Lyrics:  Chara, Iwai Shunji, Kobayashi Takeshi
Music:  Kobayashi Takeshi


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Swallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~

Tomatta te no hira   furueteru chuucho shite
Kono sora no   ao no aosa ni   kokorobosoku naru

Shinjiru mono subete   poketto ni tsumekonde kara
Natsukusa yureru senro wo tooku made aruita

Kokoro ni   kokoro ni   itami ga aru no
Tooku de    shinkirou    yurete

Anata wa kumo no kage ni   ashita no yume wo oikaketeta
Watashi wa uwa no sora de   wakare wo omotta

Yogoreta sekai ni   kanashisa wa hibiitenai
Dokoka ni   toorisugiteku   tada sore wo motsu dake

Karada wa   karada de   sunao ni naru
Namida ga tomaranai   dakedo

Koko kara doko e ittemo
Sekai wa yoru wo norikoete iku
Soshite   ai no uta ga   kokoro ni   hibikihajimeru

Mama no kutsu de   hayaku hashirenakatta
Nakanai   hadashi ni natta hi mo

Sakasa ni miteta chizu sae   mou sutete shimatta

Kokoro ni   kokoro ni   mahou ga aru no
Arashi ni   hane hiroge   tobu yo

Watashi wa uwa no sora de   anata no koto wo omoidashita no
Soshite ai no uta ga   hibikidashite...
Watashi wa ai no uta de   anata wo sagashihajimeru

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Swallowtail Butterfly ~A Song of Love~

On my still palm it trembles and hesitates
In the blue of this blue sky, my heart grows lonely

After I stuffed into my pocket all the things I believe in
I walked a long way along the railroad tracks swaying with summer grass

In my heart, in my heart there is hurt
Far away, a mirage is wavering

In the shadows of the clouds you were chasing a dream of tomorrow
Distantly I thought of parting

In this soiled world there's no echo of sadness
Somewhere you pass by, carrying only that

My body becomes honest in itself
And I can't stop my tears, but

No matter where I go from here
The world will continue to overcome the night
And a song of love begins to echo in my heart

I couldn't run freely in my mother's shoes
I didn't cry, even on the day I first went barefoot

Even the map I was looking at upside-down--I threw it away already

In my heart, in my heart there is magic
Wings, open in the storm--you'll fly

Distantly I remembered you
And a song of love began to echo in my heart
By this song of love, I begin to search for you

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Romaji and English translation:  Kristin Olson
kolson00@yahoo.com