I was inspired by a Snow Halation mashup to write my own bubblegum "J-Pop" song, and wrote and translated some lyrics. As an important note the lyrics aren't sung, but the lead violin takes up the vocal melody.
I wanted to make the lyrics emotional so the chorus would really stand out, and added in lots of rain metaphors. They were supposed to be silly but ended up getting kinda personal, and are addressed to someone that currently isn't there.
lyrics
As an important note the lyrics aren't sung, but the lead violin takes up the vocal melody. Here are the "lyrics" in the original English, in (hopefully comprehensible)Japanese, and the romaji transliteration.
ENGLISH
A summertime feeling,
Clouds in the sky and endless fields,
I thought this would be a gentle rain
Another drop in the ocean,
Endless tears falling from the sky
But still I wonder "Will it end?"
Like a flower petal drifting on the breeze
I hear your voice in my memories
And in the early summer rain
Blue skies become bright
Rainbow dreams forever
Your smile parts the clouds
Silver linings, golden beams
Birds all sing the melody
A springtime kiss together
Like a soaring butterfly
Flowers bloom across the fields
In your arms my heart can heal
And when I think the rain will never end,
I remember your love
Strengthening foundations
These feelings won't be washed away
Sometimes you have to stand in the rain
There was a sudden downpour
Out of a pure and cloudless sky
You were my umbrella to hold out the rain
The flowers, birds, wind and moon
Sing a wordless melody
And when I hear it, I'm reminded of how
You would sing to me
The rain comes and goes
But it won't let me leave
What if you were here next to me?
What if you were here next to me?
ROMAJI
Natsu no kibun
Sora no kumo to hateshinai nohara
Yasashī ameda to omoimashita
Umi ni mō ichi-teki
Sora kara ochiru hateshinai namida
Shikashi, soredemo watashi wa `soreha owaru nodarou ka' to omoimasu.
Soyokaze ni tadayou hanabira no yō ni
Omoide ni anata no koe ga kikoeru
Soshite shoka no ame de
Aoi sora ga akaruku naru
Reinbō dorīmuzu fōebā
Anatanoegao wa kumo o wakemasu
Shirubā no uraji, kon'jiki no hari
Tori wa min'na merodī o utaimasu
Haru no kisu o issho ni
Maiagaru chō no yō ni
Hata ni hanagasaku
Anata no ude no naka de watashi no kokoro wa iyasu koto ga dekimasu
Soshite, ame ga kesshite owaranai to omou toki,
Watashi wa anata no ai o oboete imasu
Kiban no kyōka
Korera no kimochi wa arainagasa remasen
Tokidoki anata wa ame no naka ni tatte inakereba narimasen
Totsuzen no doshaburi ga arimashita
Junsuide kumo hitotsu nai sora kara
Anata wa ame o sashihikaeru watashi no kasadeshita
Hana, tori, -fū to tsuki
Kotoba no nai merodī o utau
Soshite sore o kiku to, watashi wa dono yō ni omoidashimasu
Anata wa watashi ni utaudarou
Ame ga futtari ki tari
Shikashi, sore wa watashi o sara semasen
Moshi anata ga watashi no tonari ni itara?
Moshi anata ga watashi no tonari ni itara?
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