Lyrics and translation 小椋佳 - 流されはしなかった

流されはしなかった

早い流れ 急な流れ 若さを抱え
僕らは ボートを降ろし 敢えて挑んだね
川下から 川上へと 流れに逆らい
決して 楽は望むまい それを誓ったね
僕らを あの日襲った囁き
河に飲み込まれるな 下るなと 聞いた
信じてみたんだ 漕ぎ昇る先の 夢を

心込めて 愛を込めて 精一杯漕いだ
オールの 汗と涙は 過去へ流れても
薄れないさ 忘れはしないさ 約束しよう
妙に 利口にはならないと 君と別れても
流れに 乗って下った者達
海に放り出されて 漂うと 聞いた
祈るとしようか 残された時間(とき)の 夢を

僕らは 今や挑み終えた河を
見限ることにしよう 新しい 流れ
信じてみるんだ 自ら生み出す 夢を

信じてみるんだ 自ら生み出す 夢を

祈るとしようか 残された時間(とき)の

We Did Not Get Swept Away

The current was swift, the river was fast, we embraced our youth,
We lowered our boat into the water, and we dared to challenge it.
From downstream to upstream, we rowed against the current,
We vowed to never seek the easy way, and we swore by it.
That day, we heard whispers that tried to sway us,
That we would be swallowed by the river, that we shouldn't go upstream.
But we believed in the dream that lay ahead, and we rowed on.

We rowed with all our hearts, with all our love, with all our might,
The sweat and tears that fell on our oars may have flowed away,
But they will not fade, and we will not forget, let's promise that.
We'll never become allzu clever, even after we part ways.
Those who went with the flow,
We heard that they were cast out to sea, and left to drift.
Let's pray for the dreams of the time that remains.

We have now finished challenging the river,
Let's leave it behind and seek a new current.
We believe in the dream that we will create ourselves.

We believe in the dream that we will create ourselves.

Let's pray for the dreams of the time that remains.