Cake Song

A nursery rhyme game played in The Rebellion Story.

Rule Interpretations

The song is sung in a Sprechgesang sort of style - the words are spoken rhythmically rather than sung melodically, accompanied by background music. Homura doesn't participate much in the song, possibly due to her shyness.

Cumulative Description

A game of memory and improv, players take turn singing the nursery rhyme. On their turn, a player has to come up with and sing:

1. An object with all the qualities previously mentioned
2. A new quality that the object shares
3. The next player to pass the song to

The player loses when they fail to sing their lines in time. In-universe, Madoka picked "melon" - which is "round," "red," "something Bebe likes," "tumbles," and "sweet" - but couldn't come up with a new quality for "melon."

Sequential Description

Alternatively, the requirements could be the following:

1. A food object that shares the previous quality.
2. A quality that applies to the next player to pass the song to.

The "round" quality does not describe Sayaka because she comes first and Madoka does not have to supply a new quality because she is the last player. With these rules, the following character observations can be made:

• Sayaka is horrible at improv, since 'red' is a dirt-simple observation. Or, she could be giving Kyoko an easy turn.
• Kyoko is competitive against Mami, since her passed quality is somewhat tricky.
• Mami sees Homura as a clumsy child.
• Homura sees Madoka as sweet.

Lyrics

Singer	Original	Romanization	English Translation
All (except Homura)	ケーキ、ケーキ、まぁるいケーキ まぁるいケーキはだぁれ？ ケーキはさやか？	Kēki, kēki, ma~a rui kēki Ma~a rui kēki wada ~are? Kēki wa Sayaka?	Cake, Cake, a round cake Who is the round cake? Is the cake Sayaka?
Sayaka	ちーがーう 私はラズベリー まぁるいケーキは赤い ケーキは杏子？	Chi-ga-u Watashi wa razuberī Ma~a rui kēki wa akai Kēki wa Kyouko?	No - you're - wrong I'm the raspberry The round cake is red Is the cake Kyouko?
Kyouko	ちーがーう あたしはリンゴ まぁるいケーキはベベが好き ケーキはマミ？	Chi-ga-u Atashi wa ringo Ma~a rui kēki wa bebe ga suki Kēki wa Mami?	No - you're - wrong I'm the apple Bebe likes the round cake Is the cake Mami?
Mami	ちーがーう 私はチーズ まぁるいケーキは転がる ケーキは暁美さん？	Chi-ga-u Watashi wa chīzu Ma~a rui kēki wa korogaru Kēki wa Akemi-san?	No - you're - wrong I'm the cheese The round cake goes tumbling around Is the cake Akemi-san?
Homura	ちがっ……います 私はかぼちゃ まぁるいケーキは甘いです ケーキはまどか？	Chiga-…… imasu Watashi wa kabocha Ma~a rui kēki wa amai desu Kēki wa Madoka?	That's... wrong I'm the pumpkin The round cake is sweet. Is the cake Madoka?
Madoka	ちーがーう わたしはメロン メロンが割れたら甘い夢	Chi-ga-u Watashi wa meron Meron ga waretara amai yume	No - you're - wrong I'm the melon Dividing melon brings sweet dreams
All (except Homura)	今夜のお夢は苦い夢 お皿の上には猫の夢 丸々太って召し上がれー！	Kon'ya no o yume wa nigai yume O sara no ue ni wa neko no yume Marumaru futotte meshiagare-!	And the dream tonight is a bitter one The one on top of the plate is the cat's dream It's round and thick so let's dig in!

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External Link

• Cake Song
• Cake Song (slowed down 800%)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie 3 Rebellion - Cake Song [English & Japanese Subs + Romaji