This song was officially composed for 宇宙の渚 (The Cosmic Shore) by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), a series of eight educational TV programs about earth's atmosphere layers from stratosphere to themosphere. The lyrics are poetic tribute or ode to the starry sky and the cosmos.
| Japanese (日本語歌詞)
| Romaji (ローマ字)
| Official English
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| 宙（そら）の彼方 聞こえるよ星のうた
| sora no kanata kikoeru yo hoshin ōta
| I hear songs of stars from the faraway space
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| 暗い闇の中 光とどけて・・・
| kurai yami no naka hikari todokete
| Stars sending me light through the darkness…
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| 涙零れ落ちそうな夜は
| namida kobore ochi-sōna yoru wa
| In the night I’m almost in tears
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| 星空を見上げて歌うの
| hoshi sora wo miagete utau no
| I look up into the starry sky and sing
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| 星座を結んで輝く
| seiza o musunde kagayaku
| I connect stars and form shining constellations
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| 指でなぞって奏でるのメロディー
| yubi de nazotte kanaderu no merodī
| I trace them with my finger and play melodies
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| 音もない世界から
| oto mo nai sekai kara
| From a soundless world
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| キラリ わたしに届けてくれる
| kirari watashi ni todokete kureru
| Twinkling melodies are brought to me
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| 流れ星は 冷たい頬を
| nagare boshi wa tsumetai hoho o
| A shooting star is like a teardrop
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| 伝う一筋の涙のよう・・・
| tsutau hitosuji no namida no yō
| That runs down on my cold cheek…
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| 宙（そら）のステージ 奏でるよ星の Chorus
| sora no sutēji kanaderu yo hoshi no Chorus
| On the space stage stars sing a chorus with me
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| 一人じゃないよと 息を合わせて
| hitori janaiyo to iki o awasete
| As is saying I’m not alone
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| なびく彗星 輝いて Crescendo
| nabiku suisei kagayaite Crescendo
| Comets and trailing tails shine in crescendo
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| 煌めいて奏でる 宙（そら）の Orchestra
| kirameite kanaderu sora no Orchestra
| The space orchestra sparkles and plays symphonies
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| 暗く寂しい夜もずっと
| kuraku sabishī yoru mo zutto
| You always watch over me gently
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| キミが見守ってくれるのそっと
| kimi ga mimamotte kureru no sotto
| In dark and lonely nights
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| 優しい光 満ちる Moonlight
| yasashī hikari michiru Moonlight
| Soft moonlight fills the air
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| 夜道迷子にならないように
| yomichi maigo ni naranai yō ni
| Guiding me through the night
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| 強く Polestar 光るキミは
| tsuyoku Polestar hikaru kimi wa
| The Polestar twinkles strong
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| 北を指す大切なしるし
| kita o sasu taisetsuna shirushi
| You are an important sign that tells the north
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| 宇宙の渚 揺らいでるよオーロラ
| uchū no nagisa yurai deru yo ōrora
| On the space shore the Northern Lights sway
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| 黒い雲の上 スプライト飛び回る
| kuroi kumo noue supuraito tobi mawaru
| Above dark clouds sprites fly around
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| 願い叶えて 流れ星の Glissando
| negai kanaete nagare boshi no Glissando
| Shooting stars grant our wishes glissando
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| 地上に幸せが降り注ぐように・・・
| chijō ni shiawase ga furi sosogu yō ni
| Hope they pour happiness on the Earth…
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| 幾千もの 星たち
| ikusen mo no hoshi-tachi
| Thousands of stars
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| 一つ一つ 違う
| hitotsuhitotsu chigau
| Each of them is unique
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| 知らない世界が もっと
| shiranai sekai ga motto
| The world stretches endlessly
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| 果てしなくつづく・・・
| hateshinaku tsudzuku
| The world I’ve never seen…
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| 宙（そら）の彼方 聞こえるよ星のうた
| sora no kanata kikoeru yo hoshinōta
| I hear songs of stars from the faraway space
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| 暗い闇の中 光とどけて・・・
| kurai yami no naka hikari todokete
| Stars sending me light through the darkness…
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| 遠く遠く 離れていてもずっと
| tōku tōku hanarete ite mo zutto
| Now matter how far you are
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| キミのうた声は 届いてるから
| kimi no uta-goe wa todoi terukara
| Your songs surely reach my heart
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| 見上げた夜空の中
| miageta yozora no naka
| Under the night skies
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| キミを見つめてる
| kimi o mitsume teru
| I raise my eyes and gaze at you stars
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