Owaranai Uta

The annual Japanese Film Festival is upon us again. Of the 6 previous festivals that I am deeply involved, my most personal one was that of 2006- the theme was "Friendship".

The theme was to commemorate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Japan and Singapore. But for me, it was a good opportunity to pay homage to my youth and my friends whom I spent seemingly endless times with and I feel as close as family.

Many of the films at the festival that year, therefore, explore the coming-of-age period and celebrate friendship.

And the final scene in LINDA, LINDA, LINDA is to me the most apt in presenting the theme: the four high-school girls who formed a band in 3 days, after going through thick and thin together, presented at the school's rock festival the ending song: "Owarania Uta". Translated in English: "Endless Song". As the band performs and rains pour down seemingly endlessly, empty shots of the school were edited into the montage: class room, locker area, open field, swimming pool- places that brings back lots of personal memories.

Yes, the rain will end, just as the good-old-days. But the memories linger on endlessly, just as the song.

Here is the scene and below that the translated lyrics (from rifat1984's Blog):

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuso dare no sekai no tame

for all the shit in the world

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

subete no kuso tomo no tameni

everything is for the shit and all the followers

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

boku ya kimi ya karera no tame

for me,you and them

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

ashita ni wa waraeru you ni

as if we laugh at tommorow

yo no naka ni tsumetakusarete

down inside of me was so cold

hitori bochi de nai tayoru

feel all alone nothing to grip on

mo dame datto omou koto wa

i tought i dont want to feel it again

ima made nandodemo atta

but up until now how many time it happen

honto no shunkan wa itsumo shinu hodo kowai mono dakara

at the moment of truth im always affraid of die,that why

nigedasu shitakunai ta koto wa

try not to runaway

ima made nandodemo atta

but up until now how many time it happen

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuso dare no sekai no tame

for all the shit in the world

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

subete no kuso tomo no tameni

everything is for the shit and all the followers

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

boku ya kimi ya karera no tame

for me,you and them

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

ashita ni wa waraeru you ni

as if we laugh at tommorow

nareai wa suki ja nai kara

coz i dont like conspiracy

togaisarete mo shoganai

out of the line is no other choise

soredemo boku wa kimi no koto

but still thing all about us

itsu datte omoidasu darou

maybe oneday will be me remembered

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuso dare no sekai no tame

for all the shit in the world

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

subete no kuso tomo no tameni

everything is for the shit and all the followers

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

boku ya kimi ya karera no tame

for me,you and them

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

ashita ni wa waraeru you ni

as if we laugh at tommorow

slow part

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuso dare no sekai no tame

for all the shit in the world

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

subete no kuso tomo no tameni

everything is for the shit and all the followers

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

hitori bochi de nai tayoru

feel all alone nothing to grip on

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuchiake gai aisarete hibi

a victory song to start our day!!

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

kuso dare no sekai no tame

for all the shit in the world

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

subete no kuso tomo no tameni

everything is for the shit and all the followers

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

boku ya kimi ya karera no tame

for me,you and them

owaranai uta wo utao

lets sing an endless song

ashita ni wa waraeru you ni

as if we laugh at tommorow