伝説の魚 (Densetsu no sakana) – Legendary fish

from LOVE TRIP single.

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I’ve been swimming ever since I was born, yet
I’m still far from reaching the horizon
Living my life in a corner of this vast ocean
There was no way I knew anything about other worlds

Tears of sorrow lost
Not even realizing that I’m crying
I stand facing the current

I can see the sky so clearly right there, yet
I have no wings to soar on the wind
Just looking up at the faraway light
Will my entire life be spent here?
Dreams exist above the surface
Even if I can never reach it
I jump upon the waves again and again
Someday, I’ll become
A legendary fish

“If you go up out of the sea, you’ll die”
My comrades whispered to me many times
“The sunlight and wind will dry you out, you can’t do anything”
Even my tiny modest hopes were finally dashed

It’ll be easier if I give up
If I can’t even reverse my own fate
Then life is meaningless

The birds are free, looking down upon the sea, but
They don’t have the means to swim in the water
Just gazing upon the sparkling surface
Can you comprehend life from where you are?
Dreams are always at the bottom of the ocean
To be searched for by diving deep
Circling around again and again
The cowardly birds do nothing more
I don’t want to be like them

I can see the sky so clearly right there, yet
I have no wings to soar on the wind
Just looking up at the faraway light
Will my entire life be spent here?
Dreams exist above the surface
Even if I can never reach it
I jump upon the waves again and again
Someday, I’ll become
A legendary fish

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ROOMAJI

Boku wa umareta toki kara oyoideiru no ni
Suiheisen made madamada tadori tsukenai yo
Hiroi umi no katasumi de iki tsuzukete kita
Hoka no sekai no koto nante nanimo shiru yoshi mo nai

Kanashimi no namida wa magirete
Jibun ga naiteru koto mo kizukazu ni
Nagare ni tachi mukau

Sora wa tashika ni soko ni wa mieru no ni
Kaze ni notte tobu hane wa nai
Haruka na hikari tada mi age
Boku wa koko de isshou owaru no ka?
Yume wa minamo no ue ni aru
Te ni wa zettai todokanakutemo
Namima wo nandomo tobi hane
Itsu no hi ni ka densetsu no
Sakana ni narou

Moshimo umi kara agereba shinde shimau koto
Nakama ni nandomo kogoe de oshierarete kita
Hizashi to kaze ni sarasare nanimo dekinu mama
Honno sasayaka na kibou mo yagate uchi agerareru

Akiramete shimaeba raku darou
Jibun no unmei ni sakaraenai nara
Inochi wa muda ni naru

Tori wa jiyuu ni umi wo mi orosu kedo
Mizu no naka oyogu sube wa nai
Kirameku minamo tada nagame
Kimi wa soko de jinsei wo satoru no ka?
Yume wa itsudemo umi no soko ni
Fukaku mogutte sagasu beki mono
Atari wo nandomo senkai shite
Nanimo shinai okubyou na
Tori wa iya da

Sora wa tashika ni soko ni wa mieru no ni
Kaze ni notte tobu hane wa nai
Haruka na hikari tada mi age
Boku wa koko de isshou owaru no ka?
Yume wa minamo no ue ni aru
Te ni wa zettai todokanakutemo
Namima wo nandomo tobi hane
Itsu no hi ni ka densetsu no
Sakana ni narou

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KANJI

僕は生まれた時から泳いでいるのに
水平線までまだまだ辿り着けないよ
広い海の片隅で生き続けて来た
他の世界のことなんて何も知る由(よし)もない

悲しみの涙は紛れて
自分が泣いてることも気づかずに
流れに立ち向かう

空は確かにそこには見えるのに
風に乗って飛ぶ羽根はない
遥かな光 ただ見上げ
僕はここで一生 終わるのか?
夢は水面(みなも)の上にある
手には絶対届かなくても
波間を何度も飛び跳ね
いつの日にか伝説の
魚になろう

もしも海から上がれば死んでしまうこと
仲間に何度も小声で教えられて来た
日差しと風に晒(さら)され 何もできぬまま
ほんのささやかな希望もやがて打ち上げられる

あきらめてしまえば楽だろう
自分の運命に逆らえないなら
命は無駄になる

鳥は自由に海を見下ろすけど
水の中 泳ぐ術(すべ)はない
きらめく水面(みなも) ただ眺め
君はそこで人生を悟るのか?
夢はいつでも海の底に
深く潜って探すべきもの
辺りを何度も旋回して
何もしない臆病な
鳥は嫌だ

空は確かにそこには見えるのに
風に乗って飛ぶ羽根はない
遥かな光 ただ見上げ
僕はここで一生 終わるのか?
夢は水面(みなも)の上にある
手には絶対届かなくても
波間を何度も飛び跳ね
いつの日にか伝説の
魚になろう