Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Five by Arashi from Japanese to English.
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Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Verse 1
fushigi to natsukashii kaze no nioi
The scent of the wind, strangely nostalgic
tachidomaru boku o oikoshitetta
It swept past me as I stood still
marude senaka o sotto osareta you na ki ga shita ooh
It felt as if it had gently pushed me from behind, ooh
dorehodo no yume o egaite doko made todoitarou
How many dreams did we paint, and how far did they reach?
nokoru no wa zaratsuita hokori no tezawari
All that remains is the gritty feel of dust
ashita no yukue nante dare ni mo wakari wa shinai kara ima
Nobody knows where tomorrow will lead, so right now
yakusoku sura aete iranai mirai ni obienakuteii
We don't even need a promise, there's no need to fear the future
Chorus 1
hoshi no nai yozora nante tsumaranai to kimi wa itta
You said a night sky with no stars is boring
kedo bokura ga aruita kiseki ga ima seiza o tsumuideyuku
But now the path we walked is weaving constellations
tatoe ibitsu de fuzoroi na sen de mo omoi wa tsunagatteru hora
Even if the lines are crooked and uneven, our feelings are connected, look
sou omoeta kono shunkan ga eien to iu na no uso hontou ni shita
This moment when I could believe that made the lie called forever come true
wasurenaideiyou
Let's never forget it
Verse 2
donna toki de mo kata o narabete wakachiatta hibi ga
The days we shared, always side by side, no matter what
mikansei na bokutachi ni chikara o kureta
Gave strength to us, unfinished as we were
shiawase no katachi wa sukoshi dake sugata o kaete ima
The shape of happiness has changed just a little, and now
onaji jikan o kizandeiru sorezore no sora no shita de
We're marking the same time, each under our own sky
kagayakeru tada hitotsu o muchuu de bokura oikaketa
We chased after the one thing that shines, completely absorbed
ano hi mune ni yadoshita yuzurenai mono ima datte soba ni aru
The "things we won't give up" we held in our hearts that day are still beside us even now
dakara mayoi wa mou nainda koko kara mata hajimarunda hora
So there's no more hesitation, it starts again from here, look
atsumetekita kaze ga yasashiku ashita kara no peeji o mekutteku yo
The wind we've gathered gently turns the pages of the days to come
Bridge
mou nido to onaji jikan wa otozurenai kedo
The same moment will never come again, but
iki o shiteirunda
It's breathing
kokoro no okubukai basho
In a place deep in my heart
kazoekirenai keshiki o kazoekirenai hodo utatta
I've sung of countless sights more times than I can count
soredemo ima koko ni hirogaru sora ga itsu yori mo utsukushii
Even so, the sky spreading out right here now is more beautiful than ever before
Chorus 2
hoshi no nai yozora nante tsumaranai to kimi wa itta
You said a night sky with no stars is boring
kedo bokura ga aruita kiseki ga ima seiza o tsumuideyuku
But now the path we walked is weaving constellations
kako mo mada minu mirai mo koko ni musubareteita koto hora
The past and the future we haven't seen yet were tied together here, look
kasanariau kono shunkan ni kokoro kara arigatou ieta koto
In this moment where everything overlaps, I could say thank you from my heart
wasurenaideiyou
Let's never forget it
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
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"Five" feels like Arashi looking back at the road they walked together and deciding it was worth every step. It opens on a smell, of all things: "不思議と懐かしい風の匂い" (a wind that smells strangely nostalgic), a breeze that slips past and feels like a hand gently pushing their back. Then comes an honest question: "どれほどの夢を描いて どこまで届いたろう" (how many dreams did we draw, and how far did they reach?). What's left is "ザラついた 埃の手触り" (the gritty feel of dust), which is a pretty unglamorous image for a pop song, and I love it for that.
The heart of the song is the star image. Someone once said a night sky with no stars is boring, and the reply is gorgeous: "僕らが歩いた軌跡がいま 星座を紡いでゆく" (the path we walked is now spinning into constellations). Even if the lines are "イビツで不揃い" (crooked and uneven), the feelings still connect. Learner tip: 紡ぐ literally means to spin thread, so the constellation is being stitched together from their footsteps.
Five people, five skies
The title fits the five members, and the lyrics talk about life going on "それぞれの空の下で" (each under our own sky) while still "同じ時間を刻んでいる" (ticking through the same time). There's no despair here. "だから迷いはもうないんだ" (so there's no more hesitation) and "ここからまた始まるんだ" (it starts again from here). The ending lands on plain gratitude: "心からありがとう 言えたこと" (that we could say thank you from the heart). It's sentimental, sure, but it earns it.
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