Jpop Recommend #309 Sayonara Color by SUPER BUTTER DOG

 サヨナラCOLOR Sayonara Color

SUPER BUTTER DOG


This song is released twice.  It was first released in October 2001 as their 8th single and then in 2005, it was released again.

The song inspired many and among them was Naoto Takenaka who was inspired by this song and made a movie of the same title.

"Sayonara Color" sounds like "sayonara kara" which means "from saying good-bye".  So the title has the double meaning.  You can see the lyrics shown below.

I don't know if you notice it or not. But the artist I picked up in the previous post, "Rekishi" or Takafumi Ikeda, was a member of SUPER BUTTER DOG and played keyboard. 






Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!


Lyrics
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

そこ  から  旅    立つ  こと   は
soko kara tabi-datsu koto wa
Leaving from there
とても     力      が いる よ
totemo chikara ga iru yo
requires much power
波風         たてられる こと
namikaze taterareru koto 
Anything that rocks the boat
きらう 人   ばかり で
kirau hito bakari de
most people hate that



でも    君    は  それ で  いい の?
demo kimi wa sore de   ii   no?
But are you OK with that?
楽     が したかった  だけ  なの?
raku ga shitakatta dake nano?
Having an easy life was what you wanted?
僕     を   だまして    も いい けど
boku wo damashite mo ii    kedo
You can deceive me, but
自分   は  もう  だまさないで
Jibun wa mou damasanaide
Don't deceive yourself anymore


サヨナラ  から はじまる    こと が
sayonara kara hajimaru koto ga
Just by saying "good-bye"
たくさん  あるんだ よ
takusan  arunda  yo
can start many things
本当     の   こと が 見えてる なら
hontou no koto ga mieteru nara
If you can see what is true
その  思い   を   僕   に  見せて
sono omoi wo boku ni misete
Show me your true feeling


自分をつらぬくことは
Jibun wo tsuranuku koto wa
Being true to yourself
とても勇気がいるよ
totemo yuuki ga iru yo
requires much courage
だれ   も  一人   ボッチ には
dare mo hitori-pocchi niwa
Being left alone
なりたく は  ない から
naritaku wa nai kara
No one want that


でも     君   は それ  で  いいの?
demo kimi wa sore de iino?
But are you OK with that?
夢      の    続き    は どう  したの?
yume no tsuzuki wa dou shitano?
What happened to your path to dreams?
僕     を  忘れて      も  いい けど
boku wo wasurete mo ii    kedo
It's OK to forget me
自分   は  もう  はなさないで
Jibun wa mou hanasanaide
but you can't let yourself go



サヨナラ  から はじまる    こと が
sayonara kara hajimaru koto ga
Just by saying "good-bye"
たくさん  あるんだ よ
takusan  arunda  yo
can start many things本当      の  こと が 見えてる なら
hontou no koto ga mieteru nara
If you can see what is true
その   思い  を 捨てないで
sono omoi wo sutenaide
Don't throw it away


サヨナラ  から はじまる    こと が
sayonara kara hajimaru koto ga
Just by saying "good-bye"
たくさん  あるんだ よ
takusan  arunda  yo
can start many things本当     の   こと は  見えてるん だろ
hontou no koto wa mieterun daro
You can see what is true, right?
その   思い よ 消えない で
sono omoi yo kienai   de
don't erase that feeling
その  思い  を   僕   に  見せて 
sono omoi wo boku ni misete
show your true feeling to me






Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!

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