鳥の詩 (Cover)

Finally recorded "Tori no uta", a rather well-known song even by people who don't watch the anime AIR (It is the opening song). Its originally sung by Lia who did a few other songs for KEY animation. I say "finally" because I really like it, but never saved a recording because its a little difficult to get a decent one. Its a little challenging to sing because of the wider flucuations in pitch - I quote wikipedia: "Lia's vocal range spans almost two octaves from F-sharp₄ to D₆." So....I think I went flat on the lower notes. 


Anyway, here it this:

鳥の詩

Tori no uta from AIR (anime)

Originally by Lia

English translation from Atashi

We saw off the vanishing contrails

It was too glaring and I ran away- I was weak at all times

And regretting that I couldn’t stay unchanged since that day

That I couldn’t stay unchanged forever

I let go of your fingers

That bird still can’t fly well

But it’ll learn of slicing through the wind someday

An unreachable place still exists afar

Keeping my wish only to myself, I gaze at it

Children walk on the railroad tracks in summer

Exposing their bare feet to the blowing wind

I put my childhood days into the distance

I put the hope that takes off into my hands

We chased and chased the vanishing contrails

And overcame this hill, and since that day, they’ve stayed unchanged forever

So that it’ll be there for us readily

We can uphold the sea-godlike strength, certainly

The windmill’s blades spinning in that sky

Dream the same dream forever

I’m always gazing at the unreachable place

I kept my wish, the bird’s dream, to myself

When I look back, even if the cumulonimbus clouds

Concealing the sunburnt railroad tracks change shape

May we remember

The yesterday the seasons left behind

We chased and chased the vanishing contrails

And we burst into laughter at the too-early sign, forever

For our gazes to look straight ahead

Even if your hand is soaked in sweat, I won’t let go of it, always

We saw off the vanishing contrails

It was too glaring and I ran away- I was weak at all times

And regretting that I couldn’t stay unchanged since that day

That I couldn’t stay unchanged forever

I let go of your fingers