Hi guys! So, my site has been getting a lot of visits from the romaji lyrics I posted of a few Higedan songs so I thought to myself, why not transcribe the rest of the other songs on their latest album, Traveler!

Transcribing to Romaji may be easy for some but it’s not straightforward since Kanji characters may have different readings depending on how it’s used/put together. I’m also learning a lot from this exercise! Aside from getting a Kanji refresher, I also learn new words including slang or idiomatic expressions. And I get to rediscover the songs and appreciate them even more.

So, let me start with this song which is also a soundtrack to an anime movie I have yet to watch, called Hello World. This song, when I heard it for the first time, solidified my belief that Higedan is really the greatest band of its generation.

Nando ushinattate torikaeshite miseru yo
Ame agari niji ga kakatta sora mitai na kimi no emi wo
Tatoeba sono daishou ni dareka no hyoujou wo
Kumorasete shimatta tte ii
Warumono wa boku dake de ii

Hontou wa itsudemo daremo to omoi yariatteitai
Demo sonna hyuuchou na risouron wa koko de sutenakucha na

Haruka saki de kimi e nerai wo sadameta kyoufu wo
Dore dake boku wa harai kirerun darou?
Hanshinhangi de sekentei ki ni shite bakka no Yesterday
Poketto no naka de obieta kono te wa mada wasurerarenai mama

“Nando kizutsuitatte shikata nai yo” to itte
Utsumuite kimi ga koboshita hakanaku namanurui namida
Tada no hitotsubu date boku wo fugainasa de
Oboresasete risei wo ubau ni wa juubun sugita

Machi no kurakushon mo sairen mo todokiyashinai hodo

Haruka saki e susume migatte sugiru koi da to
Sekai ga ushiro kara yubi sashite mo
Furimukazu susume hisshi de kimi no moto e isogu yo
Michi no tochuu de kikoeta SOS sae kizukanai furi de

Bye bye Yesterday gomen ne
Nagorioshi kedo yuku yo
Itsuka no akogare to chigau boku de mo
Tada hitori dake kimi dake mamoru tame no tsuyosa wo
Nani yori mo nozonde ita kono te ni ima

Haruka saki e susume osana sugiru koi da to
Sekai ga ushiro kara yubi sashite mo
Mayowazu ni susume susume
Futari dake no uchuu e to
Poketto no naka de furueta kono te de ima kimi wo tsuredashite

Mirai no boku wa shiranai, dakara shisen wa tomaranai
Nazomeita hyougengihou imishin na kimi no kishou

I love you sae kaze ni tobasare sou na toki demo
Bukiyou nagara tsunaida kono te wa mou kesshite hanasazu ni

Niji no saki e

Let me know if you find any mistakes! Happy singing!