

Karan koron
The sound of geta
Only our fingertips
Fall in love
Karan koron
Beneath the moon
The name I cannot call
Burns inside me
A black lacquered palanquin
Behind the bamboo screen
A perfect neckline
A glimpse of pale skin
Hair shining softly
With fragrant oil
One single hairpin
Sets the night in place
Incense smoke
Curls around your sleeves
The sweetness of sake
Hides inside your breath
The more you smile
The deeper your heart retreats
Eyes that can only watch
Fill the street
Behind the lattice
A crimson light
A distant chime
And my heart won't rest
Karan koron
The sound of geta
Only our fingertips
Fall in love
Karan koron
Beneath the moon
The name I cannot call
Burns inside me
Moonlight comes undone
Upon the water
Wet stone streets
Shine in the night
Only you—
I pretend
Not to see
Though pretending
Has never fooled my heart
I tighten my obi
Pull the knot firm
As if I could bind
A heart that won't come loose
I offer you sake
Our little fingers touch
My index finger
Measures the space
Between us
Beyond the curtain
No voice calls my name
Still I wait
Still I wait
Just once—
Behind that smile
I want you
To look at me
With your true eyes
Sweet perfume
Cold moon
Only the footsteps
Keep moving on
Karan koron
Karan koron
Love waits
Outside the house
Karan koron
The sound of geta
Only our fingertips
Fall in love
Karan koron
Beneath the moon
The name I cannot call
Burns inside me
- Lyricist
Liminal Reverie, shintaro
- Composer
Liminal Reverie
- Producer
shintaro
- Co-Producer
Liminal Reverie
- Programming
Liminal Reverie

Listen to karankoron (English Ver.) by Liminal Reverie
Streaming / Download
- 1
Issen (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 2
MAKOTO (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 3
Oni ni Ikkon (A Cup for the Demon) [English Ver.]
Liminal Reverie
- 4
Kirisute Gomen (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 5
The Blossom Yet Unseen (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 6
CHO-HAN (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 7
Yoibane (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 8
Dear, Flickering Thoughts (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 9
I Couldn't Become a Dekunobō (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 10
KABUKIZUKI (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 11
UKIYO SWING (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 12
Hiru no Yoshiwara (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
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karankoron (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
- 14
Matsuri Koi (English Ver.)
Liminal Reverie
**EDO LOFI - INTERNATIONAL BEST -**
The sound had already crossed the sea.
Now, the stories follow.
*EDO LOFI - INTERNATIONAL BEST -* brings together 13 selected tracks from EDO LOFI, reimagined with English lyrics for listeners around the world.
Samurai carrying their pride beneath the word **MAKOTO**.
A blade waiting inside its sheath in **KIRISUTE GOMEN**.
Demons, gamblers, festivals, forbidden love, and women gazing beyond the walls of Yoshiwara.
These are stories born from the streets, legends, nights, and imagination of Edo.
Traditional Japanese sounds such as shamisen, koto, and taiko meet hip-hop, boom bap, and modern beats, while the lyrics carry the characters and emotions behind the music into a new language.
Some Japanese words remain untranslated.
**MAKOTO.
KIRISUTE GOMEN.
ISSEN.
UKIYO.
CHO or HAN.**
Because some things belong to the world they came from.
You heard the sound.
Now hear the story.
**Welcome to EDO LOFI.**
Artist Profile
Liminal Reverie
Liminal Reverie is an instrumental music project centered on the theme between reality and dreams. Between day and night. After the crowds fade away. Moments where reality and dreams have not yet fully separated. Liminal Reverie turns the lingering presence, afterglow, and quiet atmosphere of those moments into sound. The project is built on two complementary musical axes: Japanese side: Edo Lofi Western side: Liminal Reverie Each explores a different world, while sharing the same sense of liminality.
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