SKE48 Team S 3rd Stage – Seifuku no me
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1. I can’t become a poet who speaks about love: Well, this song is kind of… unremarkable xD It’s standard idol fare. And I have no idea of who Rilke is
This is sung from a boy’s perspective, and the lyrics are very cute and dreamy
Under the tree shadow of the elm in the schoolyard
I flip the pages of a Rilke poem book
my lips are moving
you are now in the bottom of my heart
I wonder if what is troubling you
can be blown away by the gentle wind?
From afar
without you noticing
I want to protect you gently
my gaze
will be a sun
that keeps you warm
I can’t become a poet who speaks about love…
instead of adorning words
I remain my usual silent self
I can’t become a poet who speaks about love…
my heartbeat will remain as a heartbeat
it would be good if it were a flower blooming in the wild
You tie again the ribbon of
your deep blue school uniform
And start running while smiling
what you found in that place
certainly wasn’t an answer
but a path called youth
Just talking seems like it would fade…
more than ideas to communicate
there are things I love
Just talking seems like it would fade….
my sadness will remain as sadness
it would be good if it were a beloved flower
I can’t become a poet who speaks about love…
instead of adorning words
I remain my usual silent self
I can’t become a poet who speaks about love…
my heartbeat will remain as a heartbeat
it would be good if it were a flower blooming in the wild
2. Passing Kiss (pass as in being accepted on a school or something like that. My english fails me.) Admission kiss? Well, I hope you get the point xD I love this lyrics. I can’t believe how Akimoto has written a TON of songs yet he still manages to come up with new topics
Music wise it’s nothing outstanding, but it’s a sweet girly song. Of course, the girl who sings this is an honor student! This will be the dorkiest thing I’ll admit to ever but I feel like I can kind of relate to this lyrics :3
Hey, for the sake of the two of us
(Don’t fall in love!)
hey, let’s end this love
(Don’t kiss me now!)
Right now,
it isn’t the right time
you understand that too, don’t you? (1)
In the seat next to me in cram school
I brush aside the hand you extend to me
I have to take more lessons
There is little time left until the exam
The truth is that even though I look at the teacher
I would like to say OK to your invitation
(I have to be patient)
Hey, when april comes
(Let’s fall in love!)
Hey, we can be together
(Let’s kiss more…)
I believe that
so right now I can only study (2)
Hey, so until then
(Don’t fall in love!)
Hey, let’s postpone everything
(Don’t kiss me now!)
Yes, if the two of us
Don’t pass
we won’t be able to go out on dates, will we? (3)
we are dreaming of the same goal but
I can only think about the happy things
I worry a bit but
because you are here, I have the feeling that I will do my best
(last spurt)
Hey, if the cherry blossoms bloom
(Let’s fall in love!)
Hey, we will be free
(Let’s kiss more!)
What I wish now
is only for that
Repeat (1)
Until we give each other a passing kiss
Repeat (2)
Repeat (3)
3. Antenna: If you’ve heard K6 UHOHOHUHUHOHOHO song (and you MUST) this one might sound a little familiar. It’s like a toned down version of Team K’s song, but it’s still full of energy and super cute! Ahhh… The amazing and always surprising thing that is love… Hey, maybe I can become a poet who speaks of love xD
Yes, when a girl
looks in the mirror
she becomes pretty
I’ve heard that
But I want to try
getting dolled up
because romance is
quite…
Meeting is (meeting is)
not something you look for
Coincidences (coincidences)
overlap
and I’m in front of you
Somewhere someone is waiting
like finding something that was lost…
Somewhere someone is waiting
it’s surprising no matter where it is… (1)
Yes, maybe it’s not easy
to find it
if I stand still
it runs away
So, I will gather courage
take a deep breath
And increase my number of male friends
Love is (love is)
Something I realized that day
The fact that it was
this close (this close)
surprised me!
Somewhere something starts to change
It catches this kindness
Somewhere something starts to change
The antenna deep in my heart
Repeat (1)
4. A sprout of school uniform: Sadly for me, the title song of S3 is my least favorite song of the whole stage xD It just… sounds generic genki… somehow hahaha It doesn’t stand out much to me, and I’m too old for seifukus so
I’ll admit that the whole seasons and plants analogy is nice and heartwarming though.
On the road to school in the winter morning
Wearing my heavy grey and dark blue clothes
my breath doesn’t become white
I think I don’t need a muffler
The north wind gradually changes direction
and sunlight leaks through a creak in the clouds
On the road is the calendar of a sunny day
the people who looked down
will raise their heads and smile
soon…
The school uniform sprouts
under this heavy coat
like a horsetail (plant) a new spring is waiting
The school uniform sprouts
I have a feeling that I can do something…
Facing the sky
I want to grow more
in the middle of this energetic preparation (1)
the harsh cold and snow
and hardships and sad things
exist in order to make a beautiful flower bloom
it’s a necessary season for our heart
There’s still more time left until keichitsu (when insects come out of hibernation)
but we’re closer to it than we were yesterday
inside the earth there are endless possibilities
the people who were lost are all
waving their arms and aiming straight
to their dream
Let’s walk wearing our school uniforms
we’ll become more nimble
let’s try
our vitality and power
Let’s walk wearing our school uniforms
believing in our good luck
in order to scream
“I’m here”
I’ll prepare too
Repeat (1)
Ok, tomorrow unit songs! You guys, you have no idea how long this took xD I’m amazed at how I managed to make uber long profiles back when the blog started, it’s already 10:00 pm and I’ve been doing this the whole day and I’m so tired lol I guess I really am getting old
But I’ll work hard for all of you guys nonetheless!





























Great translation. I tried to translate it myself before but give up half-way. So, thank you.
*Anyway, Rilke means Rainer Maria Rilke.
^ Oh thanks! I’ll look her up