Ashita Ga Arusa

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"Ashita ga aru sa" (明日があるさ "There's always tomorrow") is a Japanese song that was performed by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto, and written by Yukio Aoshima and Hachidai Nakamura. The song tells the story about a boy that everyday meets a girl at a train station but he is to afraid to confess his love to her, the song is written in a comical sense. When the song was realeased in Japan 1963, it sold over 8 million records.

The lyrics are as follows:

いつもの駅でいつも逢う itsu mo no eki de itsu mo au (we always meet at the same train-station)

セーラー服のお下げ髪 sērā fuku no osagekami (she wears a sailor uniform with her hair in braids)

もうくる頃　もうくる頃 mō kuru koro, mō kuru koro (she'll be coming soon, she'll be coming soon)

今日も待ちぼうけ kyō mo machibōke (today again, I wait in vain)

明日がある　明日がある　明日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (but there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)

ぬれてるあの娘コウモリへ nureteru ano ko kōmori e (she was drenched in the rain, so I thought I might)

誘ってあげようと待っている sasotte ageyō to matte iru (wait up to invite her under my umbrella)

声かけよう　声かけよう koe kakeyō koe kakeyō (I'll call out to her, I'll call out to her...)

黙って見てる僕 damatte miteru boku (I just watch in silence)

明日がある　明日がある　明日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (but there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)

今日こそはと待ち受けて kyō koso wa to machiukete (I waited for her, thinking "this is the day")

後ろ姿を付けている ushiro sugata o tsukete iru (spying her from behind)

あの角まで　あの角まで ano kado made ano kado made (up to that corner, up to that corner...)

今日はもうやめた kyō wa mō yameta (I've already given up for today.)

明日がある　明日がある　明日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (but there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)

思い切ってダイヤルを omoikitte daiyaru o (I found the courage to call her up)

震える指で回したよ furueru yubi de mawashita yo (turning the dial with an unsteady hand)

ベルが鳴るよ　ベルが鳴るよ beru ga naru yo beru ga naru yo (her phone is ringing, her phone is ringing)

出るまで待てぬ僕 deru made matenu boku (I couldn't wait for her to pick up)

明日がある　明日がある　明日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (but there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)

初めて行った喫茶店 hajimete itta kissaten (I went to this café for the first time)

たった一言「好きです」と tatta hitokoto "suki desu" to (just to say the words "I love you")

ここまで出て　ここまで出て koko made dete koko made dete (I've come this far, I've come this far)

とうとう言えぬ僕 tōtō ienu boku (In the end, I couldn't say it)

明日がある　明日がある明　日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (but there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)

明日があるさ　明日がある ashita ga aru sa asu ga aru (there's always tomorrow, yes, tomorrow will come)

若い僕には夢がある wakai boku ni wa yume ga aru (I have dreams while I'm young)

いつかきっと　いつかきっと itsu ka kitto itsu ka kitto (one day, I'm sure, one day, I'm sure)

分かってくれるだろう wakatte kureru darō (she'll understand)

明日がある　明日がある　明日があるさ ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru, ashita ga aru sa (there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow, there's always tomorrow)