This is the english lyric I wrote for 'Friends', 
the 6th Ranma 1/2 ending song. Included are the 
romanji lyrics and the direct translation. 

I'm not subscribed to the FFML, so direct comments
to omalley@scifianime.com...

I've also done lyrics for 'Mou Nakanaide', 
'Positive' and 'Niji to Taiyou no Oka'. If anybody
likes this, tell me, and I'll post the others.



Friends (FURENUZU)
Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen ending theme
1990
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taorete kisou na  BIRU no mori no sumi
hazumu kokyuu o  nomikonde kakureta
	In a corner of a forest of as if collapsing buildings,
	gulping in panting breaths, I hid.

To a corner of the woods I flee; 
Seems my world is collapsing 'round me
I'm all alone, and I feel so free... 
All my friends must be hiding from me

himitsu no roji wo surinuke
yubisaki kasume-nigeru FURENZU
tada no GEEMU ja nakatta
ummei sae KIMEtanda
	Slipping through a secret alley,
	friends going past my fingertips.
	It wasn't just a game.
	It decided even fate.

Slip thru the alley and around the bend
These hands of mine just can't hold on to my friends
Life's not a game but I still want to win
Fate leads me on, it's not too late to begin

* kaerimichi ni otoshita PAN ga
  ASUFARUTO de kudakete mo
  senaka tataku kaze ga hakobu yo
  natsukashii ashioto  soshite KIMI no koe
	On the way back, even if the dropped bread
	breaks on the asphalt,
	the wind hitting my back carries
	sweet footsteps and your voice!

And as I return I drop the bread and watch it break
On the pavement, cracking, blackened like their hearts
But, the wind that breaks upon my back ain't hard to take
'Cause the whispers in the willows all are yours,
And you're the one for me.

koborete kisou na  tsuki no DOROPPU de
museta namida o  nomikonde waratta
	At as if overflowing moondrops,
	swallowing tears from coughing, I laughed.

Shadows fall, the day is gone;
On the rise, the moon and the stars
Swallow tears, I must go on
Now I choke, cuz I'm laughing so hard

minareta kouen no yoru
naze konna ni hiroi no FURENZU
kono te wo hanasanaide
otoshiana shitteru n da
	Night in a familiar park,
	why is it so vast, my friends?
	Don't let go of my hand,
	I know where pits are.

Deep in the park, a fearful night I spend,
Wouldn't seem so vast if I were here with my friends
Hold my hand tightly, and don't let go,
Won't let you fall into the traps that I know.

sunao sugiru yokogao dakara
uso wa chotto tsukenakute
tenohira ni mada nokotte iru
tooi hi no yakusoku  soshite KIMI no yume
	You're profile looks too innocent, so
	I just couldn't lie to you,
	leaving behind still in my palm,
	a promise from long ago and your dream.

In the darkness you're so innocent, I have to stop
If I lied to you, I'd be as bad as them.
There's a feeling that you left inside my heart you know
And the promises we made are in our dreams
Just where they ought to be.

[instrumental]

And as I return I drop the bread and watch it drown
In the river, swirling darkness in their hearts
But, the wind that breaks upon my back can take me down
'Cause the secrets in the shadows all are yours,
And you're the one for me.


Singer: Yawmin
Lyricist: Ooyama Junko
Composer: Minami Shunichi
Arranger: Mori Eiji

Translation: Theresa Martin
English Lyrics: Bryan O'Malley
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