SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA ENGLISH SCRIPT EPISODE 16: "COWBELL OF HAPPINESS"

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OP         Heroically, with bravery
OP         I'll go on with my life,
OP         just a long, long time.
OP         But if the two of us should get split up
OP         by whatever means,
OP         let go of me,
OP         Take my revolution.
Title      Utena ~ La Fillette Revolutionnaire
OP         In the sunny garden, we held each other's hands,
OP         drew close together and soothed each other with the
	   words,
OP         "Neither of us will ever fall in love again."
OP         Everytime
OP         Into this photograph of us
OP         smiling cheek to cheek,
OP         I took a bit of loneliness,
OP         and crammed it inside.
OP         Revolution!
OP         Even in my dreams, even through my tears,
OP         even though I'm being hurt,
OP         reality is approaching now, frantically.
OP         What I want now is to find out
OP         just where I belong,
OP         and my self-worth, up through today.
OP         Heroically, I'll throw away
OP         my clothes 'til I'm nude,
OP         like the roses dancing all around me, whirling
	   free.
OP         But if the two of us should get split up
OP         by whatever means,
OP         I swear to you, I will change the world.



Narrator   Once upon a time...
Narrator   there was a princess grieving over the deaths of her
	   mother and father. 
Narrator   Before this princess appeared a prince traveling upon a
	   white horse. 
Narrator   His appearance gallant, and his smile gentle,
Narrator   the prince enveloped the princess in the scent of
	   roses, and wiped away her tears. 
Prince     "Little one bearing up alone under grief,
Prince     please lose not thy strength and nobility when thou
	   growest up." 
Prince     "As a token of this day, please retain this."
Princess   "Pray, shall we meet once more?"
Prince     "This ring should guide thee to me."
Narrator   Was the ring from the prince meant as an engagement ring?
Narrator   That part was good, but because of the strength of her
	   admiration for the prince, 
Narrator   the princess made up her mind to become a prince herself!
Narrator   But is that really good for her?
Title      Cowbell of Happiness
Roger      All right, everyone, thanks a lot!
Roger      Hey, Steve... Up next is a pendant from the famous
	   designer brand Sebastian Dior. 
Steve      Wh- what did you say, Roger?!
Roger      Look, how about that? The sparkle is so elegant!
Utena      Himemiya, are you still watching that?
Anthy      Yes, I'll be going to sleep soon.
Steve      Great, Roger!
Utena      Well then, 'night.
Anthy      Good night.
Roger      There you have it, the pendant from the famous designer
	   brand Sebastian Dior. 
Roger      Order now!
Anthy      How cute...
Keiko      How pretty, Nanami-sama!
Yuuko      What a beautiful dress!
Nanami     My dear uncle bought it for me. It's no big deal.
keiko      How pretty, Nanami-sama!
Yuuko      What a beautiful ring!
Keiko      What beautiful shoes!
Yuuko      What beautiful earrings!
Keiko&Yuuk It's so you. You're always the best dresser, Nanami-sama.
Nanami     It's no big deal.
Nanami     Well, if you're so impressed with something like this...
Nanami     I'll be unveiling the prize of my collection at the
	   party today. 
Nanami     This special pendant is crowned with a 20-carat diamond.
Nanami     If I show this, then in no time...
Miki       Juri-san, that necklace is...
Juri       Oh, Sorya Rich's designer insisted that I must have this.
Miki       Wow, Sorya Rich is a really famous designer brand, isn't it?
Juri       I just modeled a little for them. Such a bother...
Miki       So, do you suppose that necklace is the only one of its
	   kind in the whole world? 
Miki       That's amazing!
Juri       Nanami.
Nanami     Oh hi, Juri-sempai, good evening.
Juri       So why did you decide to throw a party all of a sudden?
Miki       Now that the feast is getting in full swing, you can
	   tell us, can't you? 
Nanami     Th- That's...
Aiko       Nanami-sama!
Aiko       This just arrived.
Nanami     What's this?
Miki       Oh! Th- This crest is...
Juri       Oh, this is Sebastian Dior!
Nanami     Sebastian Dior is...
miki       Sebastion Dior...
Miki       the most elite designer brand, and purveyor to the
	   British Royal Family. 
Miki       This is the first time I've ever seen it.
Nanami     The most elite designer brand...
Nanami     This is the break I need to turn the spotlight back from Juri.
Nanami     Ah, that's right.
Nanami     Now, everyone, the reason we're gathered here today...
Nanami     is so that I could unveil this new arrival, the prize
	   of my collection. 
Nanami     So, I'll show you right away.
Nanami     Now, please have a look.
Miki       A cowbell...
Juri       A Sebastian Dior... cowbell.
Nanami     Looks like they're surprised.
Nanami     The sparkle, the grace...
Nanami     I'm the only one who fits these elite designer
	   goods. I'm the only one! 
Nanami     Morning.
girl       M- Morning.
Utena      Pretty weird...
Miki       I think so...
Utena      What happened? She bang her head or something?
Miki       Dunno.
Utena      'Cause, first of all, a cowbell is...
Utena      ...isn't it?
Miki       I think so...
Utena      If you know that, why don't you tell her what it really is?
Miki       You think I could do that now?
Nanami     'Morning.
Utena      She seems determined to pick at the scab there.
Miki       More like ripped it off already...
teacher    Nanami-san, what's that hanging on your neck?
Nanami     Why, it's a cowbell!
teacher    Cowbell?
Nanami     It is nice weather, isn't it?
teacher    A cowbell is...
teacher    ...isn't it?
Utena      I guess all we can do is wait for her to figure it out
	   for herself. 
girl       Say, have you seen Nanami-san's cowbell?
girl       Yeah, I saw it.
girl       You know...
girl       She's a bit extreme, isn't she?
girl       Talk about extreme!
girl       It's something we can expect from only Nanami-san.
girl       Nobody but her can go that far.
Nanami     Word's getting around...
Nanami     It looks like everyone is noticing my fashion sense.
Tsuwabuki  Uh, Nanami-san...
Tsuwabuki  Um, doesn't your neck feel heavy?
Tsuwabuki  I've been thinking, that cowbell does look weir-
Nanami     Tsuwabuki...
Tsuwabuki  Yes, ma'am?
Nanami     What are you saying is strange about this cowbell from
	   Sebastian Dior, purveyor to the Royal Court? 
Nanami     You can't seem to understand adult fashion sense yet,
	   Tsuwabuki. 
Tsuwabuki  Adult fashion sense?
Utena      It's weird.
Utena      It's just weird, that cowbell.
Utena      I don't know about that brand name stuff, but cowbells
	   are supposed to go around a cow's ne- 
Nanami     This is why the dyke is so annoying. She doesn't know
	   what fashion is all about. 
Utena      What did you say?! Who're you calling a dyke?!
Nanami     I've been meaning to say this for a long time; your
	   school uniform is very weird. 
Utena      Don't compare my uniform with that cowbell!
Nanami     I wouldn't want to compare it either, with that
	   tasteless uniform. 
Utena      What was that? I dare you to say that again!
Nanami     I'll say it over and over. First of all, your legs are so fat!
Tsuwabuki  Oh, brother...



Nanami     Where am I?
DonaDona   One clear afternoon,
Nanami     Onii-sama...
DonaDona   on the road to market,
Touga      Are you awake?
Nanami     So you're well, Onii-sama. You finally left your room.
DonaDona   the cart rocks gently,
Touga      It's all right now, Nanami.
Touga      It's all right now.
DonaDona   carrying a calf.
Touga      Here, Nanami, your breakfast.
DonaDona   The adorable calf
Nanami     What's wrong, Onii-sama? I can't eat this.
DonaDona   will be sold,
Touga      All right, eat as much as you wish, since this is your
	   last meal. 
DonaDona   with a mournful look
Nanami     "Last," you mean...?
DonaDona   in its eye.
Touga      Good bye, Nanami.
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
Nanami     Onii-sama, what's wrong, Onii-sama?
DonaDona   With the calf on board,
Touga      Good bye, Nanami.
Nanami     Onii-sama, Onii-sama!
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
Touga      Good bye, Nanami
DonaDona   the cart ever sways.
Nanami     Onii-sama!
Touga      Let's eat.
Nanami     A dream?
girl       Say, have you seen Nanami-san's cowbell?
girl       What? She's still wearing it?
girl       Should we say she really stands out, or how to put it...?
girl       Really, she sure has guts.
girl       It's more like tenacity than guts.
girl       Yeah, yeah, before now, she would never stand in a line
	   behind other people. 
girl       Yeah, right.
girl       Maybe she's calmed down some, she seems more composed...
Tsuwabuki  Nanami-san...
Tsuwabuki  You're eating again? Didn't you just eat at the cafeteria?
Nanami     Moo. Be quiet, that's my own business. Moo.
Tsuwabuki  Class is going to start soon.
Nanami     I know, allright? Be quiet! Moo.
Tsuwabuki  Nanami-san!
Nanami     Somehow, after I've eaten I'm sleepy already. Moo.
Nanami     Tsuwabuki, answer the roll call for me.
Tsuwabuki  Uh, but I'm in elementary school...
Nanami     Shut up. Moo.
Tsuwabuki  If you lie down so soon after you eat, you'll become a cow!
Nanami     Shut up. Moo.
Nanami     Say, look!
Keiko      Wow, Nanami-sama, that hair ornament is...
Nanami     Well, does it look good?
Yuuko      Y- Yes, very...
Nanami     Oh, really? Moo. You think so, too?
Nanami     Moo. I really like it!
girl       Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight...
Nanami     Fight, moo! Fight, moo! Fight, moo! Fight...
teacher    Hey, Kiryuu! Run faster!
Nanami     All right, already! Moo.
teacher    What's wrong with that girl? It's like she's in slow motion.
Nanami     Moo.
Nanami     I hate this. Moo.
Nanami     Shut up. Moo.
Nanami     What's with this? Moo. I don't know!
Nanami     Moo... Moo... Moo... MOO!
Nanami     Moooo!
nami       Moooo!
Nanami     Moooo!
Nanami     Moooo!
Nanami     MOOOOO!
Anthy      Tsuwabuki-kun...
Tsuwabuki  She's in trouble! Nanami-san is... Nanami-san is...
Tsuwabuki  She called me, and told me to bring her something
	   because she was hungry. 
Tsuwabuki  But Nanami-san didn't even touch the stuff I brought
	   and went to the park... 
Utena      Then, you missed her here. Is that the story?
Tsuwabuki  That's right.
Utena      But no one's here.
Tsuwabuki  Strange...
Nanami     Moo, honestly, moo, Tsuwabuki, moo...
Nanami     He doesn't even know, moo, what I like. Moo.
Nanami     How rude of him. Moo.
Nanami     Moo.. moo.. moo...
C-ko       Extra! Extra! Extra!
C-ko       Chuu chuu! That's easy. We only need to bell the cat.
C-ko       Chuu chuu! Oh, Nezutarou, how smart you are!
C-ko       Chuu chuu! But who ever will bell the cat?
C-ko       Chuu chuu! Don't worry about that. The cat has already
	   been belled. 
C-ko       Actually, I secretly put it on him just now.
C-ko       Chuu! Wonderful!
C-ko       Nezutarou-san, you're great!
C-ko       Master Cat, I went and spread the false information as
	   we agreed. 
C-ko       They all feel so secure that they must be sound asleep
	   tonight, so you can catch and eat as much as you wish. 
C-ko       So, as you promised, please let me pass.
C-ko       Mr. Cat... Hey...
C-ko       Chomp, munch, munch, munch...
Tsuwabuki  What goes around, comes around.
Utena      Exactly.
Utena      Nanami!
Utena      Throw that cowbell away!
Utena      Throw it away!
Nanami     Oh, shut up. Moo.
Utena      Do you know what that bell on your neck is supposed to be for?
Nanami     Really... It's a Sebastian Dior cowbell, isn't it? Moo.
Utena      A cowbell is supposed to be a bell for a cow's neck.
Nanami     What are you talking about? Moo.
Utena      Take a good look around you!
Nanami     So... so, Sebastian Dior, purveyor to the Royal Court, is...
Utena      It's not Sebastian Dior, but Koushi-chan Dior! (koushi = calf)
Nanami     Ko- Koushi-chan?
Utena      You didn't even know what a cowbell is all about, and
	   you were all proud of that humongous bell, wearing it on your neck. 
Utena      What you're doing now is what exactly a cow does!
Nanami     Cow?
Utena      We can't do anything about that now.
Utena      What you can do now is throw away that cowbell before
	   you completely turn into a cow, body and soul. 
Nanami     Wh- What are you talking about? Moo. How could I
	   possibly become a cow? Moo. 
Nanami     Really now, don't surprise me. Moo. Quit kidding
	   around, already. Moo. 
Anthy      Utena-sama, it's finally finished!
Utena      What's this?
Anthy      It's a sweater.
Utena      Thanks, but it's a bit out of season, isn't it?
Nanami     Moo. If it had gone a little more, moo, I would have
	   attracted intense attention. 
Nanami     Somehow, my mind is getting, moo, fuzzy...
Nanami     Could it be a delusion, moo? My appendix, moo?
Nanami     Or I might have been bitten by a, moo, virulent
	   poisonous snake... 
Nanami     Somebody, moo, get me a blanket!
Utena      Nanami!
DonaDona   One clear afternoon
Nanami     Moo! Moo! Moo! Moooo!
DonaDona   on the road to market
Nanami     MOOOOOO!!!
DonaDona   a cart rocks gently
Utena      Nanami, you look...
Anthy      I'm scared!
DonaDona   carrying a calf.
Tsuwabuki  N- Nanami-san!
Anthy      She's coming right for us!
DonaDona   The adorable calf
Utena      Oh, I get it! She got all excited when she saw this red
	   sweater! 
DonaDona   will be sold
Anthy      Oh, my!
Tsuwabuki  Tenjou-san, the cowbell!
Utena      I know! Himemiya, get away!
DonaDona   with a mournful look
Anthy      All right!
DonaDona   in its eye.
Nanami     Now I won't forgive you!
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
DonaDona   With the calf on board,
Utena      Ole!
Nanami     MOOO!!
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
Tsuwabuki  Utena-san!
DonaDona   the cart ever sways.
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
Nanami     Moo!
DonaDona   With the calf on board,
Nanami     I'm done for!
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
DonaDona   the cart ever sways.
Anthy      Utena-sama!
DonaDona   Blue skies, gentle breezes,
Juri       How miserable.
DonaDona   a swallow flits through the sky.
Juri       The last days of the one possessed by brand name goods.
DonaDona   The cart carries
Miki       Juri-san, you're not convincing at all.
Miki       Still, I wonder who sent that cowbell to Nanami-san.
DonaDona   the calf to market,
DonaDona   carries he who'd fly
Utena      I see, that cowbell was for your pet, Himemiya.
DonaDona   to pleasant pastures
Anthy      Her name is Nanami.
DonaDona   if he just had,
Utena      Nanami? Ah, so the mail carrier made a mistake.
DonaDona   if only he had wings.
Anthy      She'll be getting a new nose ring soon, too.
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
Utena      Nose ring?
DonaDona   With the calf on board,
DonaDona   Dona dona dona dona
DonaDona   the cart ever sways.
Nanami     Good morning, everyone.
Nanami     Well? Does it look good?



ED         Missing truth and forever
ED         Kissing love and true your heart
ED         Embrace me with your true arms
ED         The key to open up tomorrow is reality
ED         I want to keep on destroying lies.
ED         Even if we keep on talking,
ED         you still won't ever see.
ED         Excuses really suit adults
ED         who hang on to old stories.
ED         Because unchosen angels
ED         have no need for wings.
ED         Missing truth and forever,
ED         Kissing love and true your heart,
ED         I will like tomorrow's new me.
ED         At least I believe so; I want to believe it,
ED         so I want to keep lies hating me.



text       Preview of Next Episode
Utena      Arisugawa-sempai's childhood friend just transferred in.
Anthy      Takatsuki Shiori-san, right?
Utena      But are those two on good terms or bad terms?
Utena      I don't know what happened, but Arisugawa-sempai
	   shouldn't hold a grudge from so long ago. 
Anthy      You're really naive, Utena-sama.
Utena      Huh? But Shiori-san just wants to be friends with
	   Sempai, right? 
Utena      Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena:Thorns of Death
Anthy      The Absolute Destiny: Apocalypse.

Nanami     Moo. Be quiet, that's my own business. Moo.

Nanami     Moo. If it had gone a little more, moo, I would have
	   attracted intense attention. 
Nanami     Somehow, my mind is getting, moo, fuzzy...
Nanami     Could it be a delusion, moo? My appendix, moo?
Nanami     Or I might have been bitten by a, moo, virulent
	   poisonous snake... 
Nanami     Somebody, moo, get me a blanket!

"mou chotto" -> "a little more"
"mouretsu ni" -> "intense"
"mourou" -> "fuzzy (feeling)"
"mousou" -> "delusion"
"mouchou" -> "cecum"
"moudoku no" -> "virulent poisonous"
"moufu" -> "blanket"

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