#I think it is. utsukushii hito something something

[kalmeria]

no one in this house can appreciate my revue starlight shower concerts:/

[utatte-hoshii]

[Lyrics Translation] Kyou mo ikita ne (I lived again today, too) - THE NOVEMBERS

思い上がりさ「とても清らかなこと」など 遠くから見れば綺麗な絵や山や海や森やビルや人と同じようなものさ 子供がトンボの羽をむしる それもひとつの純粋だよ

 omoiagari sa ‘totemo kiyoraka na koto’ nado

tooku kara mireba kirei na e ya yama ya umi ya mori ya biru ya hito to onaji you na mono sa

kodomo ga tonbo no hane wo mushiru sore mo hitotsu no junsui da yo

 I thought that conceitedness is a very pure thing

If you look at them from far away, beautiful art, mountains, seas, forests, buildings seem the same as people

The way that children pluck the wings of dragonflies is also another kind of purity

牛や豚や鶏が歩くのを見て 美味しそうって思わない 四つん這いになっては いつも何か思い出しそうになる 肉になったのは弱いからじゃないし憎々しいからでもない ただ僕らがおなかを空かせていたから

 ushi ya buta ya tori ga aruku no wo mite oishisou tte omowanai

yotsunbai ni natte wa itsumo nanika omoidashisou ni naru

niku ni natta no wa yowai kara ja nai shi nikunikushii kara de mo nai

tada bokura ga onaka wo sukasete ita kara

 When I see cows, pigs and chickens walking, I don’t think of them as delicious

Whenever I’m on my hands and knees, I always seem to remember something

The reason they become meat isn’t because they are weak, or because we hate them

It was just that we were hungry それだけのことなんだよ それだけのことなんだけれど

sore dake no koto nanda yo

sore dake no koto nanda keredo

That’s all that it is

Even though that’s all that it is

痛そうとか かわいそうとか 野蛮とか思ったり 自分だけはやつらとは違うんだと 誰かにそう言って欲しい そんな感傷も胃液に溶けていく

itasou to ka kawaisou to ka yaban to ka omottari

jibun dake wa yatsura to wa chigaun da to dareka ni sou itte hoshii

sonna kanshou mo ieki ni toketeiku

 Thinking that it looks painful, that I feel bad for them, that it’s barbaric

I want someone to say that I’m different from everybody else

Even that sentiment dissolves into my stomach

君の事ばかり考えているわけじゃないけれど 自分の事と同じくらい君の事を考えているよ今も 37.2℃の海から箱船に揺られ いつか二人に会いにきてよ

kimi no koto bakari kangaeteiru wake ja nai keredo

jibun no koto to onaji kurai kimi no koto wo kangaeteiru yo ima mo

37.2℃ no umi kara hakobune ni yurare

itsuka futari ni ai ni kite yo

 It’s not as if I’m always thinking of you but

I think of you just as much as I do of myself, even now

Rocked by an ark from a 37.2℃ sea

Come and see the two of us someday

草木や花は赤い血を流さず悲鳴をあげることも無い その無口な死の美しさに見とれる時間が 好き 誰にも見つかる事の無い離島で 咲く花にも美がある ただそれを思い浮かべられないだけ

kusaki ya hana wa akai chi wo nagazu himei wo ageru koto mo nai

sono mukuchi na shi no utsukushisa ni mitoreru jikan ga suki

dare ni mo mitsukaru koto no nai ritou de saku hana ni mo bi ga aru

tada sore wo omoiukaberarenai dake

 Plants and flowers don’t shed red blood or scream out loud

I love the times when I’m entranced by the beauty of those silent deaths

There is a loveliness to the flowers that no one will ever find, blooming on the far away islands

It’s just that I’m unable to think of that

それだけのことなんだよ それだけのことなんだけれど

sore dake no koto nanda yo

sore dake no koto nanda keredo

 That’s all that it is

Even though that’s all that it is

今日も生きたね 望んでも 望まなくても これが最期の言葉になってもいいように歌いたい

kyou mo ikita ne nozonde mo nozomanakute mo

kore ga saiki no kotoba ni natte mo ii you ni utaitai

 I lived again today, whether I wanted to or not

I want to sing so that it doesn’t matter whether these are my last words

なんて美しい日々だろう なんて美しい日々なんだろう 君を待つ日々は なんて美しい世界なんだろう

 nante utsukushii hibi darou

nante utsukushii hibi darou

kimi wo matsu hibi wa

nante utsukushii sekai nandarou

 What beautiful days these are

What beautiful days these are

These days in which I wait for you

I think what a beautiful world this is

[kimonobeat]

Hamasaki Ayumi Lyrics: theme of a-nation ‘03

English translation and romanization below the cut.

ENGLISH

I remember the summer festivals We used to go to all the time back then You held my hand tight So I wouldn’t get lost

Back then, everything sparkled so brightly I wasn’t scared of anything And all the dreams I chased after Were so beautiful

The winds that blew through were so gentle, somehow That I can’t keep the tears from rolling down my cheek

I can think back on it fondly Because it’s past me now No matter how sad something may be, Someday I’ll be able to talk about it with a smile

As I grew up  I lost some things, too But you see, now I have somebody irreplaceable in my life

The winds that blew through were sort of gentle I’ll still love you this time tomorrow

Treasure this with all your heart To keep yourself from having any regrets Because money can never buy you time

Don’t forget No matter how hard you pray This moment will never come again

ROMAJI

mukashi ni yoku itta natsu matsuri wo oboete’ru hagurete shimawanu you ni shikkari te wo nigitte ita

nanimokamo ga kagayaite kowai mono nante nakute utsukushii yume dake wo otte ita ano koro

toorinuketa kaze ga nandaka yasashi-sugite korae-kirezu namida ga hoho wo tsutatte iru

natsukashiku omoeru no wa toori-sugite shimatta kara donna ni kanashikutemo itsuka wa waratte hanaseru

otona ni naru sono tochuu ushinatta mono mo atta dakedo ima kakegae no  nai hito ga hora iru

toorinuketa kaze ga nandaka yasashikatta ashita no imagoro mo anata wo ai shite iru

taisetsu ni shite ne kuyamu koto nai you ni toki wa kakegai no nai mono dakara

wasurenaide ne donna ni inotte mitemo ima wa mou nido to kaeranai kara