しがみついた青春 (Shigamitsuita seishun) -The youth I clung on to
from Kimi wa melody single.
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On the grounds of the high school
I hadn’t visited in many years
Nameless juniors are
Drenched in summer’s perspiration
Hearing that our conventional soccer club
Hadn’t qualified for the tournament
I couldn’t sit nor stand still
So I came to take a look at practice
I was shocked to spot her
Sitting on the morning assembly podium
Dressed in a mature dress
She was our sports manager then
That was
The youth I clung to
A glory filled with wounds
Such a burning era
Will never come again
Looking back, that time
We dashed through was so dazzling
There was only one precious thing
To give it our all with everything we’ve got
For the sake of tomorrow…
Standing at the edge, I watched
The practice from start to end
The uniforms passing close by me
Are so nostalgic
As the person I am now, at this place
What words can I speak
To help them win the next match?
I vaguely wondered
“I know it makes you impatient, but
Unless they search for it themselves…
They can’t win the nationals”
The Madonna whispered
That’s right
Cling on to youth
I know you will meet obstacles
But after shedding tears
Learn how to stand up again
The rivals you want to beat
One more step to their defeat
Turn that bitterness into strength!
Dash out with recklessness
For your dreams…
Someday, even these juniors
Will watch over the next era
And wish to teach them about
The earnestness of their now
That was
The youth I clung to
A glory filled with wounds
Such a burning era
Will never come again
Looking back, that time
We dashed through was so dazzling
There was only one precious thing
To give it our all with everything we’ve got
For the sake of tomorrow…
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