Yui Ogura (小倉唯 Ogura Yui, born August 15, 1995 in Midori, Gunma) is a Japa… Read Full Bio ↴Yui Ogura (小倉唯 Ogura Yui, born August 15, 1995 in Midori, Gunma) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She released her solo debut single, "Raise", in July 2012. It was used as the ending theme for the anime Campione!, and reached number 8 on the Oricon chart in 2012.

From 2009 until 2017 she was a member of the duo YuiKaori (ゆいかおり) with Kaori Ishihara (石原夏織). From 2011 until 2013 she was also a member of the group StylipS.

Raise
小倉唯 Lyrics

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花摘む楽園風へと巻きこまれた
光の斜面を影がよぎった
やさしい日常
クルリとかえてしまう
エチュードが始まってる
ひらかれる翼
ともに闘いたいの?
こわいって逃げて行くの?

どっちよどっちにするの
自分に聞いて答えを決める
愛は鳴りやまない歌
愛は導きの扉
試練与えては試す神たちを
いつの日か超えてゆける
強くなるraise each other
キスをおくる胸をうつ
目醒めるの!
名も知らぬ
持て余すほどのチカラで
New Ageにふさわしい
イバラの時間を神話に

野ばらの冠その髪飾りましょう
心の神殿きみを信じる
世界へむかって
ユラリと羽ばたくのは
価値観を塗りかえて
気持ちつなぐひと
夢に呼ばれる所だから不安な所
そっちねそっちへ進む
言葉はいらない瞳が好きよ
自由通じあう距離で
頬をそっと寄せたなら
根拠なんてないだけど一緒なら
どこまでも駆けてゆける
廻りだしたEternity
負けない退けるはずもない
乱された昨日より
今を誇らしいと思う
必然に感謝して
次のStoryへ翔べる

この祈りが伝わる場所
魂そっと見つめていてね
いとしさが灯る

ともに闘いたいの
守りたいと願うの
こっちよこっちのほうが
自分に似合う迷うことなく!
愛は鳴りやまない歌
愛は導きの扉
試練与えては試す神たちを
いつの日か超えてゆける
強くなるraise each other
キスをおくる胸をうつ
目醒めるの!
名も知らぬ
持て余すほどのチカラで

New Ageにふさわしい
イバラの時間を神話に

Overall Meaning

The song "Raise" by Ogura Yui is about finding one's own path in life, overcoming obstacles, and seeking love and connection with others. The lyrics describe a paradise of picking flowers, where the wind carries away the singer's shadow on the slopes of light. The gentle daily routine is disrupted by an etude, and the singer is asked whether they want to fight together or run away from fear. They are encouraged to answer the question for themselves and choose their own path in life.

The song talks about the power of love, which is an unstoppable song and a guiding door. The gods give tests and trials, but they can be overcome with raised strength of each other. The singer sends a kiss and beats their chest, awakening to a newfound power that is fitting for the new age. The song uses metaphors such as the crown of wild roses, which the singer wants to decorate someone's hair with, and the temple of the heart, where the singer believes in someone.

The lyrics describe a place where a prayer can be heard, and the soul can be gently gazed upon. The singers want to fight and protect each other, finding a path that suits themselves. They encourage a distance where freedom and feelings can connect, and where the cheeks can be softly touched, even if there is no logical reason for it. The eternity is starting to revolve, and the singer is proud of the present, grateful for the inevitable, and soaring toward the next story.

Line by Line Meaning

花摘む楽園風へと巻きこまれた
I was surrounded by wind in a paradise of flower picking.

光の斜面を影がよぎった
Shadows passed over the slope of light.

やさしい日常クルリとかえてしまうエチュードが始まってる
The gentle everyday life suddenly turns into an étude.

ひらかれる翼ともに闘いたいの? こわいって逃げて行くの?
Do you want to fight together with your wings spread open? Are you scared and running away?

どっちよどっちにするの自分に聞いて答えを決める
Which one will it be? Listen to yourself and make a decision.

愛は鳴りやまない歌愛は導きの扉試練与えては試す神たちをいつの日か超えてゆける強くなるraise each other
Love is an endless song, a door to guidance. Even with trials and tested gods, we can overcome them someday and become stronger by raising each other.

キスをおくる胸をうつ目醒めるの!
I send a kiss and my heart flutters. I awaken!

名も知らぬ持て余すほどのチカラで New Ageにふさわしいイバラの時間を神話に
With overwhelming power of an unknown name, turn Thorny time into Mythology worthy of the New Age.

野ばらの冠その髪飾りましょう心の神殿きみを信じる世界へむかってユラリと羽ばたくのは価値観を塗りかえて気持ちつなぐひと夢に呼ばれる所だから不安な所そっちねそっちへ進む
Let's put on a crown of wild roses, adorn with it with a hair ornament, and believe in you as the temple of our hearts. Facing towards the world, let's flap our wings lightly and change our values while connecting with others. Let's go there, towards where our dreams call us, even if it's a place of anxiety.

言葉はいらない瞳が好きよ自由通じあう距離で頬をそっと寄せたなら根拠なんてないだけど一緒ならどこまでも駆けてゆける廻りだしたEternity 負けない退けるはずもない乱された昨日より今を誇らしいと思う必然に感謝して次のStoryへ翔べる
I like the eyes that need no words, where we are free and connected with a gentle touch on the cheeks. There may be no reason, but we can run anywhere together. As Eternity begins to turn, we won't lose or back down. I am proud of the present more than the disturbed past, and I am thankful for the inevitability. Let's soar to our next story!

この祈りが伝わる場所魂そっと見つめていてねいとしさが灯る
Keep looking gently into the place where this prayer is transmitted and let the affection light up your spirit.

ともに闘いたいの守りたいと願うのこっちよこっちのほうが自分に似合う迷うことなく!
I want to fight together, and I wish to protect. This way, this is more suited for me. I won't hesitate!

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