#Composer: Kishitani Kaori

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Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu (“The World’s Hottest Summer”)

“Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind. Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to the savannas, just us two.”

OR: A girl dreams up a fantastical vacation with her boyfriend.

Hold me tight darling　hachigatsu no kaze wo    dakishimete Fly with me,darling　tobitatsu no    futari no SAVANNA e Hold me tight darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu mou kono TOKIMEKI    tomenaide

Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to a savanna for two Hold me tight darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The hottest shining summer in the world Don’t let this thrill I feel ever stop again

hachigatsu no kaze wo    ryoute de dakishimetara IMAJINEESHON    tobitatsu no SAVANNA e kagayaku gin’iro no SESUNA wa    futari wo nose haruka na kokkyou wo    ima koeru yo taikutsu na     IRUMINEESHON    zawameku tokai no NOIZU SUTEREOTAIPU no mainichi ga    hora shinkirou no kanata ni kieteku

When I embrace the August wind with both hands My imagination takes off to the savannas A shining silver Cessna plane takes us on a ride for two We’re crossing far-off borders right now Boring lights, the noise of the bustling cities, and Stereotypical days, look, disappear in the distance of the mirage

One and only darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu mou kono TOKIMEKI    tomenaide

One and only darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The biggest sun in the world The hottest shining summer in the world Don’t let this thrill I feel ever stop again

KONPASU wa itsumo    hora minami wo sashiteru mou sugu yo     kirameku SHANGURIRA eien ni owaranai    futari no yume no naka de haruka na    OASHISU ni tadoritsuku no MONOTOON no jikan ga    itsu no ma ni ka ubatteitta kokoro no uchi no JUVUNAIRU    torimodosu no yo    anata to issho ni

See, the compass is always pointing north We’ll reach the sparkling Shangri-La soon It’ll never come to an end inside our dreams At long last, we reach the distant oasis I’m recovering the juvenile feeling inside my heart that was snatched away By monotone life before I knew it, recovering it    together with you

One and only darling    nagareochiru    kawa no mizushibuki Fly with me, darling    maiagaru    niji no SUKOORU sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou itsumademo    natsu wo yakitsukete

One and only darling, the river’s splashes flow downstream Fly with me, darling a whirling rainbow squall The biggest sun in the world Sears summer into our hearts forever

Hold me tight darling　hachigatsu no kaze wo    dakishimete Fly with me,darling　tobitatsu no    futari no SAVANNA e Hold me tight darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu sekai de    ichiban    itoshiteru

Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to a savanna for two Hold me tight darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The biggest sun in the world The hottest shining summer in the world I love you most in the world

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As a summer staple, this song has been covered by ANGERME’s Tamura Meimi, ex-Melon Kinenbi member Shibata Ayumi, PRINCESS PRINCESS’s spiritual successor ZONE, a mishmash of late 80′s-early 90′s idols (including Qlair, Ribbon, and Coco) at their Otomejuku concert, a mishmash of 90s idol/talent (including Mizuki Alisa and Moritaka Chisato) on television, and Momoiro Clover Z’s Momota Kanako as a collab with miwa and Kato Izumi.