Bump of Chicken: Sailing Day

03.04.15
Artist: Bump of Chicken
Title: Sailing Day
Words: Fujiwara Motoh
Music: Fujiwara Motoh

The foolish dreamer who tried to reach out and grab the faint brightness
they saw when they closed their eyes.

With their eyes shut, they can't see
the outstretched hand unsure what to do
quite far out of range, and blurry.

Somehow I haven't given up on myself, and I live on.
If I laugh just once, it's worth crying however many times.

I'm doing everything I can to rebel against fate,
You're the only one who has the right
to judge what you think is right or wrong.

sailing day, take the helm,
without waiting for the dawn, raise the sails foolish dreamer.

The stupid believer who found they had met
countless troubles and dangers with love.

The certain brightness they saw before their eyes wide open,
filled their emptied heart with purpose.

and in doing so once again I urged myself onward
willing to lose however many things to gain one.

Doing everything I can to prove I am alive.
The mistakes and errors are treasures that only I hold dear.

sailing day, take the helm
gather up the sadness and despair, stupid believer.

everyone sends out their own ships.
And the brightness each of them sees is a lighthouse.

that's right! I still have my own soul.
Of course I'm always willing to stake my life
on just one second of living.

Doing everything I can to prove I am alive.
loss and regret are treasures that have meaning only for me.

sailing day, take the helm
gather up all those days of adventuring, stupid believer

Doing everything I can to rebel against fate
There's a lighthouse whose light shines
only on me and will never fade away.

sailing day, take the helm
the foolish dreamer who raises the sails hapilly amidst a storm

we're all believers
eternal dreamers.

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: This song is the ending theme of the One Piece Anime Movie "Dead End". Apparently the guys in Bump of Chicken are big fans of the manga and wrote this song for the movie. If you're familiar with the manga, the tale of a young boy and his crew who is aiming to be King of Pirates by capturing the fabled One Piece, you will instantly see that this song could very well be called "Luffy's Song". as its attitude is very Luffy.

Romaji

me wo tojita sono naka ni mieta
kasukana mabushisa wo
tsukamitorou to shita oroka na dori-ma-

nobahsita te ha tojita me ni
utsuranakute tohou ni kureru
shateikyori kara zuibun tooku njimu

dounika mada boku ha boku wo yamenai de ikiteiru
tatta ichodo waraeru nara nandodemo naitatte ii ya

seiippai unmei ni teikou seikai, fuseikai
jibun dake ni yurusareta kenri

sailing day kaji wo tore
yoake wo matanai de hoo wo hatta oroka na dori-ma-

kazoetara kiri ga nai hodo no kiken ya fuan sae mo
aishite mukaeutta akireta biri-va-

me wo hiraita sono saki ni mieru
tashika na mabushisa ga
kara ni natta ha-to ni riyuu wo sosogu

sou shite mata boku ha boku no senaka wo oshiteiku
tatta hitotsu wo tsukamu tame ikutsu demo ushinaun da

seiippai sonzai no shoumei ayamachi mo machigai mo
jibun dake ni kachi no aru zaihou

sailing day kaji wo tore
kanashi mo zetsubou mo hirotteiku akireta biri-va-

daremo ga minna sorezore no fune wo dasu
sorezore no mita mabushisa ga toudai nanda

sou da yo mada boku ha boku no tamashii wo motteru
tatta ichibyou ikiru tame ni itsudatte inochigake atarimae da

seiippai sonzai no shoumei haiboku mo koukai mo
jibun dake ni imi no aru zaihou

sailing day kaji wo tore
bouken no hibi subete hirotteiku akireta biri-va-

seiippai unmei ni teikou keshite kie ha shinai
boku dake wo terashidasu toudai

sailing day kaji wo tore
arashi no naka ureshisou ni hou wo hatta oroka na dori-ma-

daremo ga biri-va-

eien no dori-ma-

Romaji By: Brian Stewart