尾張の華 (Owari no hana) – Flowers of the end

from Ai no chikyuusai single.

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Because your gaze is too hot
Come, let’s dance!

The sirens of closing echo around the world
Red, blue, yellow, purple and pink and yes, green
Revolutionary flags, let’s raise them

Let the other people do the flattering
Our 6-coloured petals are waiting for your addition
And when our 7 colours mix, we’ll have a golden flower

Tick tack, the ticking clock’s hand
Let’s move it to the right and peek into the future
What colour is the world over there?
Will our dreams still be fulfilled?
Embracing anxiety and hope in our hearts
Let’s open the next, next, next door

Once the flowers of the end go into bloom
The fascinating Sun will rise from the north, south, east, west
Even if the flowers are still tiny now
It’ll be alright as long as someone is dreaming, right?

Because your gaze is too hot
Come, let’s sing!

You like flowers with thorns? The attack won’t stop
Beautiful flowers will bloom proudly along our path
But we won’t forget about humility and gratitude

Gritting our teeth, so as not to lose out to the ferocity of war
Fly higher than the rest, raise our fists even higher
Not one of us hiding away

Tick tack, the flowing clock’s waves
Let’s turn it back to the left and return to our memories
Nights when we cried alone in regret
We had always been so earnest
Feeling these strong bonds
We knocked on the next, next, next door

The first flower had bloomed at that place
Between the gaps of my memories, I saw it bloom dignified and proud
Even if the flowers are still tiny now
We have a future because we have a past
And we’re just moving between them now, right?

We want you to help us
Write the story from now on
Everyone says that painful things will come
So let’s hum this poem to ourselves

Tick tack, the second-hand
Let’s run without losing, cheery comrades
Syachi Syachira Syachibana
This is the chant to let the flowers bloom
Syachi just like this Syachi just like this
These petals tinged with gold
It’s time to knock on the next door

Once the flowers of the end go into bloom
The fascinating Sun will rise from the north, south, east, west
Even if the flowers are still tiny now
It’ll be alright as long as someone is dreaming, right? Oh

Let’s sing the endless song here
LaLaLa… LaLaLa…
LaLaLa… LaLaLa…
It’ll be alright as long as someone is dreaming, right?

Because your gaze is too hot
Come, let’s dance!

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