かぞえうたKazoeuta

かぞえうたkazoeuta

A counting song

さぁsaa なにをnani woかぞえようkazoeyou

Come on what shall we count

なにもないnani mo nai くらいやみからkurai yami kara

From an empty pitch-dark void

ひとつhitotsuふたつfutatsu

One, two

もうひとつとmou hitotsu to かぞえてkazoete

And one more counting along

こころkokoroがgaさがしあてたのはsagashiateta no wa

What your heart found

あなたのうたanata no uta

Was your song

たとえるならtatoeru nara

If I could compare it

ねぇnee なんにnan niたとえようtatoe you

Hey what would I compare it to

こえもないkoe mo naiかなしみならkanashimi nara

If it's a voiceless sorrow

ひとつhitotsuふたつfutatsu

One, two

もうひとつとmou hitotsu to わすれてwasurete

And one more forgetting

またmata ふりだしからはじめるfuridashi kara hajimeru

Starting over from the beginning again

きぼうのうたkibou no uta

A song of hope

わらえるかいwaraeru kai

Can you laugh?

きっとkitto わらえるよwaraeru yo

Surely you can laugh

べつにむりなんかしなくてもbetsu ni muri nanka shinakutemo

You don't have to force it

ひとりhitoriふたりfutari

One, two

もうひとりとmou hitori to つられてtsurarete

And one more drawn along

いつかitsuka いっしょにissho niうたいたいなutaitai na

Someday I want to sing together

えがおのうたegao no uta

A song of smiles

僕らbokuraはwa思っていたomotteita以上にijou ni

We are more than we ever imagined

脆くてmorokute 小さくてchiisakute 弱いyowai

Fragile small weak

でもdemo風kazeにni揺れるyureru稲穂inahoのnoようにyou ni

But like rice stalks swaying in the wind

柔らかくyawarakaku たくましくtakumashiku 強いtsuyoi

Flexible resilient strong

そうsou信じてshinjite

Believe that

かぞえうたkazoeuta

A counting song

さぁsaa なにをnani woかぞえようkazoeyou

Come on what shall we count

こごえそうなkogoesou na くらいうみからkurai umi kara

From a dark sea almost freezing

ひとつhitotsuふたつfutatsu

One, two

もうひとつとmou hitotsu to かぞえてkazoete

And one more counting along

あなたanataがgaさがしあてたのはsagashiateta no wa

What you found

きぼうのうたkibou no uta

Was a song of hope

ひとつhitotsuふたつfutatsu

One, two

もうひとつとmou hitotsu to ゆれてるyureteru

And one more flickering

ともしびににたtomoshibi ni nita

Like a small flame

きえないkienai きぼうのうたkibou no uta

An unending song of hope