Unmei

運命。（うんめい）Unmei. trans. Destiny.

DESTINY. The title of Seigaku 5th Cast's ballad. I finally got my hands on the soundtrack of Final Match Second (big thanks to the TeniMyu LJ Community!). My first agenda as soon as I got the tracks was to listen to this particular song. Yukio and Toru told me to pay particular attention to this song when I asked about it because they thought it was a perfect testimony to a lot of the things that were happening. "Could be applied to the friendship we have now" or somewhere along those lines.

So I listened. I tried transcribing the lyrics (I had scans of the booklet that came with the soundtrack from the same community) but of course playing things by ear can be tricky. So I searched around and stumbled upon the English translation from a frequent poster to the community, fencer-x. I asked if I could use her translation, so credit to her for that!! ^_________^b

I WAS IN BLISS WHEN I FOUND THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION. ;A; It was so..... beautiful. I couldn't agree with Yukio and Toru enough. (>~<) I loved the soundtrack so much I immediately put the songs on my iPod to listen to. In that picture I'm listening to DESTINY. (~u~) Love love love it!

Here's the lyrics. Kanji, romaji and English~

まるで違うところで生まれた俺らが

この場所で兄弟のように一つになれた

お前はお前で俺は俺のまま

戸惑いながらも仲間になった

Maru de chigau tokoro de umareta orera ga

Kono basho de kyoudai no you ni hitotsu ni nareta

Omae wa omae de ore wa ore no mama

Tomadoinagara mo nakama ni natta

It's like we, who were born in different places,

Have managed to come together as one here, like brothers.

You're you, and I'm the same old me.

We became friends even while wandering confused.

同じ時を過ごして甘えが責任となり

お互いを助け合うことや

支えあうことを学んだ

宿命運命それとも必然

お前の涙は俺の悔しさ

お前がいてくれてよかった

Onaji toki wo sugoshite amae ga sekinin to nari

Otagai wo tasukeau koto ya

Sasaeau koto wo mananda

Shukumei unmei soretomo hitsuzen

Omae no namida wa ore no kuyashisa

Omae ga ite kurete yokatta

Sharing the same time, our neediness became responsibility

And we learned things like helping each other along

And supporting one another.

Perhaps it was fate, or destiny--or maybe just inevitable.

Your tears became my own frustration.

I'm so glad you were there.

気に入らないところも付き合う間に

かけがえのない個性として認めていたね

お前のいいとこ悪いとこ全て

わかっているのさ友達だから

Ki ni iranai tokoro mo tsukiau aida ni

Kakegae no nai kosei to shite mitomete ita ne

Omae no ii toko warui toko subete

Wakatte iru no sa tomodachi dakara

While we were together, I came to accept the parts of you that annoyed me

As an irreplaceable aspect of your individuality.

I understand all your good and bad points

Because we're friends

繋がるよ心が結びあってく思い

束ねた思い出の数だけでかくなってく結び目

Tsunagaru you kokoro ga musubiatteku omoi

Tabaneta omoide no kazu dake dekaku natteku musubime

Like being tied to one another, our feelings bind us together

And the sheer number of memories bundled together grows huge and forms a knot.

宿命運命それとも必然

お前の笑顔は俺の勇気さ

お前と知り合えて最高

Shukumei unmei soretomo hitsuzen

Omae no egao wa ore no yuuki sa

Omae to shiriaete saikou

Perhaps it was fate, or destiny--or maybe just inevitable.

Your smile is my courage

It's great, having gotten to know you.

明日から俺は自分の目指す道へ

お前に初めて背中を見せて歩き出す

これからもう隣にお前の姿はない

Ashita kara ore wa jibun no mezasu michi e

Omae ni hajimete senaka wo misete arukidasu

Kore kara mou tonari ni omae no sugata wa nai

Starting tomorrow, I'll be on my own way

Walking for the first time with my back to you.

I won't have you beside me anymore.

輝く笑顔は写真に残せるけど

あふれる思いは今ここで

お前に伝えるしかない

それはありがとう　ありがとう

それはありがとう　ありがとう

Kagayaku egao wa shashin ni nokoseru kedo

Afureru omoi wa ima koko de

Omae ni tsutaeru shika nai

Sore wa arigatou arigatou arigatou

Sore wa arigatou arigatou arigatou

And while your shining smile will remain in photos

I have to let you know my overflowing feelings

Right here and now.

And that is: Thank you, thank you.

And that is: Thank you, thank you.

同じ得を過ごした厳しさにありがとう

同じ得を過ごしたやさしさにありがとう

Onaji toki wo sugoshita kibishisa ni arigatou

Onaji toki wo sugoshita yasashisa ni arigatou

Thank you for the harshness of sharing the same time together.

Thank you for the gentleness of sharing the same time together.

同じ得を過ごした厳しさにありがとう

同じ得を過ごしたやさしさにありがとう

Onaji toki wo sugoshita kibishisa ni arigatou

Onaji toki wo sugoshita yasashisa ni arigatou

Thank you for the harshness of sharing the same time together.

Thank you for the gentleness of sharing the same time together.

ありがとう（ｘ７）

Arigatou (x 7)

Thank you (x 7)