This song came up in my playlist shuffle today and I suddenly felt like translating it. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora is a story of love and hope about a girl who suffers from a terminal illness. The lyrics of the OP song to the OVA do a good job of conveying the bittersweet feel of the story.
Blue Happiness
Vocal: nobuko
The pale street, my swaying shadow,
I walk slowly, not knowing my destination.
My feelings can’t reach yours.
The things reflected in the depths of your eyes,
I started running in order to catch up to them.
I grip your outstretched hand without letting go.
On this night, the half moon shines upon us.
I shake off the flow of time chasing after us.
Though we are both half incomplete, we should be able to draw our future.
Your hair sways under the blue sky.
In order to mend your unsewn heart,
Let’s realize our feelings.
I wonder what the next page holds as I turn it.
You threw me just a hint of a smile.
I keep rereading this swirl of overflowing words.
On this night, the half moon shines upon tomorrow.
I kick about the darkness that stretches into the distance.
Under the half moon, we start to walk without stopping. Lalala…
On this night, the half moon shines upon us.
I shake off the flow of time chasing after us.
Though we are both half incomplete, we should be able to draw our future.
Read on for the transliteration and original:
Aoi Koufuku
Vocal: nobuko
aozometa machinami yureru boku no kage
nibui ashidori wa yuku saki wo shirazu
kawasenu omoi
kimi no hitomi no naka utsushidasu mono wo
uketomeru tame ni hashiridashiteita
sashidasu sono te wo hodokenai you ni nigirikaesu
hanbun no tsuki no yoru wa bokura wo terashite
oikaketekita jikan wo boku wa furikitte
hanbun zutsu no bokura wa egaku saki made mo mieru hazu sa
aoi sora no shita yureru kimi no kami
hokoronda kokoro tsumugiawaseru you ni
tashika na omoi e
nani ga matteiru ka wa mekuru PAGE no saki
kimi ga nagekaketa egao no katasumi
afureta kotoba no uzu wo nando mo yomikaeshite
hanbun no tsuki no yoru wa ashita wo terashite
tooku made tsudzuku yami wo boku wa kechirashite
hanbun no tsuki no shita de bokura wa arukidasu zutto LALALA…
hanbun no tsuki no yori wa bokura wo terashite
oikaketekita jikan wo boku wa furikitte
hanbun zutsu no bokura wa egaku saki made mo mieru hazu sa
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*sniff* ;_;
P.S. I wonder who the vocalist, nobuko, really is…
Very cool, thanks for the translation. I love both the OP and ED to HanTsuki, especially the ED song.
Yup, the OP is especially catchy – in fact, I liked the song when I heard it in the anime promo.
Really wished that the anime was better though. Heard that it doesn’t quite do the novels justice (understandable; try cramming 5 or so novels in 6 episodes). I guess I’ll just have to wait for someone to translate it from moon-man language to something I understand…
oh ya, somebody on animesuki posted up a link to nobuko’s blog – http://nobustar.exblog.jp/
it’s really nice… but in the show… i have mixed feelings with the guy cause…. he’s an inconsiderate freak….! but the beautifulness of the song has nothing to do with the show…. it’s really noce..
You either did a great job translating, or this is a wonderful poem even without words, and I’m not usually impressed with lyrics. Pretty good voice that just might grow on you, kind of like a subtler, more charming form of Celine Dion.
These are beautiful lyrics. Thanks so much for translating it for us. I have always been one to enjoy the words more then the actual music.