RIVER!-AKB48

AKB~!
48!

Mae e susume! (Got it!)
Tachidomaru na! (Got it!)
Mezasu wa hi ga noboru basho
Kibou no michi wo aruke!

Yukute habamu river! River! River!
Yokotawaru river!
Unmei no river! River! River!
Tamesareru river!

Mayoi wa suterun da!
Konjou wo misero yo!
Tamerau na!
Ima sugu
Ippo fumidase yo! Believe yourself!

Mae e mae e!
Massugu susume!
Kawa wo watare!! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Itsu datte yume wa
Tooku ni mieru
Todokanai kurai kyori kanjiru
Ashimoto no ishi wo
Hitotsu hirotte
Gamushara ni natte
Nagete miro!

Kimi no me no mae ni
Kawa ga nagareru
Hiroku ookina kawa da
Kuraku fukakute mo
Nagare hayakute mo
Obienakute ii
Hanarete ite mo
Souda mukougishi wa aru
Motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

Yami no naka wo
Hitasura oyoge!
Furikaeru na! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Te nobaseba soko ni
Mirai wa aru yo
Todokanai mono to akiramenaide!
Houri nageta ishi wa
Yume wo kanaete
Ochiru oto nanka kikoenai

Kimi no kokoro ni mo
Kawa ga nagareru
Tsurai shiren no kawa da
Umaku ikanakute mo
Toki ni oborete mo
Kurikaeseba ii
Akirameru na yo
Soko ni kishi wa arun da
Itsuka tadori tsukeru darou

Get over it!
River!

Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Jibun ni iiwake surun ja nee!
Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Yatte mi nakerya wakannee!
Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Massugu susumu shika nee!

Zutto zutto zutto
Aruki tsuzukero
Kimeta michi wo!

Kimi no me no mae ni
Kawa ga nagareru
Hiroku ookina kawa da
Kuraku fukakute mo
Nagare hayakute mo
Obienakute ii
Hanarete ite mo
Souda mukougishi wa aru
Motto jibun wo shinjiro yo

Kimi no kokoro ni mo
Kawa ga nagareru
Ase to namida no kawa da!
Shippai shite shimatte mo
Nagasarete shimatte mo
Yarinaoseba ii
Yowane haku na yo
Yume ni shigamitsukun da
Negai kanau hi ga kuru made

Kawa wo watare!
You can do it!

TRANSLATION

AKB–!
48!

Move forward! (Got it!)
Don’t stop! (Got it!)
Walk the road of hope
To the place where the sun rises!

A river! River! River! Blocking your way
A river in your way!
A river! River! River! Of fate
A river that tests you!

Cast aside your doubts!
Show some guts!
Don’t hesitate!
Take a step
Right now! Believe yourself!

Forward, forward!
Go straight forward!
Cross the river!! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Dreams always
Seem far away
They feel out of your reach
Pick up
One of the stones at your feet
And throw it
With all your might!

There’s a river
Running before your eyes
A big, wide river
Even if it’s deep and dark
Even if the current is fast
You don’t need to be afraid
It may be far away
But, yes, there’s a bank on the other side
Have more faith in yourself

Swim with all your might
Through the dark
Don’t look back! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

When you stretch out your hand
You’ll find your future there
Don’t give up, thinking you can’t reach it
The stone you threw
Will make your dream come true
You won’t even hear it land

There’s a river
Running in your heart too
The river of hard times
Even if things don’t go well
Even if you drown sometimes
Just try again
Don’t give up
There’ll be a bank
You’re sure to get there someday

Get over it!
River!

Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Don’t make excuses to yourself!
Ah-ah-ah-ah-
You won’t know until you try!
Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Nothing for it but to go straight forward!

Keep on walking
Forever, forever, forever
Down the road you’ve chosen!

There’s a river
Running before your eyes
A big, wide river
Even if it’s deep and dark
Even if the current is fast
You don’t need to be afraid
It may be far away
But, yes, there’s a bank on the other side
Have more faith in yourself

There’s a river
Running in your heart too
A river of sweat and tears!
Even if you fail
Even if you’re swept away
Just start over
Never say die
Hang onto your dreams
Until the day your wishes come true

Cross the river!
You can do it!