the lyrics, they use the English word "onion" to talk about Hawaii's onions. However, after that they say, "But in Japan, they're tamanegi (Japanese for "onion"). So it's kind of a play with words, resulting in the translation coming out sounding a little odd.

Anyway, enough of my babbling. XD Enjoy!


I always remember
Awaji Island's onions when I eat curry
You taught me about
Awaji Island's onions
You said, "They're the most delicious in the world"
as you chopped them and cried

I didn't care, and
just gave a half-hearted reply, but
I understand
the important thing now
It's understandable
that I can't count how many days
I spent with you
Love was overflowing

What did I do
for you?
Without realizing it,
I lost you
Just like our love

Ah, Awaji Island's onions
melt inside the curry
You're not here anymore
I wonder if you'll tell someone
somewhere else about Awaji Island's onions
I ate them raw

Now in sukiyaki,
along with the leeks,
I've started to
add in onions
Naturally, the onions
are from Awaji Island
They're sweet, but also sad and painful
so that I can meet you

Just when did
I grow to like onions?
The happiness
that I overlooked,
was your day-to-day

I always remember
Awaji Island's onions when I eat curry
You taught me about
Awaji Island's onions
You said, "They're the most delicious in the world"
as you chopped them and cried

Maui, Hawaii's,
onions are good too
But those are
onions, of course!
In Japan, that's right
they're onions*

Ah, Awaji Island's onions
melt inside the curry
You're not here anymore
I wonder if you'll tell someone
somewhere else about Awaji Island's onions
I ate them raw