domo arigato mata ah-oo hima de himitsu wo shiri tai
English translation: Thank you very much (Mr. Robot). Later, when you have time, I'd like to know your secret.
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thanks alot--also, in your free time, let me know (your) secret(s) Explanation: This is pretty much a straight-forward, literal translation--with the exception of the "ah", which I suspect is there for musical rhythm, rather than semantic meaning. Hope this is helpful! haslov |
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2 hrs
Thanks a lot, let's meet again. I've time on my hands and I'd like to know your secrets. Explanation: The "ah-oo" is a not simply a filler. It is a non standard, but pretty accurate, phoneticisation of "aou" which means "lets meet" (mata = again). The "hime de" --"I am free" or "I have time on my hands" -- almost definitely refers to the speaker not to the addressee. 10 years in Japan. First level Japanese proficiency test passed 8 years ago. |
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2 hrs
Thanks I've time to kill and I'd like to know the secret. Explanation: Upon reflection, as the first answer says, the secrets may not be the addressee's. Hence the above option. It is probably just my one track mind, but I read it as a sort of chat up line -- the "secrets" (himitsu) as referring to "your everything", "your body" or whatever. Given no context, and the word "secret" pops up out of the blue, then it is not unnatural to take it as innuendo. You can probably tell from the context of the song. By the way the Japanese characters are as follows. どうもありがと、 また会おう 暇で秘密をしりたい Ph.D. course undertaken in Japanese! Several papers in Japanese! |
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2 hrs
Thanks a lot, let's meet again. I've time to kill and I'd like to know your secrets. Explanation: Sorry, I forgot to put the "let's meet" in. |
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Thanks a lot, till we meet again, I want to know your secret. Explanation: Brilliant, yes. I prefer wewe's answer. I was confused by the spaces. doumo arigato mata au hi made himitsu shiritai |
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4 hrs
Thank you very much (Mr. Robot). Later, when you have time, I'd like to know your secret. Explanation: I have always interpreted the words to the song as: Domo arigatou (Mr. Roboto) Mata o-hima de Domo arigatou (Mr. Roboto) Himitsu wo shiritai Domo arigatou = Thank you Mata = lit. "again", but in this context means "later." o-hima = spare time (the honorif "o" indicating the spare time of Mr. Roboto) himitsu wo= secret (object) shiritai = "want to know" From the context of the album liner notes, the "Kilroy Was Here" album was a concept album in which the main character had to take a disguise in order to avoid the morality police who were arresting rock musicians. He takes the guise of a "Roboto." This is probably the "secret" being referred to in this song. Mr. Roboto in this instance is not a robot at all, but is actually Kilroy in disguise. Later, at the end of the song, he repeats almost in a yelling tone, "I'm Kilroy." |
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2929 days confidence: 
domo arigato mata ah-oo hima de himitsu wo shiri tai Explanation: I don't speak Japanese, but my roomate is from Japan. I asked her what the lyrica mean and here's what she said... domo arigato = Thank you very much mata ah-oo hima de = until we meet himitsu wo shiri tai = I want to know the secret |
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