AKB48 - River [Japanese + Romaji + English]

Album: Masterpieces
Song: River
Artist: AKB48
Released: October 21, 2009

Romaji:

[Minami T.] AKB!
[All] 48!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] Mae he susume! (Got it!)
Tachidomaru na! (Got it!)
Mezasu wa hi ga noboru basho
Kibou no michi wo aruke!

[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Yukute habamu river! River! River!
Yokotawaru river!
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] Unmei no river! River! River!
Tamesareru river!

[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Mayoi wa suterun da!
Konjou wo misero yo!
[All] Tamerau na! Ima sugu
Ippo fumidase yo! Believe yourself!

[All] Mae he mae he! Massugu susume!
Kawa wo watare! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] Itsu datte yume wa
Tooku ni mieru todokanai kurai kyori kanjiru
[Haruna/Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Ashimoto no ishi wo
Hitotsu hirotte gamushara ni natte nagete miro!

[All] Kimi no me no mae ni kawa ga nagareru
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] Hiroku ookina kawa da
Kuraku fukakute mo nagare hayakute mo
[All] Obienakute ii hanarete ite mo
[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Sou da mukougishi wa aru
Motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

[All] Yami no naka wo hitasura oyoge!
Furikaeru na! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[Mariko/Sae/Yuki] Te nobaseba soko ni
Mirai wa aru yo todokanai mono to akiramenaide!
[Tomomi I./Rie/Erena] Houri nageta ishi wa
Yume wo kanaete ochiru oto nanka kikoenai

[All] Kimi no kokoro ni mo kawa ga nagareru
[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Tsurai shiren no kawa da
Umaku ikanakute mo [Tomomi I./Minami T./Erena] Toki ni oborete mo
[All] Kurikaeseba ii akirameru na yo
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] Soko ni kishi wa arun da
Itsuka tadori tsukeru darou

[Atsuko/Minami T./Yuko/Jurina] Get over it!
[All] River!

[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Atsuko/Minami T./Jurina] Jibun ni iiwake surun ja nee!
[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Haruna/Yuko/Mayu] Yatte mi nakerya wakannee!
[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] Massugu susumu shika nee!

[Minami M./Miho/Sayaka/Tomomi K.] Zutto
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] Zutto
[Minami M./Miho/Sayaka/Tomomi K.] Zutto
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] Aruki tsuzukero kimeta michi wo!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] Kimi no me no mae ni kawa ga nagareru
Hiroku ookina kawa da
Kuraku fukakute mo nagare hayakute mo
[All] Obienakute ii hanarete ite mo
Souda mukougishi wa aru
Motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

[Atsuko/Minami T./Yuko/Jurina] Kimi no kokoro ni mo [Mariko/Rie/Sae/Yuki] Kawa ga nagareru
[Tomomi I./Miho/Erena/Tomomi K.] Ase to namida no kawa da!
[Haruna/Minami M./Sayaka/Mayu] Shippai shite shimatte mo nagasarete shimatte mo yarinaoseba ii
[All] Yowane haku na yo
Yume ni shigamitsukun da
Negai kanau hi ga kuru made

[Atsuko/Minami T./Minami M./Rie/Sayaka/Yuko/Yuki/Jurina] Kawa wo watare!
You can do it!

English:

[Minami T.] AKB!
[All] 48!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] Go forward! (Got it!)
Don't stop! (Got it!)
Our aim is the place where the sun rises
Walk on the path of hope!

[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] The path is blocked by the River! River! River!
A stretched-out river!
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] The fated River! River! River!
A challenging river!

[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Throw away all your doubts!
Show your willpower!
[All] Don't hesitate! Immediately
One step forward! Believe yourself!

[All] Forward forward! Go straight ahead!
Cross the river! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] You always see dreams in the distance
They feel like a distance that can not be reached
[Haruna/Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] Pick up that stone
By your foot with all your might and throw it hard!

[All] Just before your very eyes, a river is flowing
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] A big and wide river
Even if it's dark and deep, even if the current is fast
[All] Do not be scared even if we're apart
[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] That's right, there is a bank on the other side
So believe more in yourself

[All] Just keep swimming through the darkness!
Don't look back! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[Mariko/Sae/Yuki] If you reach out, a future exists
Don't give up on something you can not reach!
[Tomomi I./Rie/Erena] The stone that you throw
It grants a wish because its falling sound can not be heard

[All] Inside your heart, a river is flowing
[Haruna/Atsuko/Minami T./Tomomi I./Minami M./Yuko/Mayu/Jurina] A painful, challenging river
Even if it doesn't go smoothly [Tomomi I./Minami T./Erena] Even if you almost drown
[All] It's okay to repeat again, do not give up
[Mariko/Rie/Miho/Sayaka/Sae/Erena/Tomomi K./Yuki] There is a bank
Someday your struggle will bring you to it

[Atsuko/Minami T./Yuko/Jurina] Get over it!
[All] River!

[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Atsuko/Minami T./Jurina] Stop telling excuses to yourself!
[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Haruna/Yuko/Mayu] Can't do nothing but keep going!
[All] Ah ah ah ah ah
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] You have to keep moving forward!

[Minami M./Miho/Sayaka/Tomomi K.] Always
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] Always
[Minami M./Miho/Sayaka/Tomomi K.] Always
[Mariko/Tomomi I./Rie/Sae/Erena/Yuki] Keep going on the path you've chosen!

[Atsuko/Minami T.] Just before your very eyes, a river is flowing
A big and wide river
Even if it's dark and deep, even if the current is fast
[All] Do not be scared even if we're apart
That's right, there is a bank on the other side
So believe more in yourself

[Atsuko/Minami T./Yuko/Jurina] Inside your heart [Mariko/Rie/Sae/Yuki] A river is flowing
[Tomomi I./Miho/Erena/Tomomi K.] A river of sweat and tears!
[Haruna/Minami M./Sayaka/Mayu] Even if you fail, even if it makes you cry
[All] It is okay to start over, do not complain
Hold onto your dream
Until the day your wish come trues

[Atsuko/Minami T./Minami M./Rie/Sayaka/Yuko/Yuki/Jurina] Cross the river!
You can do it!

Japanese:

[みなみ] AKB!
[みんな] 48!

[あつこ/みなみ] 前へ進め! (Got it!)
立ち止まるな! (Got it!)
目指すは陽が昇る場所
希望の道を歩け!

[はるな/あつこ/みなみ/ともみ/みなみ/ゆうこ/まゆ/じゅりな] 行く手 はばむ river! River! River!
横たわる river!
[まりこ/りえ/みほ/さやか/ さえ/えれな/ともみ/ゆき] 運命の river! River! River!
試される river!

[はるな/あつこ/みなみ/ともみ/みなみ/ゆうこ/まゆ/じゅりな] 迷いは捨てるんだ!
根性を見せろよ!
[みんな] ためらうな! 今すぐ
一歩 踏み出せよ! Believe yourself!

[みんな] 前へ前へ! まっすぐ進め!
川を渡れ! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[あつこ/みなみ] いつだって夢は
遠くに見える 届かないくらい距離感じる
[はるな/ゆうこ/まゆ/じゅりな] 足下の石を
ひとつ拾って がむしゃらになって 投げてみろ!

[みんな] 君の目の前に 川が流れる
[まりこ/りえ/みほ/さやか/ さえ/えれな/ともみ/ゆき] 広く 大きな川だ
暗く深くても 流れ速くても
[みんな] 怯えなくていい 離れていても
[はるな/あつこ/みなみ/ともみ/みなみ/ゆうこ/まゆ/じゅりな] そうだ 向こう岸はある
もっと 自分を信じろよ

[みんな] 闇の中を ひたすら泳げ!
振り返るな! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[まりこ/りえ/ゆき] 手 伸ばせば そこに
未来はあるよ 届かないものとあきらめないで!
[ともみ/りえ/えれな] 放り投げた石は
夢を叶えて 落ちる音なんか聞こえない

[みんな] 君の心にも 川が流れる
[はるな/あつこ/みなみ/ともみ/みなみ/ゆうこ/まゆ/じゅりな] つらい試練の川だ
上手くいかなくても [ともみ/みほ/えれな] 時に溺れても
[みんな] 繰り返せばいい あきらめるなよ
[まりこ/りえ/みほ/さやか/ さえ/えれな/ともみ/ゆき] そこに 岸はあるんだ
いつか 辿り着けるだろう

[あつこ/みなみ/ゆうこ/じゅりな] Get over it!
[みんな] River!

[みんな] Ah ah ah ah ah
[あつこ/みなみ/じゅりな] 自分に言い訳するんじゃねえ!
[みんな] Ah ah ah ah ah
[はるな/ゆうこ/まゆ] やってみなけりゃわかんねえ!
[みんな] Ah ah ah ah ah
[まりこ/ともみ/りえ/さえ/えれな/ゆき] まっすぐ進むしかねえ!

[みなみ/みほ/さやか/ともみ] ずっと
[まりこ/ともみ/りえ/さえ/えれな/ゆき] ずっと
[みなみ/みほ/さやか/ともみ] ずっと
[まりこ/ともみ/りえ/さえ/えれな/ゆき] 歩き続けろ 決めた道を!

[あつこ/みなみ] 君の目の前に 川が流れる
広く 大きな川だ
暗く深くても 流れ速くても
[みんな] 怯えなくていい 離れていても
そうだ 向こう岸はある
もっと 自分を信じろよ

[あつこ/みなみ/ゆうこ/じゅりな] 君の心にも [まりこ/りえ/さえ/ゆき] 川が流れる
[ともみ/みほ/えれな/ともみ] 汗と涙の川だ!
[まりこ/みなみ/さやか/まゆ] 失敗してしまっても 流されてしまっても やり直せばいい
[みんな] 弱音吐くなよ
夢にしがみつくんだ
願い　叶う日が来るまで

[あつこ/みなみ/みなみ/りえ/さやか/ゆうこ/ゆき/じゅりな] 川を渡れ!
You can do it!

Credit: Stage48