UPDATES - 10.08.2010
Added the official PV as the main video here. Not the best quality but I am sure a better quality will be posted soon. Downloading details for PV and more after Read More link.






ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 11.07.2010




Some interesting snippets on the making of this song by Masaharu-san himself thanks to Izumisano and Mashamasha for the translation:-

From the girls in the HK Forum, he's brought 50 fireflies into the studio tonight. He wrote Hotaru melody in LA in 2000, when he wrote Sakurazaka, also Gang & Tomoyo. The Kato-san he keeps mentioning is the producer of Tengoku and Mioka. And he started making the instrumental song into full song since 2006. He said the lyrics is written from the view of the actor in the drama. He wrote the lyrics after reading the book (not after watching the drama), and he is delighted and relieved that after watching the first episode, he found that lyrics match with the image of the male character.

The series is based on a book? Reading comments it is a tear jerker because from the first episode we know Mioka dies and the series chronicles her 1 year of love with the leading male character. By the way, an interesting fact. First and almost last word of the song is Arigatou which we all know means Thank you! I think we need to wait for the full lyrics why that word.

If it wasn’t for Kato-san’s request, we probably wouldn’t have this song yet. There are many songs like this in store, waiting for lyrics to be filled in. Like the Dunlop music, the opening theme for Fukuyama Engineering many years ago. They’re still instrumental versions. Well, this song can finally come to light... I was wondering when I could fill in the lyrics for this one too.  I like this song very much myself, I had a feeling it could turn out pretty well, but I never got the chance to do the lyrics,......until now, it took me 10 years...I like the guitar intro very much. It’s quite hard to play... I’m so proud of myself that I can play this out, please try it yourselves...I was on guitar, Inoue Akira-san on keyboard, Yamaki (Hideo)-san on drums, Takamizu Kenji-san on bass, Kaneko Asuka-san on violin and (Kurata) Nobuo-san on cello and flute... I have many songs which are being recorded but not to be released yet. If I don’t record what I’ve composed, I won’t be able to make it in time. When someone commissions me, I can’t finish it immediately. I have to keep working at it, refining it continuously like metabolism. If I lose this function, then as a performer, I might as well retire.

ROMAJI
Using online translator


arigatoo kono machi de boku no koto mitsuke te kure te
boku tachi wa nanimokamo shiri taku te koi o shi ta

doko ni i ta no ? donna sekai de kimi wa iki te ta no ?
dare o aishi ta no ? donna kizu ga aru no ? ichi nin kiri nai te ta no ?

ima kun dake o mitsume teru okot ta kao mo warat ta kao mo
kono kotoba ja kitto tari nai kedo kimi ga suki

tsukuriwarai kirai na koto kaminari ga dame na koto
boku tachi wa nanimokamo chigau kara aishiat ta

boku ga sodat ta machi ni itsuka issho ni kaero u yo
furui kyookai sakamichi no tsuugaku ro at te hoshii hito ga iru

kon hotarubi no yoo ni boku wa inochi no akari o moyashi te iru
chippoke demo donna higeki sae mo yaki tsukusu yoo ni

ima kun dake o mitsume teru deat ta haru mo hashai da natsu mo
nai ta aki mo yorisoi arui ta fuyu mo kimi ga suki

arigatoo kono machi de deat te kure te umare te kure te

ROMAJI-KANJI
In case you're curious ...


ありがとう　この街で                   arigatou konomachide
僕の事見つけてくれて                   bokuno koto mitukete kurete
僕達は　何もかも                           bokutachiwa nanimo kamo
知りたくて恋をした                      shiritakute  koiwo shita
どこに居たの　どんな世界で      dokoni itano  donna sekaide
君は生きてたの？                          kimiwa ikite itano
誰を愛したの　どんな傷があるの   darewo aishitano  donna kizuga aruno
一人きり泣いてたの？                   hitorikiri naitetano
今君だけを見つめてる                   ima kimidakewo mitumeteru
怒った顔も　笑った顔も               okotta kaomo waratta kaomo
この言葉じゃ　きっと足りないけど kono kotobaja kitto tarinaikedo
君が好き                                           kimiga suki

作り笑いキライなこと                   tukuriwarai  kiraina koto
雷がだめな事                                   kaminariga damena koto
僕達は何もかも違うから               bokutachiwa  nanimokamo chigaukara
愛し合った                                       aishiatta
僕が育った街にいつか                   bokuga sodatta machini ituka
一緒に帰ろうよ                               isshoni kaerouyo
古い教会　坂道の通学路               hurui kyoukai sakamichino tuugakuro
会って欲しい人がいる                   atte hoshii hitoga iru
今蛍火の様に僕ら                           ima hotarubino youni bokura
命の火を燃やしている                   inochino hiwo moyashite iru
ちっぽけでもどんな悲劇さえも   chippokedemo donna higeki saemo
焼き尽くすように                           yakitukusu youni

今君だけを見つめてる                   ima kimidakewo mitumeteru
出会った春も　はしゃいだ夏も  deatta harumo  hashaida natumo
泣いた秋も　寄り添い歩いた冬も naita akimo  yorisoi aruita huyumo
君が好き                                          kimiga suki

ありがとう　この街で                     arigatou kono machide
出会ってくれて　生まれてくれて  deatte kurete umarete kurete