Ame ni nurete (Album Version)
Change My Mind
DAN DAN kokoro hikareteku
Don't You See!
Eien 
** HYPNOSIS   
Kaeranu toki no nakade
Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e
Kimi ni aitaku nattara...
Kitto wasurenai 
Kokoro wo hiraite 
Kyou mo
Love ~~nemurezuni kimi no yokogao zutto miteita~~
** Mind Games   
Mitsumete itai ne
Mou nigetarishinaiwa Omoide kara
My Friend
Oh My Love
Sayonara wa ima mo kono mune ni imasu
Today Is Another Day


* Means no English translation
 Recommended Song.









Ame ni nurete (Album Version)

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi & Sho Uesugi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Akashi Masao

Furui biru ni nigekonda moon
Machi wa nemutteru
30 pun hayaku tsuita Eki no hoomu
Kanjiteta wakare...demo

	The moon took refuge behind an old building
	The city sleeps
	I arrived 30 minutes early at the train station
	I'm aware that we're breaking up...but

Ranyou shinaide  Sono yasashisa ga
Dareka wo kizutsukeru
Kyou de futari wa  Tanin doushi dakara Betsubetsu ni kaerou

	Don't misuse that gentleness
	You [may] hurt someone
	Since today [from now on] we are strangers, let's go home separately

+Ame ni nurete Omoidegoto nagashite
Anata no koto  Wasureraretara
Ame ni nurete Arukitsuzukeru hodou ni
Namida no iro Nijinde...

	I'm getting wet in the rain; every memory washes away
	If I can forget you
	I'm getting wet in the rain, and continue walking on the sidewalk
	The colour of the tears which fill my face...

Itsuka kuruma no bonnetto ni Yubi de kaita	I love you
Wakasugita hibi no	Omoide ga koko ni
Toki* no omosa shitta yo

	I once wrote "I Love You" with my finger on the bonnet of your car
	The memories of the days when I was too young are here
	I know all about the burden of the past

Moshimo ano hi ni betsu no michi wo Erandeita nara...
Sukoshi aishikata Machigaeta dakede
Subete wa  epiroogu

	If that day we had chosen to go different ways...
	Only by a small mistake in the way we love
	Everything became an epilogue

Ame ni nurete Kono kodoku wo keshitai
Sayonara dake  Mune ni hibiku
Ame ni nurete Kasumu** futari no Kioku wo Kanjiteitai
Ima dake wa...

	I'm getting wet in the rain; I want to erase this loneliness
	Only goodbye resonates within my heart
	I'm getting wet in the rain; I want to feel the memory of us, the uncertain couple
	Just for now...

Repeat +

Ame ni nurete
Kasumu futari no Kioku wo  Kanjiteitai
Ima dake wa...

	I'm getting wet in the rain
	I want to feel the memory of us, the uncertain couple
	Just for now...


*Toki: The kanji for this is tsukihi, meaning time,
the days and months.
**Kasumu: The dictionary meanings are "hazy", "misty".

Additional Notes:

Namida no iro Nijinde...: The imagery should be a street stained by
the colour of her tears, even though it would already be wet with rain.
Toki no omosa shitta yo: Toki can be interpreted as "growing up",
since there is a reference in the previous line of memories of her immature days.
Sukoshi aishikata Machigaeta dakede Subete wa epiroogu: It may mean if
we make any mistake in love, everything ends.





Change My Mind

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Takeshi Hayama

Gogo no hi ga sasu doressa
Hoho no sobakasu ga kininaridashita
"Ato juppun nemurasete" Kare wa tsukarete beddo no naka
Kanojo to watashi no hazzama de Anata wa itsumo chissoku shisou
Kono goro futo kangaeruno
Hakushi ni modosoukatte

	The dresser shone upon by the afternoon sun
	The freckles on my cheeks were weighing on my mind
	"Let me sleep for 10 more minutes" He [said] lying tiredly on the bed
	Squeezed between me and her, you were always suffocating
	Recently I am suddenly considering
	That we start afresh

Ijiwaru ni Tell you
Kanojo no koto najittara Kitto kirai ninaru wa
Tabun watashi wa Tell you
"I can change my mind"
Hidoi yatsu dato semete

	I tell you spitefully
	If I rebuke you about her, you will come to hate me
	Probably I will tell you
	"I can change my mind"
	Reproach me that I am a cruel girl

Boottoshite futtoushita yakan no oto ni sae Kizukanakatta
Funukena jibun wo Mou hitori no jibun ga azawarau

	I was in such a daze that I was even unaware of the boiling kettle
	I laugh at the cowardly me who is alone once again

Shinkokyuushite Tell you
Mou nido to awanai to heisei wo yosowootta
Uso nanoni...Tell you
"I can change my mind"
Anata wo kurushimasetakunai

	I tell you with a deep breath
	I pretended to be at peace by never seeing you again
	Even though I lie when I tell you
	"I can change my mind"
	I didn't want to make you suffer

Shinkokyuushite Tell you
Mou nido to awanai to heisei wo yosowootta
Uso nanoni...Tell you
"I can change my mind"
Kattena yatsu dato semete

	I tell you with a deep breath
	I pretended to be at peace by never seeing you again
	Even though I lie when I tell you
	"I can change my mind"
	Reproach me that I am a selfish girl




DAN DAN kokoro hikareteku

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Tetsuro Oda
Arranged by Daisuke Ikeda

DAN DAN kokoro hikareteku
Sono mabushii egao ni
Hatenai yami* kara tobidasou
Hold my hand

	Closer and closer my heart is drawn to you
	Through that brilliant smile of yours
	Let's fly away from the boundless darkness [where nothing is possible]
	Hold my hand

Kimi to deatta toki
Kodomo no koro Taisetsu ni omotteita basho** o omoidashitanda
Boku to odottekurenaika
Hikari to kage no Winding Road
Imademo aitsu ni muchuu nano?
Sukoshi dake Furimukitaku naru youna toki mo arukedo
Ai to yuuki to hokori o motte tatakau yo

	The moment I met you
	I was reminded of the place I thought so fondly of during my childhood days
	Won't you dance with me?
	The winding road between [the] light and [the] shadows
	Is your mind now mulling over him?
	Even though there are also times when I turn and look back [with uncertainty]
	I fight with love, courage and pride within my heart

DAN DAN kokoro hikareteku
Kono hoshi*** no kibou no kakera
Kitto daremo ga Eien o te ni iretai
Zen Zen Kinishinai furishitemo
Hora kimi ni koishiteru
Hatenai yami kara tobidasou
Hold your hand

	Closer and closer my heart is drawn to you
	The scattered pieces of my hopes [up there amongst the stars]
	Surely everyone will want to hold Forever in their hands
	Even though you pretend that you're not bothered [about him]
	Hey, I'm in love with you
	Let's fly away from the boundless darkness [where nothing is possible]
	Hold your hand

Okotta kao mo tsukareteru kimi mo sukidakedo
Annani tobashite ikite Daijoubu kana to omou
Boku wa...Nani genai shigusa**** ni furimawasareteru seaside blue
Soredemo Aitsu ni muchuu nano?
Motto kikitai koto ga atta noni
Futari no kaiwa ga Kuruma no oto ni habamarete toori ni mau yo

	Although I love both your angry face and your tired face
	I wonder if it is alright to rush into things like this
	I am. . . given the run-around by your unconcerned treatment
	Even so, is your mind now mulling over him?
	Although there are many things I wanted to ask you
	Our conversation just dances around and never got off due to the noise of the car

DAN DAN kokoro hikareteku
Jibun demo fushigi nandakedo
Nanika aru to sugu***** ni Kimi ni denwa shitaku naru
Zen Zen kinonai furishitemo
Kekkyoku Kimi no koto dake miteita
Umi no kanata e Tobidasou yo
Hold my hand

	Closer and closer my heart is drawn to you
	Even I am surprised [by how much I'm falling in love with you, but...]
	Whenever something happens, you are the first person I want to call immediately
	Even if you pretend that you don't notice
	In the end I still saw nothing else but you
	Let's fly to the other side of the sea
	Hold my hand


*Yami: The kanji used here is kurayami, meaning darkness, or the dark.
**Basho: The kanji used here is keshiki, meaning scenery.
***Hoshi: The kanji used here this is uchuu, meaning the universe or outer space.
****Shigusa: The kanji used here is koudou, meaning action, behaviour.
*****Sugu: The kanji for this is ichiban, meaning the most.





Don't You See!

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Kuribayashi Seiichiroh
Arranged by Hayama Takeshi

Tomodachi ni tegami wo kaku toki mitai ni Sura sura kotoba ga dete kureba ii noni
Mou sukoshi otagai wo shiriau ni wa Jikan ga hoshii
Uragiranai no wa Kazoku dake nante Sabishisugiruyo Love is asking to be loved
Shinjiru koto wo yamete shimaeba Raku ninarutte wakatteru kedo

	It would be good if words came out just as easily as when I write a letter to a friend
	I want more time so we can know each other better
	If our folks are the only ones who won't betray me; I would be too lonely
	Although I know that if we stop trusting each other, it's a relief

Don't you see! Negattemo inottemo Kiseki Omoide Sukoshi wa ki ni kakete
Don't you see! Chotto sameta furi wo suru kuse* wa
Kizutsuku no ga kowai kara

	Prayers and wishes, miracles and memories...do give these things some of your concern
	The reason I pretend that our love had cooled down a little
	Is that I'm afraid to be hurt

TAXI noriba de Matteta toki no chinmoku wa Tatta gofun nanoni Mono sugoku nagaku kanjita
Muri** wo shite Tsukarete Aozameta koi wa yokisenu dekigoto

	The silence while we waited at the taxi-stand lasted just 5 minutes, but it seemed so much longer
	We made more efforts than we could, we got tired, a pale love was an unexpected result

Don't you see! Chiisana kenka de Makezugiraina futari dakara Hotto shitano***
Don't you see! Ironna hito wo miru yori Zutto onaji anata wo mite itai

	Just because of a little quarrel, we were so unyielding we got carried away
	I always want to see the same you, not various other people

Don't you see! I'll never worry, tonight
I'll lay me down, tonight
You know, I do it for you

Don't you see! Umareta machi no nioi Kurekakaru gairojuu wo futari arukeba
Don't you see! Sekaijuu no dare mo ga Donnani isoidemo Watashi wo tsukamaete ite****

	I can smell my hometown when we walk on a tree-lined street in the twilight
	No matter how [much] anyone else in the world hurries on, please keep on holding me


* Kuse : a personal habit, a peculiarity, a weakness.
** Muri : compulsion, excessiveness.
*** The line may also mean they can say what they are thinking or feeling from the
 bottom of their hearts without hesitation, so they feel relieved after their quarrel.
**** Tsukamaeru : to take hold of, to grab with one's hand, to catch, to take.





Eien

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music & Arrangement by Tokunaga Akihito

Akai kajitsu o mitara Watashi no koto o omoidashite kudasai
Anata no kesshin ga katamattara...
Kirakira to garasu no kakera ninatte
Kono mama Kiete shimaimashou Daremo shiranai kuni** e

	If you see red fruits*, please remember me
	If your determination becomes firm...
	Become the glittering fragments of glass
	Let's disappear in this way, towards a country paradise which no one else knows about

Ima no futari no aida ni Eien wa mieru no kana
Subete o Te ni ireru koto ga Ai naraba
Mou ushinau mono nante Nani mo kowakunai

	Between the two of us now, I wonder if we can see eternity
	If it is love that gets everything into our hands,
	there's no fear of losing anything at all

Kuchi no kikikata mo shiranai Namaikina yatsu** dato omotta?
Guuzen Machi de mikaketa kedo Koe o kake youka douka mayotta
Mamoru beki mono wa Nan nanoka Kono goro Sore ga wakaranaku naru...

	Did you think I was an audacious person who did not know how to speak up?
	Even though I happen to see you on the street by accident, [I wonder] if I should call you; I'm lost
	What are the things that we should protect? Lately I have no idea...

"Kimi to boku to no aida ni Eien wa mieru no kana"
Dokomademo tsuzuku sakamichi
Ano hi kara samishikatta Souzou ijou ni... Just Fallin' of the Rain

	"Between you and me, I wonder if we can see eternity"
	It's been an uphill road that runs on forever
	And from that day I have been lonely beyond imagination...seeing just the falling of the rain

Kimi to boku to no aida ni Eien wa mieru no kana
Kono mon o kuguri nukeru to
Yasurakana sono ude ni tadori tsukeru Mata yume o miru hi made

	Between you and me, I wonder if you can see eternity
	When we pass through this door
	I will run into those gentle arms, till the day when we see our dreams again


* Maybe the akai kajitsu here means apples. Anyone has a better interpretation?
** kuni : the kanji for this is rakuen, or paradise.
*** yatsu : the kanji for this is josei, or female.





Kaeranu toki no nakade

Lyrics by Izumi Sakai
Music & Arrangement by Tokunaga Akihito

Sukoshi ashibaya ni Biru no roji o toori nuketeku
Kodokuna mainichi ga Itsushika watashi o otona ni saseru
Shigoto ni koi shitai wake jyanai kedo
Anata o wasureru tameniwa nandatte yokattano

	I walk a little faster when passing through an alleyway between buildings
	Before I knew it, the days of loneliness changed me into an adult
	It's not that I want to fall in love with my work but
	Anything that could make me forget you would do

+Kaeranu toki* no nakade
Nidome no fuyu ga otozureru
Kizutsuke atta Tooi hi ga Wake mo naku Natsukashiku naru

	In the irrevocable times
	A second winter visits me
	For no particular reason, I become nostalgic of the days long ago when we hurt each other

Imamade no seikatsu wa reeru ni notteita Sonna ki ga shiteta
Anata no nozondeita koto wa  Kitto sonna koto jyanai
Yasashiku sareru to Tsuppatte mitakunaru** kedo
Watashi no kokoro no naka o Minuiteite hoshii no

	I felt that my life up until now has been riding on a metal rail
	That is surely not what you'd wanted
	Even though I want to try to stretch my arms out when you are nice to me
	I want you to see through [my actions] and look into my heart

Kaeranu toki no nakade
Sorezore matsu hito ga iru kedo
Kizutsuke atta Tooi hi ga
Wake mo naku Natsukashiku naru

	In the irrevocable times
	Everyone has someone who is waiting for them
	The days long ago when we hurt each other
	For no particular reason I become nostalgic

Repeat +

Kaeranu toki no nakade
Sorezore matsu hito ga iru kedo
Kaeranu toki no nakade
Dokokade waratteite hoshii

	In the irrevocable times
	Everyone has someone who is waiting for them
	In the irrevocable times
	No matter where you go, I want you to keep on smiling


*Toki: The kanji for this is jikan, meaning time.
**Tsuppatte mitakunaru:
In this line, she's saying that her life's been on a metal rail Guess that
implies "on track", "fixed", "no room for variations"? and that's not what
he liked.  So when he's nice to her, she wants to try to stretch her arms
out [thus do something different, get off track].





Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Oda Tetsuro
Arranged by Tokunaga Akihito

Omoikkiri Dakishimete ne
Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e
Yasunde nanka irarenai Mou nori kakatta koi dawa

	Hold me in your arms daringly
	Towards the city where the wind passes through
	I don't want to rest, this love is already way on track

Anata no te no naka ni Sugoi inryoku de ochita
Sukideiru to Kirawarechau nara
Kono mama no kankei o kowashitakunai
Demo anata no tonari de heikina kao o shiteiru nowa Mou genkai

	By some tremendous attraction [something] has landed in the palm of your hand
	If I were to stay in love, I'll become disliked
	I don't want to spoil the way our relationship is right now
	But I can no longer give you a nonchalant face when I'm by your side

Yaketa hada Dakishimete ne
Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e
Yasunde nanka irarenai Kono natsu made matenai

	Hold my suntanned skin
	Towards the city where the wind passes through
	I don't want to rest, I can't wait till this summer

Kono goro shinkoku souna kao bakari...hanashite
Kurushii toki Kodokuna toki mo
Miwatashite mitara Mikata ga iru mono
Omotta koto o Sugu kuchi ni dashite shimau Warui kuse o yurushite

	Recently your face seems to have graveness written all over it...talk to me
	In painful times and lonely times
	If you take a look around, [you'll see that there's] someone on your side
	Forgive my bad habit of saying anything as soon as it comes to mind

Omoikkiri Dakishimete ne
Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e
Utsurigina kisetsu ni Mou nori kakatta koi dawa

	Hold me in your arms daringly
	Towards the city where the wind passes through
	In this shifting season, this love is already way on track

Anata ni aeru kara
Kaze ga toori nukeru machi e
Yasunde nanka irarenai Mou nori kakatta koi dawa

	Because I'm meeting you
	Towards the city where the wind passes through
	I don't want to rest, this love is already way on track

Kono natsu made matenai
Just one look and I knew. Only one.
Mou nori kakatta koi dawa

	I can't wait till this summer
	Just one look and I knew. Only one.
	This love is already way on track




Kimi ni aitaku nattara...

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Tetsuro Oda
Arranged by Takeshi Hayama

Kimi ni aitaku nattara...
Sono hi made ganbaru jibun de itai
Aoku kurekaketa machinami
Mata omoikiri sawagou ne*

	If I shall want to meet you...
	I want to stick it out on my own till that day
	[On] The street which is bathed in evening blue
	Let's make merry to our hearts' content again

Futo kagami o mireba Nante tsukareta kao
Hito** no me niwa jibun wa dou utsutteiru no kana?
Tamaniwa sukoshi kyori o oite Mitakatta no Shibaraku wa
Renai jyanai Koibito jyanai kankei de ite

	When I look into the mirror by chance, I see such a tired face
	I wonder how I look in the eyes of others
	Occasionally I wanted to overcome this distance [between us], but for the time being
	Let's have a non-romantic, non-lover relationship

Kimi ni aitaku nattara...
Itsudatte sugu ni tonde yukeru
Koware yasui mono dakara koso
Taisetsu ni shitai to omou

	If I shall want to meet you...
	I'll fly to you in a flash, no matter when
	Because it's such a fragile thing
	I'd want to treasure it

Soredemo anna deai wa nido to nai yone
Warubuttatte hito no yosa souna hitomi wa kakusenai

	Even so, such a meeting will never come again
	[Even if] you pretend to be a bad egg, your eyes tell me you are a lovable person

Tooi shourai ga konnani Hayaku kuru towa Omowanakatta
Hontou ni watashi de ii no ka yukkuri kangaete...

	I didn't realise the distant future would arrive this fast
	Please think it over carefully, am I really the one for you?...

Kimi ni aitaku nattara...
Itazurana egao o omoidasu
"Daijoubu dayo" toiu kimi no kotoba ga
Ichiban daijoubu jyanai

	If I shall want to meet you...
	I remember [your] mischievous smile
	You say "It's alright", but these words
	Aren't the most assuring

Kitto unmei ga futari no
Mikata o shitekureru deshou
Wagamama jyanai Kirai dakara jyanai wakatte

	Surely fate would be on our side
	I'm not being selfish; it's not because I dislike you, please understand

Kimi ni aitaku nattara...
Sono hi made ganbaru jibun de itai
Kore ga saisho de saigo no koi ni
Nareba iina to omou

	If I shall want to meet you...
	I want to stick it out on my own till that day
	I want to make it my first and last romance

Aoku kurekaketa machinami
Mata omoikiri sawagou ne

	[On] The street which is bathed in evening blue
	Let's make merry to our hearts' content again




Kitto wasurenai

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Oda Tetsuro
Arranged by Akashi Masao

Kitto wasurenai mabushii manazashi o
Shinjitai shinjiteru
Anata ga kawaranu youni

	I surely won't forget that dazzling look
	I want to believe, I believe
	You will stay the same in my mind

Every day, every night	naitarishitakedo
Dare nimo hanasenakute
Bukiyou* dakedo  seiippai anata o Aishita ano kisetsu
Kureyuku machi afureru hitonami
Ima nimo egao de anata ga arawaresoude

	Every day, every night; I did things like crying
	[and] I could not tell anyone
	Even though I was clumsy, I loved you the best I could
	When the streets get dark, among the crowd of people
	It's as if your face is going to appear [at] any minute

+Kitto wasurenai mata fuyu ga kitemo
Omoide dakishimete itaikara
Sora no kanata e to kanashimi fukitobase
Shinjitai shinjiteru
Anata ga kawaranu youni

	I surely won't forget you, even if winter comes again
	Because I want to embrace those memories
	I'll blow away those depressing thoughts into the sky
	I want to believe; I believe
	You will stay the same in my mind

Wakare wa konayuki**
Sabishisa ga mune ni Tsumoru "Mata aitai"
Doushite ano toki kizutsuke atta no darou
Tsuyogaru shikanakute
Hoshikuzu*** no naka	maniau youni
Juutai**** nukete okuttekuretane itsumo

	It was snowing when we parted
	Loneliness is piling up within my heart; "I want to see you again"
	Why did we hurt each other?
	There was nothing [I could do] except put on a bold front
	As if meeting each other just in time, amongst the stars
	You always passed through the traffic jam and saw me off

Kitto wasurenai  mabushii manazashi o
Setsunai yakusoku ga itai kedo
Tooku hanaretemo kokoro wa tomaranai
Akirametai akiramenai
Kodoku ga doa o tataku

	I surely won't forget that dazzling look
	[Even though] this heart-rending promise is so painful
	[and] Even though we are so far apart, I can't stop this [throbbing] heart
	I feel like giving up; I won't give up
	Loneliness is knocking on [my] door

Repeat +


*bukiyou: clumsy, not skilful
**konayuki: powdery snow
***hoshikuzu: stardust
****juutai: delay, lack of progress, bogging down. Most commonly used
in reference to traffic





Kokoro wo hiraite

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Tetsuro Oda
Arranged by Daisuke Ikeda

Watashi wa anata ga omotteru youna hito dewa Nai kamo shirenai
Demo fushigi nandakedo Anata no koe o kiiteruto
Totemo Yasashii kimochi ninaru noyo

	The person you're thinking about might just not be me
	But it's strange that when I hear your voice
	I get into a really tender mood

Kono mama zutto Wasuretakunai
Ima* ga omoide ni kawattemo
Kotoba wa nai kedo Kitto anata mo Onaji kimochi de iru yone

	I don't want to forget the way things are now
	Even if it becomes a reminiscence
	Even though there are no words [from you], I'm assured that you are feeling this way too

Hito to fukaku tsukiau koto
Watashi mo sonna ni tokui jyanakatta
Demo anata o miteiruto
Watashi to niteite Modokashii
Souiutokoro ga Tamaranaku sukinano

	In getting along with a person deeply
	I have never been quite adept
	But when I look at you
	You seem just as impatient as I am
	Even so, I cannot help but like this character of yours

Biru no sukima ni futari suwatte
Michiyuku** hito o Tada nagameteita
Toki ga sugirunoga Kanashikute
Anata no kata ni yorisotta

	Sitting in a gap between buildings
	We just gazed at the people who pass by us
	It is sad that time passes by
	So I'll just hold on to your side

My dream Your smile
Wasureyouto surebasuruhodo Sukininaru
Sore ga gokai ya sakkaku demo...
Kokoro wo hiraite

	Just as I think I'd forget them, I like them even more
	Even if it is a misunderstanding or an illusion...
	Please open your heart

Donna toki mo Anata no mune ni Mayowazu tobikondeyukuwa
Your dream I believe
Tokimeiteru***
Kokoro wo hiraite

	No matter when, I'll fly into your heart without any hesitation
	[and] I'm excited about it
	Please open your heart


*Ima: The kanji for this is genjitsu, or reality.
**Michiyuku: A lyrical way of describing the scenery a traveller sees on his way...are the couple
in the song the "scenery"?
***Tokimeiteru: tokimeki is the feeling of falling in love. It can also be used to describe the
beating of one's heart when in love.





Kyou mo

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Tetsuro Oda
Arranged by Takeshi Hayama

Konna fuu ni shikararetano Hajimete
Tsui "wakaretai" to itta
"Naze motto sunao ni hanashi o kikouto shinainda" to iinokoshite

	This is the first time I've been scolded in this way
	You blurted out "I want to break up"
	You said "why didn't you listen to my advice to be more gentle?"

Sameteru kanjitte Aite nimo tsutawaruno
Guuzen no denwa kara Kikoete shimatta koe
Kare ga kaetta ato no Tsumetaku hibiita doa
Ushiro sugata wa Kyou mo totemo tsukareteita

	When I feel cold, does it spread to my partner, too?
	Because of an unexpected phone call I heard [his] voice
	After he left the door creaked coldly
	I've become extremely tired of his sihouette

Imagoro Mishiranu ano hito* to Senaka o mukete nemutteiruno?
Soretomo futari Betsubetsu no heya de Hitori me o samasu no?

	At this time are you asleep, facing towards the back of this girl whom I don't know?
	Or perhaps you are in separate rooms, waking up by yourself?

Mou sonna koto kangaeru nowa yosou
Anata no kimochi ga Souitaihodo wakaru kara
Ima ga tanoshikereba tanoshiihodo Itsuka kuru Wakare no toki ga Tsuraku naru keredo

	I've already foreseen that I would be thinking about this matter
	I understand your feelings as much as it hurts
	The more I enjoy loving you now, the more painful it will become when we break up in the future

Anata to no koto wa Tomodachi ni hanasenai
Hanashitara kirawaresoude Umaku iiwake** mo dekisouninai
Ashita ninattara Kirai ninareru no kana
Demo hontou ni shikattekureru nowa Anata dake dakara

	I can't tell my friends what happened between you and me
	If I do that you will hate me; [and] there is no sign of me being able to come up with a good excuse
	When tomorrow comes, I wonder if I can get to hate you
	But you are the only one who truly scolded me [for my benefit]

Kyou mo Anata no koto ga Ichiban suki deshita

	Even today I loved you the most


*Hito: The kanji used for this is kanojo, meaning "she", "her".
**Iiwake: The kanji used for this is benkai, which means
"an excuse" or "an explanation which frees one from blame".





Love ~~nemurezuni kimi no yokogao zutto miteita~~

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Masao Akashi

Ashita mo ichinichi kenkyo o yosootte
Hito* ni choushi o awase
"Baransu ga ii" to homerarete wa jibun o miushinau
Keiki no ii hanashi bakari motome
Kouseiseki o ageta toshitemo
You ga owareba suterareru boro boro no danbooru

	Tomorrow I will pretend to be modest [just like every other day]
	[Trying] to get on well with others' feelings and moods
	Others praise that my "balance is good" [and] I lose sight of myself
	Wanting only that people speak well of my business
	Even though they gave me good results
	When they're of no more use to me, I chuck them away just like a worn-out cardboard box

Doa o ake Kaze o ireyou
Machi wa muboubi ni nemutteiru
Break around

	Open the door; let the wind in
	The city [outside] is sleeping, defenceless
	Break around

Love nemurezuni kimi no yokogao zutto miteita
Itsunohika toki o tomete
Omoikkiri aishitaiyo karada juu
Jidai no hayasa ni okuretemoiiyo ne
Bukiyou** demo	Kimi to ikiteyukitai

	When I couldn't fall asleep I always looked towards your side
	Someday I will stop time
	Within me there is this wish to boldly love you
	I'm slow in catching up with the fast-changing times, but that's OK, right?
	Even though I may get in the way, I [still] want to live with you

Sannen mae ni Yoku kiteita fuku o Hisashiburi ni kite mitara
Shounou*** to futari no Omoide no nioi ga shita
Ano koro itsumo hanashiatte wa kimeteta ruurutte nandattano?
Shourai no aojashin itsushika hyakushi ninaru

	It's been such a long time that when I tried to wear these clothes that I often used to wear three years ago
	I smelled camphor and the memories of us
	What was that rule that we always talked about and decided upon at that time?
	The blueprint of our future may become a blank piece of paper before we know it

Atarashii sutaato ni mukatte harikitteru nakama o Tooku kanjiru
Break around

	I feel so detached from my vigorous colleagues, who are all heading for a brand new start
	Break around

Love nemurezuni kimi no yokogao zutto miteita
Itsunohika toki o tomete
Omoikkiri aishitaiyo karada juu
Jidai no nagare ni oboretemoiiyo ne
Bukiyou demo Kimi to ikiteyukitai

	When I couldn't fall asleep I always looked at your side
	Someday I will stop time
	Within me there is this wish to boldly love you
	It's OK to drown in the passage of time, right?
	Even though I may get in the way, I [still] want to live with you


* Hito : the kanji for this is TANIN, meaning someone else, or a third party/outsider/stranger.
** Bukiyou : the literal meaning is "clumsy", but as you can see I've interpreted
 that as "getting in the way" to make the lyrics flow better.
*** Shounou : This means camphor, the smelly stuff you put in your clothes cabinet to keep away insects.





Mitsumete itai ne

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Masao Akashi

Kaeri no densha wa Itsumo Setsunaku naru noyo
Ima* doko ni iruno Kinou dare to itano
Sonna kotoba de Shibatteita
Kyou no taido ga Yurusenakute
Mukuchi ninatta kedo Koukaishiteru
Itsumade ga kodomo de Itsukara ga otona nano**?

	I always become distressed when I take the train home
	Where are you now, who were you with yesterday?
	I tied you down with those words
	My present attitude is unforgivable
	Even though I've become taciturn, I'm [actually] being remorseful
	How long will I stay a child, when will I grow up?

+Mitsumeteitai ne Deatta koro wo
Sono manazashi ni Dokidoki shiteta
Mitsumeteitai ne Ano yasashisa wo
Ima shika dekinai koto wo Ima Kanjiru mama ni

	I want to gaze at the time when we first met
	My heart beat faster when I saw that look [from you]
	I want to see that gentleness
	Now I only feel the things which are left unfinished

Tabi no tochuu de Chotto hito yasumi
Kata no ni wo Oroshite shimaou
"3G no kiipaa mo Tengoku kara miteru"
Kono aida no tsuzuki wo Kikasete

	I take a rest in the middle of my journey
	I bring down the load from my shoulders
	Even the Keeper of 3G is watching from heaven
	Tell me what happened during this time

Ano koro no furui kuruma de sunabokori kette
Hashiri dasou Taiyou no machi e
Rajio no voryuumu agete Hitome kinishite
Mukashi mitaini Hanashi ga togiretara Kisushite

	The old car at that time swept away the dust and sand
	Running towards the sunny city
	Turning up the volume of the radio, I worry about others' gaze
	Just like in the past, kiss me if the words don't come

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*Ima: The kanji for this is genzai, the present.
**Itsukara ga otona nano: The sentence literally means "when will
I become an adult?".

Additional Notes:

This song is dedicated to Kiyotaka Satoh, a high school student who died in a
bike accident. A big fan of Zard, he was popularly known as "keeper" in his
class. The 3G in "3G no kiipaa" means 3rd year G class. For further
clarification, take a look at the album leaflet notes done by Helena Yan.






Mou nigetarishinaiwa Omoide kara

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Akashi Masao

Mata koko ni kuru towa Omowanakatta
Nigai koi ga tsumatta Kono hamabe ni
Hashagu kare niwa iidasenakute
Sonna toki Kotoba wa karamawarisuru
Shizumu yuuhi no sei ne Isshun
Kare to anata ga dabutta

	I didn't think of coming here again
	At this beach which is filled with our bitter love
	I couldn't say it in front of him, who was in such high spirits
	At that time, our conversation hovered around nothing
	Wasn't it the fault of the setting sun; [that] moment
	You and him overlapped

Mou nigetarishinaiwa Omoide kara
Kizutsuku koto osorenai
Mune no naka de nanika ga hajikete kieta

	I won't run away from memories anymore
	Don't be afraid of being hurt
	Something bounced and disappeared from my heart

Yaburi suteta kabe no gogatsu no karendaa
Toki* wa hito no kimochi yori hayaku sugiru
Kanashikatta nowa wakare no kotoba jyanai
Hontou no watashi wo shiranakatta koto

	The May calendar that I had torn and thrown away from the wall
	Time passes faster than our feelings [change]
	I wasn't sad about what was said when we broke up
	[I was sad] that I didn't know my true self

Ima doko de kurashitemasuka
Machi** wo deta to kiita

	Where are you living now?
	I heard that you had left this city

Mou nigetarishinaiwa Omoide kara
"Anata mo kitto Nayanda deshou"
Sonna koto mo fushigi to ieru

	I won't run away from memories anymore
	"Surely you should be worried too, right?"
	It was strange that I said that, too

Mou nigetarishinaiwa Omoide kara
Anata no koto Wasurenai
Dakedo mou anata no koto de nakanai

	I won't run away from memories anymore
	I can never forget you
	But I no longer cry over you


*Toki: The kanji for this is jikan, meaning time.
**Machi: The kanji for this is Tokyo.





My Friend

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Oda Tetsuro
Arranged by Hayama Takeshi

Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareru
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiri tsuzukete

	Just thinking of you makes my heart grow stronger
	Keep running because I am watching over you

Hitamuki datta tooi hi no yume wa Ima demo mabushii
Donna ni fuan ga ippai demo
Massugu jibun no michi wo shinjite
Kazaranai sugao no anata ga suki Kawatte shimau koto ga kanashii

	The dreams [we had] in those days [when we were single-minded] are still shining bright
	No matter what kind of hardships
	I will firmly keep believing in my way
	The sight of your unadorned face* becoming distorted makes me so sad

Itsumo kagayaiteita ne shounen no mama
Hitomi wa My Friend
Anata ga soba ni iru to
Naze ka sunao ni nareta
Kono kyori toori nukeru kaze ni naritai

	You were always shining through with your youthfulness
	Your eyes [tell me you are] my friend
	When you're by my side
	For some reason I always became gentle
	I want to become the wind, whirling away from here

Hontou no ai nara
Kitto ironna koto nori koerareta no ni
Hoshi no pareedo namida ga koborenai youni Ookiku iki wo sutta
Hitori de iru toki no samishisa yori Futari de iru toki no kodoku no hou ga kanashii

	If this love were true
	All these hardships would be overcome
	[under this] parade of stars I took a large breath as if to hold back the tears
	It's even sadder when I feel lonely while we're together than when I'm alone

Itsumo waratteita ne ano koro futari
Setsunai My Friend
Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareru
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiri tsuzukete

	When we were a couple [we were] always laughing
	My distressing** friend
	Just thinking of you makes my heart grow stronger
	Keep running because I am watching over you

Itsumo kagayaiteita ne shounen no mama
Hitomi wa My Friend
Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareta
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiri tsuzukete

	You are always shining through with your youthfulness
	Your eyes [tell me you are] my friend
	Just thinking of you makes my heart grow stronger
	Keep running because I am watching over you

Hashiri tsuzukete...

	Keep on running...


* sugao : The dictionary meaning of sugao is "without make-up".
 Does it mean "not showy" here(?)
** setsunai : (distressing?) Another way of saying it may be
 "My friend, I become sad when I think of those days when we were
 a couple and we were always laughing".





Oh My Love

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Oda Tetsuro
Arranged by Akashi Masao

Yurui* sakamichi jitensha oshi nagara
Ie made okuttekureta
Anata wa watashi no namae yobisute nishite**
Yugure ni hohoendeitakedo

	We are pushing our bicycles up this gentle slope
	You were with me all the way till we reached my house
	You called my name without saying "miss"
	You were smiling at the evening

+Hora kasokudo tsukete
Anata o suki ninaru
Oh my love
Mou tomodachi no eria hamidashita
Isshoni iru toki no
Jibun ga ichiban suki
Shuumatsu made machi kirenai
Sonna munasawagi yureru gogo

	Hey, drive faster
	I'm falling in love with you
	Oh my love
	We're no longer just friends
	When we're together
	I really love [being] myself
	I can't wait till the weekend
	This heart is clamouring [for you]; [in] this swaying afternoon

Utsu muku yokogao*** nanika nayanderuno? Sono wake o oshiete
Hajimete no kisu no hi machi wa Suroomooshon ni
Kousasuru kurakushon de yume ga sameta

	Why are you shying away and looking so downcast; what's bothering you?
	The day when we first kissed the entire city seemed to be in slow motion
	Only when the car horns started sounding everywhere did we wake up from this reverie

Hora hashiridashitawa
Anata e no puroroogu
Oh my love
Muishiki ni kami o nobashi hajimetano
Anata to iru toki no
Sunaona jibun ga suki
Watashi no sonzai dore kurai?
Hiroi senaka ni toi kakeru natsu****

	Look, it's off and running
	The prologue of [the story of] my chasing of you
	Oh my love
	I've let my hair grow long without realising it
	When I'm with you
	I really love [being] my gentle self
	How important am I to you?
	The summer when I confessed my feelings for you with your back towards me

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Anata to iru toki no
Sunaona jibun ga suki
Watashi no sonzai dore kurai?
Hiroi senaka ni toi kakeru natsu

	When I'm with you
	I really love [being] my gentle self
	How important am I to you?
	The summer when I confessed my feelings for you with your back towards me


*Yurui: the dictionary meanings are "slack", "loose-fitting"; or "lax", "lenient".
**Yobisute nishite: This was a toughie! On its own, it means addressing a person
without using "Mr", "Mrs" or "Miss". I think this implies that they have stopped
being formal with each other.
***Utsu muku yokogao: Utsu muku means to look down, to hang one's head. Yokogao
is the side view of one's face. I've taken this to mean "shying away".
****Hiroi senaka ni toi kakeru natsu:  This was another tough one. A figurative expression, it literally
means "the summer when I asked you towards your wide back". This could mean they are not talking face to face. So I've interpreted
the "asking" as "confessing one's feelings"; and also "asking for someone's hand". Or, she could just be saying that her lover
has a broad back because a broad back has the imagery of protection, sense of safety...





Sayonara wa ima mo kono mune ni imasu

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Seiichiroh Kuribayashi
Arranged by Hayama Takeshi

Chikatetsu no eki hitotsu norisugoshi
Minareta machi o yoko gittara
Hoshizora o kazoeru koro* anata no heya ni akariga...
Moshi anata ga itsuka hitori ninatte
Watashi no koto o omoidashitara
Sugu renrakushite** ne
Sukidakara owanai to kokoro ni kimetano

	I missed a subway station
	Crossing the city street which I'm so used to seeing
	When the night comes your room will be illuminated...
	If you become alone someday
	[and] If you reminisce about me
	Just give me a call right away, OK?
	I decided not to chase you because I love you

Sayonara wa imamo kono mune ni imasu
Deatta koro no watashi de itai
Anata to aruita omoide no naka o
Ima wa hitori  Ano michi o tadotte imasu

	Goodbye is, even now, staying in my heart
	I want to be what I used to be when we met
	Memories of strolling together with you flood back
	While I am wandering on this pathway, all alone

Hisashiburi ni konna ni waratta
Warau kotosae wasureteita
Dareka ni hitsuyou to saretai kara
Dareka no tameni gambatteru

	It's been a long time since I've laughed like this
	I've even forgotten how to laugh
	Because I want to be needed by someone
	I'll carry on persevering, just for that someone

Sayonara wa imamo kono mune ni imasu
Itsumo egao de kakushiteitakedo
Natsu ga sugirutabi kono mune ga itai
Yoru wa totemo	totemo nagaku kanjiru no desu

	Goodbye is, even now, staying in my heart
	Even though I always hide it through my smile
	Every time summer passes, my heart aches
	I feel that the nights are so very, very long

Sayonara wa imamo kono mune ni imasu
Deatta koro no anata de itene
Tanoshikatta koto  kurushikatta koto
Soshite itsunohika anata kara sotsugyoushimasu***

	Goodbye is, even now, staying in my heart
	Be what you used to be when we met
	Good times	Bad times
	Someday I will learn to live without you


* hoshizora o kazoeru : lit. counting the stars (in the starry night sky).
** renraku : lit. contact, communicate.
*** sotsugyou : graduate. lit. "one day I will graduate from you".





Today Is Another Day

Lyrics by Sakai Izumi
Music by Oda Tetsuro
Arranged by Ikeda Daisuke

Kawaikunarenai hontou no wake* wa Anata ga watashi o erabanaitte shitteiru kara
Kikioboe no aru ashioto ga shite
"Aa" to furi kaettara hito chigaidatta

	I can't be cute [anymore] knowing I wasn't chosen [by you]
	Hearing the familiar [sound of] footsteps
	[exclaiming] "Aa", I look back but it turns out to be someone else

Kitto kokoro ga sabishiinda
Hito** ni kitai shitai atenishitai shinjiteitai
Moshi anata o wasureraretara soredemo watashi ikite ikeru no kana
Ashita ga aru

	Surely, it feels lonely in the heart
	I want to place expectations, hopes and trust in others
	I wonder if I can go on living even if I were able to forget you
	There's [still] tomorrow

Kuchi ga umai hito dato dareka ni kiita
Me no mae no tottemo yowai hito wa	uso nano?
Utagai dashitara kiriganai noni ne
Baka mitai soredemo anata no yume o miru

	I heard from someone that he is good with words
	The weak person who stands in front of me makes it all seem like a lie
	But if I start doubting there will be no end to it
	Although it is foolish, I [still] dream about you

+Kitto kokoro ga sabishiinda
Hito ni kitaishinai atenishinai shinjitakunai
Kanashii genjitsu o nageku*** yori Ima nani ga dekiruka o kangaeyou
Kyou ga kawaru

	Surely, it feels lonely in the heart
	when we place no expectation, hope, or trust in others
	Rather than sighing about this sad reality, let's think what we can do about it now
	The day's going to change

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Today is another day


*Wake: the kanji used for this is riyuu, meaning reason
**Hito: the kanji used for this is tanin, meaning someone else, or
a third party/outsider/stranger
***Nageku: to lament, to grieve over