Houki Boshi

Houki Boshi (ほうき星), translated as "Comet", is one of the songs performed by Japanese vocalist, Akino Arai. It is the image song for Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden, which plays during credits for specific consoles. It can be found on the game's soundtrack CD or KOEI Vocal Collections Vol. 1.

Credits

 * Lyrics: Hideki Kajino
 * Composition, Arrangement: Yoko Kanno
 * Polydor label

Japanese Lyrics
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Kanji

 * 夜ごとに　のぼる　月の明かりが
 * 波に　摇れながら　岸へむかう
 * もっと　もっと　遠くへ
 * あなたを　連れて
 * 見果てぬ　夢は　空に蒼く
 * 想いは　空を待てぬ　星たち
 * いちばん　綺麗に
 * 空を　飾って
 * 誰よりも　早く　目に止まるのよ
 * ほうきぼし


 * なぜなの　あなた　遠くみつめる
 * 水平線に　心が揺れる
 * 声を　限りに
 * あなたを　呼んで
 * 誰よりも　強く　輝いている
 * ひるも　夜も　あなたの空
 * 早く　早く　気づいて
 * 燃えつきるまえに
 * ほうきぼし


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Romaji

 * yoru goto ni noboru tsuki no kage kari ga
 * nami ni yurenagara kishi he mukau
 * motto motto tooku he
 * anata wo tsurete
 * mihatenu yume wa sora ni aoku
 * omoi wa yoru wo matenu hoshitachi
 * ichiban kirei ni
 * sora wo kazatte
 * dareyorimo hayaku me ni tomarunoyo
 * houki boshi


 * nazenano anata tooku mitsumeru
 * suiheisen ni kokoro ga yureru
 * koe wo kagiri ni
 * anata wo yonde
 * dareyorimo tsuyoku kagayaiteru
 * hiru mo yoru mo anata no sora
 * hayaku hayaku kizuite
 * moetsugiru mae ni
 * houki boshi


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English Translation

 * Every night the moon rises and shines its light
 * I head towards the shore where the waves ebb and flow
 * I want to go further, farther
 * and bring you with me
 * to my impossible dream where the sky is blue
 * My thoughts burst into the night as stars
 * I'll be the prettiest one
 * as I decorate the sky
 * I'll be the fastest and stunning
 * comet


 * Somehow you seem so distant from me
 * My heart wavers on the horizon
 * I cry out to you
 * for as long as my voice permits
 * Whether it's day or night, I want to be
 * the brightest shine in your sky
 * Hurry, hurry up and notice me
 * before I burn away into ash
 * like a comet