[Card Captor Sakura] Arigatou (Thank you) by Tange Sakura (Kinomoto Sakura)

I went on a Arigatou spree this weekend! The first of three Arigatou songs is from Card Captor Sakura. Lovely lyrics, I think! This was one of my childhood faves.

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雲は流れてる　風は歌いだす
いつも走ってた　この道のそばで
今も白い花が咲いて笑っている

でも止まらない　胸がつまるほど
今が大好きで　でもすぎていく
それはむかし泣いた夢のカケラのよう

ふわふわと浮かぶやすらぎも
涙こぼれる不安も
大事な未来につながっているはずだから

明日になっても　いつか大人になっても
きっと思い出してね　あなたがここにいたこと
忘れないでいて　広い世界の果てでも
ずっと消えない今を　みんなありがとう

月は照らしてる　風は眠ってる
いつも笑ってた　この町の空で
今も流れ星が願い叶えている

でもわからない　時がすぎるほど
離れたくなくて　だけど遠くなる
それはきのう読んだ本の枝折のよう

きらきらと光るあこがれも
どんな悲しい気持ちも
大事な未来につながっているはずだから

季節がすぎても　どこか知らない町でも
きっと広がっていく　みんながここにいたこと
忘れないでいて　小さなこの場所から
そっと始まったこと　みんなありがとう

夢をせた船は　記憶から旅立つ
また会えるよ　今は微笑んで

いつまでたっても　どこか遠くへ行っても
きっと知らせてほしい　わたしがここにいたこと
忘れないでいて　広い世界のどこでも
ずっと消えない思いを　みんなありがとう

Thank you for all your tenderness
Thank you for all your happiness
Thank you for all your kindness

Thank you for all your everything…

Kumo wa nagareteru　Kaze wa utaidasu
Itsumo hashitteta　Kono michi no soba de
Ima mo shirai hana ga saite waratteiru

Demo tomaranai　Mune ga tsumaru hodo
Ima ga daisuki de　Demo sugiteiku
Sora wa mukashi naita yume no kakera no you

Fuwa fuwa to ukabu yasuragi mo
Namida koboreru fuan mo
Daiji na mirai ni tsunagatteiru hazu dakara

Ashita ni natte mo　Itsuka otona ni natte mo
Kitto omoidashite ne　Anata ga koko ni ita koto
Wasurenaideite　Hiroi sekai no hate demo
Zutto kienai ima wo　Minna arigatou

Tsuki wa terashiteru　Kaze ga nemutteru
Itsumo waratteta　Kono michi no sora de
Ima mo nagareboshi ga negai kanaeteiru

Demo wakaranai　Toki ga sugiru hodo
Hanaretakunakute　Dakedo tookunaru
Sore ha kinou yonda hon no shiori no you

Kira kira to hikaru akogare mo
Donna kanashii kimochi mo
Daiji na mirai ni tsunagatteiru hazu dakara

Kisetsu ga sugite mo　Dokoka shiranai machi de mo
Kitto hirogatteiku　Minna ga koko ni ita koto
Wasurenaideita　Chiisa na kono basho kara
Sotto hajimatta koto　Minna arigatou

Yume wo seta fune wa　Kikoku kara tabitatsu
Mata aeru yo　Ima wa hohoende

Itsumadetatte mo　Dokoka tooku e ittemo
Kitto shirasete hoshii　Watashi ga koko ni ita koto
Wasurenaideite　Hiroi sekai no hate demo
Zutto kienai omoi wo　Minna arigatou

Thank you for all your tenderness
Thank you for all your happiness
Thank you for all your kindness

Thank you for all your everything…

The clouds flow by　The wind sings out
Lining the streets I always ran through
Even now, white flowers bloom, laughing

But I can't stop it, it's like something's stuck in my chest
I love the present, but it always passes by so quickly
Like a piece of the dream I cried over once upon a time

Even the fluffy, floating feeling that comes with peace
And even the tears that come with anxieties
They're all connected with the precious future, so

Even when tomorrow comes　Or when someday we become adults
Be sure to remember　That you were once in this situation
Don't ever forget　Even at the ends of this expansive world
For the "now" that we'll always have,　I want to thank you all

The moon is shining　The wind is sleeping
Here at the ever-laughing sky above this town,
A shooting star carries our wishes even now

But I don't understand　Time goes by so quickly
I don't want us to be apart　But we've become so distant
It's like a bookmark in that book I read yesterday

Even the bright sparkling admiration
And even the saddest feelings
They're all connected with the precious future, so

Even as the seasons fly past　Even in a town somewhere that I don't know
I'll reach out　To the memory of everyone being here
Don't ever forget　That even in a small place like this
Gentle beginnings can happen　I want to thank you all

The ship that carried my dreams has departed from my memories
I know I'll see it again　So I can smile now

Even if it's been a long time　Even if I go far away
I want you to remind me　That I was once here
Don't ever forget　Even at the ends of this expansive world
For the memories that will never disappear　I want to thank you all

Thank you for all your tenderness
Thank you for all your happiness
Thank you for all your kindness

Thank you for all your everything…