Singing Ayu's 2nd song "BALLAD"

Whew today I got a shocked! My wristband and light stick is being shipped to me right now when the expected date of arrival should be 19th Jan! Wow! Haha Sugoii! I love Japan!

Haha after 3 days of constant practise of Ayu's song "BALLAD" I finally can sing it without listening to the track with Ayu singing... Watching its music video I cried... Because the BF of Ayumi died and she kept sending letters to him in Heaven.



The toughest part of the song is the at the 3.08 marking where the pitch has to go down a semitone and then do a crying technique. This song also requires a lot of control to hold the notes. Whew I managed to do it... but dont think it is good enough haha.

So here is my humble singing :)



Romanji

Yume no tochuu de mezameta
Matsuge ga nurete ita
Oboete ta kotoba wa
Onegai ika nai de

Kesshite kawara nai no wa
Tsunotte iku kono omoi
Itsumo yuruga nai no wa
Uyamai shitau kimochi

* Kyou no yuuyakezora wa
Anata no you ni yasashiku te
Kondo wa yume ja nai to
Sakebi mashita ika nai de

Omoide wa kie nu tomo
Fue yuku koto mo naku
Yurusareru kotoba wa
Onegai soba ni ite

Kitto tsuyogari dake de wa
Mou koreijou mota nai
Osaekomareru dake de wa
Ai o naku se ya shi nai

** Koyoi no tsuki no akari wa
Anata no kureta michishirube
Too sugite sono se ga mou
Mie nai no soba ni ite

* (repeat)
** (repeat)

Ima dake wa nee yurushite

English Translation

I woke up in the middle of a dream
My eyelashes were wet
The words I remembered are
"I beg you, please don't go"

This growing feeling for you
Never changes
My respect and adoration
Are always unshakable

* The red sky at sunset today
was tender like you
I shouted that it wasn't a dream this time
"Please don't go"

The memories don't disappear
But neither increase
The words I'm allowed to say are
"I beg you, please stay with me"

Maybe, I can no longer hold on
Just by pretending to be strong
My love can't be removed
Just by being held down

** The moonlight tonight
Is the guide you gave to me
Your back is too far and I can no longer see it
"Please stay with me"

* (repeat)
** (repeat)

"I beg you, please, just for now"