Friends
"Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen" ending theme (1990)

taorete kisou na  BIRU no mori no sumi
hazumu kokyuu o  nomikonde kakureta
        In a corner of a forest of as if collapsing buildings,
        gulping in panting breaths, I hid.

himitsu no roji wo surinuke
yubisaki kasume-nigeru FURENZU
tada no GEEMU ja nakatta
ummei sae KIMEtanda
        Slipping through a secret alley,
        friends going past my fingertips.
        It wasn't just a game.
        It decided even fate.

* kaerimichi ni otoshita PAN ga
  ASUFARUTO de kudakete mo
  senaka tataku kaze ga hakobu yo
  natsukashii ashioto  soshite KIMI no koe
        On the way back, even if the dropped bread
        breaks on the asphalt,
        the wind hitting my back carries
        sweet footsteps and your voice!

koborete kisou na  tsuki no DOROPPU de
museta namida o  nomikonde waratta
        At as if overflowing moondrops,
        swallowing tears from coughing, I laughed.

minareta kouen no yoru
naze konna ni hiroi no FURENZU
kono te wo hanasanaide
otoshiana shitteru n da
        Night in a familiar park,
        why is it so vast, my friends?
        Don't let go of my hand,
        I know where pits are.

sunao sugiru yokogao dakara
uso wa chotto tsukenakute
tenohira ni mada nokotte iru
tooi hi no yakusoku  soshite KIMI no yume
        You're profile looks too innocent, so
        I just couldn't lie to you,
        leaving behind still in my palm,
        a promise from long ago and your dream.

* Repeat


Singer: Yawmin
Lyricist: Ooyama Junko
Composer: Minami Shunichi
Arranger: Mori Eiji

Translation: Theresa Martin