手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～

手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ
Music: Angela Aki
Lyrics: Angela Aki

Dear you, who's reading this letter
Where are you and what are you doing?
For my 15 year old self, I can't tell anyone
About the causes of my worries

If I wrote a letter addressed to my future self
Surely I can speak truthfully from my heart

Now, it seems I'm going to be defeated and cry
For me who seems to disappear
Who's words should I believe in?
This one-and-only heart of mine
Has been broken many times
But in the midst of the pain, I live in the present
I live in the present

Dear you, thank you
I have something I want to tell the 15 year old you
If you continue asking where you should go and why
You'll see the answer

The stormy seas of youth may be hard
But keep rowing your boat of dreams
On towards the shores of tomorrow

Now, please don't be defeated and please don't cry
In the time that seems to disappear
You should believe in your own voice
For my adult self, there are sleepless nights
When I, too, am hurt
But I'm still living in the bittersweet present

Because there's a meaning to all of our lives
Raise your dreams without fear

Keep on believing

It seems I'm going to be defeated and cry
For me who seems to disappear
Who's words should I believe in?

Ah, please don't be defeated, please don't cry
In the time that seems to disappear
You should believe in your own voice
In these ages
You cannot run away from sorrow
But show your smile and go on living in the present
Go on living in the present

Dear you, who's reading this letter
I wish you happiness

Please, don't say I am emo.
No, i am not.

Angela Aki is a wonderful song writter (and lyrics too).
I was introduced by dear bro to her, with the 手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～
It sounds familiar to me, as there is another chinese version of it.
刘若英－给１５岁的自己
*and i shall not post for this. search sendiri pa, ppl :)

Friends are leaving 1 by 1 soon.
Kar-men off to Singapore.
Yiming off to Canada.
*and i almost cried myself off when the call i made got no answer, just on the time when the plane flying off.

Uyan off to UK (soon)
Steve off to Canada (next year)
Stef and Sanxiu flying somewhere in few years time..(as i not sure where it is)
so and so....

I have (or should have?) got used to these situations d, i suppose?

Thing has not been easy, like it always does.
But like Angela Aki's say:

You cannot run away from sorrow.
But show your smile and go on living in the present.
But in the midst of the pain, I live in the present.


That is something i will tell myself at this moment, i think.