しがみついた青春 (Shigamitsuita seishun) -The youth I clung on to
from Kimi wa melody single.
——
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…
——
ROOMAJI
Nannenka buri kao wo dashita
Koukou no guraundo de
Namae shiranai kouhai ga
Natsu no ase wo nagashiteru
Dentou aru sakka bu ga
Yosen ochishita to kiite
Itemo tattemo irarezu
Renshuu wo nozoki ni kita
Choureidai suwatteru
Kanojo mitsukete odoroita
Otonappoi wan piisu wo kita
Ano koro no maneejaa
Are wa
Shigamitsuita seishun
Kizu darake no eikou
Anna ni moeta jidai wa
Mou nidoto wa konai yo
Furi kaereba mabushii
Hashiri nuketa ano koro
Daiji na mono wa hitotsu da
Zenryoku de yari kirou ze
Asu no tame ni…
Hashi ni tatte boku wa miteta
Renshuu no ichibu shijuu
Chikaku wo toori sugiteku
Yunifoomu ga natsukashii
Ima no boku ga kono basho kara
Donna kotoba wo kakereba
Tsugi no shiai ni kateru ka
Bonyari to kangaeta
“Ha ga yui no wa wakaru kedo
Karera jishin ga sagasanakya…
Zenkoku yuushou dekinai wa” to
Tsubuyaita madonna
Sou da
Shigamitsuke yo seishun
Zasetsu wo shite wakaru sa
Namida wo nagashita ato de
Tachi agari kata manabu yo
Mi kaeshitai raibaru
Ato ippo no haiboku
Chikara ni kaero! Kuyashisa
Gamushara ni tsuppashirou
Yume no tame ni…
Itsu no hi ni ka kouhai mo
Tsugi no sedai wo mi mamoru yo
Ima shika dekinai sono ichizu sa
Oshietaku naru hazu
Are wa
Shigamitsuita seishun
Kizu darake no eikou
Anna ni moeta jidai wa
Mou nidoto wa konai yo
Furi kaereba mabushii
Hashiri nuketa ano koro
Daiji na mono wa hitotsu da
Zenryoku de yari kirou ze
Asu no tame ni…
——
KANJI
何年かぶり 顔を出した
高校のグラウンドで
名前知らない後輩が
夏の汗を流してる
伝統あるサッカー部が
予選落ちしたと聞いて
居ても立ってもいられず
練習を覗きに来た
朝礼台 座ってる
彼女見つけて驚いた
大人っぽいワンピースを着た
あの頃のマネージャー
あれは
しがみついた青春
傷だらけの栄光
あんなに燃えた時代は
もう二度とは来ないよ
振り返れば眩しい
走り抜けたあの頃
大事なものは一つだ
全力でやり切ろうぜ
明日(あす)のために…
端に立って 僕は見てた
練習の一部始終
近くを通り過ぎてく
ユニフォームが懐かしい
今の僕がこの場所から
どんな言葉を掛ければ
次の試合に勝てるか
ぼんやりと考えた
「歯がゆいのはわかるけど
彼ら自身が探さなきゃ…
全国優勝できないわ」と
つぶやいたマドンナ
そうだ
しがみつけよ青春
挫折をしてわかるさ
涙を流した後で
立ち上がり方 学ぶよ
見返したいライバル
あと一歩の敗北
力に変えろ! 悔しさ
がむしゃらに突っ走ろう
夢のために…
いつの日にか 後輩も
次の世代を見守るよ
今しかできないその一途さ
教えたくなるはず
あれは
しがみついた青春
傷だらけの栄光
あんなに燃えた時代は
もう二度とは来ないよ
振り返れば眩しい
走り抜けたあの頃
大事なものは一つだ
全力でやり切ろうぜ
明日(あす)のために…
