Ibu Shinji – Seinaru Yoake (EVE)

Album: EVE
Character(s): Ibu Shinji
Vocals: Moriyama Eiji

Romanji/Kanji lyrics
-Romanji and Kanji lyrics provided by the lovely Leah. A very loose translation can be found at her journal.

淡く揺れるネオン　きらめく街路樹
わざとゆっくり歩いた

awaku yureru NEON kirameku gairoju
wazato yukkuri aruita

不意に立ち止まって　見つけたキャンドル
昨日買ったばかりなのに

fui ni tachidomatte mitsuketa KYANDORU
kinou katta bakari na no ni

ふくらんだ紙袋さ　早足で歩きながら
いつもより優しい気分だよ　待ちわびた夜だから

fukuranda kamibukuro sa hayaashi de aruki nagara
itsumo yori yasashii kibun da yo machiwabita yoru dakara

聖なる夜空を　静かに見上げる
いつまでも　続くように　手をかざした
聖なる粉雪　いつまで*(1)続くの？
誰もみんな　幸せに　眠れるように

seinaru yozora wo shizuka ni miageru
itsumademo tsuzuku youni te wo kazashita
seinaru konayuki itsumade tsuzuku no?
daremo minna shiawase ni nemureru youni

きっといつの日にか　サンタと出会って
ありがとうって　伝えたい

kitto itsu no hi ni ka SANTA to deatte
arigatou tte tsutaetai

手をつなぐ瞬間に　舞い降りた今日のキセキ
２人の手の中に雪が溶けて　笑顔が溢れてくる

te wo tsunagi shunkan ni maiorita kyou no KISEKI
futari no te no naka ni yuki ga tokete egao ga afuretekuru

聖なるこのよ*(2)の　静かな夜明けが
寂しさ　募らせて　抱きしめたよ
聖なる粉雪　いつまで続くの？
誰もみんな　幸せに　WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

seinaru kono yo no shizuka na yoake ga
sabishisa tsunorasete dakishimeta yo
seinaru konayuki itsu made tsuzuku no?
daremo minna shiawase ni WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

聖なる夜空を　静かに見上げる
いつまでも　続くように　手をかざした
聖なる粉雪　いつまで*(1)続くの？
誰もみんな　幸せに　眠れるように

seinaru yozora wo shizuka ni miageru
itsumademo tsuzuku youni te wo kazashita
seinaru konayuki itsu made tsuzuku no?
daremo minna shiawase ni nemureru youni

NOTES:

*1 – The hiragana phrase, ‘itsumade’ is present. However, sometimes he sings it as ‘itsu’ and sometimes it sounds clearly like ‘yutsu’. Either way, it’s simply a pronunciation difference, and does not change the meaning of the word. ‘i’ and ‘yu’ seem to be frequently swapped soundwise, like in ‘iku’ and ‘yuku’.

*2 – The kanji ‘yoru’ (夜) is present, with the furigana ‘yo’ (よ).