ALL ROMAJI & TRANSLATIONS BY: Cori
 Thanks to Carmen for the lyric scans. ^^
  01. RETRIEVE
 02. Wing my Way*
 03. 覚えてていいよ (oboetete ii yo)
 04. ため息クローバー (tameiki clover)
 05. Meconopsis
 06. ささくれ* (sasakure)
 07. 琥珀* (kohaku)
 08. Re-sublimity
 09. 硝子の靡風(かぜ)* (garasu no kaze)
 10. 421 -a will-*
 11. Free Angels
 12. β-粘土の惑星(ほし) (B -nendo no hoshi-)
 13. 赤い玉、青い玉 (akai tama, aoi tama)
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01. RETRIEVE
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Kazuya Takase
Romaji by: cori
fukaku kuraku ochiteku 棕櫚(shuro) no umi
samete doko wo mezasu no?  uzu no mannaka de
iradatsu you na oto  mou yamete
sakasama no sekai de ima,  nani wo miru no?
shinjireba nami no oku ni sagashiteta basho ga arawareru?
mogaku yubi kara koborete 空(kuu) wo samayou
shinjitsu wa tatta hitotsu tooku kara kioku ga sakenderu
mogakitsukareta teashi ga oboete iru
nemuru mori no nioi
oide nani mo kowaku wa nai kara to
achira  kochira  doko kara sasoi madowasu no?
shiranai hou ga  mada shiawase
naresugita sekai wa mi wo kowashite yuku
nomareta nami no oku de mitsuketa gensou no hana no mure
soko ni majitte saku no mo ii to mayotta
sotto tada matte iru no wa  kawaranu kokyou no aoi sora
mada maniau to nigotta mizu wo ketta
itsuka kaeru basho e
shinjireba nami no oku ni eien no yurikago arawareru
oyogitsukarete motometa ai no guuzou
shinjitsu wa tatta hitotsu to tooku kara kioku ga sakenderu
ushinau no nara omoi wo sotto yasumete
futatabi tobidatsu hi made...
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02. Wing my Way
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Kazuya Takase
Romaji by: cori
takaraka na ten wo aoida
tobidatsu shiroi tori no mure ni
noseta yume wa doko e yuku no totazu ne
kaze ni tobasarete  omoi mo yoranai meiro ni mayottemo
sagashi ni yukou  nagareru kumo  oikake
tatoeba  kono saki  dokoka de michi ga todaetemo
(The boundless sky...)
tsudzuku daichi ni  hateshinai chizu wo egakou
(Wing my Way...)
machigai nado osoreru koto wa nai
* koko kara hajimaru mugen no monogatari wa  houbutsusen wo egaki
chiheisen no mukougawa made tsudzuite yuku
donna ni kanashii koto ga attemo
namida no ato wa  kitto
dareka ga tabi wo suru  kibou no michi ni naru yo
kotae no nai PAZURU  toite
kaidan wo hitotsu nobotte
sukoshi takai mesen ni  nani ga utsuru?
hajimete eda kara tobidatsu  kotori no you ni mune wo hatte
furuenagara  yurenagara mo  habatakou
tatoeba  kono saki  daichi ga soko de togiretemo
(Reach for the shine...)
tsubasa hirogete  oozora no kanata wo mezasou
(Wing my Way...)
owari wo kimeru no wa  kantan dakedo
koko kara hajimaru mugen no monogatari wa  PURIZUMU no naka yureru
nanairo no hikari wo terashite susunde yuku
kawatte yuku koto  osorenaide
toomawari no michi ni mo
kesshite muda dewa nai  nanika ga saite iru yo
(You can do just as you please...)
tatoeba  kono saki  sora ga kumo ni oowaretemo
(The boundless sky...)
tomo ni te wo tori  sorairo no michi wo tsukurou
(Wing my Way...)
todomaru koto  ima wa erabanaide
* repeat
(You can do just as you please...)
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03. 覚えてていいよ (oboetete ii yo)
(it's ok to remember)
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Kazuya Takase
Romaji by: cori
nazeka nakanaka susumanai
yoteihyou dake wa kanpeki datta  na noni...
kyou mo nani shiteta n' darou?
sonna  muzugayui you na gimon ga
heyajuu wo umete iki sae dekinai
DOA wo akereba  sou yokatta noni
hitori kudaranai mie ya kodawari ni gururi makarete
nakanai yakusoku shita kedo
kanashikerya omoikkiri naita tte ii yo
hazukashii hodo kuyande ii yo
namida ga akiru kurai ni
"wasurereba ii yo" nante kotoba sae mo
kaze ga kakikeshichau nara
kienu hoshi ni kawaru made oboetete ii yo
sonna ni dekiru hou ja nai
dakedo kore dake wa yuzurenai!
odoroku hodo bukiyou ni  aa... sakenda noni
kami wa akkenaku soppo muita mama
wake no wakaranai haibokukan dake wo kureta
kuyashikerya omoikkiri naita tte ii yo
mijime ni kuchibiru nurasu namida wa hajimete no aji
shittereba  dou demo ii to omoenai
takai HA-DORU ni atta toki
mune wo hatte toberu 翼(hane) ni kawareru kara ne
kokoro ni wa  tokimeki ni deatta hi mo
sayounara tte te wo futta hi mo
KIRAKIRA  tsumoru kagayaki
doushitemo wasurerannai tte omotta
mune tsukandeta omoide nara
namidairo no kaban ni tsumete yukou
ima wa omoikiri hekonde ii yo
shizen to genki ni nareru made  kinaga ni matte iru kara
muriyari ni egao tsukuranaku tte ii yo
tama ni wa furikaette ii yo
ki ga sumu made, zutto zutto
oboetete ii yo
soshite kawaru... aozora de habatakeru
kanashimi no 翼(hane) de
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04. ため息クローバー (tameiki KURO-BA-)
()
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Kazuya Takase
Romaji by: cori
mono iwanu KURO-BA-  are ni naretara
konna ni mo tameiki tsuitari shinai noni
suki ni natta...
tada dakishimeta...
hoka no mono ga nani mo mienaku natta
soba ni itsumo iru koto sae
minarete shimawanakatte fuan ni natta
hassha no BERU nariyamanu shoshuu 間近(madjika) no eki de
tatta hitori kimi no koto omotteru nante
mono iwanu KURO-BA-  are ni naretara
fumaretemo oretemo  aogu sora ga atta
katakuna sugite zutto kawarenai no wa
michibata ni tatteta sei to omoeta noni...
aitakatta...
tada kurushimeta...
ai ga nanika nante wakarannakatta
kimi no tame to kuchi ni sureba
amari no chippokesa ni okashiku natta
sonna fuu ni semenaide
omowazu haita kotoba
motto betsu ni tsutaetai koto ga atta noni
tameiki no KURO-BA-
kimi ni dattara
muzousa ni tsumarete POKETTO no katasumi de
kisetsu no oto mo tooku karete ittemo
yasashii omoide dake wo nokoseta noni...
hassha no BERU nariyamanu shoshuu 間近(madjika) no eki de
tatta hitori kimi no koto omotteru nante
mono iwanu KURO-BA-  are ni naretara
kanawanu kotoba wo omottari shinai noni
mata kisetsu ga kawatte shimau mae ni
hontou no kimi no kimochi wo  nee kikasete
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05. Meconopsis
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
tsumetai suna ni fukaku yubi mogurasete
todokanu omoi  tsuyoku tsuyoku hakimushitta
mabuta wa keshi no mi ni nite  kataku tozasare ochiru
kawaita kaze  hikari sae mo tooku tsuresatteku kara
itsuka todokeatta yakusoku
ima mo dokoka de kitto ikidzuiteru to
douka kotaete... kotaete...
mugen ni hirogaru kokoro  sabishinamida no sabaku
taiyou ushinai  kooraseru hodo hiyasareteku
dareka ga otoshita nukumori ni hoho wo kosuritsuke
kiete wa ukabu ano hibi no omokage dake  sagashitsudzukeru
nakigoto ieba fukaku chi no soko made mo
umorete nido to modorenasou de kuchibiru kanda
negai wa keshi no hagoromo
kaze ni chigireru omoi
sore demo mada hikari motome  hosoku kuu wo samayou kara
douka wasurenaide kudasai
mune no hyou wo tokasu 焦(ji)reta netsu no you ni
tsutaete... tsutaete...
kubisu wo kaeshita kokoro  tooshi urei no sabaku
kokyuu wo yamete suna to naru koto wo nozomazu
takami wo mezashita hiza wa ore  kuchite yukou to mo
mederu ano koe  kono mi ni shimikonda mama  owari wa shinai
aa  itsuka utsukushisa ni naku you na
tatta hitotsu no ai wo...
kiseki no you na ai wo todokete... todokete...
mugen ni hirogaru kokoro  sabishinamida no sabaku
taiyou ushinai  kooraseru hodo hiyasareteku
samazama ni yureta kokoro moyou  suna no e to kieta
ochite wa mebuku kanashimi wo hana ni kaete  machitsudzuketeru
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06. ささくれ (sasakure)
()
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
kanashii koto ga atta no
totemo kanashii koto da yo
namida ochiru sono temae de  tachidomatte shimatta
fui utare bidouda ni dekinai manma waratteta
sore wa sore wa mirarenai kuzurekitta egao de
mou nani mo mienai no
toki wa nagarete
"kimi dake da yo" no kotoba ga
kogarashi ni kawatte yuku
atashi mada daijoubu da yo ne?
atashi mada hitsuyou da yo ne?
kokoro ga dondon sasakureteku
kyonen kita hayari no fuku ga
heya no sumi susukete iku you ni
douka sutetari shinaide... tte waratteru
kanashii yume wo mita no
totemo kanashii yume da yo
makura ga zenbu shibonde shimau kurai naiteta
mou dare mo sashinoberu koto wa nakutemo
tada hitori dake wa kawarazu  manazashi wo kureru no nara
atashi mada daijoubu da yo ne?
atashi mada tomaccha dame da ne?
kogoesou na kokoro itamu kedo
juubun to omoeru toki made
oikakete  korogatte  sakende
ima wa kogarashi no naka de  waratteru
atashi mada daijoubu da yo ne?
atashi mada hitsuyou da yo ne?
kokoro ga dondon sasakureteku
kyonen kita hayari no fuku ga
heya no sumi susukete iku you ni
douka sutetari shinaide... tte hontou wa
chiisana sasakure itakute  naite ita
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07. 琥珀 (kohaku)
(amber)
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: KOTOKO & Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Romaji by: cori
nagaku nobita ze michi
kimi no se ni hoho kosuritsuke  mirai no hanashi wo shita
hontou wa ne, wakatteta n' da... kanawanai tte
dakara boku wa kimatte saigo ni wa
fukidasu kurai okashina kao wo shite sa
mata ashita tte te wo futta
kuyashikute...
ano hi kureta NO-TO wa ima mo hakushi no mama
*1 tooku tooku kohaku-iro no yume no naka
kanarazu kimi wa rin to tatte ite hoshii
akaku sabita jitensha
itsunoma ni toki wa sugita no?
hayari no fuku mo kawari  yukue mo wakaranu mama
tsutaetai kotoba dake ga
KO-TO no ura de uzuiteru
*2 fukaku fukaku kohaku-iro no umi no you na
tsuyoi manazashi ima mo motte ite hoshii
onaji basho de
onaji you ni aeta nara
*3 tooku tooku tabidatta imi oshiete
ano hi no kimi yori mabushiku waratte misete
*2, *1, *3 repeat...
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08. Re-sublimity
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Kazuya Takase
Romaji by: cori
haruka ni sotto yurameku urei  kattou no kioku ni ugokasare
mabuta ni zutto haritsuku shiroi zekkyou ni kogoeta
shizumu tsuki no mayoi
sonzai wa tashika ni  ima koko ni
matte iru no wa
namida nado mou nagasanai
tada dakiaeru shunkan
* ienai... kikenai... mienai... maboroshi dake
toki no mukougawa e to nagasarete  mayoi ko ni naru  yurusenu negai
koe dake... yubi dake... chikadzuku ondo dake...
todokanu omoi ga  chigirarete yokaze wo someru
soko wa kitto mayakashi to guuzou datte ki ga tsuiteta
sore na noni fukai zassou no naka  amai mi futto mi wo yudaneta
noboru taiyou no mayoi
guuzen wa hisoka ni shikumareta
isso hitsuzen
me no mae ni ima sarasareta
fukaku ni yugamu kanjou
nakenai... kosenai... wakaranai... ketsumatsu nado
doko e yukou to mo  tada kimi dake wo mamoritakute  sakaratte iru
ima dake... kako dake... tsugunau mirai dake
sukueru no naraba  karehatete kietemo ii to
* repeat
karehatete kietemo ii to
kimi dake no hikari ni naru to
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09. 硝子の靡風(かぜ) (garasu no kaze)
()
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
tooku kagerou ni kieta kawabe no machi ni wa
kaze ou muboubi na koe ga
toubun, ano hi mitai ni waraesou ni nai kedo
mureta kutsu wo nuide  nobita ashi no sukima de
sotto me wo tojita
sora made wa oesou ni nakute
itsuka kimi ga suki da to hanashita machi de
hitorikiri omoide wo sagashite  ima yatto kidzuita
aa... taisetsu sugiru to toki wa itazura ni sugite yuku
boku wa futto unazuita
kimi wa mou inai noni...
zenbu, uso mitai de migi mune tataita
iki ga kurushiku natte  nokosareta koto shitta
sotto me wo tojite
tomarenai yowasa wo kuyanda
itsuka kimi ga suki da to hanashita machi de
boku dake ga sukoshi zutsu otona ni natte yuku n' da ne
aa... karamawari shiteta yume wa
daijoubu, kimi yori mo jouzu ni ne  kanaete miseru yo
itsuka kimi ga suki da to hanashita machi de
toki dake ga oto mo naku nagarete  futari wa deaeta
aa... mou nido to aenai kedo  wasurenai
yowamushi na boku wo tada waraitobashita  kimi rashii yasashisa wo
tooku kagerou mitai na attakai egao wa
shizuka ni sono me wo tojita
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10. 421 -a will-
Lyrics: KOTOKO / Music: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Romaji by: cori
sakurairo no BU-TSU ga  aa...
hayaku tsuredashite to sasou gogo
kitto kyonen mita keshiki yori mo
takaku hiroku tooku toberu you na kodou no mama
me no mae ni tachifusagu tobira  koji akenakucha
"arigatou" tsutaetai hito ga iru no
haru no hizashi yomigaeru
mienai tsubasa mitsuketa 記念日(hi)
hachikiresou na kaban ni motareru watashi ga ita
sora ni egaku PURORO-GU
yume wa hajimatta bakari
kaze ga mekuru ichi PE-JI
KIRARI  ai de umaru
yume wa fukuramu kara  aa...
kiri ga nakute komacchau kedo
dakara hito wa shiawase de namida tomaranaku naru koto shitta
"arigatou" ima, ookina koe de ieru yo  kitto...
omotta doori ni ikireba ii to  yasashii koe de
michibiite kureta  takusan no kao
haru no kaori ni nite ita
zutto kakaeteta omoi
sono hitotsu hitotsu tsumuide  kimi ga ataete kureta
usui techou ni shirushita afuresou na keikan
daijoubu da yo to waratte  hashiritsudzukeru hitomi ni
ureshinamida no kazu dake
KIRARI  yume ga hikaru
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11. Free Angels
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
nakanaide  sonna fuu ni
kimi dake ja nai sa
jiyuu ni mata habatakeru to shinjite...
kanashikute ichiban semai hako  mitsukete nigeta
kokoro wa konna basho ja mizu wo nomenai yo
* douka, douka, douka
oozora ni chiisana te wo hirogete
hanatachi wo yobou
totsuzen ni kiete shimau  taisetsu na mono ga
kono negai wa kesshite muzukashii koto ja nai noni
douka, douka, douka
kore ijou toranaide kudasai...
kamisama no mune wo tsuyoku tsuyoku tataita
douka, douka
oozora ni ikusen mo habataku tenshi no hane wo
ubawanaide kudasai
asayake no machi ni hibikasete
nemuranu tenshi no utagoe wo
* repeat
koe ga kare togiretemo
douka, douka
saisho ni mita aozora omoidashite
umare ochita imi wo
sou da  ano toki mo nazeka kanashikute naita
dakedo ne, kizutsukinagara tobu no mo  chotto warukunai sa
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12. β-粘土の惑星(ほし) (B -nendo no hoshi-)
(beta -clay planet-)
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
hontou datta...
erai hito ga 語(shi)tta saigo nante kankei nai koto to omotteta
toki ga unda kudaranai zasshi ni  itsunomanika muchuu ni natte ita
daremo ga oite karenai you ni to isogiashi dakedo
yuzurenai aijou sae tsukaisute ja sabishisugiru yo ne
daite yo  hora seiippai  nee
地球(koko) de ikite yuku yorokobi wo
kitto tongate mata okkotte
kata yoseatte yuku
kimi ga kureta chippoke na BURU- wa
itsunomanika oozora ni natte ita  aa
kawari sagaseru nara  konna ni naitari wa shinai
katachi aru no subete  itsuka kowareru to wakattetemo
uketomete  seiippai
aa 地球(koko) de wakareyuku kanashimi wo
bokura  kantan ni sutekirenai
nita mono doushi da ne
kotae sagashite iru  -doushite koko ni iru n' darou?-
koukai wa nai nante  kata de iki suru tabi kurushikute
dokomademo seiippai sa
地球(koko) de tabi wo suru boukensha
itsumo ganbatte  tada samayotte
nani wo sagashiteru?
daite yo  hora seiippai  nee
地球(koko) de ikite yuku yorokobi wo
kitto kouyatte aruku shika
dekinai doushi da ne
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13. 赤い玉、青い玉 (akai tama, aoi tama)
(red ball, blue ball)
Lyrics & Music: KOTOKO
Romaji by: cori
akai tama, aoi tama  subete ga nagare nagare yukimasu
ookina hi ya ki no eda  shigi no hane  古金貨(furukinka)
minna isogu koto naku
akane sora  tooki kumo  subete ga kimi no moto e furimasu
hito no koe  toki no oto  wataru kawa no seseragi
sotto tataete
ano hi wa kaeranai  sukoshi sabishii kedo
hitotsu dake  taisetsu na mono ni aeta koto wo oboeteru
sayonara... sayonara...
boku wa yuku kedo
sono hohoemi wa kesanai to chikatte
zutto  zutto  zutto
akai tama, aoi tama  subete ga nami no oku e kiemasu
suki datta tsuge no kushi  hokorobita 藍絣(aigasuri)
minna tsukazu hanarezu
namidazora  nuguigumo  subete ga kimi no tame ni arimasu
haru no kaze  natsu no iro  akifuyu no setsunasa mo
sotto tataete
negai wa mizu ni nari 天(sora) e to ukabu darou
hitotsu dake  shinpai na kimi no sabishigari wo daita mama
sayonara... sayonara...
asa ga kuru made
ugokanaku natta boku no te wo nigitte
kitto naiteru n' darou
sayonara... sayonara...
boku wa yuku kedo
sono yasashisa wa kesanai to chikatte
zutto  zutto  zutto
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  All romaji lyrics & translations (unless noted) by Cori
 These lyrics were added in 2005 |