The GIFT lyrics

[tenshi no hane]

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The GIFT

Birds chirp in celebration
Flower petals shower down festively
And I see the person I love ahead

I recall all our memories together in a flash
And my chest tightens
Our journey definitely wasn’t a smooth one, right?

Starting today we’ll climb the staircase to a new life together
We vowed to take each step firmly but carefully
Ah- forever

The tears and sadness we overcame
were all for this moment - I know this now

Starting today we’ll live to make each other
the happiest people in the world

Because this love is one of the gifts in this world
from the kami*

Birds chirp in celebration
Flower petals shower down festively
And I see the person I love ahead

* Kami are kind of like gods or spirits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami

/crawls back to work/

[Earth_maiden]

Very sweet lyrics but it feels somewhat... recycled?

[Yukitora]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

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* Kami: gods, spirits. Different from the Western concept of God: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami

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She doesn't say Kami tho, she says Kami-sama. Kami-sama is understood to refer to the individual. Its like the different being God and a god. Japan knows about non-Japanese concepts of God, and refer to their understanding of a God in Heaven as Kami-sama, they aren't oblivious. And for correctness, 'western concept' is also incorrect, they come directly from middle eastern areas or Asia.

This is entirely appropriate given the Japanese modern cultural practice of marrying at Christian churches, even if parties are unaffiliated with the belief.