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Another song for the novel soundtrack: Bump of Chicken's marvelous "Bicycle Song."
You know, I know of two Japanese songs about bicycles and no English songs about them at all. The other is the Card Captor Sakura image song "Jitensha ni Notte," back from when I knew Ogata Megumi as the best thing since sliced bread...
I just got Yggdrasil at Kinokuniya. I've only listened to about half of it so far, but I'm utterly in love with the lyric book, and "Guild," and "Rem" has a great low-key gentle ballad style. Yes, I love the lyric book. It has all these adorable pencil drawings! And they're by the same guy who writes the songs! Gosh, he also is the best thing since sliced bread.
Edit: Of course there are "Bicycle Race" (Queen) and "A Bicycle Built for Two," though if my point was that most Americans don't consider bicycles to be real transportation, neither really disproves that.
Bump of Chicken
"Bicycle Song"
(Not my translation)
at the crack of dawn
the rusted wheels squeel
carrying our bodies along
to the train station
you lean against me
as I pedal on,
what I feel from you is unquestionable warmth.
on the way up the hill
that runs along the tracks
from behind you sound like you're enjoying yourself,
"it's not much longer now"
the city is just so quiet
you let quietly slip, "it's like we're the only ones in the world."
and then we both fell silent,
the sunrise that met us
when we'd overtaken the hill
was just too beautiful.
that time
you laughed from behind me
I couldn't turn around to see you,
because I was crying.
I don't really know the town,
the furthest and most expensive ticket
from the vending machine.
the cheapest among my options,
the platform entrance ticket
eventhough I'm going to use it almost immediately
I carefully put it away
when that big bag you bought the day before yesterday
got caught up on the turnstiles, and you couldn't get through,
you looked to me.
I avoided your eyes, and nodded.
and by my hands I loosened the string
of the bag stubbornly caught.
the bell ringing out tells us it's the end,
a door for only you opens
one step that's farther away than a million
you took it and said,
'promise me! someday, for sure one day we'll meet again!'
I couldn't answer, I just hung my head, and waved goodbye.
it wasn't wrong
that time, you were...
I race faster than the wind,
down the hill that runs by the tracks
chasing after you
the rusted wheels squeal
I tried my best to keep up with the train but
it slowly got away from me.
that time,
you were crying, on the other side of the doors
even without seeing you, I knew it.
because your voice was quivering.
I promise! someday, for sure, we'll meet again!
I waved my hand wide so you'd see,
as you were going away from me.
the city has come alive but
I let slip,
'it's like I'm the only one in the whole world.'
the rusted wheels squeel
left behind, I'm carried away
a faint warmth.
You know, I know of two Japanese songs about bicycles and no English songs about them at all. The other is the Card Captor Sakura image song "Jitensha ni Notte," back from when I knew Ogata Megumi as the best thing since sliced bread...
I just got Yggdrasil at Kinokuniya. I've only listened to about half of it so far, but I'm utterly in love with the lyric book, and "Guild," and "Rem" has a great low-key gentle ballad style. Yes, I love the lyric book. It has all these adorable pencil drawings! And they're by the same guy who writes the songs! Gosh, he also is the best thing since sliced bread.
Edit: Of course there are "Bicycle Race" (Queen) and "A Bicycle Built for Two," though if my point was that most Americans don't consider bicycles to be real transportation, neither really disproves that.
Bump of Chicken
"Bicycle Song"
(Not my translation)
at the crack of dawn
the rusted wheels squeel
carrying our bodies along
to the train station
you lean against me
as I pedal on,
what I feel from you is unquestionable warmth.
on the way up the hill
that runs along the tracks
from behind you sound like you're enjoying yourself,
"it's not much longer now"
the city is just so quiet
you let quietly slip, "it's like we're the only ones in the world."
and then we both fell silent,
the sunrise that met us
when we'd overtaken the hill
was just too beautiful.
that time
you laughed from behind me
I couldn't turn around to see you,
because I was crying.
I don't really know the town,
the furthest and most expensive ticket
from the vending machine.
the cheapest among my options,
the platform entrance ticket
eventhough I'm going to use it almost immediately
I carefully put it away
when that big bag you bought the day before yesterday
got caught up on the turnstiles, and you couldn't get through,
you looked to me.
I avoided your eyes, and nodded.
and by my hands I loosened the string
of the bag stubbornly caught.
the bell ringing out tells us it's the end,
a door for only you opens
one step that's farther away than a million
you took it and said,
'promise me! someday, for sure one day we'll meet again!'
I couldn't answer, I just hung my head, and waved goodbye.
it wasn't wrong
that time, you were...
I race faster than the wind,
down the hill that runs by the tracks
chasing after you
the rusted wheels squeal
I tried my best to keep up with the train but
it slowly got away from me.
that time,
you were crying, on the other side of the doors
even without seeing you, I knew it.
because your voice was quivering.
I promise! someday, for sure, we'll meet again!
I waved my hand wide so you'd see,
as you were going away from me.
the city has come alive but
I let slip,
'it's like I'm the only one in the whole world.'
the rusted wheels squeel
left behind, I'm carried away
a faint warmth.