Hoshizora

**Hoshizora** (星空 *lit.* Starry Sky) is a 2017 solo by Issei Kuga.

## Overview

Issei Kuga's solo from the third SQ X Lied volume release, Vol.3 RIKKA X ISSEI.

The song was also featured in TSUKINO PARADISE and was one of the event songs for HAPPY 9 BIRTHDAY & Aquarium～underwater filming～.

## Lyrics

*\*Note: Romaji and English translations are fan translated as official translations have not been released as of yet.*

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

疲れた顔 並んだ籠の 眠るいとま

呼ばれたあの場所へ帰ろう 淋しみの名

捨てる神あれば 拾う神あろうか

どんなに碌でもない奴でも

瞬いた灯りが 集まった海が

穢れの暗闇を 照らすだろう

傷ついた君が 囁いた夢は

今も僕の中で 息衝いてるよ

星空 見て想う 永久の願い

流るゝ雲 少し先の 交わる姿

流されても この身はもう 違う身体

振り回す奴なら 自由を呼ぼうか

心の中にある世界を

消し去った痕が 疼く夜更けは

誰かの為に 祈りを捧げよう

小さな僕は 君にとっては

無力でしかないかもしれないけど

星空 見て想う 永久の願い

倒れ込んでも 何度でも 立ち上がればいい

くたばるなら もう 息はしていないはず

自分を棄てないで

捨てる神あれば 拾う神あろうか

どんなに碌でもない奴でも

瞬いた灯りが 集まった海が

穢れの暗闇を 照らすだろう

傷ついた君が 囁いた夢は

今も僕の中で 息衝いてるよ

消し去った痕が 疼く夜更けは

誰かの為に 祈りを捧げよう

小さな僕は 君にとっては

無力でしかないかもしれないけど

誰もが幸福なら

星空 見て想う 永久の願い

Tsukareta kao naranda kago no nemuru itoma

Yobareta ano basho e kaerou samishimi no na

Suteru kami areba hirou kami arouka

Donna ni roku demo nai yatsu demo

Matataita akari ga atsumatta umi ga

Kegare no kurayami wo terasu darou

Kizutsuita kimi ga sasayaita yume wa

Ima mo boku no naka de ikizuiteruyo

Hoshizora mite omou towa no negai

Nagaruru kumo sukoshi saki no majiwaru sugata

Nagasaretemo kono mi wa mou chigau karada

Furimawasu yatsu nara jiyuu wo yobouka

Kokoro no naka ni aru sekai wo

Keshisatta ato ga uzuku yofuke wa

Dareka no tame ni inori wo sasageyou

Chiisana boku wa kimi ni totte wa

Muryoku de shika nai kamo shirenai kedo

Hoshizora mite omou towa no negai

Taorekondemo nandodemo tachiagareba ii

Kutabaru nara mou iki wa shiteinai hazu

Jibun wo sutenaide

Suteru kami areba hirou kami arouka

Donna ni roku demo nai yatsu demo

Matataita akari ga atsumatta umi ga

Kegare no kurayami wo terasu darou

Kizutsuita kimi ga sasayaita yume wa

Ima mo boku no naka de ikizuiteruyo

Keshisatta ato ga uzuku yofuke wa

Dareka no tame ni inori wo sasageyou

Chiisana boku wa kimi ni totte wa

Muryoku de shika nai kamo shirenai kedo

Hoshizora mite omou towa no negai

A tired face, looking sleepily at lined-up cages

Being called back to that place with a sad reputation

If there’s a god you can throw away, is there one you can pick up?

Even if he’s a useless guy

The flickering lights are gathering at the sea

Surely to hide the shameful darkness

You realized that a whispered dream

Still lives in me

Looking at the starry sky, an eternal dream

The floating clouds are slowly changing shape

Washing away this body that’s no longer mine

Can you call an unwavering man free?!

In my heart, maybe so

After forgetting, an ache lingers late at night

I pray for someone else

To you, the small me

May not be able to do something

Looking at the starry sky, an eternal dream

Even if I collapse, I’ll just stand up again

If I fall dead with no breath left in me

I won’t abandon myself

If there’s a god you can throw away, is there one you can pick up?

Even if, he’s a useless guy

The flickering lights are gathering at the sea

Surely to hide the shameful darkness

You realized that a whispered dream

Still lives in me

After forgetting, an ache lingers late at night

I pray for someone else

To you, the small me

May not be able to do something

If someone will feel blessed

I’ll look up at the starry sky, wishing an eternal dream

## Trivia

* Issei's seiyuu, Shugo Nakamura, not only provided the vocals for the song but also the guitar; though he was not credited as such in the CD's booklet.

## Translation Notes

Alternative English translations provided by ameagarinoUFO on Twitter and quell-tea-salon & utagoe on Tumblr are available here, here, and here respectively.

## References

1. ↑ Kanji provided by utagoe on Tumblr.
2. ↑ Romaji translations by utagoe on Tumblr.
3. ↑ English translations by ryota-kunstranslations on Tumblr.
4. ↑ Info provided by ameagarinoUFO on Twitter