Cake Song

A nursery rhyme game played in Rebellion.

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.

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 improvisation, 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; her line is a reference to the time loops.
• Homura sees Madoka as sweet.
• Madoka's line foreshadows the post-climatic battle twist.

Lyrics

Singer	Original	Romanization	English Translation
Madoka, Sayaka, Kyoko	ケーキ、ケーキ、まぁるいケーキ まぁるいケーキはだぁれ？	Kēki, kēki, ma~a rui kēki Ma~a rui kēki wada ~are?	Cake, cake, a round cake Who is the round cake?
Bebe	ケーキはさやか？	Kēki wa Sayaka?	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 Kyoko?	No, you're wrong I am the raspberry The round cake is red Is the cake Kyoko?
Kyoko	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 am the apple The round cake loves Bebe 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 am the cheese The round cake goes round in circles 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?	No, that's... wrong I am the pumpkin The round cake is sweet. Is the cake Madoka?
Madoka	ちーがーう 私はメロン 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 am the melon When the melon splits, a sweet dream is created.
Madoka, Sayaka, Kyoko	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!	But the dream tonight is a bitter one indeed. Atop of the plate is the dream of the cat. Round and plump. Everyone eat up!

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External links

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