Welcome to All About Fukuyama Masaharu, part lyrics blog, part fan site, 100% about Masha. It started out as a blog around April 2009 to repost all English lyrics, but after a while I got a bit ambitious and posting many other things I can gather from the net, some pictures, some articles, mostly news in English from the perspective of a fan although you can find some translated articles in here. I do not pretend to say I take credit for the text in here; frankly I just search, gather, summarise, reword and repost. I will always include the name of the fan who said whatever I posted to the best of my ability but as you can see, my sources are mostly from 2 main fan forums of Masha that is not in Japan. My problem is I can't read Japanese or Chinese, but my persistence sometimes does pay off when I just keep looking. You will also find some pictures in here, but all of the pictures you don't see in here are in Facebook, just look for All Abt Masha. I am quite active in that Facebook page, and it is also a place to find information! My main purpose for this blog is for myself; to gather all lyrics in English under one roof. But I am very sure foreign fans can also benefit from the contents in this blog, and without the many wonderful foreign Masha fans who translate, discuss and share whether privately or publicly, this blog will never be what it is today. I am still hoping to find more English lyrics somewhere, although from the looks of it, I will say things have slowed down a bit. Anyway, have a look. If you have any snippet about Masha to share with me, or pictures or lyrics, anything at all, please do not hesitate to do so. Do join in the discussion by using Post A Comment. Do consider sending me your submission of reviews. And for new Masha fans, if you like, do join my Contact List. Thanks for dropping by!
There are times I wish I know Japanese and this is one of those times. This is a song that I discovered whilst driving my car. I love the melody, the orchestra arrangement and his singing style, which gave off an epic feel like he did with Phantom. Except I didn't know what he was singing about. I suspect maybe about love or maybe something more depressing than love since I didn't quite hear the word, AI (which is love) in it. The title is Freedom and it took me 2 weeks to realise the very first word he sang was "FREEDOOOMMMMM". I mean let's face it, his English isn't his forte. Once I knew the word is Freedom, I felt like I understood the song even if I really didn't. There's no translation of this song and so if you know where I can find it or if you yourself translated it, do post them here using Post A Comment. Added the translation and such inspiring lyrics! This is one of my firm favourites. Thanks to Angelreii for uploading the 2007 concert version at youtube which is really a great version. And he looked fantastic in that concert, his voice impeccable. He sounds like in his album! Very impressive. However I prefer the album version because he was accompanied by what I would term as orchestra music. This song like Phantom deserves a full orchestra treatment which he has yet to do so in his concert. Maybe it is time for a collaboration with perhaps Japan's National Orchestra? If don't have, we in Malaysia has one, he can come hold an ultra expensive concert at the KLCC where the acoustic is excellent. I won't mind paying tons to watch him so close yet so far! You will find this excellent song in 5 Nen Mono, perhaps his best album todate. Since I don't have the translation, I will put the album version instead, so do click Read More.
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Translated by Halad of MashaPlus
* Subject to correction *
FREEDOM the hot beating (of the heart)
FREEDOM the song of hope
Now, towards the direction of the light of the rising sun
Let’s go FREEDOM The road continues
Let’s go, let’s continue our journey
For the smile that we do not yet know
For what the heart desires now
We will cross this river of tears
We will go beyond this sea of rage
Even if the world we reach seems to be foolish
Even if we get hurt, even if we tremble
We will go on
The song of happiness that we continue to seek
We will be tainted by this rain of sorrow
We will be tested by this gale of hate
Even if the world that is coming soon is to be feared
Even if we are exposed, even if we struggle
We will go on
This song of life that we will continue to carve
This song of joy that we will grasp
FREEDOM the road continues
ROMAJI
FREEDOM atsuki kodou yo
FREEDOM kibou no uta yo
Ima asahiga terasu hou e
Yukou FREEDOM michi wa tsuzuku
Kimiyo yukou tabi wo tsuzukeyou
Mada shiranai egao no tame
Ima kokorono nozomu mamani
Namida no kawa wo bokurawa watarunodarou
Ikari no unabarawo bokurawa koete yukunodarou
Tadori tsuku sekaiga orokaranaru sugatato shitemo
Kizutsukinagara huruenagara
Soredemo susume
Motome tsuzukeru yorokobi no uta
Kanashimi no amega bokurawo yogosunodarou
Nikushimi no arashiga bokurawo tamesunodarou
Yagate kuru sekaiga osorubeki katachidato shitemo
Sarasarenagara agakinagara
Soredemo susume
Kizami tsuzukeru inochi no uta
Tsukami toru no sa yorokobi no uta
FREEDOM michi wa tsuzuku
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