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JUMP

“The outside world’s a scary place to a flower bud before it blooms, but what it still doesn’t know is the view, the beauty, that’s waiting out there.”

OR: If you want to make your dreams come true, be brave and jump.

saku mae no tsubomi no hana wa    soto no sekai ga kowai kedo sono keshiki mo    sono utsukushisa mo    mada shiranai

The flower bud before it blooms finds the outside world a scary place, but It still doesn’t know the view, the beauty, that’s waiting out there

kakegae no nai mono wo mitsuketa itakute tsuyoi    tomaranai kodou omou dake de wa zenzen mae ni susumanai ne modokashii hibi    dasshutsu shitai

I’ve found something irreplaceable A painfully strong pulse that won’t quit Just wishing definitely won’t move you forward I wanna break free from these frustrating days

jishin wo te ni suru ni wa ENJOI dekiru made “suki” de iru koto

To get your hands on self-confidence, Love until you can enjoy yourself

tachiagare    soshite tobe    daitan ni nare     HEY HEY HEY 「dekinai…」 to naku kinou ni te wo fure    fure    fure koukai shinai watashi no EVERYDAY DAY DAY kakageta yume ni hatashijou    ganbare    FUREEe! FUREEe! JUMP    JUMP

Stand up and then jump, be bold, HEY HEY HEY Wave bye bye bye to the crying and “I can’t”s of yesterday I won’t leave any regrets in EVERYDAY DAY DAY Challenge the dreams you set one on one, do your best, YAY YAY!¹ JUMP    JUMP

gake ga miete mo tobikomu shikanai koeru michi ga soko ni shikanai nara dare mo kidzukanai densha no mado ni utsuru kao nemutai me wo kosurinagara jibun to tatakau kedo masshiro na hai made mada moetsukitenai

Even if you can see the precipice below, if there’s no other way across, There’s no choice but to take the plunge The reflection of my face in the window of a train where no one notices me Rubs her sleepy eyes I struggle with myself but Until I turn into pure-white ash, I haven’t burned out yet

naseba naru    souda tobe    dangai wo koe    HEY HEY HEY honmono no kaikan ga soko ni aru    SAY YEAH YEAH koukai shinai watashi no EVERYDAY DAY DAY kakageta yume ni hatashijou    ganbare    FUREEe! FUREEe!

Where there’s a will there’s a way, that’s right, jump, cross the cliff, HEY HEY HEY There’s a real thrill to be found there, SAY YEAH YEAH I won’t have any regrets, my EVERYDAY DAY DAY Challenge the dreams you set one on one, do your best, YAY YAY! JUMP JUMP

nani wo shite nani wo mite ikiru no ka erande yuku kono te ni nigiru yo sekai chizu

As you live, what are you doing, what are your eyes on? I’m deciding, holding a map of the world tight in my hand

omoidoori tsuyoku habataketara tsugi ni nani ga mieru darou

When I’m able to spread my wings and fly, as strong as I want, I wonder what I’ll be able to see next?

tachiagare    soshite tobe    daitan ni nare    HEY HEY HEY 「dekinai…」 to naku kinou ni te wo fure    fure    fure koukai shinai watashi no EVERYDAY DAY DAY kakageta yume ni hatashijou    ganbare    FUREEe! FUREEe! JUMP   JUMP JUMP   JUMP   JUMP!!!

Stand up and then jump, be bold, HEY HEY HEY Wave bye bye bye to the crying and “I can’t”s of yesterday I won’t leave any regrets in EVERYDAY DAY DAY Challenge the dreams you set one on one, do your best, YAY YAY! JUMP   JUMP JUMP   JUMP   JUMP!!!

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¹ Lit, “a challenge/duel letter to your touted dreams” (YES. ONE OF THESE.)

On a minor note, the Japanese word for jumping (“跳ぶ”) can mean the same as flying (“飛ぶ”) and forms the first part of their word for diving/taking a plunge (“飛込む”).  So in a way, the various verses are all somewhat subtly jump-related.

Also, Babyraids is best heard live, so I recommend the video below (song starts at 0:37):

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Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu (“The World’s Hottest Summer”)

“Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind. Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to the savannas, just us two.”

OR: A girl dreams up a fantastical vacation with her boyfriend.

Hold me tight darling　hachigatsu no kaze wo    dakishimete Fly with me,darling　tobitatsu no    futari no SAVANNA e Hold me tight darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu mou kono TOKIMEKI    tomenaide

Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to a savanna for two Hold me tight darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The hottest shining summer in the world Don’t let this thrill I feel ever stop again

hachigatsu no kaze wo    ryoute de dakishimetara IMAJINEESHON    tobitatsu no SAVANNA e kagayaku gin’iro no SESUNA wa    futari wo nose haruka na kokkyou wo    ima koeru yo taikutsu na     IRUMINEESHON    zawameku tokai no NOIZU SUTEREOTAIPU no mainichi ga    hora shinkirou no kanata ni kieteku

When I embrace the August wind with both hands My imagination takes off to the savannas A shining silver Cessna plane takes us on a ride for two We’re crossing far-off borders right now Boring lights, the noise of the bustling cities, and Stereotypical days, look, disappear in the distance of the mirage

One and only darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu mou kono TOKIMEKI    tomenaide

One and only darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The biggest sun in the world The hottest shining summer in the world Don’t let this thrill I feel ever stop again

KONPASU wa itsumo    hora minami wo sashiteru mou sugu yo     kirameku SHANGURIRA eien ni owaranai    futari no yume no naka de haruka na    OASHISU ni tadoritsuku no MONOTOON no jikan ga    itsu no ma ni ka ubatteitta kokoro no uchi no JUVUNAIRU    torimodosu no yo    anata to issho ni

See, the compass is always pointing north We’ll reach the sparkling Shangri-La soon It’ll never come to an end inside our dreams At long last, we reach the distant oasis I’m recovering the juvenile feeling inside my heart that was snatched away By monotone life before I knew it, recovering it    together with you

One and only darling    nagareochiru    kawa no mizushibuki Fly with me, darling    maiagaru    niji no SUKOORU sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou itsumademo    natsu wo yakitsukete

One and only darling, the river’s splashes flow downstream Fly with me, darling a whirling rainbow squall The biggest sun in the world Sears summer into our hearts forever

Hold me tight darling　hachigatsu no kaze wo    dakishimete Fly with me,darling　tobitatsu no    futari no SAVANNA e Hold me tight darling　kakenukeru    ZEBURA no SUTORAIPU Fly with me darling　maiagaru    suna no arashi sekai de    ichiban    ookina taiyou sekai de    ichiban    atsuku hikaru natsu sekai de    ichiban    itoshiteru

Hold me tight darling, embrace the August wind Fly with me darling, let’s fly away to a savanna for two Hold me tight darling, zebra stripes running through Fly with me darling, a whirling sand storm The biggest sun in the world The hottest shining summer in the world I love you most in the world

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As a summer staple, this song has been covered by ANGERME’s Tamura Meimi, ex-Melon Kinenbi member Shibata Ayumi, PRINCESS PRINCESS’s spiritual successor ZONE, a mishmash of late 80′s-early 90′s idols (including Qlair, Ribbon, and Coco) at their Otomejuku concert, a mishmash of 90s idol/talent (including Mizuki Alisa and Moritaka Chisato) on television, and Momoiro Clover Z’s Momota Kanako as a collab with miwa and Kato Izumi.