Secret Ambition

Artist: Mizuki Nana
Title: Secret Ambition
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS OP Single

Romaji

Mune ni yadoru atsuki suisei wa hajimari no kodou he
Furueru yubi nigirishimete shizuka ni negai wo kometa
Usukumatte nigerarenai kako kara tobi dashitaiyo

Tatoe kiesou na wazuka na hikari datte
Oikaketai ano hoshi no you ni
Subete ukeire sou, dokomademo takaku

Ginga wo mau tenshi no sasayaki
Tashikana kioku wo tadotte
Korekara kitto umareteku shinjitsu he no tobira
Donna tsumetai kurayami ni shibararete itemo
Boku wa shiritai kara kesshite tomaranai

"Nakusumono wa nanimonai" to chiisana kata wo dakishime
Kizutsuketeta itakutemo tsurakutemo modoranai kara

Ima wo kaetakute muchuude kakeru keteta
Demo, kitsukeba daijyoubu dayo
Itsudemo kimi ga tonaride waratteta

Sora ni ochita tsurugi no shizuku ni mihateru omoi wo kasanete
Soba ni aru yasashii ondo ni mada furerarezuita
Sono yokogao ni hontou wa kokoro hodo kitai
Boku wa shitteru kara kesshite hanarenai

Mamoritai to hajimete kanjita
Ashita heto tsuzuku kono basho
Mai agare bokutachi no yume hitori janai I don't forget

Tenshi no sasayaki tashi kana kioku wo tadotte
Korekara kitto umareteku shinjitsu he no tobira
Donna tsumetai kurayami ni shibararete itemo
Boku wa shiritai kara kesshite tomaranai

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kanji

胸に宿る　熱き彗星は　始まりの鼓動へ…

震える指握りしめて　静かに願いを込めた
うずくまって逃げられない過去から
飛び出したいよ

たとえ消えそうな僅かな光だって
追いかけたい　あの星のように
すべて受け入れ　そう、どこまでも高く…

銀河を舞う　Diamond dust‐天使の囁き‐
確かな記憶を辿って
これからきっと生まれてく　真実へのトビラ
どんな冷たい暗闇に縛られていても
僕は知りたいから決して止まらない

「失くすものは何もない」と小さな肩を抱きしめ
傷つけてた　痛くても辛くても戻らないから…

自分‐今‐を変えたくて夢中で駆け抜けてた
でも、気づけば「大丈夫だよ」
いつでも君が隣で笑ってた

空に落ちた月剣‐つるぎ‐の雫に
見果てぬ想いを重ねて
傍にある優しい温度にまだ触れられずいた
その横顔に本当は心解きたい
僕は知ってるから　決して離れない

守りたいと初めて感じた
明日へと続くこの場所
舞い上がれ僕たちの夢　１人じゃない
I don't forget

Diamond dust‐天使の囁き‐
確かな記憶を辿って
これからきっと生まれてく　真実へのトビラ
どんな冷たい暗闇に縛られていても
僕は知りたいから決して止まらない

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english

The hot comet dwelling within my heart beats toward a new beginning
My shaking fingers, grasping upon the silent wish
Cowering, not wanting to flee from the inescapable past
I want to do it all at once

Even if it is merely a fading, faint light
I want to chase after it, just like that star
Accepting everything, no matter how high it is

Dancing throughout the galaxy, diamond dust is the angel's whispers
Perusing these certain memories
The door to truth which will definitely be born now
No matter what kind of cold darkness binds me
Because I want to know, even death won't stop me

"I lost something, something and nothing" hugging a small shoulder
Because my feelings hurt a lot, but I could not turn my hand back without difficulty

I begin to change now
However, I want to feel "safe"
You will forever be my neighbor, smiling

The sky fell onto the sword, dripping down[1]
Once more, the thoughts are incomplete
Besides, there was tender warmth when I was touched
There was truth in that profile, I wanted you to unwrap my heart

I want to hold onto that first impression
Tomorrow, I will continue to be exhausted here
Our dream will fly high. it's not one person
I don't forget

The angels talk of diamond dust
I wonder if you follow a certain memory
The door to truth that will definitely be born now
No matter what kind of cold darkness binds me
Because I want to know, even death won't stop me

Translation Notes:

[1] In the kanji version, there was an extra surugi ("sword") in this line. Since the romanji version and the karaoke version don't have this, I omitted it.
The extra words in "-" like -surugi- and -tenshi no sasayaki- in the kanji lyrics are how to pronounce the previous word(s), 月剣 and Diamond dust respectively, much like the hiragana/katakana text over kanji. That being the case, these words are not repeated in singing, nor do you hear Diamond dust in English anywhere in the song.
self-translated

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It's kinda irony as I never have any interest in any Nanoha series, yet I got attached to this song for so long. I've tried watching the first season (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha) but I simply can't digest mahou shoujo series, including this one. Nevertheless they have some of the best singles, especially those by Mizuki Nana.