Himawari (Sunflower)
TBS ANIME "Akihabara Dennohgumi" (Cyber Team in Akihabara) Ending Theme

--taisetsu na mono nan desu ka-- jibun ni toikakete mita
--mamoritai mono arimasu ka-- hontou wa shittetemo
--What is precious to me?--
I found myself asking,
--Is there someone I want to protect?--
I really know the answer, but...

massugu ni ikite yuku no wa nantonaku muzukashii [1]
dakara hitotsu dake
To live in an entirely honest way is, [1]
For some reason, difficult to do,
That is why there is just one...

(in my heart)
daisuki na hito ni daisuki to ieru tsuyosa wo motte itai
egao ga yureru sunao na himawari no you ni kagayaki nagara [2]
(in my heart)
I want the strength to say 'I love you'
To the person that I love,
My smile is trembling, like a meek sunflower [2]
As it shines.

--tsutaetai koto nan desu ka-- anata no ai suru hito ni
--omoi no subete iemasu ka-- hontou no kimochi wo
--What is it that you want to say?--
To the person you love?
--Can you confess everything?--
Your true feelings?

toorisugite yuku jikan wa "eien" yosoou kara kuyamanai tame ni
Time passes, dressed like 'eternity;'
So, to make sure you don't regret anything...

(in your heart)
aitai toki ni aitai to ieru yowasa wo motte ite
asahi ni hikari koboreru himawari no namida kawaitara
Shinin' in the sunlight kitto shiawase no tane wa takusan
kaze ni nori dareka no moto he hakobare soshite itsuka sakihokoru deshou
(in your heart)
Have the frailty to say 'I want to see you'
When you want to see someone
And when the overflowing tears dry
From this sunflower that glitters like the morning sun, it'll start
Shinin' in the sunlight,
Surely there will be many seeds of happiness
Riding the wind, they'll be carried to someone
And, someday, fully bloom.

(in your heart)
daisuki na hito ni daisuki to ieru tsuyosa wo motte ite
egao ga yureru sunao na himawari no you ni mune hatte
Shinin' in the sunlight kitto shiawase no tane wa mou ichido
kaze ni nori anata no moto he hakobare
motto ooki na hana sakaseru deshou
(in your heart)
Have the strength to say 'I love you'
To the person you love,
Your smile is trembling, like a meek sunflower,
But just puff out your chest.
Shinin' in the sunlight,
Surely the seeds of happiness will once again
Ride the wind and be carried to you
And grow into a larger flower.

kagaki nagara...
As it shines...


Translator's Notes :
[1] 'Shoujiki' (honesty, integrity) is the kanji given for the reading 'massugu' (direct/honest).
[2] Also in the title, 'taiyou no hana' (literally, flower of the sun) is the kanji given for the reading 'himawari' (sunflower plant).