ZARD The Best

A tribute to the unforgettable voice of Izumi Sakai

My Friend

words by Sakai Izumi

あなたを想おもうだけで 心こころは強つよくなれる
ずっと見みつめてるから 走はしりつづけて

ひたむきだった遠とおい日ひの夢ゆめは
今いまでも眩まぶしい
どんなに不安ふあんがいっぱいでも
真まっすぐ自分じぶんの道みちを信しんじて
飾らないかざらない素顔すがおのあなたが好きすき
変かわってしまうことが哀かなしい

いつも輝かがやいていたね
少年しょうねんのまま 瞳ひとみは my friend
あなたがそばにいると
何故か素直なぜかすなおになれた
この距離きょり通とおり抜ぬける 風かぜになりたい

ほんとうの愛あいなら
きっと色いろんな事こと 乗のり越こえられたのに
星ほしのパレード 涙なみだがこぼれない様ように
大おおきく息いきを吸すった
ひとりでいる時ときの淋さびしさより 二人ふたりでいる時ときの孤独こどくの方ほうが哀かなしい

いつも笑わらっていたね あの頃ころ二人ふたり
せつない my friend
あなたを想おもうだけで 心こころは強つよくなれる
ずっと見みつめてるから 走はしり続つづけて

いつも輝かがやいていたね
少年しょうねんのまま 瞳ひとみは my friend
あなたを想おもうだけで 心こころは強つよくなれた
ずっと見みつめてるから 走はしり続つづけて

走はしり続つづけて

Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareru
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiritsuzukete

Hitamuki datta tooi hi no yume wa
Ima demo mabushii
Donna ni fuan ga ippai demo
Massugu jibun no michi wo shinjite
Kazaranai sugao no anata ga suki...
Kawatte shimau koto ga kanashii

Itsumo kagayaite ita ne
Shounen no mama hitomi wa My Friend
Anata ga soba ni iru to naze ka sunao ni nareta
Kono kyori toorinukeru kaze ni naritai

Hontou no ai nara
Kitto ironna koto norikoerareta noni
Hoshi no PAREEDO namida ga koborenai you ni
Ookiku iki wo suitta
Hitori de iru toki no sabishisa yori
Futari de iru toki no kodoku no hoo ga kanashii

Itsumo waratte ita ne
Ano koro futari setsunai
My Friend
Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareru
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiri tsuzukete

Itsumo kagayaite ita ne
Shounen no mama hitomi wa
My Friend
Anata wo omou dake de kokoro wa tsuyoku nareta
Zutto mitsumeteru kara hashiri tsuzukete

Hashiri tsuzukete...

When I just think of you, my heart grows stronger
I'll always watch over you, so keep on running

Those single-minded dreams
Of that day so long ago are even now dazzling
No matter what worries I'm filled with
I'll believe in the straight path I'm following
I loved your plain, unadorned face...
What's sad is that it's bound to change

They were always so bright
Your eyes when you were a child, my friend
When you were by me, for some reason I could be honest
I want to become the wind that will cross this distance

When it comes to true love
We certainly crossed over various things
So that the tears wouldn't fall like a parade of stars
I took a deep breath
More than the loneliness of being alone
What's sadder is the loneliness when we're together

You were always smiling
Those times when we were together were trying, my friend
When I just think of you, my heart grows stronger
I'll always watch over you, so keep on running

They were always so bright
Your eyes when you were a child, my friend
When I just thought of you, my heart grew stronger
I'll always watch over you, so keep on running

So keep on running...