Shangri-La

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oroka de ii no darou
miwatasu yume no ato   sayonara
aoki hibi yo    

nagare ni mi wo makase itsuka otona ni natte yuku
sukoshi zutsu yogorete yuku koto na no?  

jukushita kajitsu dake   erabarete
naifu de sakarete   nomikomareru1 mae ni    

bokura wa mezashita   Shangri-La yokubou wa osaekirezu ni
kuusou ni mamireta   “jiyuu” wo motometsudzuketa  
Ima nara ieru darou   koko ga sou rakuen sa
sayonara   aoki hibi yo  

taisetsuna nanika wo   fumidai ni shite made mo
ichiban takai ringo   tsukamitakatta

nakushite kara kidzuku   toutoi mono
osanai bokura wa  mato hazure darake sa    

Michitarita hibi no seiatsu wa   joucho fuantei ni naru
Kizu wo otte demo  habatakitai to negau yo
oroka de ii no darou   miwatasu yume no ato
sayonara   aoki hibi yo  

Kagayaku sora wa   mujaki sa wo yosooi
Subete wo shitte ita…

  bokura wa mezashita   Shangri-La yokubou wa osaekirezu ni
kuusou ni mamireta   “jiyuu” wo motometsudzuketa
Kyori wo oite koso   jibun no ookisa wo shiru
Mijukuna kokoro wa   sore sae wakaranai mama
Ima nara ieru darou   koko ga sou rakuen sa
sayonara   aoki hibi yo

english

It’s alright to be foolish
Traces of the dream we gaze across
Farewell, days of our youth

To entrust one’s body to the flow is to one day become an adult
But, must we become dirty little by little? 

Only the ripened fruits are chosen,
And they are torn apart by a knife before being gulped1 down  

We aimed for Shangri-la, unable to suppress all our desire
And continued to pursue our fantasy-covered “freedom”
I believe we can say it now – this place is paradise.
Farewell, days of our youth 

Despite having changed something dear to us into a footstool,
We still wanted to grasp the highest apple  

We failed to understand how precious it was until we lost it
For our young selves, this realization did not come easily

Suppressing the happier days causes my emotions to become unstable
Although I’m wounded, I still want to fly
It’s alright to be foolish – traces of the dream we gaze across
Farewell, days of our youth

The sparkling sky was dressed in innocence
It had known everything…

 We aimed for Shangri-la, unable to suppress all our desire
And continued to pursue our fantasy-covered “freedom”
If only we could leave some distance behind, then we would realize our own size
Without our immature hearts knowing even that,
I believe we can say it now – this place is paradise.
Farewell, days of our youth

Quite the interesting song… I enjoy the sound of it.  atsuko’s usage of “bokura” implies that the song is being sung by a male about himself and his companion(s).  She also uses the masculine sentence-ending particle a lot in this song… just to add some testosterone, I guess. 

1 Aparently 呑み込む means not only “to gulp down” but also “to understand”  

2 dunno if this would be considered a pun, but 高い is commonly used for “expensive” as well as “tall” or “high.”  Therefore the highest apple is also the most costly.