#10 song: Angela Aki's Tegami

I’m sorry I post this late. I’m suppose to post this yesterday but I was too lazy =_=. I promised myself to post one post a day and yesterday I already posted something so decided to delay this post. Anyway, as promised, I’ll post a song that have deep meanings and left an impression on me.

The title is Tegami(letter)by Angela Aki. It’s a Japanese song and actually I found this song while I was searching for Hey!Say!JUMP’s videos to kill time, two years ago. The first time I heard it I somehow felt like crying even though what I heard was just the intro and she didn’t even start to sing yet. So I kinda felt that I had to look that song up. I heard the song and read the translation, it made me cry.

When I read the translation, I thought that this person is so great, she understand us, teenagers. It’s nice of her to put those in her song. It made me feel appreciated and made me thinks that I’m not alone, there’s someone out there that understand.

I’m not going to post the full lyric or translation here, if you want it you can get it here. Here’s some quote from my favorite part of the song:

For me who's 15 years old
There are seeds of worries that I can't tell anyone

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Now, it seems that I'm about to be defeated and about to cry
For someone who's seemingly about to disappear
Whose words should I believe in?
This one-and-only heart has been broken down so many times
In the midst of this pain, I live the present

This is the part when I started to cry. It’s like, I understand these feeling very well, and in fact that was what I was feeling at the time so I cried a lot.

 The rough seas of youth may be tough
But row your boat of dreams on
Towards the shores of tomorrow

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There's meaning to everything in life
So build your dreams without fear
Keep on believing

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No matter what era we're in
There's no running away from sorrow
So show your smile, and go on living the present
Go on living the present

These parts made me feel like I have to work hard and encourage me a lot. It sort of made me feel better when I was fed up with life. I always thought I wanted to grow up fast because I thought, then I can be free from these problems, these troubles. But what I never thought of is that even if I grow up, it won’t solve the problem and as an adult there are other problems that I’ll have to face later in life.

I learned a lot from this song and I think I had matured a bit. It’s amazing how Angela can make this beautiful song that can touch people, and affect them in their daily life. I envy those people that can inspire others through their arts. One day, I want to inspire people too, maybe not through songs like her but through my own piece of art.

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