そよ風が草原をなでるように
　Sougen ga kaze wo naderu you ni | The Way a Breeze Gently Strokes the Plains
artist: KOKIA
discs: songbird (album), KOKIA complete collection 1998-1999 (compilation album)

lyrics: KOKIA
music: KOKIA, Hinata Toshifumi
arrangement: 日向敏文　Hinata Toshifumi

translation by iconoclastiac @ gmail.com
http://melodycafe.iconoclastiac.net/lyrics/

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もうこれ以上　泣かなくてもいいの
もうこれ以上　涙はいらないの
もうこれ以上　がんばらなくてもいいの
もうこれ以上　強がらなくてもいいの

そよ風が草原を　やさしくなでるように
私もあなたのこと　やさしくなでてあげるから

もうこれ以上　泣かなくてもいいの
もうこれ以上　涙はいらないの

あなたは一人じゃない　いつでも二人一緒
がんばってるあなたも　好きだけど
心配してる私がいることを
忘れないで・・・だから

ねえもう少し　力ぬいてもいいよ
ねえもう少し　寄りかかってもいいよ
ねえもう少し　のんびりしてもいいよ
ねえもう少し　ゆっくり歩こうよ

そよ風が草原を　やさしくなでるように
私もあなたのこと　やさしくなでてあげるから

ねえもう少し　力ぬいてもいいよ
ねえもう少し　寄りかかってもいいよ

あなたは一人じゃない　少しは楽になるよ
黙っていないで　愛してる
だからねえ悩み事なら
二人で半分こ・・・　だから

もうこれ以上　泣かなくてもいいの
もうこれ以上　涙はいらないの
もうこれ以上　がんばらなくてもいいの
もうこれ以上　強がらなくてもいいの

涙はいらないの

I'll be here forever
I'll be here forever...

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mou kore ijou  nakanakutemo ii no
mou kore ijou  namida wa iranai no
mou kore ijou  ganbaranakutemo ii no
mou kore ijou  tsuyogaranakutemo ii no
	Now, it's okay not to cry more than this [1]
	Now, more tears are not necessary
	Now, you don't have to try harder than this
	Now, you don't have to act stronger than this

soyokaze ga sougen wo  yasashiku naderu you ni
watashi mo anata no koto   yasashiku nadete akeru kara
	Because, the way a breeze gently strokes the plains,
	that is the way I will gently brush you
	
mou kore ijou  nakanakutemo ii no
mou kore ijou  namida wa iranai no
	Now, it's okay not to cry more
	Now, more tears are not necessary

anata wa hitori ja nai   itsudemo futari issho
ganbatteru anata mo   suki dakedo
shinpai shiteru watashi  ga iru koto wo
wasurenai de . . . dakara
	You are not alone, because we'll always be together
	Though I like it when you're trying hard,
	Don't forget that
	There are times when I worry . . . so, [2]

nee mou sukoshi  chikara nuitemo ii yo
nee mou sukoshi  yori kakattemo ii yo
nee mou sukoshi  nonbiri shitemo ii yo
nee mou sukoshi  yukkuri arukou yo
	It's alright to be a little less strong
	It's alright to lean on me a little more
	It's alright to be a little more carefree
	It's alright to stroll a little more slowly

soyokaze ga sougen wo  yasashiku naderu you ni
watashi mo anata no koto   yasashiku nadete ageru kara
	Because, the way a breeze gently strokes the plains,
	that is the way I will gently brush you

nee mou sukoshi  chikara nuitemo ii yo
nee mou sukoshi  yori kakattemo ii yo
	It's alright to be a little less strong
	It's alright to rely on me a little more

anata wa hitori ja nai  sukoshi wa raku ni naru yo
damatteinai de   aishiteru
dakara nee nayamigoto nara
futari de hanbun ko . . . dakara
	You aren't alone.   You will be more at ease
	Don't stay silent   I love you
	So, if anything distresses you,
	The two of us can make it half as much . . . so,

mou kore ijou  nakanakutemo ii no
mou kore ijou  namida wa iranai no
mou kore ijou  ganbaranakutemo ii no
mou kore ijou  tsuyogaranakutemo ii no
	Now, you don't have to cry more 
	Now, more tears are not necessary 
	Now, you don't have to work harder 
	Now, you don't have to act stronger

namida wa iranai no
	Tears are not necessary

I'll be here forever
I'll be here forever...

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[1] Mou, kore ijou, lit: "Any more than this"
[2] shinpai shiteru watashi  ga iru, lit: "I am here, worrying"