RIVER

Romaji: haruna_hamasaki | Color-code: dgfx@STAGE48 | English Translation: arsencoffee@STAGE48

Information:
AKB48 14th Single - RIVER | AKB48 2nd Best Album - Kamikyokutachi | AKB48 4th Best Album - 0 to 1 no aida
AKB48 Team A 1st Waiting Stage | SKE48 Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" | SKE48 Team KII 1st Stage Studio Recordings "Aitakatta"

Selected Members:
Single/Album Version - Team A (Kojima Haruna, Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Itano Tomomi, Minegishi Minami, Kitahara Rie, Miyazaki Miho),
Team K (Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae, Ono Erena, Oshima Yuko, Kasai Tomomi), Team B (Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu), SKE48 (Matsui Jurina)
Team A 1st Waiting Stage Version (Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Oshima Ryoka, Kasai Tomomi, Kawaei Rina, Kikuchi Ayaka, Kotani Riho, Sato Sumire, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Juri, Takahashi Minami, Tano Yuka, Nito Moeno, Matsui Sakiko, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu)
Team KII Version (Akaeda Ririna, Iguchi Shiori, Ishida Anna, Ichihara Yuri, Uchiyama Mikoto, Kato Tomoko, Kito Momona, Saito Makiko, Sato Seira, Sato Mieko, Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi, Maeda Eiko, Matsumoto Rina, Mukaida Manatsu, Yamada Reika)

kanji & kana

    AKB~!
    48!

    前へ進め! (Got it!)
    立ち止まるな! (Got it!)
    目指すは陽が昇る場所
    希望の道を歩け!

    行く手 阻(はば)む River! River! River!
    横たわる River!
    運命の River! River! River!
    試される River!

    迷いは捨てるんだ!
    根性を見せろよ!
    ためらうな!
    今すぐ
    一歩 踏み出せよ! Believe yourself!

    前へ前へ!
    まっすぐ進め!
    川を渡れ!! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    いつだって夢は
    遠くに見える
    届かないくらい距離感じる
    足下(あしもと)の石を
    ひとつ拾って
    がむしゃらになって
    投げてみろ!

    君の目の前に
    川が流れる
    広く 大きな川だ
    暗く深くても
    流れ速くても
    怯えなくていい
    離れていても
    そうだ 向こう岸はある
    もっと 自分を信じろよ

    闇の中を
    ひたすら泳げ!
    振り返るな! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    手 伸ばせば そこに
    未来はあるよ
    届かないものとあきらめないで!
    放り投げた石は
    夢を叶えて
    落ちる音なんか聞こえない

    君の心にも
    川が流れる
    つらい試練の川だ
    上手くいかなくても
    時に溺れても
    繰り返せばいい
    あきらめるなよ
    そこに 岸はあるんだ
    いつか 辿り着けるだろう

    Get over it!
    River!

    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    自分に言い訳するんじゃねえ!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    やってみなけりゃわかんねえ!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    まっすぐ進むしかねえ!

    ずっと ずっと ずっと
    歩き続けろ
    決めた道を!

    君の目の前に
    川が流れる
    広く 大きな川だ
    暗く深くても
    流れ速くても
    怯えなくていい
    離れていても
    そうだ 向こう岸はある
    もっと 自分を信じろよ

    君の心にも
    川が流れる
    汗と涙の川だ!
    失敗してしまっても
    流されてしまっても
    やり直せばいい
    弱音吐くなよ
    夢にしがみつくんだ
    願い 叶う日が来るまで

    川を渡れ!
    You can do it!

romaji

    AKB~!
    48!

    [Mae/Tak] mae e susume! (Got it!)
    [Mae/Tak] tachidomaru na! (Got it!)
    [Mae/Tak] mezasu wa hi ga noboru basho
    [Mae/Tak] kibou no michi wo aruke!

    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] yukute habamu River! River! River!
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] yokotawaru River!
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] unmei no River! River! River!
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] tamesareru River!

    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] mayoi wa suterunda!
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] konjou wo misero yo!
    tamerau na!
    ima sugu
    ippo fumidase yo! Believe yourself!

    mae e mae e!
    massugu susume!
    kawa wo watare!! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    [Mae/Tak] itsu datte yume wa
    [Mae/Tak] tooku ni mieru
    [Mae/Tak] todokanai kurai kyori kanjiru
    [Koj/Osh/Wat/Mat] ashimoto no ishi wo
    [Koj/Osh/Wat/Mat] hitotsu hirotte
    [Koj/Osh/Wat/Mat] gamushara ni natte
    [Koj/Osh/Wat/Mat] nagete miro!

    kimi no me no mae ni
    kawa ga nagareru
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] hiroku ooki na kawa da
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] kuraku fukakute mo
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] nagare hayakute mo
    obienakute ii
    hanarete ite mo
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] sou da mukougishi wa aru
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

    yami no naka wo
    hitasura oyoge!
    furikaeru na! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    [Shi/Miy/Kas] te nobaseba soko ni
    [Shi/Miy/Kas] mirai wa aru yo
    [Shi/Miy/Kas] todokanai mono to akiramenaide!
    [Ita/Kit/Ono] houri nageta ishi wa
    [Ita/Kit/Ono] yume wo kanaete
    [Ita/Kit/Ono] ochiru oto nanka kikoenai

    kimi no kokoro ni mo
    kawa ga nagareru
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] tsurai shiren no kawa da
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] umaku ikanakute mo
    [Koj/Mae/Tak/Ita/Min/Osh/Wat/Mat] toki ni oborete mo
    kurikaeseba ii
    akirameru na yo
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] soko ni kishi wa arunda
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Aki/Miy/Ono/Kas/Kas] itsuka tadoritsukeru darou

    [Mae/Tak/Osh/Mat] Get over it!
    River!

    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    [Mae/Tak/Mat] jibun ni iiwake surunja nee!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    [Koj/Osh/Wat] yatte minakerya wakannee!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    [Shi/Ita/Kit/Miy/Ono/Kas] massugu susumu shika nee!

    [Min/Miy/Aki/Kas] zutto [Shi/Ita/Kit/Miy/Ono/Kas] zutto [Min/Miy/Aki/Kas] zutto
    [Shi/Ita/Kit/Miy/Ono/Kas] arukitsudzukero
    [Shi/Ita/Kit/Miy/Ono/Kas] kimeta michi wo!

    [Mae/Tak] kimi no me no mae ni
    [Mae/Tak] kawa ga nagareru
    [Mae/Tak] hiroku ooki na kawa da
    [Mae/Tak] kuraku fukakute mo
    [Mae/Tak] nagare hayakute mo
    obienakute ii
    hanarete ite mo
    sou da mukougishi wa aru
    motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

    [Mae/Tak/Osh/Mat] kimi no kokoro ni mo
    [Shi/Kit/Miy/Kas] kawa ga nagareru
    [Ita/Miy/Ono/Kas] ase to namida no kawa da!
    [Koj/Min/Aki/Wat] shippai shite shimatte mo
    [Koj/Min/Aki/Wat] nagasarete shimatte mo
    yarinaoseba ii
    yowane haku na yo
    yume ni shigamitsukunda
    negai kanau hi ga kuru made

    [Mae/Tak/Min/Kit/Aki/Osh/Kas/Mat] kawa wo watare!
    [Mae/Tak/Min/Kit/Aki/Osh/Kas/Mat] You can do it!

english translation

    AKB~!
    48!

    Advance forward! (Got it!)
    Don't you dare to halt! (Got it!)
    Our aim is that place where the sun rise
    Walk on the path of hope!

    What blocked this path is River! River! River!
    A stretched-out River!
    The fated River! River! River!
    An ordeal River!

    Throw away all your doubts!
    Show your willpower!
    Don't hesitate!
    Immediately
    One step forward! Believe yourself!

    Forward forward!
    Go straight ahead!
    Cross the river!! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    A dream is always
    Looked so far away
    Feels like its distance could not be reached
    Pick up that stone
    Under your foot
    And with all your might
    Throw it away!

    Just before your very eyes
    A river is flowing
    Broadly, such a great river
    Darkly, deeply, even so
    The current is fast, even so
    Do not be scared, OK?
    Do not wander off
    That's right, the opposite side is there
    So more, believe in yourself

    Inside the darkness
    Just keep swimming!
    Don't turn your head! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

    When you extend your hand, there
    Future exists, you see
    Don't give up on the thing you can not reach!
    The stone that you toss
    Is the dream granter
    Somehow its falling sound could not be heard

    Inside your heart too
    A river is flowing
    So painful, a river of trial
    Maybe it doesn't go smoothly, even so
    Sometimes you're almost drown, even so
    It's OK to repeat again
    Do not give it up
    The bank exists just there
    Someday your struggle will bring you to it

    Get over it!
    RIVER!

    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    Stop telling excuse to yourself!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    Can't do nothing but keep going!
    AH-AH-AH-AH-
    Gotta keep moving forward!

    Keep going keep going keep going
    Keep walking on
    The path you've decided!

    Just before your very eyes
    A river is flowing
    Broadly, such a great river
    Darkly, deeply, even so
    The current is fast, even so
    Do not be scared, OK?
    Do not wander off
    That's right, the opposite side is there
    So more, believe in yourself

    Inside your heart too
    A river is flowing
    It is, a river of sweat and tears!
    Even if you make a failure
    Even if it makes you cry
    It is OK to start over
    Don't say any complaint
    Cling onto your dream, yeah
    Until the day where your wish come true

    Cross the river!
    You can do it!