MFS 君のいない夜を越えて / Kimi No Inai Yoru O Koete lyrics translation & commentary
Big brother Ryo in a tensed moment with little brother Hajime in one scene in the trailer of Ochanomizu Rock 😢.
Despite my fascination with the drama Ochanomizu Rock which the song was written for, I didn’t really fall for the song straightaway. I just thought that melody & sound-wise, it’s the twin to that song with extra long title この世界で幸せ …. (???)… in ALL LEAD TRACKS whereas the rest of ALL SECRET TRACKS is MFS venturing into new musical territories.
However, it’s impossible not to start to get intrigued by the song as I got to know the drama more 😊. The storyline, the characters and the visuals. Now, I think the song has become my most played song from this album.
1. The plot vs the real life Moriuchi brothers
While it doesn’t 100% follow the Moriuchi’s real lives but the premises are: i. Two brothers dreaming of performing at the Budokan when they were kids….. (bingo) 😮! ii. The brothers went their separate ways due to life circumstances 😢. iii. Little brother struggling in the small Livehouse circuit with his band as big brother is riding high with his successful career 😊. iv. Two rival bands = little brother vs big brother 🤗.
v. Little brother longs for big brother to be back in his life, happy and close-knit as they used to be.
Can’t blame anyone that this alone started the tongues wagging, eh 😉?
2. The rival bands’ main characters’ visual designs😮
Look at Ryuji Sato’s character DYDARABOTCH vocalist Hajime against MY FIRST STORY Hiroki Moriuchi at the Budokan.
Now look at the rival band The DIE Is CAST vocalist SHO played by Tsubasa Sakiyama against ONE OK ROCK Takahiro Moriuchi at the Budokan.
Co-incidence? Yes? No? Hmm … 🤔
3. The Lyrics Theme
Written from the little brother Hajime’s point of view, it’s about the longing of the younger one to have his older brother in his life again. Sounds familiar 😉?
While I believe the lyrics were based on the characters BUT I personally also believe Hiro might have cleverly injected his REAL message to his own brother Taka. Most of the lyrics are heart-wrenchingly similar to the sentiments expressed in his “family speech" at the Budokan and the song Home while things like “lie”, “strain”, “hatred" and “envy" are certainly from the characters’ storyline because there are no such things between the two Moriuchi brothers.
【Hiro’s “hidden" message】
HOWEVER, Hiro somehow found a place to insert this very striking line, [今更僕の初めての物語には…関係ない / For now, to my first story …. there is no relation / (you) are not related] 😮.
Whooaah! Hiro actually mentioned MY FIRST STORY in this song!
僕の初めての物語 = boku no hajimete no monogatari = MY FIRST STORY 😄
Why I feel that this is Hiro’s real message to Taka? Because I don’t see any connection between this line to the story plot 🤔.
I also feel that this line is at the same time Hiro’s answer to the fans on why MFS and OOR are disconnected from each other. He clearly sang, “For now …“. He wants to reach his big brother’s world first 😊.
MFS has worked on a number of collaboration projects so far but I think any fan can see that Ochanomizu Rock hits the closest to home for Hiro.
Disclaimer: I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the lyrics as I totally relied on the transcription by our fellow Japanese fans who transcribed this by ears. Special thanks to them for their effort.
Translation by me Japanessie. Sorry that I couldn’t make it more poetic.
君のいない夜を越えて [kimi no inai yoru wo koete] [Overcoming the night without you]
いつだって壊れかけた2人を繋ぐときが来る日まで最後の唄奏でてた [Itsu datte koware kaketa futari o tsunagu toki ga kuru hi made saigo no uta kanade teta] [I was always playing the last song till the day comes when it brings together two souls who had been broken apart] 僕の知らなかった世界を見つけたい [boku no shiranakatta sekai wo mitsuketai] [I want to find the world I did not know] ああ…もう一回だけ受け取ってくれるなら…。 [aa … mou ikkai dake uketotte kureru nara] [Oh … if only I can get it one more time ….]
初めから手に入れていた幸せに気づけなくて… [hajime kara te ni ireteita shiawase ni kidzukenakute …] [I was unaware of the happiness I had from the beginning …] 無闇な1つの嘘が2つの愛を滅茶苦茶に踏みにじっていた [Muyamina hitotsu no uso ga futatsu no ai o mechakucha ni fuminijitte ita] [The reckless lie of one was trampling on the love of the two into a mess] 僕の世界から君をなくしたら意味がないから [boku no sekai kara kimi wo naku shitara imi ga nai kara] [What is the point if I lose you from my world?] 君の世界まで僕が向かうから待っててくれるかな？ [kimi no sekai made boku ga mukau kara mattete kureru kana?] [I wonder will you wait for me to go to your world?] 2人の絆が元に戻ると信じて… [futari no kizuna ga moto ni modoru to shinjite…] [I believe that the bond between the two will return to what it was …]
何千回僕は君のいない夜を越えて1人の朝迎えて [Nanzenkai boku wa kimi no inai yoru o koete hitori no asa mukaete] [Thousands of times I have overcome the night without you, greeting each morning alone] 最後の夢描いてた [saigo no yume kaiteta] [and painting my final dream] 僕の言えなかった想いを伝えたい boku no ienakatta omoi wo tsutaetai] [I want to tell my feelings that I was not able to say] ああ…もう一回だけ向き合ってほしいから… [Oh … mou ikkai dake mukiatte hoshii kara …] [Oh … I want (us) to face each other one more time …]
新しい日々の中で乾いた風に吹かれて [Atarashii hibi no naka de kawaita kazenifukarete] [Every new day in which I was dry and blowing in the wind] 果てしなく遠い街でも同じ花はバラバラに咲き誇っていた。 [Hateshinaku tooi machi demo onaji Hana wa barabara ni sakihokotte ita.] [Even in an endlessly distant city, the same flowers were blooming apart.] 移り変わってく先のことなど知りたくは無いから [Utsurikawatte ku saki no koto nado shiritaku wa nai kara] [I do not want to know what are the things that will change in the future] 全て落としてた過去の事だと乗り越えてこれたの [Subete otoshi teta kako no kotoda to norikoete ko reta no] [All the things that we lost in the past and overcoming it] 今更僕のはじめての物語りには…関係ない!! [Imasara boku no hajimete no monogatari ni wa… kankeinai!!] [At this point of time, to my first story ….. (you are) not related!!]
何度夢が破れたとしても声が枯れたとしても [Nando yume ga yabureta to shite mo koe ga kareta to shite mo] [Even how many time my dream breaks, even if my voice withers] 僕らの旅は続くから君と消えなかった願いをかなえたい [Bokura no tabi wa tsudzukukara kimi to kienakatta negai o kanaetai] [Since our journey will continue, I would like to make a wish that will never disappear with you] ああ…もう一回だけ手を取って欲しいから… [aa… mou ikkai dake te o totte hoshii kara…] [Oh … I want you to take my hand one more time …]
【あの日の僕たちは100％純粋な気持ちで [Ano hi no bokutachi wa 100-pāsento junsuina kimochi de] [On that day, with us in 100% pure feelings] ぶつかり合えて分かり合えたんだって信じてるいままで散々 [Butsukari aete wakari aeta n datte shinji teru ima made sanzan] [Even if we collide, we can understand each other and to this moment, I believe in it so badly] 歪み合い、憎み合って妬み合って来たけど [Yugami ai, nikumi atte netami atte kitakedo] [The continued strain, the hatred and the envy towards each other] いつか必ず同じ場所で [Itsuka kanarazu onaji basho de] [Someday in the same place for sure] 一緒に歌を唄おうって言った [Issho ni uta o utaou tte itta] [We said, “Let’s sing a song together"] 約束だけは今だってどんな時も一度だって [Yakusoku dake wa ima datte don'na toki mo ichido datte] [It’s only a promise that no matter when, make it once] 忘れたことなんてないから。】 [Wasureta koto nante naikara. )] [That I have never forgotten. )]
いつも1人ぽっちの時を消せた思い出の場所に [Itsumo hitori potchino toki o keseta omoide no basho ni] [Always in the place of memories that could erase one’s lonely time] 大事なものがあるから… [Daijina mono ga arukara…] [Out of the important things that there are …] 僕がずっとずっと言いたかった言葉は [Boku ga zutto zutto iitakatta kotoba wa] [The words that I wanted to say forever are …] “本当にありがとう” [“hontouni arigatou”] [“Thank you so much”] 何千回僕は君のいない夜を越えて [Nanzenkai boku wa kimi no inai yoru o koete] [Thousands of times I was passing through the night without you] 1人の朝迎えて最後の夢描いてた [hitori no asa mukaete saigo no yume kai teta] [Greeting the morning alone and painting my final dream] 僕の言えなかった想いを伝えたい [Boku no ienakatta omoi o tsutaetai] [I want to tell you my feelings that I was not able to say] ああ…もう一回だけ向き合って欲しいから…。 [aa… mou ikkai dake mukiatte hoshii kara….] [Oh … I want (us) to face each other one more time….]
© Broken apart against their will 😢. (L) Taka’s tears with Nobody’s Home and (R ) Hiro’s with Home.
