Still very much into the Arashi-mode, I'm back to do some lyrics spam of some of the songs that I love. In this first (maybe last) installment of lyrics spam, I'll be introducing 3 songs, 5x10, Niji (Nino Solo) and Kako (Nino Solo).

5x10 - Arashi



Feelings and thoughts:

This song means so much to fans who has been supporting them these past 10 years, so it really means a lot to a 10 year old fan like me. :)

The fact that the 5 of them wrote this just makes you all warm and fuzzy inside that you just want to prance around in the room and hug whatever that is in your way.

Their best anniversary song by far. Really. TOPS!


Romaji Lyrics:

Deatte suunen are wa guuzen na ki mo suru ne kizukeba juunen
Sora ni maiagatte yuku fuusen
Kyasha na gonin de norikomu yureru fune
"Tada warattokou..." "Kitto yume ga kanau toko..."
Sou iikikaseteta koro no kako mo ima mune ni matou (yeah)

Aseri fuan ikidoori bakka nanka kanjiteita hibi mo atta na
Demo anata ga ite kureta kara sono egao attakakatta kara
Aruite koretanda ne (yeah) yoko ni narabi tsukanda te (yeah)
Kono sugoshita jikan sae... tte nanka ne ima wa mada tada tereru ne

Karadajuu ni kaze o atsumeta bokura, sasaekirenai kanashimi mo,
Anata ga ita kara egao ni dekita.

Mujaki ni kanadateta fukyouwaon wa, iron na sekai o mite kitanda.
Ki ga tsukeba itsu no ma ni ka sore ga, bokura ni natteta.

Honki de naite, honki de waratte,
(Bokutachi kara wa takusan no ai no
Kotoba shika mou hontou ni nani mo nai no)
Honki de nayande, honki de ikite,
(Uta ni nosete saido
Kasaneta bun no dekkai ai o)
Ima ga aru, mune o hareru.

Honki de naite, honki de waratte,
(Bokutachi kara wa takusan no ai no
Kotoba shika mou hontou ni nani mo nai no)
Honki de nayande, honki de ikite,
(Uta ni nosete saido
Kasaneta bun no dekkai ai o)
Ima ga aru, mune o hareru.

"Ippo ippo" chikai michi nado nai nara shinjiru michi o iku shika nai kara
Moshi mo anata ga naitara koko de mata aou yo
Kono aikawarazu no yatsura kara tada ai okuru (yeah)
Tomo ni nozomu mirai for you (yeah)
Saki no yama wa kaze de koeru toberu
Bokura no iro de atari someru yeah

Hitoribocchi de nozoita sora o, anata mo miteiru no ka na?
Nara, utau yo. Sora ni mukatte... sou chikara no kagiri.

Honki de naite, honki de waratte,
(Bokutachi kara wa takusan no ai no
Kotoba shika mou hontou ni nani mo nai no)
Honki de nayande, honki de ikite,
(Uta ni nosete saido
Kasaneta bun no dekkai ai o)
Ima ga aru, mune o hareru.

Bokura kawashita koe ga kienai no naraba, chikaeru yo kono ai o hyakunen saki mo.
Egao ga saitemasu you ni.

Zutto zutto kokoro ni arunda. Dakara koso tsutaete mitainda.
Arigatou... "Kore kara mo arigatou"

Koko ni tatteru. Bokutachi ga ima, kagayakeru no wa kimi ga iru kara
Gonin de iru. Zutto iru.
Ima made o chikara ni kaete, kawaranu ai de tsutsumikondara
Eien ga, hora eien ga
Boku to kimi dake ni umaretanda.

La la la la...

Love love for you


Translation:

The years after we met feel like a coincidence, and now it's already been 10 years
The balloons floating up into the sky
The rocking boat that we five scrawny boys boarded together
"Let's just smile..." "I'm sure our dreams are about to come true..."
The days in our past when we told ourselves that are all in our hearts now (yeah)

There were days when we felt nothing but impatience, anxiety, or anger
But because you were there, because your smiles were so warm
We've come this far (yeah) with your hands at our sides to hold on to (yeah)
Talking about the time we've spent together... it's still a little embarrassing

The winds we gathered throughout our bodies, the unbearable sadness
Because you were there, we could turn it all into smiles

The poorly tuned harmonies we sang so innocently have seen many different worlds
And before we knew it, they had become who we are now

We genuinely cried, we genuinely laughed,
(There's nothing we can offer now
Except words filled with all our love)
We genuinely worried, we genuinely lived,
(So we'll say it in a song and sing it again
With all the love that has grown around us)
Now we have this moment, and we can be proud

We genuinely cried, we genuinely laughed,
(There's nothing we can offer now
Except words filled with all our love)
We genuinely worried, we genuinely lived,
(So we'll say it in a song and sing it again
With all the love that has grown around us)
Now we have this moment, and we can be proud

"Step by step" If there's no path nearby, all we can do is walk the path we believe in
If you should ever cry, we'll meet here again
We unchanging guys will send nothing but our love (yeah)
And wish for a future together for you (yeah)
We'll use the wind to cross the mountain ahead, we can fly
We'll paint everything around in our own colors, yeah

I'm looking up at the sky alone, and I wonder if you're seeing it too
If you are, I'll sing to the sky... yes, with all my strength

We genuinely cried, we genuinely laughed,
(There's nothing we can offer now
Except words filled with all our love)
We genuinely worried, we genuinely lived,
(So we'll say it in a song and sing it again
With all the love that has grown around us)
Now we have this moment, and we can be proud

As long as the voices we've exchanged don't disappear,
We can swear to hold on to this love even 100 years from now
And we pray that you'll still be smiling then

It's always, always in our hearts, that's why we want to try and show it to you
Thank you... "From now on as well, thank you"

We're standing here now, able to shine because you're there
The five of us will always be here, forever
If we turn everything up to now into our strength, and wrap it up with unchanging love
Eternity... look, eternity
Was born just for me and you

La la la la...

Love love for you



Niji - Ninomiya Kazunari



Feelings and thoughts:

This solo is really not very new, but I've always managed to miss it somehow. Ok, I admit that the title gave me the impression that it was a happy, upbeat song that would sound similar to Himitsu, thus I never really bothered. It's not that I don't like Himitsu, in fact, I quite like it. Just that I didn't feel that I needed a Himitsu number 2 in my life. Haha.

I have to admit that Nino playing the piano is so UBER attractive. :)

Oh yes! Nino should write more songs like this! <3

Romaji Lyrics:

Itsumo sou yo.
Suneru to kimi wa.
Watashi no daiji na mono o kakusu deshou.
Sono basho wa kimatte onaji da kara.
Kyou wa saki ni itte matte miru wa.

Kisetsutachi ga yuuhi o tsurete kite
Kage ga watashi o mitsukete nobiru...

Bikkuri shita kao de watashi o mitsumete wa
Kyuu ni kuchi togarase puitto soto miru no.
Gomen ne. to iu to
Jaa kocchi ni kite yo to
Nee, hora mite mite
Kage ga kasanatta...

Kasa ga butsukari massugu arukenai.
Sonna watashi o mite waratteiru no.

Watashi mo yatte misete ageru no.
Onaji you ni kuchi o togarasu...

Yasashiku warau kimi ga
Kono jikan ga kuukan ga
Nakitaku naru kurai
Ichiban daiji na mono da yo.
Waza to togaraseteru...
Watashi ni gomen ne no henji o matazu ni
Yasashiku kisu shita no...

Kore kara wa chotto kurai no wagamama
Itte mo ii yo.
Demo watashi ni dake yo.

Mendokusai kara tte
Sunao ja nainda kara
Nan de ienai no ka na?
Suki da yo.
Hitokoto yo?
Tama ni wa kikitai na.
Kyou wa watashi to kimi ga
Myouji o kasaneta hi.
Ai ga mebuita hi.

la... la... la...

Niji ga kirei da yo.
Iya, omae no hou ga...
Terehajimeru kimi ni
Arigatou. Arigatou.


Translation:

You're always like that.
When you're sulking
You hide the things that are important to me.
It's the same place as always,
So today I'll go there first and wait for you.

The seasons bring the evening sunlight
The shadows find me and stretch toward me...

You look at me with a surprised face
Then you suddenly purse your lips and turn to look outside.
When I say "I'm sorry"
And "Then come over here"
Hey, look, look
Our shadows are overlapping...

Our umbrellas bump together so I can't walk straight.
You're watching me like this and laughing.

I'll show you that I can do it too.
I can purse my lips the same way...

Your gentle smile
This time, this space
They're so important to me
That I could start to cry.
I'm pursing my lips on purpose...
Without waiting for a response to my apology
I softly kissed you...

From now on, if you want to say selfish things,
You can if you want.
But only to me.

Because it's aggravating
Because it's not honest
Why can't you say it?
I love you.
Just those three words?
I want to hear it now and then.
Today is the day you and I
Put our family names together.
The day our love bloomed.

la... la... la...

The rainbow is beautiful.
No, you're the beautiful one...
For starting to look embarrassed,
Thank you. Thank you.


Kako - Ninomiya Kazunari



Feelings and thoughts:

This song is much older than Niji but somehow I just cannot get it out of my head. I admit that I totally missed this song too and only heard it after Niji cause I deliberately googled it.

I think this is another wonderfully written piece by Nino. :)

Romaji Lyrics:

Kienu kienu samidare no ato
Kawakanu namida no ato
Kesenu kesenu yamiyo ni ukabu
Itoshiki hito no kage

Yuuyake kawara o aruiteru
Kimi to issho ni egao tsurete
Kyou no bangohan nani shiyou?
Chiisa na sugoku chiisa na futsuu no shiawase

Shinde itta anata wa boku no kokoro ni shimite ikita

Hoka no hito o aishite mo
Hoka no hito de shika arimasen
Ikudo to naku kisetsu mataide mo
Hontou wa hanarete wa kieru no ga kowakute

Sumire o mitsume kono hana kirei
Demo itsuka wa kareru no ne...
Toki wa yuugure shu ni majiwaru to
Minamo ni futari nokoshite...
Kage wa kage o kasanete
Hitotsu ni naru no o osorete
Kizuku no ga ososhi to
Minamo ni hitori...

Ano hi umeta kokoro no tane wa
Hatsuka sugi mebukimashita
Sugata katachi chigaedo kawaranu ai
Yasashii hikari


Translation:

Never fading, never fading, traces of the early summer's rain
The tracks left by tears never dry
I can't erase, I can't erase the shadow of the one I love
That arises in the dark night

Walking along the riverside as the sun sets
Together with you and our smiles
What should we do for dinner today?
It was a small, such a small, everyday kind of happiness

After you died, you went on living deep in my heart

Even if I come to love someone else
They'll never be more than just "someone else"
Even if I continue on through countless seasons
The truth is, I'm afraid that if I let go, you'll disappear

Gazing at this violet, it's so beautiful
But one day it will wither...
Time blends with the crimson of the evening
Leaving two reflections on the water's surface...
I was so afraid to see those silhouettes
Join together to become one
I noticed it too late
Only one is reflected there...

The seeds I buried in my heart then
Began to sprout after the twentieth day
The form, the shape may be different, but the love is unchanging
A gently shining light



Credits!
All Romaji lyrics and translations are taken from Taijiproject's livejournal.
Please do visit her page and leave comments if you, like me, love her translation and appreciate her work. :)

http://taijiproject.livejournal.com/tag/arashi