AKB48 - Shonichi [初日]

Frankly, I'm not a fans of AKB48.
I like their song  "Shonichi [初日]" because of the lyrics.
The first time I heard that song when our students : Agnes, Ihsan, and Gery sang that song at Japanese song singing contest in our school.
The lyrics really touched. Agnes sang cheerfully and she told us about the message of that song through her powerful voice. Love it.

I hope they'll make a cover video with their own arrangement :)

私は立ってる　
憧れていたステージ
大歓声　拍手と熱気の中
厳しいレッスン　
自分の壁　乗り越えて
迎えた今日　
チャンスの幕が開く
一人だけ踊れずに
帰り道　泣いた日もある
思うように歌えずに
自信を失った日もある
いつも　ライバルが
輝いて見えた
夢は汗の中に
少しずつ咲いて行く花
その努力　
決して裏切らない
夢は汗の中に
芽を出してずっと待っている
いつか　きっと　
願い叶うまで
スポットライトが
こんなに眩しいなんて
長い夜が明けた朝陽のようね
先輩たちには
負けたくないよ　絶対に
私たちのショーを作りたかった
怪我をして休んだ時
悔しくて　泣いた日もある
学校とレッスンの
両立にあきらめた日もある
だけどアンコールが
どこかで聞こえた
夢は涙の先
泣き止んだ微笑の花
頑張った蕾がやがて咲く
夢は涙の先
雨風に負けず信じてる
晴れた空に　祈り届くまで
死ぬ気で
踊ろう！
死ぬ気で
歌おう！
初心を
忘れず
全力投球で！
Oh！
夢は汗の中に
少しずつ咲いて行く花
その努力　
決して裏切らない
夢は汗の中に
芽を出してずっと待っている
いつか　きっと　
願い叶うまで

I’m standing
On the stage I longed for
Amidst the loud cheers, applause, and enthusiasm
With strict lessons,
I go beyond my own limits
Today, I was accepted as a member
The seeds of chance open
While I’m not dancing all by myself,
There were days where I’d cry along the road home
While I’m singing without thinking,
There were days where I lost my confidence
Always, my rivals
Looked like they were sparkling
The dream is amidst the sweat
It’s a flower that blooms bit by bit
That effort
By no means will let me down
The dream is amidst the sweat
I’m always waiting for it to spout out
Until one day, for sure,
The wish comes true
The spotlight,
Like all of this, is so dazzling
Just like the long nights turning to dawn with the morning sun
I absolutely don’t want to
Lose to my seniors
We wanted to make our own show
When I was on leave due to injury,
There were painful days when I cried
There were also days
When I lost my balance of school and lessons
However, the encore
I could hear no matter where
The dream is just ahead of the tears
A flower from the smile after the tears stop
The bud that did its best will bloom before long
The dream is just ahead of the tears
Without losing to the driving rain, I’m believing
Until my prayer reaches the sky that cleared up
Let’s dance
Until we drop dead!
Let’s sing
Until we drop dead!
Without forgetting
Our original goal,
We’ll give everything we’ve got!
Oh!
The dream is amidst the sweat
It’s a flower that blooms bit by bit
That effort
By no means will let me down
The dream is amidst the sweat
I’m always waiting for it to spout out
Until one day, for sure,
The wish comes true

 credit http://stage48.net/studio48/shonichi_single.html