01. 太陽 ～邂逅編～　(taiyou ~kaikou hen~)
(sun ~chance meeting edit~)
Romaji by: cori

chotto ikkyoku utawasete
  ima kiite okitai koto ga aru
itsuka boku mo anata mo shiraga ni natte
  wasurete shimau darou kedo

ekimae no O-PUN KAFE de himatsubushi
  bon'yari to toori o nagamete ita n da
hora mata juuretsu chuusha de butsuketeru
  taishite isogu riyuu nante nai noni ne

yuube mita NYU-SU no koto dakedo
  aru jiken de tsukamatta hannin no kao wa ureshisou datta
mitaku mo nai genjitsu o NAIFU de kirisaita
  tada sore dake no koto

kono masshiroi KYANBASU ni anata nara
  nani wo egakimasu ka "jiyuu" to iu fude de
mekurumeku sasai na nayami wa
  toriaezu ima wa oite oite
sono uchi wasurereba ii

keitai-denwa de nagabanashi
  wadai wa ato kara tsuite kuru
ara maa  minna issho ni tsunawatari
  hayarisutari ni burasagari

sakki tabeta KARE-PAN no shoumikigen wa
  tooku ni kirete ita n da
kidzuku no ga sukoshi ososugita 
  tada sore dake no koto

hana sakihokoru kono chiisana shima ni
  kore ijou nani wo nozomimasu ka  tonosama ja aru mai shi
sukitooru kaze ni sasowarete tsukushi no kodomo ga
  kao o dashita  itsuka no anata no you ni

ginga ni ukabu kono henpi na hoshi no rokujuu oku-bun no monogatari
  sore wa owaranai yakusoku
kusaki mo nemuru ano seinaru yoru ni
  guuzen anata ga umareochita
sonna kagayaku kiseki wo
kagayaku kiseki wo 
kagayaku kiseki wo shinji  ikiru

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02. 紫陽花と雨の狂想曲 (ajisai to rainy rhapsody)
[cori's note: The kanji for the song title is "ajisai to ame no kyousoukyoku,"
but since Naotarou pronounces it "ajisai to rainy rhapsody," I'm keeping
that as the title]
(hydrangea & rainy rhapsody)
Romaji by: cori

ajisai to rainy rhapsody... (x4)

kaze ni yureta ajisai no HA-MONI-
mune no oku ga KYUN to kuru no sa

kimi to hajimete deatta hi kara
boku no tokei wa kowarete iru no sa

ki ni nattara  tomaranai yo
soppo muite tereteru no kana  mizutama no ANBURERA

ajisai to rainy rhapsody (x4)

ame ni nureta kono boku wa AIRONI-
zutto koko de matte iru no sa

namae mo oitachi mo shiranai noni
akai ito ga miete iru no da

kou nattara  shikata nai ya
ato wo tsukete kimi wo mamoru yo  hanagara no O-RUSUTA-

ajisai to rainy rhapsody (x4)

kimi no ie no akari ga kieta ato
  omukae ni yuku yo  bokura ROMIO to JYURIETTO (ahaha)
shinobiashi de kimi no nemuru heya no DOA wo aketara

ajisai to rainy rhapsody...

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03. 愛し君へ (itoshi kimi e)
(to my beloved)
Romaji & English translation by: cori

isso  dakishimete
dakishimete  hanasanai yo
kono mama  soba ni ite hoshii
nani mo towazu ni
  You might as well hold me,
  hold me and don't let go
  I want you to be like this, holding me
  without asking anything

isso  saigo made  saigo made
shinjirareru chikara wo  boku ni kudasai
tatoeba sore ga  itsuwari demo
  You might as well give me
  strength I can believe in till the end, till the end
  Even if it's a lie

asa no hikari ni  kimi ga kiete shimaisou de
boku wa mata nemutta furi wo shita
mabushisugiru omoide-tachi
kocchi wo muite  waratte iru yo
ano hidamari no naka de
  You seem to disappear in the morning light
  I still pretended to sleep
  The memories that shine so brightly
  face at me, smiling
  in the sunny spot

itoshi kimi yo  itoshi kimi yo
doko ni iru no
imasugu ai ni kite hoshii
tatoeba sore ga maboroshii demo
ii kara
  You're my love, you're my love
  Where are you?
  I want you to come & meet me now
  Even if it's a dream
  it'll be alright

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04. 旅立ちの朝 ～アルバム・ミックス～ (tabidachi no asa ~ARUBAMU MIKKUSU~)
(morning of a journey ~album mix~)
Romaji by: cori

hi ga noboru mae ni  kimi no nemuru kono heya wo deyou
dare ni mo kidzukarenai you ni
arittake no kozeni wo nigirishimete

shoikomisugita  nimotsu wa zenbu oite yukou
kekkyoku nan no yaku ni mo tatanai mono dakara
mujin eki no HO-MU ni tatte
  naze darou boku wa jibun no namae wo tsubuyaita

aa  toki wa itsumo atto iu ma ni tada sugite yuki
tayori naku chippoke na boku no senaka wo  oikoshite yuku n da
dakara boku wa kyou mo  asahi o miagete wa warau n da
ookina koe de jibun wo waraitobasu n da
tabidachi no asa ni

kimi ga ima mo  shizuka na nemuri no naka ni iru koto wo negau
kesshite nani ni mo samatagerarezu ni
sharin no nai ressha ni notte
  tabibito wa tabidachi no riyuu wo kangaeta

aa  boku wa itsumo aitai to omou yue no samishisa wo
omou you ni kimi ni tsutaerarezu ni  kizutsukete shimau
soshite toki ga itsuka  boku wo yurushite kureru sono hi made
koe naki koe de kimi ni kataritsudzukeyou  hibiwareta sora

aa  toki wa itsumo atto iu ma ni tada sugite yuki
tayori naku chippoke na boku no senaka wo  oikoshite yuku n da
dakara boku wa kyou mo  asahi o miagete wa warau n da
ookina koe de jibun wo waraitobasu n da
gyoukou no naka no  tabidachi no asa ni

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05. 青春のメモワール (seishun no memoires)
(memoires of youth)
Romaji & English translation by: cori
Translation parts in pink are done by Julie.
[Julie's note: I think his lack of manliness is the reason he got his ass kicked.] (lol)
This was in response to my description of his him & his music: "His voice is kind of 
whiny like an enka singer (it almost seems feminine at times), but his songs are 
different from the enka style. His song 桜 was popular, though I have no idea why.
This song is about a boxer and the lyrics make me wonder if this was autobiographical. 
I kind of doubt it because of his less-than-manly way of singing though."


NOKKUAUTO sareta RINGUSAIDO ni
  boku wa hitori koshi wo oroshita
usurete iku ishiki no naka de
  kimi no sugata o sagashita
yamikumo ni dashita PANCHI wa
  kotogotoku kuu wo kirisaita
taorete wa mata tachiagari
  toki ga sugiru no wo matte ita
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  At the ringside where I got knocked out at, I sat down alone
  At the ringside where I got knocked out at, I sat down alone
  As my conciousness waned, I looked for you
  The punch I dealt to the dark clouds ripped through the exhausted sky
  When I fell I got up again, waiting for time to pass by

chi wo abita shiroi MATTO wa
  tetsu to ase no nioi ga shita
chinmoku wa yagate kassai ni kawari
  seishun no owari wo tsugeru TEN KAUNTO
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  The white mat covered in blood, smells of iron & sweat
  The silence finally turns into cheers; it's a ten-count that informs of the end of our youth

* SURO-MO-SHON de yomigaeru
  kimi no egao wa itsumo yasashikute
owari naki kodoku no SHADO-
  kimi to kakenuketa since 1968
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  Resuscitated in slow motion
  your smile is always kind
  I've run past the neverending shadows of loneliness
  with you since 1968

toki ga tachi hitomi fuseru to
  kawari naku koko ni aru you da
yume dake de kuitsunaide ita
  tsugihagi darake no seishun no MEMOWA-RU
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  When time goes by & I face down; it seems like it's here, unchanging
  The patchy memoirs of the youth I lived out only in my dreams

ano shiai ga hajimaru mae ni
  heya ni nokoshita chikai no kotoba
moshimo maketara GURO-BU wo sutete
  kimi no jikka no gofukuya o tsugu to
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  Before the matches begin,
  the words of the vows remained in the room
  If I lose, I'll throw in my gloves,
  and take over your family's dry-goods store

FURASSHUBAKKU de toozakaru
  kimi no senaka wa yake ni mabushikute
akazu no shadanki no hikari
  mi mo futa mo nai sa  kudakechitta yumemonogatari
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  I go far off [because of] a flashback, your back is awfully bright
  The light of the closed circuit breaker; the main part & the lid aren't there; 
  it's a empty dream that's destroyed

hizashi ni yureru REMONE-DO  rojiura no sagari neko
mayonaka no INSUTANTO FU-DO  shiorekaketa kasumi sou
nakenashi no hidari FUKKU  toki wo kizamu kane no mukou
boku no namae wo sakebu  kimi no koe ga kikoeta
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  The lemonade shaking in the sunlight; the back alley cat
  Instant food at midnight, the baby's breath that started to fade
  A pitiful left hook, beyond the bell that marks the end of the round
  I could hear your voice calling out my name

* repeat
RASUTOSHI-N wa e ni kaita you na NOKKUDAUN
kienai sekijitsu no itami  kimi to kakenuketa since 1968
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  The last scene is a picturesque knock down
  The pains of the good old days that don't disappear, 

kagayaki no seishun no MEMOWA-RU
kyou mo, kyou mo
。・☆。・☆・。。・☆。・☆・。
  The memoires of the sparkling youth
  Today too, today too

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06. 例えば友よ (tatoeba tomo yo)
(if you're my friend)
Romaji by: cori
[2006.04.01 "Shijima" confirmation & title translated by Rebecca]

yobu koe ga suru  kanata daichi no 静寂(shijima) kara
tabun nanika no machigai dakeredo

nobana to boku wa iraira shite ita
tabun nanika ni shitto shita kara

kangaesugi nan da yo  ukigumo wa boku ni iu keredo
jiyuu ki no mama  toki ni sore koso muzukashiku

ima bokura wa  kawaranai jidai no sentan de
tomadoinagara mo  mirai e to tsudzuku tobira wo tataku
tatoeba tomo yo  tonari no shiba ga ki ni natta nara
yoku mite miro yo  nani mo nai daro

te wo nobaseba  taitei soko wa yabu no naka
chikyuugi no ue ni hokori wa tsumoru

hayari uta ni wa  muragaru mitsubachi ai rashiku
kawaita uta wa sakana no esa ni choudo ii

hashiridaseba itsumo  kutsuhimo wa hodokeru keredo
wadachi ni ukabu  Gosenzosama no akiregao

ima bokura wa  awatadashii rekishi no sumikko de
hanikaminagara  yo na yo na KONBINI de tachiyomi shiteru
tatoeba tomo yo  dareka ni najirareta to shitemo
najirikaesu koto nakare  kiri ga nai kara

ima bokura wa  kawaranai jidai no sentan de
tomadoinagara mo  mirai e to tsudzuku tobira wo tataku
amaneshi sora e
  ijin-tachi no namida wo mune ni tomo ni habatakou
ima ja nai kedo  toki wa kuru darou
tatoeba tomo yo

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07. 声 (koe)
(voice)
Romaji by: cori

anata ga nemuru basho e  anata ga nemuru basho e kaerou
yoru ga akete shimau mae ni

anata no ayumu michi to  anata wo hagukumu mono subete ga
douka itsumo kagayakashiku are

ano natsu no hi  kaze ni fukare
  kumo ni kogare  anata wa doko e
aa ai to wa  aa ai to wa
nani mo katarazu  shizuka ni
  sotto kata ni kakaru ame

ima  watashi no mune no uchi ni ikidzuku no wa
  tashika na hokori
aa  anata ga  aa anata ga
kyou mo dokoka de  mawata no you ni
  ikite iru to iu koto

kono koe ga  kono koe ga
  itsunohika  anata ni mieru hi made
hikari no niwa de  towa ni utau yo

anata ga nemuru basho e
nemuru basho e

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08. 生きとし生ける物へ ～アルバム・エディット～ 
  (ikitoshi ikeru mono e ~album edit~)
(to all living things ~album edit~)
Romaji by: cori

yagate namida wa kawaku to te
kaze ni fukarecha irarenai
boku wa kimi ga omou you na ningen ja nai
sousa sonna ningen ja nai

dounika naru sa to odoketemo
dounimo naranai koto mo aru
kore ja marude PIERO ka uranaishi
kora no houtta mikageishi

taka ga kotoba to usobu kedo
saredo kotoba no makafushigi
katsute saru ga te ni shita tamatebako
hako no naka ni wa nani ga aru

uso to makoto no bakashiai
sore o nagameru amanojaku
doko mo kashiko mo iu nareba gokuraku to
kazu no tarinai shichi narabe

asayake wa yami no mukou
  shinjitsu wa kanashii hodo katte na mon sa

* ikitoshi ikeru subete no mono e
  sosogu hikari to kaze
hana wa kare daichi wa hibiwareru
  soko ni ame wa furu no darou

ashita e to  saa susume
  unmei to wa hakanaki ano senritsu no you sa

* repeat 3x

boku wa kimi ga omou you na ningen ja nai
sousa sonna ningen ja nai

mohaya boku wa ningen ja nai

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10. 今が人生 (ima ga jinsei)
(now it's life)
Romaji by: cori

ima ga jinsei

hare nochi kumori  tokidoki ame  kaze mata hare
sonna fuu ni shite kyou mo hi wa
kagette iku  utsurotte iku
mizu wo utta you na Toukyou no sora
surechigai omoiyaru kokoro to wa?
gunshuu no naka  tachidomatta mama
hitoshirezu omoi ni fukeru

kimi o mada dakishimete itai yo
kono yoru ni maku ga orinai you
tsukiakari wa marude OKARINA no you
wakakari shi arifureta ai yo
  yamikumo ni kakageta chikai yo
boku wo  kanata e  saa tokihanete

ima ga jinsei...

nani mo nai kono sekai ni
  bokutachi wa doko kara kita no darou
kaze ni mau hokori mitai na shagami wo matou
  kagerou no you ni

ima ga jinsei

hatenaki omoi  hatamata, matai  hate? nayande
nandakanda atte  boku wa ima  mabayaku kusubette iru
me mo kuramu you na kako ima mirai
ari mo nashi mo kekka  kigamae shidai
nonbendarari  kaze no fuku mama
imi no aru mujuuryoku yuuei

chiheisen ni korogaru taiyou
nayameru kohitsuji no ikaiyou
hoshizora ni madoromu iromoyou
shiawase no kane no naru hou e
  sukoyaka naru bokura no hibi yo
motto  motto  saa maiagare

ima ga jinsei...

kiteru beki haruka mirai
  kono hoshi ga kiete shimau mae ni
tsutsuga naku terai mo naku
  hara de waraiaeta nara ii na

ima koso ga jinsei  no toki
  michi michiru kagiri aru yorokobi
kaze tachinu fuon na hibi no tadanaka de
  boku wa nanika omou

nani mo nai kono sekai wa
  toki wo hete doko e to yuku no darou
kazekaoru hakanaki utsutsu no mukou ni moyuru
  kagerou no you ni
shinkirou no you ni  soumatou no you ni

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11. なんにもないへや (nan ni mo nai heya)
(the room with nothing)
Romaji by: cori

nan ni mo nai heya no naka de boku wa
karappo no gyuunyuu PAKKU o susutte ita n' da
mou kimi wo wasureta hazu na noni  kokoro kurushiku naru

nan ni mo nai heya no naka de boku wa
saihousou no TEREBI DORAMA ni hamatte ita n' da
kako ni ichido mita hazu na noni  mata namida shiteru

* itsuka toki ga kitara
boku wa mado o  mado o akeru

nan ni mo nai heya no naka wo boku wa
ari mo shinai jibun rashisa de kazatte shimau n' da yo

nan ni mo nai heya no naka de boku wa
onpu no nai MERODI- wo kuchizusande ita n' da
aete keiyou suru naraba  mune ga SHIKUSHIKU naku uta

nan ni mo nai heya no naka de boku wa
katachi no nai PEN de tsudzutte ita no sa
tsumaru tokoro musou bakari  tama ni munashiku mo naru

* repeat

nan ni mo nai heya no naka de boku wa
toritome no nai ikiru imi nan zo wo sagashite shimau n' da yo

itsuka toki ga kitara  boku wa heya wo  kono heya wo sute
machiukeru konnan na hibi no naka wo
yarukata nai kao de aruite yuku n' da yo

machiukeru konnan na hibi ni boku wa
kakegae no nai shiawase wo kanjite yuku n' da yo

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