Venus

=Lyrics

Japanese
朝が来る前に 消えた星までの地図を キミへの歌に変え 地の果ての民に預けた 船よ急げよ 西はまだ無窮のさなか 眠りから見晴らせば宇宙はキミを夢見て

ボクらの間に 変らないものを数え 約束にくらみ いくつもの橋を渡った あの日から消えた 星が今川面に映る 水かさよ増せ 溢れ キミへとボクを埋めて

いつか陽を仰いで 消えた星が見えた日は 地の果てに預けたあの 地図の歌を歌おう “クはキミだから”と “ボクはキミだから”と…

朝が来る前に 消えた星までの地図を キミへの歌に変え 地の果ての民に預けた 船よ急げよ 西はまだ無窮のさなか 眠りから見晴らせば宇宙はキミを夢見て

Romaji
Asa ga kuru mae ni kieta hoshi made no chizu o kimi e no uta ni kae Chie no hate no tami ni azuketa Fune yo isoge yo nishi wa mada mukyuu no sanaka Nemuri kara miharaseba uchuu wa kimi o yumemite

Bokura no aida ni kawaranai mono o kazoe Yakusoku ni kurami ikutsu mo no hashi o watatta Ano hi kara kieta hoshi ga ima kawaomo ni utsuru Mizukasa yo mase afure kimi e to boku o uzumete

Itsuka hi o aoide kieta hoshi ga mieta hi wa Chi no hate ni azuketa ano chizu no uta o utaou "Boku wa kimi da kara" to "boku wa kimi da kara" to

Asa ga kuru mae ni kieta hoshi made no chizu o kimi e no uta ni kae Chie no hate no tami ni azuketa Fune yo isoge yo nishi wa mada mukyuu no sanaka Nemuri kara miharaseba uchuu wa kimi o yumemite

=Versions= An acoustic ballad which touches briefly on the concept of philosophy (In philosophy, Venus is associated with water and the ocean and is the guide through the fearful world of the unconscious, sharing a similar thematic to the song's lyrics), which Hirasawa would later explore with Philosopher's Propeller. Used as an insert song in "Pursuit", the second episode of Detonator Orgun. Features a full band with orchestra arrangement and a wind synth-led extended coda, created mostly so that Hirasawa would have time to change costumes mid-show. Performed as part of TAKA's solo set, with Hirasawa as guest. A symphonic, orchestral, string-oriented style arrangement. Hirasawa released 5 sketches of it on "The Aggregated Past KANGENSHUGI 8760 HOURS" website as he worked on it. Live performance of the Kangen Shugi arrangement. Covered by Jun Togawa and Missa Fukuma (sister of Hajime Fukuma).
 * Water in Time and Space, 1989
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, gut guitar
 * Shingo Tomoda - drums
 * error CD, 1990
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, gut guitar
 * Hikaru Kotobuki, Kazuhide Akimoto - keyboards, backing vocals
 * Katsuhiko Akiyama - bass, backing vocals
 * Kazutoki Umezu - wind synthesizer
 * Shingo Tomoda - drums, electronic percussion
 * Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Nurse - strings, horns
 * HIRASAWA error ENGINE - Hirasawa Three Acts in Three Hours: Upper
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, acoustic guitar
 * I3 DAYS'94 TOKYO & OSAKA
 * Hen-Gen-Ji-Zai, 2010
 * Tokyo I-jigen Kudou, 2011
 * others

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