A new Rock/Pop band that I recently fell in love with. Going to translate the lyrics as I get my hands on the albums because there seem to be no official lyrics on the web as of yet...
I asked one of the band members permission to translate and post these lyrics and received permission for now.
(この歌詞を翻訳させて、アップさせる許可くださり、誠にありがとうございます。何か事情が変わる場合、連絡をくださいますよう。）
Official site here
Band consists of: Nobu (vocal), Masaki (guitar), Yussan (guitar), Katsutoshi (Bass) and G2 (Drum).
Song: Kiboutou （希望灯）
Music: Yussan
Lyrics: Nobu
Sung: Nobu
Album: The HOPE
「どんなに小さく僅かの灯でも、生きてる限り希望は在る。」
Donna ni chiisaku wazuka na tomoshi demo, ikiteru kagiri kibou wa aru.
No matter how small and dim the light is, as long as you're alive there is hope.
歌詞 (Japanese Lyrics) ・ Romaji ・ English Translation
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希望灯
希望や夢だなんて言葉を
今でも胸を張ってあなたは言えませんか
”まともな人に”なんて言葉の裏には
夢を見て生きる自由も無いさ
｢今現状に満たされて僕は変われるだろうか」
なぁ このまま終わるのはごめんだろ
誰かのものじゃないその命に
君が君自身の想いで意味を持たせるんだ
いつか切り裂くような苦しみも
君のためにそこにいたと愛しくなるでしょう
一人で立ち尽くした日々も
雨の日挫けそうで泣いてた日々も
未来の扉の向こうで生きてる
強い自分なんて想像できなくて
握りしめた悔しさの隣で息を止めぬ鼓動
僕に語りかける様に痛みも越えて生きていけと
くだらない常識に囚われて
心を無くしてしまうのは悲しいことだよ
この繋いできた想いと音楽
意味など無いと言われても歌い続けるよ
弱かった昔の僕(キミ）へ 僕は今強く生きてるよ
変わることはできると 今なら言えるよ
誰かのものじゃないこの命に
僕が僕自身の想いで意味を持たせるんだ
いつか消えそうな光でも
望むことをやめないさ 命尽きるまで
僕はこの道を駆け出した
あの時の思いを抱いて歌い続けるんだ
それが僕の人生なんだ
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Kiboutou
Kibou ya yume da nante kotoba wo
Ima de mo mune wo hatte anata wa iemasenka
"Matomo na hito ni" nante kotoba no ura ni wa
Yume wo mite ikiru jiyuu nai sa
"Ima genjou ni mitasarete boku wa kawareru darou ka"
Naa Kono mama owaru no wa gomen darou
Dare ka no mono janai sono inochi ni
Kimi ga kimi jishin no omoi de imi wo motaseru n da
Itsu ka kirisaku you na kurushimi mo
Kimi no tame ni soko ni ita to itoshiku naru deshou
Hitori de tachitsukushita hibi mo
Ame no hi kujikesou de naiteta hibi mo
Mirai no tobira no mukou de ikiteru
Tsuyoi jibun nante souzou dekinakute
Nigirishimeta kuyashisa no tonari de iki wo tomenu kodou
Boku ni katarikakeru you ni itami mo koete ikite ike yo
Kudaranai joushiki ni torawarete
Kokoro wo nakushite shimau no wa kanashii koto da yo
Kono tsunaide kita omoi to ongaku
Imi nado nai to iwaretemo utaitsudzukeru yo
Yowakatta mukashii no KIMI e Boku wa ima tsuyoku ikiteru yo
Kawaru koto wa dekiru to Ima nara ieru yo
Dare ka no mono janai kono inochi ni
Boku ga boku jishin no omoi de imi wo motaseru n da
Itsuka kiesou na hikari demo
Nozomu koto wo yamenai sa Inochi tsukiru made
Boku wa kono michi wo kakedashita
Ano toki no omoi wo daite utai tsudzukeru n da
Sore ga boku no jinsei nanda
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Torch of Hope
Words like hope and dreams
Can you say them with pride?
The darkside of the words "becoming an upright person"
Is that you don't have the freedom to live dreaming
"Right now, as I am filled with the status quo, can I change?"
Say You don't want it to end like this, right?
That life that belongs to no one
You have to give it meaning with your own feelings
The anguish that feels as if it will tear you apart
When it is there for you, it'll probably become precious
Both in days where you came to a stand still alone
And days of rain where you cried, about to fall apart
Unable to imagine the strong self
Living beyond the door to the future
Next to the frustration held is the desire to not stop breathing
As if talking to me, saying to live overcoming pain too
Being held back by useless common sense
Losing your heart is a very sad thing you know
With these connected feelings and music
I'll continue to sing, even when told there is no meaning to it
To the weakened you (me) of times passed I'm standing strong now
Now I can say that change is possible!
This life that belongs to no one
I give it meaning with my own feelings
Even in the light that seems to fade someday
I won't stop desiring things until this life burns out
I have begun going down this path
I'll continue to sing holding on to the thoughts of that time
(because) That's MY life
Notes
- For the title (Kiboutou) both "Torch of Hope" or "Light of Hope" would work. I think 'torch' is more poetic.
- Genjou ni mitasarete boku wa / As I am filled with the status quo - Very literal translation. It is meant in the sense that he is focused on the current situation he is in and it is taking him up completely. There seems to be a nuance of him being fine with things as they are, though it is also possible it is simply eating him up.
- Kimi no tame ni soko ni ita to itoshiku naru deshou / When it is there for you, it'll probably become precious - I'll be honest, I asked friends, and they were a little lost about the intended meaning. I assume that it has the nuance that everything you've experienced is a step closer to your ultimate goal, including the bad things.
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