青空の果て (aozora no hate)
(the end of the blue sky)
Romaji & English translation by: cori
From the single, 青空の果て

minami kousha no okujou kara aozora shika mienakatta
kono aozora no hate ni aru no wa  zetsubou dake
eki de katta 100(hyaku)en RAITA- oboetate no MENSO-RU
TABAKO no kemuri  hane no you ni chitte itta
  Nothing but the blue sky was visible from the roof of the south school building
  At the end of the blue sky is only despair
  The cigarette lighter I bought at the train station for 100 yen, the menthol I just remembered
  The tobacco smoke cleared away like wings

hontou wa koko kara tobioritakatta
watashi no ibasho  doko ni mo nakatta kara
anata ni  anata ni deau made wa
  The truth is, I wanted to fly down from the roof
  Because my whereabouts are nowhere
  till I meet, till I meet you

* aozora no hate made  te o hanasanaide
issho ni okujou ni  nobotte kuremasu ka?
ano sora no shita ni  okizari ni shiteru  seifuku no watashi
  Don't let go of my hand till the end of the blue sky
  Will you go on the roof with me?
  Under that sky is me, in a school uniform, who you deserted

hokenshitsu no mado kara wa aozora shika mienakatta
kono aozora no hate ni aru no wa  zetsubou dake
shiroi tetsu PAIPU no BEDDO  koutei ni hibiku hashagigoe
shiroi makura ni  kao wo uzumete nakitsudzuketa
  From the window of the school infirmary, nothing but the blue sky was visible
  At the end of the blue sky is only despair
  The bed with white iron piping, the merry voices that echo in the school yard
  I buried my face in the white pillow & continued to cry

hontou wa iki wo tomete shimaitakatta
watashi no ibasho  doko ni mo nakatta kara
anata ni  anata ni deau made wa
  The truth is, I wanted to stop breathing
  Because my whereabouts are nowhere
  till I meet, till I meet you

aozora no hate made  te o hanasanaide
issho ni nemutte  nemutte kuremasu ka?
ano sora no shita ni  okizari ni shiteru  16(juuroku) no watashi
  Don't let go of my hand till the end of the blue sky
  Will you sleep, sleep together with me?
  Under that sky is the 16 year old me, who you deserted

* repeat

[cori's notes:  This song is somewhat disturbing--it's about a girl
who gets suicidal when she gets rejected by a guy.  I was drawn to
the lyrics because it didn't seem like the typical Jpop fluff.]

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ブランコに揺れて (BURANKO ni yurete)
(swaying on the swing)
Romaji & English translation by: cori
From the single, 青空の果て

dare mo inai 11(juuichi)gatsu no kouen de
BURANKO ni yurete
mukidashi no yoru no naka
tsukiakari de watashi no kage ga yureta
watashi wa me wo tojite yureta
  In November, I swayed on the swing
  in an empty park
  On a frank night,
  my shadow wavers because of the moonlight
  I closed my eyes & swayed

POKETTO ni wa kamisori
tekubi wo kitta
BURANKO ni yurarenagara
ittari kitari
yurari  yura  yura  yurari
  I slit my wrists
  with a razor that I had in my pocket
  While swaying on the swing, back & forth
  back & forth
  back & forth, back & forth...

* ikite iru no?  shinde iru no?
ikite itai no?  shinitai no?
yurari  yura  yurari
yura  yura  yurari
yurari  yura  yurari...
  Am I alive?  Am I dead?
  Do I want to live?  Do I want to die?
  Swaying back & forth, back & forth

dare mo inai 3(san)gatsu no umi de
nami ni ashi wo hitashite
mukidashi no yoru no naka
nami ni watashi no kage ga nomikomareta
watashi wa me wo tojite yureta
  In March, I dip my feet in the ocean waves
  Within the frank night,
  my shadow is swallowed up by the waves
  I closed my eyes & swayed

POKETTO ni wa kusuri
kamikudaita
nami ni ashi wo hitashinagara
yosete wa kaesu
yurari  yura  yura  yurari
  I chewed up the drugs
  that I had in my pocket
  While dipping my feet in the waves,
  it repeatingly comes back
  Back & forth, back & forth...

* repeat 2x

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歌う理由 (utau riyuu)
(the singing reason)
Romaji & English translation by: cori
From the single, Utau Riyuu / Habataite Tori wa Kieru

anata to  watashi
anata no me no naka ni iru watashi wo miru
watashi no naka ni haitta anata wo kanjiru
anata no ude no naka de asa no kotori no koe wo kiku
anata wa PAJAMA no shita dake de
watashi wa PAJAMA no ue dake de
mado kara haitte kita kaze ni kusugurarete
kushami shita anata wo mite
sonna kakkou shiteru kara deshou to warau
waraiatte
mitsumeatte
dakiatte
  You & me.
  I look at myself in your eyes
  I feel you inside me
  In the morning, I hear the voice of the small bird in your arms
  You're wearing just the pajama bottom,
  I'm wearing just the top
  Tickled by the breeze that came in from the window
  I look at you who sneezed
  "It's probably because you look that way," I laugh
  We smile,
  look,
  & hold each other

anata to  watashi
futari de iru dake de
shiawase ni koe ga sarawareta
anata no namae wo yobu dake de
mune ga ippai ni natta
nani hitotsu utau koto wa nakatta
anata sae ireba
watashi wa utawanakutemo yokatta
  It's just the 2 of us
  My voice was swept away by the happiness
  I just call your name
  & my heart got full
  I never sang once
  Even if you're here,
  I wish I hadn't sung

ano yoru  anata wa inaku natta
koe ga kuchi kara afuredashita
ryoute de osaetemo tomerarenai
himei no you ni  oetsu no you ni
watashi wa utau
nido to warau koto ga dekinai kara
watashi wa utau
utau  utau  utau
  That night you weren't there
  My voice flows out from my mouth
  Even if I press [my mouth] with both hands, it can't stop
  Like a scream, like a sob
  I'll sing
  I can't smile again, so
  I'll sing
  & sing & sing & sing.

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夢 (yume)
(dream)
Romaji & English translation by: cori
From the single, Yume

yume no hanashi wo suru no wa
kodomotachi dake da yo tte
itsumo itsumo waratteta wa ne
demo  kowakatta no
hora  dokidoki shiteru
anata wa watashi no mune ni tenohira kabuseta
kaigara wo tojiru mitai ni  sotto shinzou wo
  "Only children talk about dreams,"
  you always, always laughed, didn't you?
  But, it was scary
  Look! My heart is pounding
  You put your palm on my chest
  Like closing a shell, you gently [shut] my heart

* dakiatte  hanarenai  hanarenai
zutto  issho ni
dakiatte  hanarenai  hanarenai
zutto zutto futari de...
shinda no wa yume? soretomo  watashi?
shinda no wa yume dake?
anata... ikiteru?
  We hold each other & don't let go, don't let go
  Always, always together
  We hold each other & don't let go, don't let go
  Always, always together...
  Was it the dream that died?  Or was it me?
  Was it only the dream that died?
  Are you...alive?

yume no hanashi wo suru no wa
kanau ka yabureta ato ga ii yo tte
itsumo itsumo sorashirashiteta wa ne
demo  tashikametakatta no
hora  dokidoki shiteru
watashi wa  anata no mune ni mimi wo oshiateta
PISUTORU de nerau mitai ni gyutto shinzou wo
  "Talking about a dream makes it come true
  or it's better after it breaks"
  You always, always escaped me, didn't you?
  But I wanted to make sure
  Look! My heart is pounding
  I pressed my ear against your chest
  Like a pistol aiming, I'm fixed on your heart

dakiatte  hanarenai  hanarenai
zutto  issho ni
dakiatte  hanarenai  hanarenai
zutto zutto futari de...
shinda no wa yume? soretomo  anata?
shinda no wa yume dake?
watashi... ikiteru?
  We hold each other & don't let go, don't let go
  Always, always together
  We hold each other & don't let go, don't let go
  Always, always together...
  Was it the dream that died?  Or was it you?
  Was it only the dream that died?
  Am I...alive?

* repeat

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