#fictional aidoru

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Kibou ni Tsuite (“About Hope”)

“Even if you reach out your hand, you can’t reach it yet. Our dreams are farther, farther away than that. Even the stars in the night sky are things that shine billions of light years away, beyond the dark.”

OR: Hope is the strength that keeps dreams going when human weakness feels like it’s about to win out.

sono te nobashite mo ima wa (ima wa) todokanai yo bokutachi no yume wa motto (motto) tooku ni arunda

Even if you reach out your hand You can’t reach it at the moment (at the moment) Our dreams lie Farther (farther) away than that

yozora no hoshi datte nan okukounen no kanata kurayami no saki ni kagayaku mono

Even the stars in the night sky Are things that shine Billions of light years away Beyond the dark

kibou ni tsuite boku wa katarou na mo naki shijin no you ni (you ni) atsuku (atsuku) kimi ga namida ni kureteiru nara nagusame yori mo yagate (yagate) shiramu (shiramu) sora wo katarou ka?

I’ll speak About hope Passionately (passionately) Just like (just like) a no-name poet. If you’re drowning In your tears, Instead of comforting you, Shall I tell you about the dawn sky that Will grow bright (grow bright) before long (before long)?

ai wo sagashite mo sugu ni (sugi ni) mitsukaranai yo jibun no hou kara dareka (dareka) aishite mirunda

Even if you search for love You won’t find it right away (right away) Try and give Someone (someone)    love instead

konna hiroi sekai unmei ni michibikarete tatta hitotsu dake no hikari wo mita

Guided by destiny, I saw A single light In a world so wide

kibou ni tsuite boku wa katarou toshioita suifu no you ni (you ni) fukaku (fukaku) kimi ga nanika ni kizutsuita nara teate suru yori noboru (noboru) asahi (asahi) boku wa yubisasou

I’ll speak About hope Deeply (deeply) Like an (like an) old, aged sailor. If you’ve been hurt By something, Rather than nursing your wounds, I’ll point to The rising (rising) morning sun

hito wa dare mo minna akiramete raku ni naru yo dakedo yume wa itsumo se wo mukenai

People—each and every last one of us— Find it easier just to give up But dreams never Turn their backs¹

kibou ni tsuite boku wa katarou namonaki shijin no you ni (you ni) atsuku (atsuku) kimi ga kotae ni mayotteru nara tachidomarazu ni aruki (aruki) nagara (nagara) kibou ni tsuite boku wa katarou ma mo naku senshi no you ni (you ni) itsuka (itsuka) yume wo kate ni shite…

I’ll speak About hope Passionately (passionately) Just like (just like) a no-name poet. If you’re feeling lost About your answer, While walking (walking) Without stop, I’ll talk About hope Like a (like a) soldier with no name Subsist on your dreams Someday (someday)…

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¹ Maybe this is confusing, but essentially: if it were up to just us, we’d give up nearly everything. It’s because we have dreams—silly, unrealistic dreams that don’t know when to quit and that break but never really go away—that we take on the impossible.