Kagami no naka no AKUTORESU (Actress in the mirror) - Nakahara Meiko
"Kimagure Orange Road" opening theme (1987)

itsumo nara ANATA no SAIDOSHIITO de	Usually, I'd be in your side seat as
kuruma o suberasu Precious Night	the car slips into a precious night.
KYANSELU no denwa ni uso no nioi	Your call to cancel smelled like a lie.
kizukanu-furi de kitta wa		Pretending I didn't notice, I hung up.

kawaita ato no MANIKYUA no iro		The color of my manicure after drying
munashiku yoru o kazuru dake		only decorates the night in vain.

*  A-HA-HA				A-HA-HA
   kagami no naka no AKUTORESU		I'm the actress in the mirror.
   HAKKIRI ieba ii no ni		Although I should speak frankly,
   tamerai ga mimimoto de sasayaku	hesistation whispers in my ear
   'Cause I love you			'Cause I love you.
   kagami no naka no AKUTORESU		I'm the actress in the mirror.
   enjiru tabi ni sugao ga		Every time I act, my true face
   hanarete-yuku			departs from me.
   You've broken my heart		You've broken my heart.

RAMPU dake tomoshita Bed Room de	In my bedroom lit by only a lamp,
atashi wa dare o miteru no		who am I looking at?
narete-yuku futari ga nakushita no wa	As we got used to us, we lost
otagai e no IMAJINEESHON		our imagination toward one another.

anata wa tabun DORAI-na mama no 	You probably just prefer me
atashi o nozonde-iru dake		as unemotional as that.

** A-HA-HA				A-HA-HA
   kagami no naka no AKUTORESU		I'm the actress in the mirror.
   isso naketara ii no ni		Although I'd rather cry,
   tsuyogari ga SERIFU wo kaete-yuku	my bravado is changing my words
   'Cause I love you			'Cause I love you.
   kagami no naka no AKUTORESU		I'm the actress in the mirror.
   tsumi no fukasa ni kizuite		I realized the depth of my blame.
   modorenai wa 			I can't come back.
   You've broken my heart		You've broken my heart.

* ** Repeat


Lyricist/Composer: Nakahara Meiko
Arranger: Nishihira Akira

Translation: Theresa Martin (revised January 18, 1994)

鏡の中のアクトレス ● 中原めいこ
「きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード」オープニング・テーマ (1987)

いつもならアナタのサイドシートで
車を滑らす　precious night
キャンセルの電話に嘘の匂い
気づかぬふりで切ったわ

かわいたあとのマニキュアの色
虚しく夜を飾るだけ

★A-HA-HA
　鏡の中のアクトレス
　ハッキリ言えばいいのに
　ためらいが耳もとでささやく
　'Cause I love you
　鏡の中のアクトレス
　演じるたびに素顔が
　離れて行く
　You've broken my heart

ランプだけ燈した bed room で
私は誰を見てるの
慣れて行くふたりが失くしたのは
お互いへのイマジネーション

あなたは多分ドライなままの
私を望んでいるだけ

☆A-HA-HA
　鏡の中のアクトレス
　いっそ泣けたらいいのに
　強がりがセリフを変えて行く
　'Cause I love you
　鏡の中のアクトレス
　罪の深さに気づいて
　戻れないわ
　You've broken my heart

★ ☆ くりかえし


作詞・作曲：中原めいこ
編曲：西平　彰