Arashi Annivesary Present: LIFE Translation

[arashilovezs]

Have you ever heard a song which instantly makes you feel like its talking to you?
Well, recently I accidentally heard "LIFE" (yeah, delayed, I know >.<) and I just KNEW that I had to have it!
After playing it on repeat for days and since I got bored studying, I decided to translate it to share with everyone one of the (many, many) reasons why we love Arashi, their beautiful songs~♥
When else to share this than on their Anniversary? ^^;
(Happy Anniversary Arashi~ and to everyone else, Have a Wonderful Arashi-filled day today ^^;)

I only provided the English translation from the lyrics.
Kanji lyrics are from arashilyrics.com and romaji lyrics are from the kanji translator I found online XD

English
From the TV I use in replacement of an alarm clock,
from an unknown town, (I heard) someone’s laughing voice.
Somehow I started smiling too,
as I woke up late on a sunny morning.

Ten years ago I saw a dream of the me now.
The me who said, "In ten years? I don't know.”
Somewhere, somehow, I still feel the same,
that afternoon as I was talking with you.

Doing that, in that time that flowed so casually, (1)
the important things are the reasons for each and everyone’s smile.
Even today, we are searching for it.

Riding on the wind of changing seasons,
my dreams shone.
From here, a new future is forming. [1]
I’ll walk on that path.
 
Even if the sadness I can’t share with anyone,
and the unclear days continue,
If I pick up the scattered brilliance/radiance,
I feel that I could continue a little more.

From a blog that I found by chance,
from an unknown town, (I heard) someone’s laughing voice,
Somehow my tears started to overflow. (2)
That night, I couldn’t see clearly.
(not sure)

How should we live?
There isn’t any one answer.
The most important thing is the form of our happiness.
It’s something that everyone is searching for.

Riding on the wind of changing seasons,
your dreams shone.
Someday, you will definitely reach it,
And you’ll run around this wide sky. [2]

In times when things don’t go as planned [3]and you feel discouraged,
we will definitely give a helping hand, (3)
So its alright, believe while going forward.
I’m not expecting things like miracles. (4) [4]
Go towards where the sun rises.

In that darkness, there is a ray of light.
A shining light to guide our way.
Even if the future is painful, follow it through,
The orange sky continues into nightfall again. (5)

Are you living for the sake of living?
Someday when you’ve matured, you’ll look back.
Without waiting for things like miracles now,
go towards where the sun rises, where the sun rises.

Riding on the wind of changing seasons,
my dreams shone.
From here, a new future is forming.
I’ll walk on that path.

Even if the sadness I can’t share with anyone,
and the unclear days continue,
If I pick up the scattered brilliance/radiance,
I feel that I could continue a little more.
I’m not expecting miracles.
Go towards where the sun rises.

T/N Notes:
[1] From here, a new future is forming
Technically, it literally translates to opening/extending, try imagining it as a part that spreads forward in front of you (like in those animations where the character is standing and the path appears out of nowhere XD). I used "forming" instead because it's less awkward in the sentence.
[2] And you’ll run around this wide sky
The word used was ""kake megutte" which literally means run around (to surround) but when used in this line, its like saying as wide as this sky, you'll be able to run around it (I imagine it as, if the sky was a field, I can run around it's perimeter). This is really beautiful because it talks about endless possibilities.
[3] In times when things don’t go as planned
The lyrics say "omoitoori ni nara nai tte" which literally translates to: Saying "It didn't go as planned". which didn't really fit into the line structure.. 
[4] I’m not expecting things like miracles
The word used was "nado" which means "etc." but it'll sound funny won't it? So I used "things like"

Personal comments:
(1) Doing that, in that time that flowed so casually
My ideal date changed with this line (=P). Now, as long as its a time where the time we spend feels like.. a floating timeline? Like time has stopped but actually, its flowing so smoothly I can't feel it. Lol I feel so old, wanting comfort rather than passion >.<
(2) Somehow my tears started to overflow
With reference to the first stanza he's crying instead of smiling even though he heard the same thing. I think this is a perfect reflection of how the way we are affects how we see/feel stuff. It reminds me to keep a positive outlook in life so that hopefully, I can laugh more than I cry.
(3) In times when things don’t go as planned and you feel discouraged,
we will definitely give a helping hand
See what I meant my "talking to me"?? Arashi is once again the miracle that guides my life. Coincidentally, I was fraught with indecision when I heard this song and I decided straight away. If things do go wrong, I can look to Arashi and know that there is light in the storm ♥
(4) I’m not expecting things like miracles
This line reminds me that I should always use my own strengths to oull through and not expect or wait for something to happen. Even so, miracles do happen. I mean, Arashi happened didn't they? ^^;
(5) The orange sky continues into nightfall again
Time moves, time doesn't stop because I feel life my life has ended because in actuallity, it hasn't. Tomorrow will come and I can strive again. It's only when I give up, when I stop trying and start feeling sorry for myself that happiness will pass me by as I cling to sadness.

Kanji / Romaji
目覚まし代わりにつけたTVから
mezamashi kawari ni tsuketa TV kara
知らない街の誰かの笑い声
shiranai machi no dareka no warai koe
僕も何となく笑顔がこぼれた
boku mo nanto naku egao ga koboreta
遅く目が覚めた　晴れた朝のこと
osoku me ga sameta hareta asa no koto

10年前夢見た　今の僕
juu nenmae yume mita ima no boku
「10年後?わかんないや。。」って　今の僕
( juu nengo ? wakannaiya ..) tte ima no boku
どこか何となく同じ気がしたんだ
dokoka nanto naku onaji ki ga shitanda
君と話してた　あの昼下がり
kimi to hanashiteta ano hirusagari

そうやって何気なく　流れてく時間の中で
souyatte nani genaku nagare teku toki no naka de
大切なものは　それぞれの笑顔の理由
taisetsu na mono wa sore zore no egao no riyuu
僕らは今日も探してる
bokura wa kyou mo sagashiteru

巡る季節の風に乗って　輝き出した僕の夢は
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte kagayaki dashita boku no yume wa
ここから続く　新たな未来　広がる　その道を歩いて行くのさ
koko kara tsuzuku arata na mirai hirogaru sono michi wo aruite yuku no sa
人には言えない悲しみや　冴えない毎日が続いても
hito ni wa ie nai kanashimi ya sae nai mainichi ga tsuzui temo
散らばっている輝きを拾い上げれば　もう少し進める気がした
chirabatteiru kagayaki wo hiroi agereba mou sukoshi susumeru ki ga shita

偶然見つけた彼のBlogから
guuzen mitsuketa dareka no Blog kara
知らない街の誰かの笑い声
shiranai machi no dareka no warai koe
僕は何となく涙がこぼれた
boku wa nanto naku namida ga koboreta
やけに目が冴えた　そんな夜のこと
yakeni me ga saeta sonna yoru no koto

どうやって生きてくのか　答えは一つじゃなくて
douyatte ikiteku no ka kotae wa hitotsu janakute
大切なことは　僕らの幸せのカタチ
taisetsu na koto wa bokura no shiawase no katachi
誰もがそれを探している
daremo ga sore wo sagashiteiru

巡る季節の風に乗って　輝き出した君の夢は
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte kagayaki dashita kimi no yume wa
いつか届くよ　そこまできっと　広がる　この空を駆け巡って行く
itsuka todoku yo soko made kitto hirogaru kono sora wo kake megutte yuku
思い通りにならないって　挫けそうになる時だって
omoi toori ni naranaitte kujike sou ni naru toki datte
僕らはきっと手を取り合うよ　だからさ　大丈夫　信じて進むよ
bokura wa kitto te wo tori au yo dakara sa daijoubu shinjite susumu yo
奇跡など待たないよ　陽の差す方へ
kiseki nado mata nai yo hi no sasu hou he

あの暗闇に一筋の光
ano kurayami ni hitosuji no hikari
導きしかの様　キラリ　光り
michibiki shika no yo kirari hikari
未来に痛みも連れて行く
mirai ni itami mo tsurete yuku
オレンジの空また暮れ行く
orenji no sora mata kure yuku

生きるため故生きるのかい?
ikiru tame yue ikiru no kai ?
いつか機が熟した機に振り返る
itsuka ki ga jukushita ki ni furikaeru
現在は　奇跡など待たずにあの陽の光の射す方　射す方へ
ima wa kiseki nado mata zuni ano hi no hikari no sasu hou sasu hou he

巡る季節の風に乗って　輝き出した僕の夢は
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte kagayaki dashita boku no yume wa
ここから続く　新たな未来　広がる　その道を歩いて行くのさ
koko kara tsuzuku arata na mirai hirogaru sono michi wo aruite yuku no sa
人には言えない悲しみや　冴えない毎日が続いても
hito ni wa ienai kanashimi ya saenai mainichi ga tsuzuite mo
散らばっている輝きを拾い上げれば　もう少し進める気がした
chirabatteiru kagayaki wo hiroi agereba mou sukoshi susumeru ki ga shita
奇跡など待たないよ　陽の差す方へ
kiseki nado mata nai yo hi no sasu hou he

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Um, side note. I want to get everyone's opinion.

Since I've been doing quite a few projects, I was thinking of moving all my stuff to a comm and f-locking my journal since, well, I like to know my f-list as short as it is XD and I plan to use my LJ a lot more so personal stuff may be a bit embarrassing to be open to the whole world. >_<

If I do end up creating a comm, I want a nice name since I'm contemplating changing my username, I don't want to do the same for the comm (not that I don't like arashilovezs, but maybe something less uncreative? I dunno, like I said, I'm still contemplating it..)

Here is the short-list:
♪ Eien_no_mukou (Beyond eternity)
♪ Hatenai_ai (Endless love)
♪ Asu_ni_Mukatte (Facing tomorrow OR Shining towards tomorrow Lol I'm not really sure..)
♪ Kibou_ni_Afurete (Overflowing Hope)
♪ Kiseki_no_Arashi (Storm of Miracles, well, I THINK this is what it means, can anyone confirm?)
If any of these don't make sense, could anyone please help me by correcting them?
I know that some might not work at all because its just bad grammar so alternatives would be greatly appreciated ^^;
Basically, I'm aiming for the meaning in brackets.
And do tell me which one you like the best. I cant choose! XD Onegaishimasu! m(_ _)m )

Plus here's the promised link to this .gif:
(WHY this .gif? Because other than their beautiful lyrics, I wanted to celebrate their Dork side too XD)

MF

PS: Thank you for reading this ULTRA LONG post XD
To those who don't know me, I do flail reflect whenever I post because I like to get replies from everyone so feel free to drop a comment ^^;

I totally planned to get this out at MN Jpn time but then I overslept and it took me another hr and a half to write this.. *fail* Gargh LJ polls script..

EDIT: I took the polls out because no one can vote on it, not even me (???) so.. hmm.. maybe I'll add an outside poll..
Lol LJ doesn't allow it I think..? If you do want to vote, go HERE to vote for names, or drop a comment to tell me what you think of the song too ^^;

Comments

[belalangchan.livejournal.com]

hi..thank u for sharing the beautiful lyric~

just want to share an opinion on your good idea to create a comm. i like any name that include "Arashi" in the name, because its like the identity of the comm which it will make anyone know at a glance that the community is dedicated to arashi.so i like "Kiseki no Arashi" the most!

anyway its just a small thought of mine. looking forward to your new comm!~
\(^_^)/

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for sharing your opinion ^-^ It's never a small thought because I appreciate each and every comment =)

Sou ne, as I was creating the list, I was trying to find words that go with Arashi and I could only come up with one! haha XD

~HannaH~

[gemmiesky.livejournal.com]

"...(3) In times when things don’t go as planned and you feel discouraged,
we will definitely give a helping hand
See what I meant my "talking to me"?? Arashi is once again the miracle that guides my life...If things do go wrong, I can look to Arashi and know that there is light in the storm ♥"

This is how I feel about them.. I thought that no one would really get it, but I'm glad I was wrong.

I like the Kiseki no Arashi, but I don't have the ability or priveleges to vote :) so thought I would drop that in here :) And its a good idea if it's what you would be more comfortable with. I have found a million comms that are locked, which breaks my heart cause they are some of the only places to get subbed stuff from, but I respect a persons choice to lock their journals and communities... Do what you feel is best ^^ thank you for sharing the lyrics as well by the way...

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry! Even I can't vote! (-_-#) I've edited the post with a link to an outside poll but thank you so much for taking the time to reply ^-^

I know how you feel about locked comms without any way to get the files ne. I don't think I'll be locking the posts in my comm. It's just that I know quite a few ppl added my to their f-list when half my posts are flails, which makes me a bit embarrassed haha XD Hopefully, if I do create a comm, they'll watch that instead..?

[clara-maria.livejournal.com]

I really am loving this song too!!
Even before I have know the meaning of the lyrics I had this feeling of being talked to and encouraged...that's the reason I love Arashi's songs...they often are able to give me strength and hope - like a light when it's too dark
creating a comm is a good idea if you like to have your personal thoughts, feelings and ideas not too exposed to everybody ^-^
I can understand that

I like your title-ideas, I choose "Asu_ni_Mukatte" since it's the thing I learned from Arashi or rather, they help me to face the unknown future

I hope this is'nt too much from me ^-^

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

That is very true!! I think it's also because the lyrics are simple that it struck a chord with me. If it was any more confusing, I wouldn't be able to translate it XD

No, no! I really appreciate your comment~♥ Asu_ni_mukatte ne.. I got the idea when listening to Believe because to me, it talked about facing tomorrow and changing today =)

~HannaH~

[michicha.livejournal.com]

Hey Hannah-chan!

Are you taking a time from studying??

Thanks for the translations!!!

It's a good idea to create a new comm and I like Kiseki_no_Arashi better. Although I do love arashilovezs! ^^

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Lol yeah I am *feels guilty* There's a Japanese Culture Festival this weekend and it was killing me that I can't go cause of exams, and I felt so bad that I couldn't do anything for Arashi so I decided to work around my study times to do this. Took me a whole week haha XD

You do?? Maybe I'll stick to my username then..? lol I'm so fickle XD

Btw, thanks for the add! I can't believe I have not added you despite all the forum spamming XD

[namichan.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! I really do love this song, even more now that I finally read a translation, lol.

If you don't want to make a community, just friend lock private entries. If you don't mind creating a community so you can keep your journal for personal posts, do it. harunomasu created a community and took the subbed videos and translations off of her journal, and it seems to work for her:-p

I've always thought of ___ no _____, say "Ai no Sho", it would be "Love of Sho" or "Sho's Love" kind of like a possesive thing. When I saw Kiseki no Arashi, I immediately thought Arashi's Miracle. If you like Naruto, Gaara of the Desert is Subaku no Gaara in Japanese, so you're probably rightXD That being said, I like Hatenai_ai the best, because endless love sounds amazing in reference to Arashi, and I like the "ai ai" in it.

Your GIF makes me happy in so many ways! My dream is a Perfume Vs Arashi with Gackt as the plus one, and they all do that. So sad that it will never happen....

Thanks for putting up with a long comment^^

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

This is truly a great song and I'm glad you love it more ^-^

Sou ne.. "no" usually translates to "'s" so it does indicate possession. Lol I was flipping between Kiseki_no_Arashi and Arashi_no_kiseki. Arashi_no_kiseki is straight out Arashi's miracle I think but I likes the meaning of Storm of Miracles better though I wasn't sure Kiseki_no_Arashi was right XD
Ahaha =D I really liked Hatenai_sora that I wanted to do a variation of it ^-^

Ahhh!! That would be the most PERFECT VSA!! To me, the earlier VSA Perfume ep wasn't as good as the Perfume HnA ep because maybe they didn't know each other? Or Perfume was not used to variety shows? But now if they were to come again, I bet it'd be really funny! And the VSA Gackt eps were epic! Who knows.. maybe they'll be promoting something at the same time..? XD

Ahahha I write long posts so long comments are totally alright with me! Actually, I like them more ^-^

~HannaH~

[azraqey.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite song~!
Always in my list~
thanks for sharing~
huu~ i dont have right to vote, but i like asu ni mukatte~^^

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

You're welcome ^-^
It's gonna be a permanent on my playlist from now on too haha XD

Gomen m(_ _)m Even I can't vote loll I've added a link to a poll but thank you for commenting instead ^-^

[abtomat.livejournal.com]

aaa this song! you made me listen to it again after a long time! i used to listen to it a lot. thanks for the lovely translation, this is a song a lot of people can relate to!

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Yay!! I'm glad I translated it then! ^-^

Sou ne, I didn't realise how many until I saw the comments ^-^

~HannaH~

[bookwormqueen.livejournal.com]

I love Life too :D Have you seen Sho's CM with Life as background music? xD Or listen to Life in Music Box? Both are very pretty too 8D Thanks for sharing! :D

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

No.. I havne't! Which one?? Wait, if it's Sho's CM than I probably have seen it but I was concentrating too much on Sho to listen to the background? 15s/30s is waaaayy to short haha XD
Music box..? I thought music boxes were just a compilation of songs..? *fail* could you link me up? ^-^

[luvmimialia.livejournal.com]

beautiful lyrics~ thanks a lot for sharing!!!
as for your community name, i like kiseki no arashi the best!!!

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

You're welcome~
Thank you for leaving a comment ^-^

[ninomisakura.livejournal.com]

Kiseki no Arashi!!!!

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Thank you for voting ^-^
Hope you enjoyed the song =)

[miha-bara.livejournal.com]

Have you ever heard a song which instantly makes you feel like its talking to you?
exactly yes!! i regretted a bit bcos i miss out this great song for years after it's release. >_<" honestly, i found this song in youtube only few month ago, someone made a fanmade vid for it. haha...but i'm glad that you also feel the same way i did, instantly love this song when i first listen to it. ^^

if its a name, i like something with arashi name in it. bcos it's much easier for others to understand what kind of comm its all about, esp to newbies when they search for arashi name.
i like kiseki no arashi, bcos of the meaning too. the storm of miracles. ^^ so many miracles happen bcos of them, don't you agree? i have many friends and meet great people in LJ in Arashi's comm.
my personal idea for a comm name, is Arashi no kioku. memories of arashi. :D

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Me too!! Even though I have the TIME album, it was a B'day gift so I didn't open it XD

Hm.. that makes sense ne, ppl would understand that it's an Arashi comm
Ah! Arashi no Kioku is a nice name too! ^-^
Waaah~ with so many nice choices, how will I ever choose?? @_@

Thank you for taking the time to comment ^-^
~HannaH~

[angelic-scar.livejournal.com]

Had fun reading it, thanks for the translation!
I actually haven't heard the song yet, but really looking forward to, now that I've read the trans XD

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! ^-^
Here's a link of tinshiee's ver. She has the whole TIME album too ^-^ --> http://tinshiee.livejournal.com/10455.html

[matsujunlover1.livejournal.com]

I lile this song a lot too(: It's great ne!!~ Not one of my faves but it's good when you needd a boost!

For the name of the comm...I really like Kiseki_no_Arashi. When I read them all, this is the one that called out to me the most. Either that or Asu_ni_Mukatte.

btw. I have to say, your background was one of the first pics i got off google of Sho. I'm a Jun fan but he looks gorgeous here. xD

I'm looking forward to your comm!! :)

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Kiseki_no arashi seems to be popular XD

Ah! Baremashita! XD Yeah, like I was saying to gemmiesky above, I really gotta change it cause I'm sure theres some copyright issues about that XD

Thank you ^-^ If I do create one, I'll invite you =)

[yuui1010.livejournal.com]

kiseki_no_arashi. Coz they always a miracles wonder xDDDD

Hmm, don't think what I felt is the same as you experienced :P. However, yesterday night, while sleeping, I was unconsciously listen to their song, er...it had Sho-chan's rap with such a good hip hop/western vibe in it, and then the 4 started to sing too.....hmm..before I collapsed, I looked at the title, but only remember 'koi...something' XDDD I felt like they're talking to me at that time, coz it made me awake XDDDD

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Thank you for voting! ^-^

When it happens, I really feel like I'm exactly where I am supposed to be in the universe. lol am I making sense? XD Koi..something? Hmm.. I can't remember any off the top of my head but it sounds interesting =)

[redeemtheyears.livejournal.com]

its a coincidence that i just heard this song too :) random you-tubing and i heard this song. thanks for the translation. i really love this song, it's so meaningful

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

I heard this song on YT too!! There was a nice arashi slideshow in the background but all I noticed were the lyrics XD

You're welcome! ^-^

[xrizen.livejournal.com]

Hi! Thank you very much for the translation! This song is so beautiful~~
And I also love the gif, Arashi are always lovely!
If it's about name I like Both Hatenai ai and Eien no mukou.

However, I think the best will be that one which you chose xD

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

You're welcome ^-^
I'll probably be choosing the one with most votes cause if it's up to me, I'll never choose haha XD
Thank you for voting ♥ =)

[ichi-toshimiya.livejournal.com]

Ah I like this...
But actually can you help me...
I see the pict gift was translate...
And I'm just eager to know did you translate it yourself or you took from the other subbed com?
Coz I really want to watch it with subbed for this episode....
Can you help me?

Ah And I took the gift... ^-^V

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

Ah, no, it was subbed with Sora_takaku and I was a part of the team that subbed it so I made a .gif of it when I was releasing it. I uploaded it for fun ^-^
Join Sora_takaku and it'll be under the HnA tags =) ---> http://community.livejournal.com/sora_takaku/17844.html
That's the comment page to join =)

[robertah.livejournal.com]

I really love this song (and now that I can understand its meaning my love has grown so much x3)

About the name, I liked Kiseki no Arashi for three reasons: has "Arashi" on it, it's easy to type (XD) and because of its meaning...

Ja, thank you for translating this beautiful song and happy Arashi Day!

PS: Sorry if I don't make much sense -.-"

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

No, no, you make perfect sense! ^-^

I'm so happy that my translations make people love it more =)
Thanks for reading through the long post haha XD

Sou ne, it seems to be the popular name ^-^

You're welcome!
~HannaH~

[cassie-blingout.livejournal.com]

cutest gif everrrr <333333333333333 awesome post btw! ^^

[heo-sua.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your translation
I like this name: ♪ Kibou_ni_Afurete (Overflowing Hope). It sounds so funny and cute when I read it. And this is also the feeling I have everytime I watch their concerts. They give me the happiness that none of the other artists can.

By the way, what do you mean by less creative?? @_@!!

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

I get that feeling too ^-^ That's why one day I hope to go to one of their concerts. And with the international JE thing the other day maybe it'll be a reality sooner than I imagined XD

Lol I think I said less uncreative which just means that I think "arashilovezs" is boring >.

[ohmiya-luv14.livejournal.com]

i love this song too~ such meaningful lyrics, it sorta brings tears to my eyes :)

ooh you make a comm you say! cant look forward to it :D hmm i like Kiseki_no_Arashi because they really do bring miracles around the world <3

[arashilovezs.livejournal.com]

It's really nice isn't it? It's definitely one of my favs ♥

Yeah, it's just a comm to place all my works, not really a subbing comm ^-^
Kiseki_no_arashi does seem to be popular so it might turn out to be that =)
Thanks for taking the time to comment ^-^

[erseph.livejournal.com]

It's such a beautiful song. Thank you. :)