UA - ミルクティー (milk tea) a read-along

I make these to keep my Japanese studies fun. So I welcome corrections and suggestions! Thanks~
Better translation is here: http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11657&p=134458

Working on and watching these helps me learn kanji. Kinda why I call it a read-along. She uses kanji for 35 of her words, maybe if you read along enough you will learn them all! Plus, it's fun scribbling lyrics when you're bored. Well, here they are in order of appearance:

微笑む 【ほほえむ】- to smile
終わらない → past form of 終わる【おわる】- to finish, to end
遊歩道 【ゆうほどう】- promenade
震えて → te form of 震える 【ふるえる】 - to shiver, to shake
抱きしめて → te form of 抱きしめる 【だきしめる】- to hug someone close, to hold someone tight
明日 【あした】- tomorrow
晴れる 【はれる】- to clear up, to be sunny, to stop raining, to refresh (spirits)
心 【こころ】- mind, heart, spirit
地図 【ちず】- map
場所【ばしょ】- place, location
出掛ける 【でかける】- to depart, to set out
君 【きみ】- you, boy
言う 【いう】- to say, to call (give a name)
秘密 【ひみつ】- secret鍵 【かぎ】
鍵 【かぎ】- key, lock
失くした → past form of 失くす 【なくす】- to loose something, to get rid of
時 【とき】- time, hour, occasion, moment
初めて 【はじめて】- for the first time
逢える → potential form of 逢う 【あう】- to meet, to encounter
気 【き】- spirit, mood, giving one the feeling
夢【ゆめ】- dream
愛 【あい】- love, affection
行けば → ba form of 行く 【ゆく; いく】- to go, to proceed
星【ほし】- star
数 【かず】- number, figure
奇蹟 【きせき】- miracle, wonder, marvel
起きる 【おきる】- to get up, to occur
悪気 【わるぎ】- ill will, malice, evil intent
雲 【くも】- cloud
裏 【うら】bottom (or anotheer side that is hidden from view)
頬 【ほお】cheek
寄せて → te form of 寄せる 【よせる】- to come near, to let someone approach
離れて → te form of 離れる 【はなれる】- to be sperated, to leave
無理しなくて → the noun 無理 【むり】(unreasonable, impossible) + neagative te form of する
肩寄せて → 肩寄せる 【かたよせる】 - to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder
生ぬるい 【なまぬるい】- lukewarm, halfhearted

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[yoohoo909]

I just (FINALLY) recieved my ltd re-issue Illuminate DVD. I am in UA heaven :)

The Vids are SOO crisp and sound is INCREDIBLE! I highly recommend it for any UA fan with penchant for quality sound/video.

(Thank You Youtube and UA fans for making me aware of her works!)

[ruisu81]

@yoohoo909 Cool! I'll see if I can pick it up.

[coverfactory]

that was a very beautiful song! thank you so much for the sub titles!

[ruisu81]

Ahh, I agree, you should cover it!

[motitadayo]

lumiereのカバーのほうがいい

[virushunter83]

I love this song and the video. I always wanted to find a good translation. Thanks for posting.

Is anyone else kinda reminded of Kenny from South Park when she is in the orange hoodie? She looks really cute in it.

[KasumiNoDansu]

I love this song ^_^ <3 a friend of mine sent it to me a while ago, I bought the CD, and now it reminds me of my boyfriend whenever I hear it ('cause I really like milk tea, and at the moment, we're far apart ^^ lol). Thanks. He's just started taking a 101 class, so now with the subtitles he can understand the song better than me translating it x3 lol <3

[neelthakerar]

i love ametora

such a stellar album

[marcoalfi]

If you want to learn Japanese, by translating Japanese songs, use the mindless J-pop songs out there.

[marcoalfi]

In my experience, UA is difficult to translate because she's very creative and intelligent; like a poet. I can barely understand poetry in English, much less Japanese. I would suggest sitting down with someone who is Japanese, with a good understanding of English, but wanting to improve her/his English skills; and work together to figure out the translation -- from a creative/poet standpoint. Find the right person and you'll both learn a lot and have a lot of fun.

[swampgoddess]

finally, subs for this song. thank you!

[echibee]

thanks u for this - it would be great to have hiragana so those with limited kanji capacity could sing also