#single: ANATA no Yume ni Naritai

[kimonobeat]

aiko Lyrics: Aizu (合図; A Sign)

English translation and romanization below the cut.

ENGLISH

Hey, tell me you like me more often. Make me worry so much I can’t sleep Destroy the way our love is shaped. Make it your own

Keep your eyes on me forever and ever, then take me with you I dream about it even when you’re right here beside me, and sear it onto my heart

If you’ll stay with me even after we give and take and butt heads and give in over and over again Then I don’t care what kind of relationship we have

I’m not sure how to put it. I wanna be your secret Hold me to keep anybody else from noticing And be sure to give me a sign Because all I’m looking at is you

Hey, please, take this one single lump and put it deep down in your pocket Then use your fingers to plug it up

Tears run down my cheek Even feeling sad is a precious and wonderful thing, to me The slightest bit of distance between us frustrates me So what will happen tomorrow?

Giddy with the fever of love, feeling the warmth coming off your body... If we feel the same about each other, I’ll be happy no matter how hopeless my day’s been

Your kind voice is all I know. I wanna know everything about you Hold my transparent heart against your thin shirt Give me a sign on your way home Because all I’m looking at is you

I’m not sure how to put it. I wanna be your secret Hold me to keep anybody else from noticing And be sure to give me a sign Because all I’m looking at is you

ROMAJI

nee motto suki tte itte yo nemurenaku naru kurai komarasete yo ai no katachi wo kowashite shimatte yo anata dake no mono ni tsukuri-agete

atashi wo zutto mite’te yo soshite kono mama tsurete’tte yo tonari ni itemo yume wo miru no soshite mune ni yakitsukeru no

nandomo agete moratte butsukatte yudanete issho ni irareru nara donna kankei demo kamawanai yo

umaku kotoba ni naranai anata no himitsu ni naritai dare ni mo kidzukarenai you ni atashi wo dakishimete kanarazu aizu shite anata shika mite’nai kara

nee tatta hitotsu dake no kono katamari wo douka anata no poketto no oku ni shimai-konde sono mama yubi de fusaide shimatte yo

namida ga hoo wo tooru kanashii tte koto sura itooshii sukoshi dake aru kyori ga modokashii yo ashita wa dou natte’ru no

omoi no netsu de furatsuite taion ni furete onaji kimochi ni naretara dou shiyou mo nai hi demo shiawase da yo

yasashii koe shika shiranai anata no subete ga shiritai usui shatsu de sukitoori bareta kokoro wo dakishimete kaeri ni aizu shite anata dake mite iru kara

umaku kotoba ni naranai anata no himitsu ni naritai dare ni mo kidzukarenai you ni atashi wo dakishimete kanarazu aizu shite anata shika mite’nai kara

#aiko #aiko yanai #yanai aiko #may dream #translation

[redfreesias03]

ANATA no Yume ni Naritai (“I Want to Become Your Dream”)

“Even though you tell me that our feelings are always one, I want to be by your side forever and ever.”

OR: A girl’s so in love with a guy, she wants to be together even when they dream.

nee    sonna ni yasashii me de hohoemanaide mata WAGAMAMA    iitaku naru 「kaeritakunai」

Hey, don’t smile at me with Such gentle eyes I’ll start wanting to say selfish things again “I don’t want to go home”

itsudatte    futari kimochi wa hitotsu da to    itte kureru no ni zutto    zutto    soba ni itakute

Even though you tell me That our feelings are always one I want to stay by your side forever and ever¹

ANATA no yume ni naritai nemutteru toki mo ichiban chikaku ni ireru kara moshi kanau nara kanashii yume nanka misenai omoi no    subete wo nukumori ni shite

I want to become your dream So I can be the closest to you Even when you sleep If that wish came true, I wouldn’t give you any sad dreams Wrap up all my feelings in your warmth

nee    sonna ni bukiyou da to kizutsukanaide mata watashi wa    nakitaku naru 「CHIKARA ga tarinai」

Hey, don’t hurt yourself Calling yourself awkward like that— I’ll feel like crying again “I’m not strong enough”

itsudatte    shounen no you shinayaka de    hitamukisugite zutto    zutto    sono mama de ite

You’re always so flexible and over-earnest, Just like a boy, Stay how you are, always, always

ANATA no yume ni naritai nemurenai toki mo kokoro ni daitete kureru kara moshi kanau nara kienai    niji wo kaketai no sono de wo nobashita    mirai no sora ni

I want to become your dream So you could embrace me from your heart, Even when you’re asleep If my wish came true, I’d want to paint a rainbow that would never vanish In the future sky your hand reached out into

ANATA no yume ni naritai nemutteru toki mo ichiban chikaku ni ireru kara moshi kanau nara kanashii yume nanka misenai omoi no    subete wo nukumori ni shite

I want to become your dream So I can be the closest to you Even when you sleep If that wish came true, I wouldn’t give you any sad dreams Wrap up all my feelings in your warmth

daisuki dakara…

Because I love you…

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¹ Not sure how to explain this, but basically the guy tells her that even when they’re apart, their hearts are one, and she’s like, I get that, but I want to be literally together forever and skip the being separated, wwwww.

In unrelated matters, I’m not really sure whether to extend the idol tags to Heike because she was never actually an idol? She debuted as a bonafide singer (produced by Hatake, Tsunku’s bandmate), she was just in the weird situation where a) she won the audition where the runner-ups became Morning Musume, b) she belonged to the same “fan club” (Hello!, which later became Hello! Project), and c) she participated in the first two H!P summer shuffles.

Out of respect for her career choices (she never marketed herself as an idol), I’m leaving her out of the idol tags, but she’s worth looking into, as an H!P fan.

#ANATA no Yume ni Naritai #Heike Michiyo #single: ANATA no Yume ni Naritai #lyrics #translation #Lyricist: Makiho Emi #Composer: Hatake #Arrangement: Hatake #release date: 02/10/1999