自転車レース (Jitensha reesu) – Bicycle race

from Crawl album.

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Polishing our rusted bicycles
We rode along the coast
That continued on with no end
We were so straightforward then

The goal was the convenience store parking lot 5km away
Faraway summer, still so vibrant now

Holding back our tears, we became adults
The wind’s fragrance and the sea’s color have not changed
Riding on our dreams along the path we drew out that day
I’ll live on together with you

Days with sudden downpours, as the typhoons approached
Our hearts always remained sunny

We rode with all our mights
The two of us who hated losing
Faraway summer, we cried as we embraced

No matter how far apart we are
Just remembering the other makes us strong
Wanting to see you, I pedalled
Won’t lose out to myself
As I hoped for tomorrow

We can’t see the goal yet
But we’ll surely grasp it
Faraway summer, let’s ride on again together

Holding back our tears, we became adults
The wind’s fragrance and the sea’s color have not changed
Riding on our dreams along the path we drew out that day
I’ll live on
Always beside you
My best friend

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神の雫 (Kami no shizuku) – Drops from the gods

from Marriage album.

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Once upon a time, a goddess gave a youth a seedling and whispered
Grow this sapling upon this poor land
And pray to it……

Finally, the tree bore grapes like jewels
And the youth was drunk with just a drop of its wine
It’s too sad, that fragrance just like a kiss
Open the cork and try it

If you wish to see lovers’ smiles
Then a Burgundy with a rich fragrance is best
If you wish to blind your senses
Shall we open a Bordeaux?

Hundreds of flowers bloom in the maze within this glass
Taking a step in, once I become the prisoner
Of its unbreakable magic, I can’t get out
I know that, but I can no longer stop

If you wish to see lovers’ smiles
Then a Burgundy with a rich fragrance is best
If you wish to blind your senses
Shall we open a Bordeaux?

Lots of bouquets for your heart
A glass of wine for life’s corner

If the goddess had not given the grapes to the youth
Our world would be so much more boring
And I wouldn’t have met you
Watching each other through the glass……
Falling in love……

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星の雫 (Hoshi no shizuku) – Drops of stars

from PERFECT ALBUMS+1 -20th Anniversary- album.

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Far apart, I prepare for the sixth winter
In the city you left
The gap somewhere in my heart remains open
Just surviving amidst the seasons

Walking on so as not to be defeated by the city’s flow
You were just tired

Just be who you are right now
Nobody will criticize you anymore
Stop reaching out, and let’s talk
I’ll always be by your side

Just show me your heart, without lies or force
Nobody is that strong
Noone in the world can survive alone
That’s right, I was saved by you too

That faraway summer day, that place you loitered at
All surrounded gently by the wind

Just be who you are right now
Nobody will criticize you anymore
Stop searching for what’s lacking now
Just return to the beginning
Let’s look up at the starry sky and talk
I’ll always be by your side

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from Graduation album.

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From the moment when I first passed by you in the corridor, I had fallen in love
These sudden feelings just perplexed me

Can’t pay attention to anything
My head is full of you

Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, need your love
Continuing to spin
Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, given time
This feeling bursts open

I search for it unconsciously again today, but I know it won’t come true
There’s no reason why I won’t notice who you are looking at

That road home, a short time
The words we exchanged hurt

Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, need your love
I want to take you away
Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, given time
But I remain afraid

I don’t wanna wait another minute
I can’t read your mind, need love
And nothing’s gonna make it go away
But I can’t let go

I don’t wanna wait another minute
I can’t read your mind, need love
And nothing’s gonna make it go away
Every time you leave
Well it’s done

Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, need your love
Continuing to spin
Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, given time
This feeling bursts open
Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, need your love
It’s ok if it doesn’t come true
Lai.la.lai.la.lai.lai.lai
Lovey-dovey, given time
I still love you

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from NEXT STAGE single + Graduation album.

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So, this is the final year
Let’s go without any regrets, have you forgotten anything?

Getting hurt, encouraging each other
Those days when we laughed together will someday shine in our hearts

When I think about the future
I become anxious, but

Come, let’s begin
Imagine a new stage
Surely unknown things are waiting (Don’t Worry)
Anxiety and possibilities exist in equal measure
Believe in the path we’ve taken
Past, present, future, let’s connect them

Whenever I overestimated by own strength
And stumbled, everyone always gave me support

Those are my irreplaceable comrades
My trusted comrades whom I won’t forget

We’ll be going down different paths from now on, but
It’s not an everlasting parting

Come, let’s begin
Imagine a new stage
I’ll draw out a smiling tomorrow (Don’t Worry)
Singing my favorite melody, sha la la la…
Something will surely happen

Stand still against the head wind
Let’s remember that day
Past, present, future, let’s connect them

Singing my favorite melody, sha la la la…
Something will surely happen

Imagine a new stage
Surely unknown things are waiting (Don’t Worry)
Anxiety and possibilities exist in equal measure
Believe in the path we’ve taken
Past, present, future, let’s connect them

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