BALLOON

Song title
"BALLOON"
Original Upload Date
Mar.12.2013 (NN) Oct.11.2013 (YT)
Singer
Hatsune Miku
Producer(s)
Tiara (music, arrangement, VOCALOID manipulator) Output-P (lyrics) Tashihun (electric violin) Mariwai (illustration, video)
Views
130,000+ (NN), 15,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast YouTube Broadcast (reprint, subbed)
Description "In an act of my own choosing, I release it into the sky..."

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
少年たちは 健気に走る	shounen tachi wa kenage ni hashiru	Young people always run forth bravely
まだ見ぬものを探すように	mada mi nu mono wo sagasu you ni	In order to seek out as yet unseen things
大人たちは 彷徨い走る	otona tachi wa urotsuihashiru	Adults run forth in a wandering fashion
失くしたものを探すように	shitsu kushi ta mono wo sagasu you ni	In order to search for what they have lost
網を持って	ami wo motte	Carrying a net,
僕はそれを見つけた	boku wa sore wo mitsuke ta	I came across "that"
あの籠の中で	ano kago no naka de	Right now within a cage,
今も捕らわれている	ima mo toraware te iru	it is being held prisoner
僕らの未来は	bokura no mirai wa	That future of ours,
あの日から止まったまま	ano hi kara tomatta mama	it’s been frozen in time since that day
空を見上げると	sora wo miageru to	When I look up at the sky,
青い風船が飛んでいた	aoi fuusen ga ton de i ta	blue balloons were soaring
この手の中で掴んでいたのに	kono te no naka de tsukan de i ta noni	Though I was grasping it tightly, within these hands of mine
大切なものは一瞬で吹き飛ぶ	taisetsu na mono wa isshun de fukitobu	That most precious thing, is blown away in the blink of an eye
少年たちは無邪気に笑う	shounen tachi wa mujaki ni warau	Young people always laugh innocently
瞳に映る現実を	hitomi ni utsuru genjitsu wo	Reality reflected within their eyes
大人たちは誤魔化し嗤う	otona tachi wa gomakashi warau	Adults always laugh deceptively,
瞳の奥の真実に	hitomi no oku no shinjitsu ni	The truth hidden within their eyes
紙を折って	kami wo otte	I folded a piece of paper,
君にそれを託した	kun ni sore wo takushi ta	entrusting "that" to you
あの鶴の中で	ano tsuru no naka de	Within that paper crane,
今も秘められている	ima mo himerare te iru	it’s hidden away even now
僕らの世界は	bokura no sekai wa	That world of ours,
あの日から終わったまま	ano hi kara owatta mama	it’s been closed off since that day
空を見上げると	sora wo miageru to	When I look up at the sky,
赤い風船が飛んでいた	akai fuusen ga ton de i ta	red balloons were soaring there
この手の中で抱きしめてたのに	kono te no naka de dakishimete ta noni	Even though I was holding on so tightly, with those hands of mine
大切なものは一瞬で割れる	taisetsu na mono wa isshun de wareru	That most precious thing, is torn asunder in the blink of an eye
心の中から聴こえた声は	kokoro no naka kara kikoe ta koe wa	That voice that can be heard from within my heart,
『これでいいの？』と問いかけていた	"kore de ii no?" to toikake te i ta	It was asking me, "Are you fine with just this?"
夢を描いた 明日を信じた	yume wo egai ta ashita wo shinji ta	Having laid out my dream, I believed in tomorrow
膨らむだけの欲望	fukuramu dake no yokubou	It was just an inflated collection of selfish desires
僕らの運命は	bokura no unmei wa	Our very fate,
あの日から決まったまま	ano hi kara kimatta mama	it has been decided from that day
今も手の中に	ima mo te no naka ni	Even now within these hands,
白い風船を持っている	shiroi fuusen wo motte iru	I hold onto a white balloon
想いを込めて未来に繋ごう	omoi wo kome te mirai ni tsunago u	Putting in my thoughts and feelings, tying it to the future
願いも込めて世界に運ぼう	negai mo kome te sekai ni hakobo u	Putting in my hopes and dreams as well, sending it forth to the world
時計の針が答えを出すから	tokei no hari ga kotae wo dasu kara	As for the hands of the clock, since they provide the answer,
自分の意思で空へ放て	jibun no ishi de sora e hanate	In an act of my own choosing, I release it into the sky

English translation by descentsubs

External links

• Hatsune Miku wiki
• Vocaloid Lyric - Romaji Lyrics Source
• StudioTiara - Official Karaoke + Japanese Lyrics