Manatsu no Surprise! (真夏のサプライズ！)

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English translation:

 

I saw it just now: a total, complete oddity!

With a whoosh, a penguin slid right by!

I turned around to check again—it was a legit double take!

And before I’ve realized, I dashed right after it!

 

A midsummer penguin! Can’t believe that, can you?

But hey! I’m for real! I saw it crystal-clear!

 

If you’re going to go in search of a dream of freedom,

You can surely fly without wings

Even if you can’t break the cage that others put you in,

Once you’ve found a way to escape,

That’d be a real shocking surprise!

 

Quickly, I searched up on all the news sources!

There has to be something about a penguin escaping captivity!

Dashing, I chased after it—but wait, where am I!?

And before I’ve realized, sweat’s trickled down my brow!

 

Happening in midsummer!? Can’t believe that, can you?

But hey! I’m for real! Lemme clarify it for you!

 

If you’re going to live without being shackled down,

You’d better live however you want

If it’s all worth doing in the end once you’ve broken free,

Then astonish the onlookers’ eyes—

That’d be a real shocking surprise!

 

I’ve been chasing after it, running this whole time!

I’m pretty sure there’s zero meaning to it all!

If you’re starting to think something’s off with it all,

Then I’m pretty sure you’re totally right!

 

A midsummer penguin! Obviously, you can’t believe that!

But anyway! I’m for real! I’ll break it down to you crystal-clear!

 

You’re going to go in search of a dream of freedom, so

You can surely fly without wings

If your only reason to go is the thing you’re chasing after,

Better see your feelings off with your own eyes

It’ll probably be a shocking surprise!

 

For real! A shock!

 

A midsummer bird? Sounds like a dream, right?

It overlaps with my own dream

If you manage to cheer on others,

You can surely fly without wings...

You can surely fly without wings...

You flew without wings...!

Now that was a midsummer shocking surprise!

 

Romaji:

 

sakki mitsuketa maru tto fushigi na!

satto pengin subette itta!

patto mikaeri maji tto nidomi de!

hatto kizukeba tatatto otta!

 

manatsu no pengin! arienai darou!

dakedomo! ecth! hakkiri mita zo!

 

jiyuu no yume hoshikute ikunara

tsubasa nashi de toberu darou

tanin no ori uchiyaburezu tomo

nukedasu michi mitsuketara

sonna no bikkuri! sapuraizu!

 

satto shirabeta marutto nyuusu wo!

kitto pengin tonsou jiken!

datto oikake koko tte doko dayo!

hatto kizukeba hitai ni ase!

 

manatsu ni konna koto! arienai darou!

dakedomo! echt! hakkiri sasetai!

 

shibararezu ni ikite ikeru nara

suki na you ni yareba ii

nuketa saki ni yarigai aru nara

tanin no me wo odorokase

sousurya bikkuri! sapuraizu!

 

zutto oikake hashitteiru kedo!

kitto imi toka marutto nai yo!

chotto okashiku omotteiru nara!

kitto soitsu de atatteru daro!

 

manatsu no pengin! arienai kara ne!

tonikaku! echt! hakkiri shitai!

 

jiyuu no yume hoshikute yuku kara

tsubasa nashi de toberu darou

oikaketeru riyuu wa tada sore

mitodoketai kono omoi

tabun ne bikkuri! sapuraizu!

 

honto ni! bikkuri!

 

manatsu no tori yume no you darou

jibun no yume kasaneteru

tanin no koto ouen dekitara

tsubasa nashi de toberudarou...

tsubasa nashi de toberudarou...

tsubasa nashi de tobitatta...!

manatsu no bikkuri sapuraizu!

 

Kanji:

 

さっき見つけた　マルっと不思議な！

サッとペンギン　滑って行った！

パッと見返り　マジっと二度見で！

ハッと気づけば　タタッと追った！

 

真夏のペンギン！ あり得ないだろう！

だけども！ ecth！ ハッキリ見たぞ！ 

 

自由の夢　欲しくて行くなら

翼なしで飛べるだろう

他人の檻　打ち破れずとも

抜け出す道　見つけたら

そんなのビックリ！ サプライズ！

 

さっと調べた　まるっとニュースを！

きっとペンギン　遁走事件！

ダッと追いかけ　ここってどこだよ！   

ハッと気づけば　額に汗！       

 

真夏にこんなこと！ あり得ないだろう！

だけども！ echt！ ハッキリさせたい！

 

縛られずに　生きていけるなら

好きなように　やればいい

抜けたさきに　やりがいあるなら

他人の目を　驚かせ

そうすりゃビックリ！ サプライズ！

 

ずっと追いかけ　走っているけど！   

きっと意味とか　まるっとないよ！

ちょっとおかしく　思っているなら！   

きっとそいつで　当たってるだろ！

 

真夏のペンギン！あり得ないからね！

とにかく！echt！ハッキリしたい！

 

自由の夢　欲しくてゆくから

翼なしで飛べるだろう

追いかけてる　理由はただそれ

見届けたい　この想い

多分ねビックリ！サプライズ！

 

ほんとに！ビックリ！

 

真夏のトリ　夢のようだろう

自分の夢重ねてる

他人のこと　応援できたら

翼なしで飛べるだろう...

翼なしで飛べるだろう...

翼なしで飛び立った...！

真夏のビックリ　サプライズ！