Dokusho no Susume

Dokusho no Susume (読書ノススメ), roughly translated as "Recommended Reading", is one of the songs performed by Japanese two-man unit, COIL. It appears on their tenth album, Vitamin C, which was made for the unit's tenth year anniversary.

The song's melody is The Legendary Song found in Gitaroo-Man. The members commented they wanted to pay tribute to one of their favorite projects during their career by making a lyrical version of this song.

Credits

 * Lyrics, Composition: Sadayoshi Okamoto
 * Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Yokota
 * Avex Entertainment label

Japanese Lyrics
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Kanji

 * 空を飛んで　海を渡りで
 * 時を越えて　あなたは来るかってくる


 * 唯のような　宝のような
 * ふるりことまであなたは言う
 * 僕に言う


 * ああ、おまえのためにそう私は書いた
 * ほしいのならいつでも好きなだけ取れ
 * 水のように　風のように
 * 光のように　あなたはいる
 * そこにいる


 * ああ、おまえのためにそう私は書いた
 * いらぬのなら今すぐ燃やしてしまえよ
 * ああ、おまえのためにそう私は生きた
 * しりたいならいつでも尋ねよう


 * 水のような　風のような
 * 光のような　生きてるような


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Romaji

 * sora o tonde umi wo watari de
 * toki o koete anata wa kuru kattekuru


 * tada no youna takara no youna
 * fururikotomade anta wa iu
 * boku ni iu


 * aa, omae no tame ni sou watashi wa kaita
 * hoshiinonara itsudemo sukinadake tore
 * mizu no youni kaze no youni
 * hikari no youni anata wa iru
 * soko ni iru


 * aa、omae no tame ni sou watashi wa kaita
 * iranunonara ima-sugu moyashiteshimaeyo
 * aa, omae no tame ni sou watashi wa ikita
 * shiritainara itsudemo tazuneyou


 * mizu no youna kaze no youna
 * hikari no youna ikiteruyouna


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English Translation

 * Flying through the sky, crossing the oceans,
 * transcending through time, you came at last to me


 * Like I was the sole treasure of your eye,
 * you looked straight at me and told me
 * and only to me


 * Ah, I wrote this just for you
 * Take it any time you want if you like it
 * Because like the water, like the wind,
 * like the light, you will be there
 * right here with me


 * Ah, I wrote this just for you
 * Burn it right away if you don't want it
 * Ah, I lived only for you
 * Ask me anytime if you want to know more


 * Like the water, like the wind,
 * like the light, as though you were alive