Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora OP – Aoi Koufuku
This song came up in my playlist shuffle today and I suddenly felt like translating it. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora is a story of love and hope about a girl who suffers from a terminal illness. The lyrics of the OP song to the OVA do a good job of conveying the bittersweet feel of the story.
Blue Happiness
Vocal: nobuko
The pale street, my swaying shadow,
I walk slowly, not knowing my destination.
My feelings can’t reach yours.
The things reflected in the depths of your eyes,
I started running in order to catch up to them.
I grip your outstretched hand without letting go.
On this night, the half moon shines upon us.
I shake off the flow of time chasing after us.
Though we are both half incomplete, we should be able to draw our future.
Your hair sways under the blue sky.
In order to mend your unsewn heart,
Let’s realize our feelings.
I wonder what the next page holds as I turn it.
You threw me just a hint of a smile.
I keep rereading this swirl of overflowing words.
On this night, the half moon shines upon tomorrow.
I kick about the darkness that stretches into the distance.
Under the half moon, we start to walk without stopping. Lalala…
On this night, the half moon shines upon us.
I shake off the flow of time chasing after us.
Though we are both half incomplete, we should be able to draw our future.
Read on for the transliteration and original:
Aoi Koufuku
Vocal: nobuko
aozometa machinami yureru boku no kage
nibui ashidori wa yuku saki wo shirazu
kawasenu omoi
kimi no hitomi no naka utsushidasu mono wo
uketomeru tame ni hashiridashiteita
sashidasu sono te wo hodokenai you ni nigirikaesu
hanbun no tsuki no yoru wa bokura wo terashite
oikaketekita jikan wo boku wa furikitte
hanbun zutsu no bokura wa egaku saki made mo mieru hazu sa
aoi sora no shita yureru kimi no kami
hokoronda kokoro tsumugiawaseru you ni
tashika na omoi e
nani ga matteiru ka wa mekuru PAGE no saki
kimi ga nagekaketa egao no katasumi
afureta kotoba no uzu wo nando mo yomikaeshite
hanbun no tsuki no yoru wa ashita wo terashite
tooku made tsudzuku yami wo boku wa kechirashite
hanbun no tsuki no shita de bokura wa arukidasu zutto LALALA…
hanbun no tsuki no yori wa bokura wo terashite
oikaketekita jikan wo boku wa furikitte
hanbun zutsu no bokura wa egaku saki made mo mieru hazu sa
青い幸福
歌：nobuko
青ざめた町並 揺れる僕の影
鈍い足取りは 行く先を知らず
交わせぬ 想い
君の瞳の中 映し出すものを
受け止める為に 走り出していた
差し出す その手を ほどけないように 握り返す
半分の月の夜は 僕らを照らして
追いかけて来た時間を 僕は振り切って
半分ずつの僕らは 描く先までも 見える はずさ
青い空の下 揺れる君の髪
ほころんだ心 紡ぎ合わせるように
確かな 想いへ
何が待っているかは めくるページの先
君が投げかけた 笑顔の片隅
溢れた言葉の渦を 何度も読み返して
半分の月の夜は 明日を照らして
遠くまで続く闇を 僕は蹴散らして
半分の月の下で 僕らは歩き出す ずっと ラララ・・・
半分の月の夜は 僕らを照らして
追いかけて来た時間を 僕は振り切って
半分ずつの僕らは 描く先までも 見える はずさ
*sniff* ;_;
P.S. I wonder who the vocalist, nobuko, really is…
September 23rd, 2006 at 12:56 am
Very cool, thanks for the translation. I love both the OP and ED to HanTsuki, especially the ED song.
September 24th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
Yup, the OP is especially catchy – in fact, I liked the song when I heard it in the anime promo.
Really wished that the anime was better though. Heard that it doesn’t quite do the novels justice (understandable; try cramming 5 or so novels in 6 episodes). I guess I’ll just have to wait for someone to translate it from moon-man language to something I understand…
oh ya, somebody on animesuki posted up a link to nobuko’s blog – http://nobustar.exblog.jp/
November 6th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
it’s really nice… but in the show… i have mixed feelings with the guy cause…. he’s an inconsiderate freak….! but the beautifulness of the song has nothing to do with the show…. it’s really noce..