Suteki Fantajii [Wondrous Fantasy]

hashiridasou supiido tsukete            Let's take off; let's hurry
atarashii asa ni tabidatou              and head out toward a new morning!

kuyokuyo shite ita yo  kinou no yoru    I had been overcome with worry; during the nights of yesterday,
fuan de pechanko ni natte ita n da      I had become crushed with anxiety.
ohoshi-sama negai wa itsu ka kanau no   O, star, will my wishes someday be granted?
kirari hikatte kotaenai tsumori         It glitters and twinkles, not intending to answer.

nan to ka naru ka mo                    No matter what happens,
tobira o hiraku no sa                   I will open the door!
suteki fantajii tabi o hajimeyou        Let's begin our journey  -  our wondrous fantasy!

ikou sora e josou o tsukete             Let's go!  Let's rush off to the skies
kumo no kirema o mezashite              toward the breaks between the banks of clouds.
hashiridasou supiido tsukete            Let's take off; let's hurry
atarashii asa ni tabidatou              and head out toward a new morning!

mushakusha shite ite mo hajimaranai     Even though I'm malcontent, I don't start out;
kokoro wa karakara ni kawaite iku       my parched heart is drying up.
sekai ni hitori ni natta kibun de       The feeling that I'm all alone in the world now
koe ni dashite sakebitai yo             makes me want to cry out  -  to scream!

jiishiki kajou sa                       But I'm being too self-conscious!
namida nagasu nante                     Why should I cry so?      
itsu ka fantajii yume ga hashiridasu    Some day, fantasy and dreams will come rushing forth!

yoru wa itsu ka asa o mukaeru           Night will eventually welcome the morning.
chiheisen ga kagayaku                   The horizon glistens;
subete ga ima, hohoemikakeru            everything now breaks out in a smile.
atarashii ippo fumidasou                Let's take that first new step!

ikou sora e josou o tsukete             Let's go!  Let's rush off to the skies
kumo no kirema o mezashite              toward the breaks between the banks of clouds.
hashiridasou supiido tsukete            Let's take off; let's hurry
atarashii asa ni tabidatou              and head out toward a new morning  -
nan to ka naru hazu                     no matter what they say lies ahead!

Translation Notes:
The use of "ohoshi-sama" in line 5  -  addressing the star with the "sama"
honorific  -  connotes that the singer is speaking directly to the star,
but the rest of the thought uses a "passive" voice.  I previously put the
entire thought in passive voice, but I've since reconsidered this.  (The 
"no" particle, usually used in a possessive sense, can be used as a 
substitute for the question particle "ka" in certain situations.)  I
_believe_ that the revision is a more accurate translation, but be aware 
that the previous translation, "The star that will someday grant my wish
glitters and twinkles, not intending to answer", might also be the 
intended meaning.

Translation by Rebecca Capowski at RACapowski@sceneryrecalled.com; contact 
her if you notice any errors.  Lunar is property of Working Designs 
(well...not really THIS Lunar) and Game Arts, I don't have anything to do 
with those people, blah blah blah.