Yui Horie (堀江由衣) is a Japanese voice actress, who debuted in a video game V… Read Full Bio ↴Yui Horie (堀江由衣) is a Japanese voice actress, who debuted in a video game Voice Fantasia in 1997. From that she has worked her way up and became quite popular after her role as Naru Narusegawa in Love Hina.

After the success of Love Hina, she tried a singing career while still maintaining her job as a voice actress. Her first single, My Best Friend, was released on November 18, 1998.

翼
Yui Horie Lyrics

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ちっぽけな空を見上げて
息を吸い込む
緑の匂う空き地見慣れた風景
今日より明日の方が違う景色を
抱き締めていられるために
助走をつけて
この翼を大きく広げ
見つけて行きたい

ずっとまだ見ぬ世界の果ての
大切なものを
もう心に溢れる羽根が
待ち切れなくって
鼓動が駆け足で何度も
騒がしく過ぎる
毎日が好き

大空を飛んだ夢を見て
目を覚ましたなら
なんでも出来る気がして
街へと出掛けた
今なら転んだって立ち上がれそう
涙をこらえれば
強くなれる気がする
この翼が羽ばたく限り
試してみたいの
生まれてきた意味も勇気も
刻んで飛びたい
もう心に溢れる想い
持ち切れなくって
加速してもっと遠くへと
望み続けてる
生き方が好き

ずっと探して来たもの
「大切なもの」は
時間が教えてくれるもの
見えてくるものだった
この翼が羽ばたく限り
夢がある限り
なくさない情熱がきっと見つけた
見つめてきた全てのものが
何より大切なものだと
気づき始めてる
だからゴールなんていらない

まだ見ぬ世界へこの翼を飛ばし
行きたいの

Overall Meaning

The song "翼" by Yui Horie talks about the desire to chase after one's dreams and pursue a meaningful life. The singer looks up at the tiny sky and takes a deep breath, reminiscing about a familiar landscape with the scent of greenery. However, she desires to experience a different world and embrace an unfamiliar landscape, so she takes a run-up and spreads her wings wide open. She wants to find the essential things that she has yet to see at the end of the world she has not known.

The chorus talks about the singer's unstoppable enthusiasm to pursue her dreams. She has been searching for her vital matter, and she believes that time will guide her to the answer. As long as she has dreams and passion, she can continue to fly with her wings and explore the world she has yet to know.

The song's underlying message is to always strive towards finding one's passion and purpose in life. The singer encourages listeners to keep pursuing their dreams and not be afraid to soar high with their wings.

Line by Line Meaning

ちっぽけな空を見上げて
Looking up at the small sky

息を吸い込む
Breathing in

緑の匂う空き地見慣れた風景
A familiar scene of an empty lot smelling of green

今日より明日の方が違う景色を
A different scenery from tomorrow than today

抱き締めていられるために
To be able to hug tightly

助走をつけて
Taking a run-up

この翼を大きく広げ
Spreading these wings widely

見つけて行きたい
I want to find it and go

ずっとまだ見ぬ世界の果ての
At the end of a world I have yet to see

大切なものを
What's important

もう心に溢れる羽根が
My heart is overflowing with feathers