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. Mami and Homura don't participate much in the song. In Homura's case it's possibly due to her shyness and/or having no idea what the hell is going on.

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 and Mami)	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 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 and Mami)	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