In honor of the release of โLove, Yumiโ I have taken both classic and modern J-pop songs that relate to the themes and feelings of the novel.ย
โAnything For Youโ is probably one of the best example of a contemporary J-pop song enshrouding the entire meaning of the book. In fact, when this song was released during the course of writing the novel, I knew it couldn’t have come at a better time. The lyrics are about someone wanting to give up everything they have, possess, and want for the person they love. As the title implies, the subject will give “anything for you.”
Images of that far away day still remain
Since then, how far have we walked?
Right now someone is standing in the same place
Having the same confusion
You were hurt, right? You also couldn’t hide your heart
Only time can always soften the pain
Hey, if I have something, I’ll give it all to you
My strength, my kindness, love… all of these feelings
Hey, that’s why you’re okay there. Just extend that hand a little.
It’s all right, I’ll catch that hand without fail
It’s not that I no longer have any anxiety
But I’ve learned the strength of sharing and supporting one another
I believe in the words “I want to believe,”
I can’t forget your vexed profile that said, “I’m sorry.”
You’re too honest, right? Your skill isn’t in conducting yourself
Sometimes we happen to clash together like that. You’re fine the way you are.
For all eternity, don’t lose that innocent smile
I’ll become anythingย if it would prevent that
On rainy days I’ll become your umbrella so you don’t freeze
On clear days I’ll become your wind so you can smell the flowers
I’ll look over everything ahead so there’s nothing to fear
If you’re found in darkness, I’ll shine a dazzling light
Hey, if I have something, I’ll give it all to you
My strength, my kindness, love… all of these feelings
Hey, that’s why you’re okay there. Just extend that hand a little.
It’s all right, I’ll catch that hand without fail
้ ใๆฅใฎ้ขๅฝฑไปใงใๆฎใฃใฆใ
ใใใใๅใใฏใฉใใปใฉๆญฉใใใใ
ใใใชใๅ ดๆใซไป่ชฐใใ็ซใฃใฆใใฆ
ใใใชใๆธๆใใๆฑใใฆใใใใ ใใ
ๅทไปใใฆใใใญ ๆถใ้ ใใชใใปใฉ
็ใฟใฏใใคใงใ ๆ้ใ ใใๅใใใฆใใใ
ใญใๅใฎๆใฃใฆใใใใฎใชใๅ
จ้จๅใซใใใ
ๅผทใใๅชใใใๆใใใใฎๆฐๆใกใๅ
จ้จ
ใญใใ ใใใใใใใงใใ ใใฎๆใใใๅฐใไผธใฐใใฆ
ๅคงไธๅคซๅใใใฎๅใฎๆใๅฟ
ใๆดใใใ
ไธๅฎใใใใชใใจใใงใฏใชใใใใฉ
ๅใๅใๆฏใๅใใใฎๅผทใใ็ฅใฃใ
ไฟกใใฆๆฌฒใใใฎ่จ่ใไฟกใใฆใ
ใใใใญใฎๆใใๆจช้กๅฟใใชใ
ใพใฃใใใใใใญ ไธๆใใฏ็ซใกๅใใชใ
ๆใ
ใใใใฆใถใคใใฃใกใใใใญ ใใฎๅใฎใพใพใงใใ
็ก้ชๆฐใชใใฎ็ฌ้ก ๆฐธ้ ใซๅคฑใใชใใงใใฆ
ไฝใซใงใใชใใใ ใใใใใๅฎใฃใฆใใใใชใ
้จใฎๆฅใฏๅใๅใฎๅใซใชใใๅใใชใใใใซใจ
ๆดใใฎๆฅใฏๅใๅใฎ้ขจใซใชใใ่ฑใ้ฆใใใใซ
ใใใใใฎใชใใฆใชใใ ๅใๅ
จใฆๅ
ใซ่ฆใฆใใใใ
ๆ้ใ่ฆใคใใใชใ ็ฉใใใปใฉๆใใ็
งใใใใ
ใญใๅใฎๆใฃใฆใใใใฎใชใๅ
จ้จๅใซใใใ
ๅผทใใๅชใใใๆใใใใฎๆฐๆใกใๅ
จ้จ
ใญใใ ใใใใใใใงใใ ใใฎๆใใใๅฐใไผธใฐใใฆ
ๅคงไธๅคซๅใใใฎๅใฎๆใๅฟ
ใๆดใใใ