Song Analysis: The Wish to Not Vanish

Here's something I'd thought I do for fun. This song, titled The Wish to Not Vanish, has 'literary merit' to me. That is, this song positively impacted me as a person based on how I interpreted the lyrics (and listen to its melody). It's in Japanese, but I've provided a translation. Use the romanji (English pronounciation of Japanese words) as a guide to keep track when listening to the song.

Song: 消えない願い  (The Wish to Not Vanish)
Singer: Toshinobu Iida
Anime: Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn
Album:  [Mukuro/Chrome]
Release Date: March 4, 2009


Lyrics:

Kawaranu kokoro na do
Like the unchanging heart

Koko ni wa koko ni wa aru hazu mo nai
At here at here it shouldn't exist

Koboreta sakebi demo
Even the overflowing shout

Koko kara koko kara nukedasenai
From here from here it won't slip out
(So far, this song reminded me of the nostalgic past that I had throughout high school)

Tada hitotsu mata hitotsu
Just one and one again

Te ni ireru tabi ni
The obtained journey
(Right now, I think about the future. Colleges, my career, and other stuff that my jouney has)
Tada hitotsu mata hitotsu
Just one and one again

Asu ga toozakaru
Tomorrow has gone far off
(A constantly changing future)

Kienai negai yozora no hate ni
The never-vanished desire in the end of night sky

Ryou no te de hanatsu yo shinjite mitai
Releasing both hands, it's like believing
(There's an entire sky, hence the world, to live in. Even though college rejected you, all you have to do is let go and fly into the sky. However, make sure your desire never vanish by having a strong determination)

Yagate wa kieru sadame toshitemo
Even if the fate vanished before long

Ano hoshi no you ni tsuyoku tsuyoku hikare
Just like that star, shining strongly strongly
(Even though college, or frienship in my case, vanished a long while ago, just keep strong)
Wakariaenakuto mo
Even if I can't understand

Kotoba wa kotoba wa hitsuyou jya nai
The words the words aren't necessary
(You just have to feel, and use your feelings as your power)

Taguri yoseru hibi ni
Reeling and gathering the days
(Remembrance)
Sukoshi mo sukoshi mo mayoi wa nai
Even just a little, just a little, I won't get lost

Tada hitotsu mata hitotsu
Just one and one again

Mitsukedasu tabi ni
The discovered journey
(For those who read my earlier post, this denotes that those who got rejected from the college of their dreams can still find their dreams on a different, but true, path.)
Tada hitotsu mata hitotsu
Just one and one again

Ukande wa kieru
The depression will vanish
(This, to me, voice out my wish of friendship that I lost)

Kienai negai kaze ni nosete
The never-vanished desire riding on the wind

Ten made noboru to shinjiteitai
Rising to the heaven, I want to believe it
(This reflects how I always wanted to fly, not walk, to my goal)
Kowareru you na hakanai inochi mo
Even if it's only a momentary life, it won't broken

Fuusen no you ni takaku takaku nobore
Like a balloon, rising higher and higher

Kienai negai yozora no hate ni
The never-vanished desire in the end of night sky

Ryou no te de hanatsu yo shinjite mitai
Releasing both hands, it's like believing

Yagate wa kieru sadame toshitemo
Even if the fate vanished before long

Ano hoshi no you ni tsuyoku tsuyoku hikare
Just like that star, shining strongly strongly

Once high school ends, you might find your legacy vanishing. However, if you have a strong wish to not vanish, you shall persist.

--A. Chang

The Joy (and disappointment) of College Acceptances (and Rejections).

Yesterday, Mrs. Elliott told us about college acceptances and rejections. She said that these acceptances do not define our value as a person. The same goes as our rejections. Now, some of you may think "psh, it's just a cheer-up thing to say." However, I agree with Mrs. Elliott with my view: college acceptances are just another open path on a journey to a dream. After pondering about the worth of rejections for a while, I came to think rejections as, well, closed paths, meaning that these colleges are not meant for you because your path to your dream lies in some other path (hence college).

However, I'd like all of us to know that during college, it is our chance to excel and prove our worth in the world. How? I'd say by working hard based on your dream. After all, as philosopher Nietzsche noted, it is we as a person who determines our value.

--A. Chang
(ps, C. Tagge likes to call me by this)

Nearing the End and the Beginning

It's already the time of year where college acceptances are coming, or have already came. Everyone has had various degrees of success with regards to the schools they have been accepted to. However, it does not seem like we are anywhere near the end of the school year. For some reason, even though there is only a few weeks of school remaining, the workload seems to be increasing rather than slowing down. Personally, I would have been able to indulge myself over weekends by doing whatever I wished; however, these past few weeks seem to have overwhelmed me with a deluge of calculus, economics, and literature. Despite the perceived increase in work to be done, though, it also seems that other people are having more free time, which is a paradox I cannot begin to comprehend. There's only a few weeks left, so I figure that I might as well go all out until the end. Congratulations to all who got accepted to the colleges of their choice and good luck to those who haven't heard back yet.
Byron C