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Hiiro No Kakera [Nee]

Hiiro no Kakera Anime Opening Song: Nee Artist: Fujita Maiko =================================================
Lyrics:
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Say, whom are you thinking about right now?
As for me, I'm thinking about you.

I could sense the scent of the night,
ah, when I opened my window.
Right now whose face
is surfacing in my mind?

When I was soaked from head to toe
from the freezing rain,
you were the only one
who would offer me a hand.

Just why is it that you're always
the one giving me strength?
Whenever you do,
you're making me fall deeper in love.

Hey, I really want to see you.
Falling in love is quite painful.
You're always the reason behind
both my happiness and my pain.

I'm thinking about you right now.

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 I do not own Hiiro no Kakera. All rights belong to its respective owners. © Studio DEEN
Credits to VanGishTeeChan for youtube posting.

Last Song [Yamai]

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ねぇ...

IU - You & I

아파도괜찮아요 - Its Okay Even If It Hurts

눈이 멀어도 괜찮아요
nuni môrôdo gwaenchanhayo
숨이 멎어도 괜찮아요
sumi môjôdo gwaenchanhayo

한번만 그대 볼 수 있다면
hanbônman gûdae bol su idamyôn
내 맘 모두 줄 수 있다면
nae mam modu jul su idamyôn

내가 얼마나 더 그리워해야
naega ôlmana dô gûriwohaeya
그대 내 맘 알 수 있나요
gûdae nae mam al su inayo

내가 얼마나 더 울고 울어야
naega ôlmana dô ulgo urôya
눈물이 마를 수 있나요
nunmuri marûl su inayo

*그댈 사랑해서 아픈 건가요
gûdael saranghaesô apûn gôngayo
너무 사랑해서 벌 받는 건가요
nômu saranghaesô bôl banûn gôngayo

비록 내 모든 걸 잃는다 해도
birok nae modûn gôl irnnnda haedo
그대 하나면 그거면 돼요
gûdae hanamyôn gûgômyôn dwaeyo

그댈 사랑하다 마음을 베어도
gûdael saranghada maûmûl beôdo
그대 기다리다 가슴 다 헤져도
gûdae gidarida gasûm da hejyôdo

괜찮아요 사랑하니까
gwaenchanhayo saranghanikka
난 아파도 괜찮아요
nan apado gwaenchanhayo*

그댈 잊으려고 돌아설수록
gûdael ijûryôgo dorasôlsurok
보고 싶은데 어떡해요
bogo shipûnde ôttôkhaeyo

자꾸 안 된다고 막아설수록
jakku an doendago magasôlsurok
그대 뿐인데 어떡해요
gûdae ppuninde ôttôkhaeyo

*Chorus*

내게 독이 되고
naege dogi doego
가시가 되어도
gashiga doeôdo

그대를 향한 사랑
gûdaerûl hyanghan sarang
거둘수 없죠
gûdulsu ôbjyo

언제까지라도 기다릴게요
ônjekkajirado gidarilgeyo
아프고 아파도 나 견뎌낼게요
apûgo apado na gyôndyônaelgeyo

내가 그대를 더 사랑하니까
naega gûdaerûl dô saranghanikka
눈물나도 괜찮아요
nunmullado gwaenchanhayo

아파도 괜찮아요
apado gwaenchanhayo

Davichi - Don't Say Goodbye [안녕이라고 말하지마]

"...annyeong irago malhajima."

P.s., MV is a little weird in terms of storyline but don't mind that...

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Hangul Lyrics [Source: http://lyriclirik.blogspot.com]
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떨리는 너의 입술을 난 난 처음 보았지
tteollineun neoui ipsureul nan nan cheoeum boatji
무슨 말 하려고 말 하려고 뜸만 들이는지
museun mal haryeogo mal haryeogo tteumman deurineunji
슬픈 예감은 다 맞는단 노래 가사처럼
seulpeun yegameun da matneundan norae gasacheoreom
설마 아니겠지 아닐꺼야 아니어야만 돼
seolma anigetji anilkkeoya anieoyaman dwae

벌써 넌 나를 떠나 니 마음마저 떠나 또 몸마저도 떠나는데
beolsseo neon nareul tteona ni maeummajeo tteona tto mommajeodo tteonaneunde
난 몰라 널 잡을 방법을 좀 누가 내게 말해줘요
nan molla neol jabeul bangbeobeul jom nuga naege malhaejwoyo

*오늘밤 그 말만은 말아요 왜 날 버리고 갔나요
*oneulbam geu malmaneun marayo wae nal beorigo gannayo
나 마음이 아파 가슴이 아파 눈물 차올라요
na maeumi apa gaseumi apa nunmul chaollayo
아직은 안녕 우린 안돼요 넌 그 입을 더 열지마
ajigeun annyeong urin andwaeyo neon geu ibeul deo yeoljima
안녕이라고 내게 말하지마
annyeongirago naege malhajima

차가운 너의 한마디가 날 주저앉었지
chagaun neoui hanmadiga nal jujeoanjeotji
세상 무너질 듯 무너진 듯 눈물만 눈물만
sesang muneojil deut muneojin deut nunmulman nunmulman

지금 순간이 가면 이 순간이 지나면 영영 우린 이별인데
jigeum sungani gamyeon i sungani jinamyeon yeongyeong urin ibyeorinde
사랑해 죽도록 사랑한 날 날 버리지 말아줘요
saranghae jukdorok saranghan nal nal beoriji marajwoyo

*오늘밤 그 말만은 말아요 왜 날 버리고 갔나요
*oneulbam geu malmaneun marayo wae nal beorigo gannayo
나 마음이 아파 가슴이 아파 눈물 차올라요
na maeumi apa gaseumi apa nunmul chaollayo
아직은 안녕 우린 안돼요 넌 그 입을 더 열지마
ajigeun annyeong urin andwaeyo neon geu ibeul deo yeoljima
안녕이라고 내게 말하지마
annyeongirago naege malhajima

이별이 뭔지 나는 몰라요 그냥 서럽고 서러워
ibyeori mwonji naneun mollayo geunyang seoreopgo seoreowo
나 사연이 많아 추억이 많아 가슴 찢어져요
na sayeoni manha chueogi manha gaseum jjijeojyeoyo

아직은 안녕 우린 안돼요 넌 그 입을 더 열지마
ajigeun annyeong urin andwaeyo neon geu ibeul deo yeoljima
안녕이라고 내게 말하지마 안녕이라고 내게 말하지마
annyeongirago naege malhajima annyeongirago naege malhajima

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English Translation Lyrics [Source: LYBIO.net]
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First I saw your trembling lips
What are you trying to say? Oh you’re not being clear

I had a sad hunch like all the song lyrics
No way, it can’t be, it won’t be, oh it must not be
You’re leaving me already, your heart leaves
And your body leaves too
I don’t know how to retain you, someone please tell me

Tonight please just don’t say those words
Why do you leave me?
My heart hurts, my chest hurts, and my tears well up
We can’t say goodbye yet, don’t open those lips anymore
Don’t say goodbye to me

Your one cold word sank in
AS if the world will collapse, as if it had collapsed,
Oh just tears (tears)
If this moment now goes by, if this moment passes,
We’re done for good
I love you, don’t leave me who loves you to death

Tonight please just don’t say those words
Why do you leave me?
My heart hurts, my chest hurts, and my tears well up
We can’t say goodbye yet, don’t open those lips anymore
Don’t say goodbye to me

Don’t say it....

I don’t know what breakup is, I’m just sad and sad
I have many stories, many memories, my heart is breaking
We can’t say goodbye yet, don’t open those lips anymore
Don’t say goodbye to me, don’t say goodbye to me

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Ayumi Hamasaki - Days

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Lyrics

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Each one of the words

you nonchalantly speak

to me are all

a very precious treasure

But even I find that

embarrassing

so surely if you knew this

you would laugh

Wanting to see you, wanting to see you

or at least to listen to your voice

So without having any reason, I call you

Just by you being there

my heart becomes really warm

And my wish

is only one

Is it ok if I keeep

loving you this way?

You have someone special already

I've known that for a while

because your smile is shining so

It is painful, so painful

and my chest feels crushed but

It is certainly there

Just by thinking about you

my heart finds a reason to live

so it's not like I'm expecting something

just to know if it is ok

if I stay loving you like this?

Wanting to see you, wanting to see you

or at least to listen to your voice

So without having any reason, I call you

Just by you being there

my heart becomes really warm

My wish is only one

please let me keep loving you

Just by thinking about you

my heart finds a reason to live

so it's not like I'm expecting something

just to know if it is ok

if I stay loving you like this?

【Megurine Luka】 Bullet for Prisoner

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Lyrics
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サヨナラ
今私は静かな夢を見てる
本当は違う形で
出逢えたら良かったね
アナタと

いつもと同じ速度で
明ける夜を見つめて
引き金を引く
指を躊躇いが今

邪魔
する
から

犯罪者
快楽者
そんな名前で
私を
見ないで

アナタの前では
独りの女(ヒト)になる

汚れた
この両手は
アナタに触れられない
捕らえた
その瞳が
この指を
迷わせる

こうして出逢わなければ
夢を見ることもなく
乾いた
心のまま
冷酷になれたのに

ニュースの見出しは
私の罪を何度も繰り返す
アナタの名前と
顔写真が
被害者と呼ばれながら

この罪を
何百も
重ねても
手に入らない
心を

私は
欲しいと
願ってしまった

神様
今私は
歪んだ夢を
見てる
奪ったはずのアナタに
奪われたこの
心

悪魔が笑う
素顔の私には戻れない
このまま夢の中で
永久の眠りを下さい

アナタを
引き渡す
代償も
今は
いらない

ただ一度で良い
笑顔を見せて

サヨナラ
今私は
静かな夢を見てる
本当は違う形で
出逢えたら良かったね

アナタはこの気持ちを
知ることも無いけれど
瓦礫に沈む私の

最期を見届けて

サヨナラ
サヨナラ
サヨナラ
サヨナラ
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When the First Love Ends - Hatsune Miku & Usa ver

「初めての恋が終わる時」歌ってみた（ちょうちょｖｅｒ ）



Version with Translation:



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Lyrics Translation
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The first kiss tasted like tears
It was like the love in dramas
As if waiting for the right moment, the departure bell rang

A winter wind brushes my cheek
So I blew on my hands and rubbed them together
The city is lighted by an illumination, as if magically cast
And made the naked trees sparkle

I just couldn’t say it
My feelings I kept inside
This is what I’ve decided to do
It’s alright, I won’t look back so...

Thank you, goodbye
A bittersweet unrequited love
If I stopped moving now, I might think back to our past, so...

Thank you, goodbye
I won’t cry at all
The moment I thought that,
Softly, the snow began to fall, so flowingly
When I touched it, it dissolved and disappeared

As I continue to the station,
A couple close by appears happy
“Hey, it’s the first snow of the season!”
I wanted to be like that with you
I hoped it was not too late
I had a hand muffler

How could I give it to you?
I’m a coward, I’m too scared
Is it okay to let go if it’d only be a memory?
I ask myself if it this was true

Thank you, goodbye
I knew that someday a time like this would come, yet...

Thank you, goodbye
My body is trembling
The train will come at any minute
It’s troubling me now

I want us to connect
How much did i desire that
My hand is empty
But hey, this is what we call a goodbye, right?

I have to go
I know that
I know that you are sweet too,
So
"......let go of this hand"
I'm glad I've met you
I love you

Thank you, goodbye.
I can’t say a single word.
Just for a moment, give me the courage to speak.
“Hey...”
The lips that were about to speak...
The distance to you became zero.
Can I cry, just for this moment?
There is no need for words, just keep holding me tightly.

By this time next year,
What sort of me will exist...
What sort of you will exist...
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Edit: I found a guy's version created to reply the original.

Credits to Managarmr, owner of http://managarmr.wordpress.com/ blog.
Video belongs to Anima:

あにま

Translated Lyrics:
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The first kiss happened when it all ended.

The warmth of my neck and of your hands
As the curtain rose, both our bells began to ring

Being engulfed by the cold winter wind
I found your white puffs of breath beautiful
This city’s illumination, I wonder whose birthday it is?
Even then, the world shines on

Even though I’ve noticed, I couldn’t say it
My feelings turned into cowardice
I understood yet I couldn’t let it out
Reaching out for those arms
(I) Turn around, and then…

Thank You, Goodbye
Our unrequited feelings
Each step (in this station) so difficult and painful
That’s why

Thank You, Goodbye
Instead of crying
Just think of it as
The fluttering falling snow
Momentary, melting, then gone

I wonder what you thought
About that happy snuggling couple
[Hey look, it's the first snow (of the season)!]

Seeing those hands get numb was painful
Reaching into my pocket
For a pure-white glove

What could have made me give it to you?
This closeness made the mood so good
I’m breaking apart, turning into a coward
-Are you fine being just this?-

Thank You, Goodbye
Which was it I wanted to say?
Your shivering body was very beautiful
However…

I couldn’t hold you in an embrace
A fleeting hope at the final moment
“I could’ve changed everything here”
Will torment me from now on

To have had a relationship
I guess that was what I wished for
These empty hands of mine
So, what did that “Thank you” really mean?

[I have to go now]
The time has already come
A lonesome right hand in a tight grasp
However…

[...Please let my hand go]
I guess it’s really no use
“I love you”

In the end, we didn’t need any words of parting
The two of us holding back our tears
[See you...]

Now my only wish in the end was to have held you
My neck…
In you arms…
A couple’s smiling yet weeping faces
(saying) “Thank You” and “Goodbye”

My feelings each time I see the winter’s first snow
In this cold weather,
What could the two of us be doing together?

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Megurine Luka - Just be friends...

To memories from a distant dream...

...Kore de oshimai sa~



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Lyrics
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Just be friends All we gotta do
Just be friends It's time to say goodbye
Just be friends All we gotta do
Just be friends Just be friends...

It came to mind in the early morning yesterday
As if I gathered broken pieces of glass

What the heck is this? Drips from my cut finger
Is this what we really hoped for?

I knew it at the bottom of my heart, the hardest choice would be the best
My self-love refuses it and repeats self-contradiction
When can I tell it to you?

In the slowly decaying world, I'm struggling but it's the only way
Carving your faded smiles, I pulled out the plug

I screamed with my hoarse voice, rebound and resonance echo in vain
Nothing is left at the end of the unchained me
Coincidences that sticks us degenerates into the dark and are broken in pieces
"No matter what we do, life is just like that" I mumbled
Somebody's tears flow down the dried cheeks

All we gotta do　Just be friends
It's time to say goodbye Just be friends
All we gotta do　Just be friends
Just be friends Just be friends...

Yesterday a tranquil night made me realize
It'd be useless to pick up fallen petals

Because it'd never bloom again
It's tiny but already dead on my palms
Our time stopped long ago

I remember the season we met first and your grace smile
Bringing up old issues, we hurt each other as badly as possible
Our minds are full of thorns

With this continuous dull relationship
Grievously I can't change my mind
I still love you, I don't wanna be apart from you, but I have to tell you

It's raining heavily in my mind, I'm stunned, I'm standing dead, my vision is blurry
Despite my determination, the pain is still penetrating
The bond between us has come apart and is dying away in everyday
Goodbye, my sweetheart, it's over
We have to leave without turning back

Just once, just once, if I could have my wish to come true
I'd be born again and again and go see you on those days

I screamed with my hoarse voice, rebound and resonance echo in vain
Nothing is left at the end of the unchained me
The bond between us has come apart and is dying away in everyday
Goodbye, my sweetheart, it's over
We have to leave without turning back

It's all over

Hello Hello - Jang Geun Suk

My Precious - Jang Geun Suk (MSOAN OST)

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Lyrics Translation
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Shy whisper, soaking through the rim of the ear,
our memories is piling up

Foolish and pretty images that we see of each other

Like a sunshine that comes through the streetlight in the alley

You gave me a small dream, something I never knew

My Precious [My Precious]
My Precious [My Precious]
Warm enough to erase the memories that were like a thorn

My Precious [My Precious]
My Precious [My Precious]
Fluttered enough to keep the memories of the past summer
...

The glitter on your eyes that is breaking by the refreshing wind

The memories of my innocent days come to my heart

My lost wishes that I really wanted

When I turn around and see that all my memories are gone

You held my two hands tight when I thought I would be alone

My Precious [My Precious]
My Precious [My Precious]
You touched my broken heart without any words

My Precious [My Precious]
My Precious [My Precious]
The flutters that allow me to do anything if you are with me

My Precious [Warmer than any sunshine]
My Precious [More beautiful than any gem]
You touched my broken heart without any words

My Precious [Cleaner than any sky]
My Precious [Clearer than any glass]
The flutters that allow me to do anything if you are with me

My Precious

Girls' Generation: Genie (Japanese)

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Lyrics
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「お呼びですか？」
Oyobidesuka
Did you summon me?

ねえ　言いかけたSOSはマジだ
ほら　まさにここで素直じゃなきゃ
何か願うならキミと 恋に 落ちた Genieよ
ne iikaketa SOS wa maji da
hora masa ni koko de sunao janakya
nani ka negau nara kimi to koi ni ochita Genie yo
Hey, this is an S.O.S. and its for real
Hey, you must be honest here
For everything that you wish for
I'm the Genie who fell in love with you

キレイゴトってよりも自己中の方がマシね
まずは言わなきゃわかんないでしょ
言葉は意外にも　 魔力を秘めてるの 正直な　 キミの夢は？
kirei gototte yori mo jikochuu no hou ga mashi ne
mazu wa iiwanakya wakannai desho
kotoba wa igai ni mo maryoku wo himeteru no
shoujiki na kimi no yume wa
Even if I can be a beautiful girl
Being the way I am right now is more better, isn't it?
First you have to admit it
You don't undestand this situation, right?
Everything you'll say from now on
Will become a reality
Tell me your wish then, honestly

そうよ　この地球(ほし)は思い通り
二人なら 望み通り
未来さえも お見通し
叶えてあげる
sou yoko no hoshi wa omoidoori
futari nara nozomidoori
mirai sae mo omitooshi
kanaete ageru
Yes, the stars are within our reach
Together we will be unstopabble
I can even see our future prospect will be bright
I'll grant all your wishes

ココにいるわ　(I'm Genie for you, boy!)
キミも来れば　(I'm Genie for your wish)
好きになれば　(I'm Genie for your dream)
もっとなれば　(I'm Genie for your world)
koko ni iru wa (I'm Genie for you boy)
kimi mo kurewa (I'm Genie for your wish)
suki ni naru wa (I'm Genie for your dream)
motto nareba (I'm Genie for your world)
That's the reason why I'm here (I'm Genie for you boy)
Only for you (I'm Genie for your wish)
And if you like me (I'm Genie for your dream)
I'll like you even more (I'm Genie for your world)

「覚悟できた？」
退屈なんでしょ　同じ日々は
前に進むなら　 むしろ派手な
強気のgoサイン　キミはSuperstar, Shining star, Superstar
Kakugo dekita?
taikutsu nan desho onaji hibi wa
mae ni susumu nara mushiro hade na
tsuyoki no GO sain kimi wa superstar shining star superstar
Have you prepared? It's kinda boring, isn't it?
Everyday seems to be a same day
Just take a little step forward Don't be shy
Just go and shine! Because you're a superstar, shining star, superstar

ツジツマ合わすように (合わすように) 運命に飛び乗って
気の向く方へ ドライブでしょ
世界は意外にも　 単純に出来てるの (出来てるの)
ナイショだよI'm just your Biggest fan
tsujitsuma awasu you ni unmei ni tobinotte
Ki no muku hou he doraibu desho
sekai ha igai ni mo tanjun ni dekiteru no
naisho da yo I'm just your biggest fan
Together we will be living in the same destiny
Don't bother looking back, keep driving forward
Because right now I can make your life surprisingly simple
It's so nice right? I'm just your biggest fan

そうよ　この地球(ほし)は思い通り (通りなの) 二人なら 望み通り
未来さえも お見通し (お見通し) 叶えてあげる
sou yoko no hoshi wa omoidoori
futari nara nozomidoori
mirai sae mo omitooshi
kanaete ageru
Yes, the stars are within our reach
Together we will be unstopabble
I can even see our future prospect will be bright
I'll grant all your wishes

ココにいるわ　(I'm Genie for you, boy!)
キミも来れば(I'm Genie for your wish)
好きになるわ　(I'm Genie for your dream)
もっとなれば　(I'm Genie for your world)
クセになるわ
koko ni iru wa (I'm Genie for you boy)
kimi mo kurewa (I'm Genie for your wish)
suki ni naru wa (I'm Genie for your dream)
motto nareba (I'm Genie for your world)
Kuse ni naru wa
That's the reason why I'm here (I'm Genie for you boy)
Only for you (I'm Genie for your wish)
And if you like me (I'm Genie for your dream)
I'll like you even more (I'm Genie for your world)
I already like you, somehow

Tell me what you need, tell me what you hope
DJ! Put it back on

まるで　地球儀を回すように 奇跡さえ手順通り (通り)
ロマンティックが欲しいなら 叶えてあげる グっと来るわ
Maru de chikyu-ugi wo mawasu you ni kiseki sae tejun douri
romanchikku ga hoshii nara kanaeteageru gutto kuru wa
この胸を焦がす Music 始まりは Automatic
ただ一人キミは Magic 叶えて欲しい
Kono mune wo kogasu Music hajimari ha Automatic
tada hitori kimi wa Magic kanaetehoshii
(ただキミが願いさえすれば… そう自由になりたい
ただキミが願いさえすれば… もう離れたくないよ）
(Tada kimi ga negai sae sureba… Sou jiyuu ni naritai
Tada kimi ga negai sae sureba… Mou hanaretakunai yo)
As long as the earth rotates
Miracle will keep on coming
Have you wished for a romantic relationship?
Then I shall grant it for you, As soon as possible
This chest filled by music
The beginning is automatic
I was alone for all the time, you're magic
I want to grant you some wishes
(If you only just wish for it… Yes, I want to be free
If you only just wish for it… I don’t want to be apart anymore)

ココにいるわ　(I'm Genie for you, boy!)
キミも来れば(I'm Genie for your wish)
好きになるわ　(I'm Genie for your dream)
もっとなれば　(I'm Genie for your world)
koko ni iru wa (I'm Genie for you boy)
kimi mo kurewa (I'm Genie for your wish)
suki ni naru wa (I'm Genie for your dream)
motto nareba (I'm Genie for your world)
That's the reason why I'm here (I'm Genie for you boy)
Only for you (I'm Genie for your wish)
And if you like me (I'm Genie for your dream)
I'll like you even more (I'm Genie for your world)

きっとなるわ
好きになれば
クセになるわ
kitto naru wa
suki ni nareba
kuse ni naru wa
There's no doubt about it
And if you like me

I already like you, somehow~

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Disney's Tangled

I sooo like this movie....and Flynn Rider.

Incantation:

Flower gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine

Heal what has been hurt
Change the fate's design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine

...what once was mine.

Rapunzel:
All those days
Watching from the windows
All those years
Outside looking in
All that time
Never even knowing
Just how blind I've been

Now I'm here
Blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here
Suddenly I see
Standing here
It's oh, so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last, I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last, I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once
Everything looks different
Now that I see you

Flynn:
All those days
Chasing down a daydream
All those years
Living in a blur
All that time
Never truly seeing
Things the way they were
Now she's here
Shining in the starlight
Now she's here
Suddenly I know
If she's here
It's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go

Flynn/Rapunzel:
And at last, I see the light

Flynn:
And it's like the fog has lifted

Flynn/Rapunzel:
And at last, I see the light

Rapunzel:
And it's like the sky is new

Flynn/Rapunzel:
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once
Everything is different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you
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~ Mother Knows Best ~



LYRICS:

Mother Gothel:
You want to go outside? Why, Rapunzel...!
Look at you, as fragile as a flower
Still a little sapling, just a sprout
You know why we stay up in this tower

Rapunzel:
I know but...

Mother Gothel:
That's right, to keep you safe and sound, dear
Guess I always knew this day was coming
Knew that soon you'd want to leave the nest
Soon, but not yet

Rapunzel:
But --

Mother Gothel:
Shh!
Trust me, pet
Mother knows best
Mother knows best
Listen to your mother
It's a scary world out there
Mother knows best
One way or another
Something will go wrong, I swear
Ruffians, thugs
Poison ivy, quicksand
Cannibals and snakes
The plague

Rapunzel:
No!

Mother Gothel:
Yes!

Rapunzel:
But --

Mother Gothel:
Also large bugs
Men with pointy teeth, and
Stop, no more, you'll just upset me
Mother's right here
Mother will protect you
Darling, here's what I suggest
Skip the drama
Stay with mama
Mother knows best
Go ahead, get trampled by a rhino
Go ahead, get mugged and left for dead
Me, I'm just your mother, what do I know?
I only bathed and changed and nursed you
Go ahead and leave me, I deserve it
Let me die alone here, be my guest
When it's too late
You'll see, just wait
Mother knows best
Mother knows best
Take it from your mumsy
On your own, you won't survive
Sloppy, underdressed
Immature, clumsy
Please, they'll eat you up alive
Gullible, naïve
Positively grubby
Ditzy and a bit, well, hmm vague
Plus, I believe
Gettin' kinda chubby
I'm just saying 'cause I wuv you
Mother understands
Mother's here to help you
All I have is one request
Rapunzel?

Rapunzel:
Yes?

Mother Gothel:
Don't ever ask to leave this tower again.

Rapunzel:
Yes, Mother.

Mother Gothel:
I love you very much, dear.

Rapunzel:
I love you more.

Mother Gothel:
I love you most.
Don't forget it
You'll regret it
Mother knows best

Takako Uehara - Air (Translation)

I want to feel my emotions
And tell you how I feel --
Just like breathing, without pause...

...Because kindness, affection,
And a faithful heart
Are all invisible to the naked eye.

Even though I don't have any direction,
Time just passes by.
I'm supposed to be free,
But the sighs just pile up.

I was close to you; I was frolicking;
I kept talking; I embraced you;
I checked you; I could sense your aroma...

Whenever it was, at all times,
I was engulfed by you for sure.

As the air we shared
During those days
Fade into memory...

Sorrow and pain,
are inevitable
But I'm never going to look back.

I was shaken with anxiety
At the smallest things --
I wasn't honest with my feelings,
And always caused problems.

We misunderstood and hurt each other,
But my selfish heart
Was always only looking at you.
I always begged to have things I couldn't have.

I can't feel enough regret...
Can I be reborn?

I want to feel my emotions
And tell you how I feel --
Just like breathing, without pause...

...Because kindness, affection,
And a faithful heart
Are all invisible to the naked eye.

I was close to you; I was frolicking;
I kept talking; I embraced you;
I checked you; I could sense your aroma.

Whenever it was, at all times,
I was engulfed by you for sure.

As the air we shared
During those days
Fade into memory...

Sorrow and pain,
are inevitable
But I'm never going to look back.

I don't care if I'm by myself;
I'm going to keep on walking...

Keep on walking...
Keep on walking forever.

Takako Uehara - Discography + Bio

Takako Uehara [上原 多香子, Uehara Takako] (born January 14, 1983) is a Jpop singer. She is a member of the group Speed. Uehara was born in Okinawa, Japan.

Her highly anticipated first solo single 'My First Love' was released in January 1999, and was produced by legendary Jpop superstar Ryuichi Kawamura (of Luna Sea). "My First Love" was the beginning of a prosperous collaboration between Uehara and Kawamura. The single itself was very successful and topped the charts selling over 500,000 copies. The promotional video along with the cover and leaflet photos for 'My First Love' were all shot on location in Hawaii. Uehara followed up with her second and third singles, 'Come Close to Me' and 'My Greatest Memories'. In July 2000 following the disbandment of Speed, she became the first member of the group to release a solo album: My First Wing.

Uehara was selected by Taiwanese singer, Leehom Wang, to be the female lead for his music video, 'Heartbeat'. This is the 1st collaboration between the both of them.

Had almost forgotten about her till i came across her song in my mp3 archive.
She's not one with powerful vocal chords but i find her gentleness very calming.

Here are some fav clips of mine of her:

The reason Lee Hom picked her for the Xin Tiao (heartbeat) MV was because he thinks she has beautiful eyes. I agree. Lolz. Here's Xin Tiao:

Beautiful Mess - Jason Mraz

Can someone sing this to me? =D

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Lyrics
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You've got the best of both worlds
You're the kind of girl who can take down a man
And lift him back up again

You are strong but you're needy, humble but you're greedy
Based on your body language and shorty cursive I've been reading
You're style is quite selective but your mind is rather reckless
Well, I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is

Hey, what a beautiful mess this is
It's like picking up trash in dresses

Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
And kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerve you can call it fiction
'Cause I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear
'Cause here we are, here we are

Although you were biased I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick and probably
Have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy depending on how you take these
Words they're paraphrasing this relationship we?re staging

And it's a beautiful mess, yes, it is
It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
Kind of turn themselves into blades
And the kind and courteous is a life I've heard
But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt
'Cause here, here we are, here we are

Here we are, here we are
Here we are, here we are
Here we are, here we are
Here we are, we're still here

And what a beautiful mess this is
It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes

And through timeless words and priceless pictures
We'll fly like birds not of this earth
And tides they turn and hearts disfigure
But that's no concern when we're wounded together
And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts
But it's nice today,

Oh, the wait was so worth it...

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TheNutmegVerses: Of senior citizens and ringgit notes...

"When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler."
~ Al Gore

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Extracted from The Sun's Speak Up Column (pg 14) dated Thursday, Nov 4th 2010.

An interesting article which got me thinking whether these guys attended drama school in their past time....ahh, perhaps it's all those debate competitions during schooling where they train you to argue a point until your voice cracks.

....Which reminds me, care to describe "self-strangulation" anyone? (in ref. to TBH's case).

Of senior citizens and ringgit notes

THE Penang state assembly was this week witness to a quaint spectacle of a man entering its gate with a plastic bag full of cash. Never mind that a plastic bag may have been inappropriate as the state was at that moment announcing within the house that plastic bags (at least free bags) would be banned from next year.

The man refused to budge until the chief minister or his executive councillor for Islamic Affairs, Abdul Malik Abul Kassim, emerged to collect the RM23,700. Scooping out some of the cash from the plastic bag, he held up a fistful of the ringgit bills for the benefit of news photographers.

Outside the assembly compound, a group of demonstrators decrying the state leadership for a variety of issues – from price hikes to land displacement – were dispersing with their placards after having shaken the gates of the assembly.

The man, Norman Zahalan, was no ordinary Joe. He was the Penang Umno Youth chief. And he was there to announce that he had money returned by elderly citizens who had been recipients of funds under the state’s Senior Citizens Appreciation Programme.

The seniors, he said, were disgusted to hear that the programme had used proceeds from Penang Turf Club donations. The Turf Club’s revenue came from betting; and betting was "haram" in Islam.

And so, he said, the senior citizens had passed the money paid to them under the programme to Umno to hand back to the state.

Never mind that the state had said that all funds for the senior citizens programme for 2010 had been approved by the state assembly in December last year while the Turf Club donations came this year.

Never mind that the state had announced that a separate account was set aside for the Turf Club donations so that the money would only be channelled to non-Muslims.

Norman insisted that he needed to hand over the cash he was holding. Never mind that he did not have the names of the people who had disowned the money and wanted to return it to the state. Never mind that there was an established procedure and forms to fill for returning funds received from the government.

That he had with him all these bills was serious enough. After all, the senior citizens had come all the way to his Umno centre and placed the money they wished to return into a "tabung" or money box that the party had prepared. The names of the senior citizens were not all taken down. And the amount that each left was also not noted, he said.

And so Norman argued. Take this money now, he told some government officials, and give me a signed statement that you have received the amount. Perhaps feeling indignant and hurt, he shoved an assistant to Deputy Chief Minister (II) Prof Dr P. Ramasamy, who was trying to explain the procedure to him, on the shoulder.

And so, disappointed and frustrated, Norman left, criticising the state leadership of hypocrisy and flip-flopping.

On the one hand, the state had accused Umno of not handing over money it had reportedly collected from the seniors; on the other hand, when the money was brought in, state officials refused to touch it.

"I am entrusted by the senior citizens who want to give back the money," he said. "But not even one single person from the state has come to collect the money … This state government does not want to take responsibility."

That it had been pointed out that the federal government collected RM2.3 billion in 2009 through taxes from the gambling and betting industries was not brought up. Or that the federal government had been asked to show if it kept separate the revenues from gambling and non-gambling activities in different accounts, was also not addressed.

Norman was, however, not disheartened by the officials’ refusal; he said he was thinking of coming back to hand over the cash to Umno representatives in the state assembly. And so he departed, amid the rubbish left behind on the street by his fellow protesters, committed to somehow return the money to the state.

Himanshu is theSun’s Penang bureau chief. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com

Sweets in Japan - Wagashi