Stopover. (2)
Yah. Habis Final Exam Mata Kuliah Perekonomian Indonesia (PI). Soalnya tadi.. pegel. Mungkin lebih karena PI ini ilmu gapasti dan sangat deskriptif sih, jadi kemarin belajar mulai jam 9 p.m until 12 p.m, sisanya belajar contoh soal aja. Menyesal? Nggak sih. Anyway, kenapa jadi bahas ini haha. Lanjut.
Pengen bahas (Pendapatku) tentang lagu-lagu Arashi yang lain. Sebenernya kalau bahas Arashi, sedikit endless hehe. I like their songs too much. My iPod Touch aja isinya lagu mereka semua XD emang sih masih banyak lagu-lagu barat dan Japan lainnya, sedikit korea, dan lagu-lagu Indonesia lama. Since I never paid much attention to even Indonesian song. For me, kebanyakan mayoritas lagu Indonesia sekarang mutunya hmm dan isinya pun jujur aja, nggak mendidik. Not even a bit (even sometimes there are also songs with high quality. But trust me, there aren't many of them nowadays) Beruntung aku lahir di tahun sebelum 2000-an, dimana lagu-lagu Indonesianya mayoritas masih waras dan isinya masih sweet, penyanyi-penyanyi cilik juga masih nyanyi sesuai sama umur mereka. It's still about holiday, dreams, mother, family, friends, etc. Nggak kayak sekarang, mending kalau cuma cinta-cintaan, aku udah kurang ngerti mereka bahasannya selingkuh, teman tapi mesra, bitches (jablay), dan masih banyak lagi yang duh duh duh no please, for the sake of my health.
Now let's go to Arashi's corner hehe. Some of them, from the melody, if you only listened to it without understanding the whole lyrics (or translations) you would have thought (very likely) that it was a calm song, or at least a bittersweet one. But no. This is actually a very sad song, but they sang it in a very sweet way. :")) and some others are songs about hopes, how important to be ourselves, etc. Well.. slice of life?
Itsumademo
The days when I simply searched for the reason you were crying and loved you
Probably, you were entirely there for me
I was passing through places that I wouldn't be able to go back to again like this
So that I won't forget any of the times we had, I want to stop time like this
It's a song about parting. You know, There's a time that even when you want to be with someone so much, sometimes, you just have to let go. You're just not meant to be together. You're walking a different path. And sometimes, this is inevitable. By parting, it doesn't mean that your feeling comes to an end. There are countless times where you want to stop the time when you're still together. But, believe me, at the end of day, that times will be a shining memories that you'll hold dear.
Natsu no Namae
Tell me the different names of summer The foot of that bridge where we'd walked together...
My friend, dear friend As it draws closer, my thoughts come to a stop
I open the window, shouting out your name It made a sound deep in my heart
My friend, dear friend The city I saw blurred a little with my tears
This is a very sad song, actually. Despite its very bittersweet melody. A story about many kind of summer that someone spent with his lover, and their promise to be together forever. And it doesn't last. But instead of regretting and depressing things that already happened, the main person decided to take a step towards the future and cherish the summers spent with her. Very sweet.
Ashita no Kioku
Even important memories will start to fade someday
Looking away from reality, I ran away to the word called "dreams"
Even if yesterday was hurt and broken by mistake
It's not too late You should start over again from the beginning however many times
...
In the middle of the seasons that are passing
What color will tomorrow be painted?
If we can trust each other so strongly
Then what colored future will be waiting?
Oh yes. This kind of song. 明日の記憶 (Ashita no Kioku) means tomorrow's memories. In life, there's a time when you give up on your dreams. There's a time when you're hurt, and there's also a time when you're broken by mistake. But, it's never too late to start all over again. Even If you fail, then you can always try again. Over and over again, no matter how many times. Since what you did today will be tomorrow's memories. It all depends on the you now.
Boku ga Boku no Subete
As we are, let's start walking once again and overcome our sadness
On a road that doesn't belong to anyone, nor have a name
Tomorrow will be like that too Face your dreams, worry, laugh, and smile
There is only one thing that is certain
I'm holding on to my life and my fate and going forward
So that each of them will shine
In spring, summer, autumn, and winter, I'm running, running, running, running
The person I am here and now is everything to me That alone won't change
Of all song, 僕が僕のすべて (Boku ga Boku no Subete) might be my favourite song. It teaches us to believe in ourselves. We may not be perfect, have made lots of mistakes, clumsy, but above all, we're everything that we have. Be us, and keep running towards our dreams with that. Treasure our now. Trust ourselves more.
Voice
On the path home, a nameless flower blossomed that day
It taught us the feelings of kindness and determination, didn't it?
Broken pieces of a dream that it seemed like I could grab, but in the end, couldn't
They were swaying I'm praying fervently that you won't disappear
The scent on the wind reminds me of you
Though I haven't seen you recently, I wonder how you're doing
...
To the person most important to me
Well, this song is sweet. The lyrics, also the melody, that is. It's like a message for people we haven't met again. But, the song stated clearly that despite of not meeting them for ages, the nice memories spent with that person are the one encourage us all this time. It teaches us kindness, determination, and hopes; to run towards our dreams. Even though sometimes we couldn't achieved that dreams of ours, but still we're hoping that it won't completely disappear. And we conveyed our gratitude in this one song. Just.. sweet.
*all translation credits to yarukizero ❤
That will be the end of my thoughts. Next time I'll post another song. Gosh. Writing in English is not easy. Well, if you find any mistake you could tell me since I'm still learning English. Please be kind ^^
Sekarang aku mau lanjut nyicil Paper Kelembagaan yang baru setengah bab pendahuluan. Biar hari minggu bisa nonton Arafes13 bareng-bareng sama Arashian Jogja (Sebenernya aku udah nonton itu berkali-kali ). But yes, I love to meet people that have the same interest as me for the boys ^^ (dan gakuat juga kalau nanti masih aja kepikiran uas ditengah nonton Arashi haha) Selamat sore!