Friday 29 July 2011

I've wanted to see you for a long time

(All) When I was waving to you is a most precious moment,
I want to remember forever.
On days I laugh lightly, and days tears spill out,
I met only you.

(Peach) We put our hands on each other,
So our hearts won't be separated any more.
It doesn't matter how painful it is between us.

(Lily) When I come to like someone,
The sadness goes on increasing,
But my desire won't stop.

(Daisy) You are here, I am here,
With just that, we smile at each other.

(All) Closer than words, faster than a flash,
I want it to get to you.

(Peach) Our feelings gaze at each other.
We tremble at the setting sun on a sloping road.
No one else understands. Embrace your weakness.

(Lily) Each time I love you strongly, in earnestness I'll increase it.
Is that the meaning of being in love?

(Daisy) Walking with you, the ordinary scenery,
I wonder when it will become special.

(All) For us to meet, a miracle went across,
Inside the wind, it becomes love.

~Solo~

(Peach) When I was waving to you is an irreplaceable moment,
I want to remember forever.

(All) On days I laugh lightly, and days tears spill out,
I was going on for you.

Monday 25 July 2011

A Flower There's Only One In The World

I looked at all kinds of flowers
Lined up in front of the flower shop
Each person prefers a different type
But they’re all beautiful
None of them fight
Over who’s the best
They just stand up tall and proud
In their buckets

So how come we people
Want to compare ourselves like this?
Why do we want to be the best
When everybody’s different?

Yes, each of us is
A flower there’s only one of in the whole world
Each of us has their own seeds
So let’s just do our best
To make them grow into flowers

There are people whose smiles are strained
Because they’re completely lost
But it doesn’t matter
Because every flower that’s worked so hard to grow is beautiful
Eventually someone came
Out of the flower shop
Carrying a bunch of flowers in all different colours
His face looked so happy

I didn’t know his name
But he gave me a smile
Like a flower that had bloomed
In a place nobody had noticed

Yes, each of us is
A flower there’s only one of in the whole world
Each of us has their own seeds
So let’s just do our best
To make them grow into flowers

Little flowers and big flowers
Not one is the same as another
You don’t need to be number one
You’re special, the only one of you, to begin with

Friday 22 July 2011

Kiroro-3人の写真

 A photo was just put on display A photo of three
Like in a dream The gradually fainting, beautiful picture

When the 3 are together We feel so at ease
As we play beautiful harmonies

Back then, encircled by flowers The honeybees that were enjoying themselves
Please don’t show your tears Upon graduation, we’re still forever friends

At lunch time We open our boxed lunch
Time passed by with our simple conversations

Don’t speak as if our youth has ended, please?
The youth of the 3 only begins from now

Now and then, as pictures form in the sky The times when stars are gathering
That innocence matches your smile My dearest friend

“For now, we won’t get to see each other, would we?” After receiving farewell in tears
While time has passed The feelings are still the same!
Now and then, as pictures form in the sky The times when stars are gathering
That innocence matches your smile My dearest friend

Saturday 16 July 2011

Script Excerpt

Here is a script excerpt from episode 6, in which we get a good look at some aspects of Momoko's personality.
Momoko is in denial about her feelings for the ill-mannered Yousuke, since up to now all three girls have been competing for the attentions of the soft-spoken Yanagiba, on the same soccer team.  But Momoko accidentally revealed that she possessed some pictures of Yousuke, the freshman soccer star.  Yuri and Hinagiku have teased Momoko about this all afternoon.    They suspect that Momoko might like Yousuke a bit more than she's willing to admit.  Escaping the teasing, Momoko goes outside, but there she is approached by Shizuka, one of Momoko's classmates...
Shizuka: "Excuse me..."
Momoko: "Oh?  What's going on, Shizuka-chan?!"
Shizuka shyly hands Momoko a small envelope.
Momoko: "What?  What is this?"
Shizuka: "I'd like you to give this to someone for me.  You're the only one I can ask to do this."
Momoko takes the letter.
Momoko: "Could this be... a love letter??"
Momoko is amazed her shy friend is being so aggressive.
Momoko: "Wow!  I'm impressed, Shizuka-chan!"
Momoko begins rolling her eyes, and teasing Shizuka.
Momoko: "Wooo-wooo-wooo!  Hot-hot-hot!"
Shizuka doesn't seem to mind the teasing.  She just looks at her feet, smiling.
Momoko: "So, who is your guy?!  Is he someone I know?"
Momoko looks upward, thinking.   She realizes she feels like a big sister all of a sudden.
Momoko: "He'd better not be some middle-aged man! Being a quiet, modest person, you could be vulnerable to older men, but don't do it!"
(Momoko uses the word "otonashi" to describe how Shizuka is "quiet" -- but "Shizuka" itself is also a word meaning "quiet".  Momoko straight-facedly delivers similar puns on her friend's name twice more in this episode...)
Shizuka: "It's Fuuma-kun..."
Momoko is about to continue giving "big sisterly advice" to Shizuka when it hits her.
Momoko: "WHAT?!"
Shizuka: "Fuuma... Yousuke-kun..."
Momoko's face goes slack.  The camera switches for a moment to the neighboring soccer field, where Yousuke has just scored a goal.
Yousuke: "All right!!!!"
Momoko looks very subdued.
Momoko: "Oh... so it's him... so it's... for Yousuke..."
Shizuka's voice begins to plead.
Shizuka: "Please, Momoko-chan...  Can you give it to Fuuma-kun?"
Momoko seems as if she wishes she were elsewhere.
Momoko: "What?  Uh... sure."
Shizuka: "Really?  Thank goodness!  Thank you!"
Suddenly Momoko puts up a cheerful front.
Momoko: "Oh, no problem!  No problem! You're always helping me with homework and all..."
Shizuka seems to be about to interrupt Momoko... she has something else to say.  Momoko finally stops talking...
Shizuka: "I..."
Momoko: "What?"
Shizuka: "I...  about Fuuma-kun..."
Shizuka takes a quivering breath.
Shizuka: "Well, I don't know how to put it, but..."
She pauses again.
Shizuka: "...I don't know if he could ever be interested in me... I don't know about that, but..."
She looks shyly downward.
Shizuka: "I just hope that he'll finally notice that there's someone who is interested in him..."
Suddenly Shizuka comes alive...
Shizuka: "Well!   Thank you for doing this!"
Momoko seems to have something else she wanted to say to Shizuka... but Shizuka is already skipping away.
Momoko: "Oh, Shizuka-chan..."
Again the camera shows Yousuke playing nearby.
Yousuke: "Not so slow!  Get to the front faster!"
Momoko is visibly shaken by all this.  You can tell that her brain is working as fast as it can to process this new situation.  She can hardly believe it.
Momoko: "You never know what might happen next in this world!  Imagine... there's a girl interested in Yousuke!"
Momoko hears a voice from nearby.   Momoko didn't realize she'd spoken the previous sentence aloud.
Hinagiku: "Is that okay with you?"
Yuri: "Are you sure you don't mind?"
Momoko looks around, and there on the storage shed roof are her two friends Yuri (Angel Lily) and Hinagiku (Angel Daisy) who have obviously been spying on her the whole time.  Momoko is utterly aghast.
Momoko: "What? Oh my God!  How long have you been there??"
Hinagiku: "Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
Yuri: "If you felt reluctant about doing this favor, you should have told her right away..."
Momoko is indignant.
Momoko: "What are you talking about?!"
Momoko's two friends speak to her slowly, calmly, as one might address a child who is holding a sharp object...
Hinagiku: "That love letter is for Yousuke, right?"
Momoko: "Ummmm....."
Yuri: "Momoko-san, deep down, I think perhaps you are not happy with that."
Momoko begins to bluster.
Momoko: "Don't talk nonsense!  Like I told you before, there is absolutely nothing between me and Yousuke!"
Momoko realizes she can win this argument if she points out something...
Momoko: "Whenever he sees me, he calls me "Momopi" and we get into a big fight!"
Hinagiku: "There you go, that's what I was talking about."
Momoko is suddenly baffled.  Momoko has no idea what Hinagiku means.
Momoko: "What?"
Yuri: "That's right!  They say that when a couple fights, it means their relationship is strong."
Now, Momoko is about at the end of her patience.  She's yelling.
Momoko: "I said there is NO ROMANCE, understand?!"
Suddenly, a soccer ball - WHAM! - hits Momoko right on the forehead.  She goes flat down on the ground, in a spiral-eyed daze.  Yousuke rushes up.
Yousuke: "I'm sorry!  Oh, hey, are you all right, Momo-pi?!"
Momoko, laying there, can only get out a few garbled words...
Momoko: "I... I... I hate you..."
Yousuke doesn't realize how annoyed Momoko is when he calls her "Momopi"... or maybe he does, since he seems to do this sort of thing just to annoy her -- and to get her attention...
Yousuke: "Momo-pi?  Hey!  Are you okay?!"
Momoko suddenly springs to her feet, murder in her eyes.  Yousuke runs.
Yuri and Hinagiku: "Momoko...!  Momoko...!"
Momoko is pursuing Yousuke in a figure-eight path while Yuri and Hinagiku watch, amused.  Momoko is spewing out a stream of near-hysterical verbal abuse at Yousuke, non-stop.  She's done this before.

Friday 15 July 2011

BoA - every heart

How many tears will I have to cry
Every heart, before I can be true to myself?
Who will I have to tell about this love
Every heart, before my heart will be satisfied?

I was afraid of the long, long nights
I wished on the stars in the distance

In the midst of this time that keeps passing, passing by
We’re searching for love
I want to be strong, strong
So today, once again, I’m looking up high into the sky

What kind of a smile will I have to see
Every heart, before I can start to pursue my dreams?
As we fall asleep
Every heart, we envision happiness at the end of our sadness

I hope that someday
All of my soul can be at peace

In the midst of this time that keeps passing, passing by
We learn something in life
Laughing sometimes, crying a little
Today, once again, we’ll keep moving

In a corner of a childhood memory
There’s a warm place, so sweet
The future the stars have unleashed
Has always sparkled, so shine

In the midst of this time that keeps passing, passing by
We’re searching for love
I want to be strong, strong
So today, once again, I’m looking up high into the sky

In the midst of this time that keeps passing, passing by
We learn something in life
Laughing sometimes, crying a little
Today, once again, we’ll keep moving

Thursday 14 July 2011

Momoko x Yousuke - Say that you love me

My morning starts to shine with teardrops in my eyes
And here I am alone starting to realize
That my days would be brighter, if I could learn to hide
The feelings that I have for you keep hurting me inside

Then my day begins with simple thoughts of you
Hoping that tomorrow would be me and you
Sharing dreams with each other
And making them come true
Holding one another, saying all I need is you

[Chorus]
But will you say that you love me
And show me that you care
Say when I need you, you will always be there
But if you go and leave me
This I swear is true, my love will always be with you

Now my nights would end that just one wish that's you
To hold me in the dark, help me make it through
Cause the pain that's inside me, would simply melt away
If I had you here with me and promise me you'll stay

[Chorus]
But will you say that you love me
And show me that you care
Say when I need you, you will always be there
But if you go and leave me
This I swear is true, my love will always be with you

But will you say that you love me
And show me that you care
Say when I need you, you will always be there
But if you go and leave me
This I swear is true
My love will always
My love will always ooh, ooh
My love will always be with you

Wednesday 13 July 2011

雨に濡れて

但在胸中回响的却只有那句「再见」
沉浸在雨中,想要感觉两个人那份糢糊的记忆

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Song of Night

In the night sky, they twinkle
The far stars of gold
The same color as the small bird
that looked up in my dream last night

In the sleepless night,
I sing this song alone
Together with the blowing wind,
I fly riding on my thoughts

In the night sky, it sparkles
The distant moon of silver
The same color as the wild rose
that was blooming in my dream last night

In the gentle night,
I sing this song alone
Let me sing with you tomorrow
Riding the wings of dreams

In the gentle night,
I sing this song alone
Let me sing with you tomorrow
Riding the wings of dreams

Monday 11 July 2011

遠い日のNostalgia


我们两人 常常在傍晚时一起散步
风还有些寒冷的 早春的日子
抬头仰望天空 对着那些闪闪发光的星星
好像能碰触的到似的 伸出手去
真是对不起 我对你隐瞒着跟他的事
就算立刻告诉你 能得到你的原谅吗?

在那一天没有能说出的话
现在仍然沉眠在我的胸口
那个时候如果能多拿出些勇气的话
也许我就不会失去你了 Its too late
遥远的乡愁

在令人窒息般的寂静中打开的相簿
是半途而废的幸福
看着两人那连明天的去处都不知道的笑容
想起那天真无邪的过去 胸口就觉得好痛
果然还是不行吧 即使是现在仍然在意着
就算立刻告诉你 能得到你的原谅吗?

在那一天没能说出的话
现在仍然沉眠在我的胸口
那个时候如果我能更像个大人
或许后悔就会少去一半吧 Its too late
遥远的乡愁

在那一天没有能说出的话
现在仍然沉眠在我的胸口
那个时候如果能多拿出些勇气的话
也许我就不会失去你了 Its too late
遥远的乡愁

Twelve Seasons

Opening of Twelve Seasons on 11th July, 2011
http://twelveseasons.atwebpages.com/

Sunday 10 July 2011

Ai Oboete Imasu Ka

Right now, I hear your voice
saying "Come here to me."
Just when it seemed loneliness had beaten me.
Right now, I see you
walking over to me.
I close my eyes and wait for you to come.

Till yesterday, it seemed filled only with tears.
But now my heart is

Do you remember? The time when our eyes first met?
Do you remember? The time when our hands first touched?
That was the very first time I set out on the journey of love.
I love you so.

Right now, I can feel your gaze
though you're not here with me.
And in my body a warmth begins to glow.
Right now, I believe in your love,
so won't you please
watch over me from so far away?

Till yesterday it seemed filled only with tears.
Now the world is...

Do you remember? The time when our eyes first met?
Do you remember? The time when our hands first touched?
That was the very first time I set out on the journey of love.
I love you so.

I'm not alone anymore
now that you're here with me.

Do you remember? The time when our eyes first met?
Do you remember? The time when our hands first touched?
That was the very first time I set out on the journey of love.
I love you so.

I'm not alone anymore
now that you're here with me.