
i love cartoons by Hayao Miyazaki, and i have to thank Nicole my housemate in college who introduced me to his work… i started with “the grave of the fireflies” and “tortoro” and have been hooked ever since…
we bought this dvd a very very long time ago and i only watched it lately, but only managed to watch half of it as the disc was a little spoilt, anyhow thanks to youtube, i managed to find and watch the remaining bits of the movie…
its really touching, and i especially liked its theme song, Sekai no Yakusoku ~Jinsei no Merry-go-round or The Promise of the World: The Merry-go-round of Life
after dinner today, i went out to check on the pail of rainwater i was collecting to water my crystals as advised by Yuin Yuin… the air was so cool, the raindrops were so inviting, i decided to walk one round the house with the rain gently pelting my skin.. its really therapeutic it calmed my senses, its cold yet gentle, the smell of the rain lifted up my spirits.. i wish it could wash away all the bad things happening to me, take away everything, all the pain, all the sad memories, how i wish life is so simple eh?
Sekai no Yakusoku
The promise of the world
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Lyricist: TANIGAWA Shuntarou
Composer: KIMURA Yumi
Arranger: HISAISHI Joe
Vocalist: BAISHOU Chieko
Original / Romaji Lyrics English Translation
namida no oku ni yuragu hohoemi wa
the smile that waver inside tears
toki no hajime kara no sekai no yakusoku
is the promise of the world since the beginning of time
ima wa hitori demo futari no kinou kara
even if now u’re alone, from the yesterday when u were two
kyou wa umare kirameku
glittering today’s arisen
hajimete atta hi no you ni
as the day u met for the first time
omoide no uchi ni anata wa inai
u are not inside memories
soyokaze to natte hoho ni furetekuru
come as a gentle breeze to graze my cheek
komorebi no gogo no wakare no ato mo
even after parting in an afternoon, sunshine leaking through leaves
kesshite owaranai sekai no yakusoku
the promise of the world never dies
ima wa hitori demo ashita wa kagirinai
now u’re alone, but tomorrow’s limitless
anata ga oshietekureta
u taught me
yoru ni hisomu yasashisa
the gentleness hidden in the night
omoide no uchi ni anata wa inai
u are not inside memories
seseragi no uta ni kono sora no iro ni
u live forever into the melody of a brook,
hana no kaori ni itsumademo ikite
in the colour of this sky, in the fragrance of flowers
Contributed by Ojousan
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