1.I’m a thief; it’s an old story, half of which I use to entertain while sitting over a drink.
2.Don’t believe all of it; don’t take it seriously. By now it’s more of a comedic story.
3.I’m a thief. I pretend to take refuge from the rain in a Nagano arcade and spend my Sunday appraising its goods.
4.Opening and shutting my multicolored umbrella, even my heart dances on this vacation parade.5.
6.On the corner of 2nd St., a large truck is stopped outside a new instrument shop, unloading something.
7.Even longer ago, I used to be a pianist… c’mon, I’m serious, I even played my share of concerts!
8.That’s why I noticed it immediately: a vintage Steinway; any true pianist can’t help but desire such a famous piece.
9.To tell you the truth, my vision began to swim. If I had that, I could play better than anyone!10.
11.I’ll steal that piano and play my specialty classic ballad that I’ve kept in reserve!
12.If everyone were to hear it, even that girl who ran out on me would stop seeing me as a failure!
13.I’ll steal that piano and fix myself, along with my shitty life;
14.I was just about fed up with sneaking around through life, avoiding attention, anyway!15.
16.Having said that, doing anything that grand would be impossible. After all, I’m just a misering pickpocket.
17.If I can’t steal it, then it would be enough just to play it for a bit. No, just to look at it up close would satisfy me.
18.Once I’d decided that, I sneaked straight in; the quietness of 3:00 AM is my partner in crime.
19.I stood before the piano and couldn’t stand still… D major rang gently across that 3:00 AM.20.
21.After hearing this piano, what do you think about my specialty classic ballad that I’ve kept in reserve?
22.What comes flowing out is a melody of beautiful days; those sorrowful sounds are the regret of days to which I can never return.
23.After hearing this piano, it’s apparent that my shitty life is doomed to end in obscurity.
24.I’ve stolen to live and lived to steal; a stage on which I wouldn’t receive a single clap of applause.25.
26.My whole life story was a lie. Why are you making that face? You couldn’t possibly believe I have a past like that!
27.Now it’s time for me to go on stage; despite my looks, I’m quite good at piano!28.
29.After hearing this piano, what do you think about my specialty classic ballad that I’ve kept in reserve?
30.What comes flowing out is the melody of a foolish man; the hymn of good-for-nothing with a suspended sentence.
31.After hearing this piano, it’s apparent that my shitty life is doomed to end in obscurity.
32.If that performance could happen, I’d hear clapping and cheering from upon that stage. They’d think, “This guy’s not so bad after all”.
Translated by:
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