さくら (Sakura)
TBS PROGRAM 「世界ウルルン 滞在記」 (Homestay in the World) Ending Theme

作詞： 森山直太朗 (MORIYAMA Naotarou) ・御徒町凧 (OKACHIMACHI Kaito)
作曲： 森山直太朗 (MORIYAMA Naotarou)
編曲： 中村タイチ (NAKAMURA Taichi)
  歌： 森山直太朗 (MORIYAMA Naotarou)
 CDs： - [Dokushou Version] Sakura CDS (UPCH-5166)
       - [Gasshou Version] Sakura CDS (UPCH-5166)
       - [Bansou Version] Sakura CDS (UPCH-5166)
英訳： Teresa Ko (http://www.okui-masami.net/)

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僕らはきっと待ってる　君とまた会える日々を
さくら並木の道の上で　手を振り叫ぶよ
どんなに苦しい時も　君は笑っているから
挫けそうになりかけても　頑張れる気がしたよ
 bokura wa kitto matte'ru  kimi to mata aeru hibi wo
 sakura namiki no michi no ue de  te wo furi sakebu yo
 donna ni kurushii toki mo  kimi wa waratte iru kara
 kujikesou ni narikaketemo  ganbareru ki ga shita yo
    We're all waiting for the day
    When we can see you again
    Standing on the road lined with cherry trees
    We'll wave and call to you
    Whatever hardships we've met
    We know you're always laughing
    So that even when we've been crushed
    We can pick ourselves up

霞みゆく景色の中に　あの日の唄が聴こえる
 kasumiyuku keshiki no naka ni  ano hi no uta ga kikoeru
    From the misty distance
    I can hear that old song...

さくら　さくら　今、咲き誇る
刹那に散りゆく運命と知って
さらば友よ　旅立ちの刻　変わらないその想いを　今
 sakura  sakura  ima, sakihokoru
 setsuna ni chiriyuku sadame to shitte
 saraba tomo yo  tabidachi no toki  kawaranai sono omoi wo  ima [1]
    Sakura, sakura, come out now in full bloom
    Knowing the fleetingness of your lives
    Farewell, my friend, for it's time to go [1]
    These unchanging feelings, now...

今なら言えるだろうか　偽りのない言葉
輝ける君の未来を願う　本当の言葉
 ima nara ieru darou ka  itsuwari no nai kotoba
 kagayakeru kimi no mirai wo negau  hontou no kotoba
    I'll be able to say it now, won't I?
    These words that hold no falsehood
    Wishing for a shining future for you
    These words of truth

移りゆく街はまるで　僕らを急かすように
 utsuriyuku machi wa marude  bokura wo sekasu you ni
    This shifting cityscape seems like
    It's trying to hurry us along

さくら　さくら　ただ舞い落ちる
いつか生まれ変わる瞬間を信じ
泣くな友よ　今惜別の時　飾らないあの笑顔で　さあ
 sakura  sakura  tada maiochiru
 itsuka umarekawaru toki wo shinji
 naku na tomo yo  ima sekibetsu no toki  kazaranai ano egao de  saa
    Sakura, sakura, just dancing down
    Believing in the day they'll be reborn
    Don't cry, my friend, it's time for us to part
    So, now, show me your pure sweet smile...

さくら　さくら　いざ舞い上がれ
永遠にさんざめく光を浴びて
さらば友よ　またこの場所で会おう　さくら舞い散る道の上で 
 sakura  sakura  iza maiagare
 towa ni sanzameku hikari wo abite
 saraba tomo yo  mata kono basho de aou  sakura maichiru michi no ue de
    Sakura, sakura, dance upwards now
    And bathe in this ever-sparkling light
    Farewell, my friend, let's meet here again
    On the road where the cherry blossoms fall

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTES:
[1] The reading 'toki' (time) is given the kanji 'koku' (as in 'kokkoku ni', which means moment by moment).