I believe this song came to me with a mission of sharing hope, no matter who you are, where you're from and what you believe.
Money shouldn't be the reason for you to not having access to this song and I'm leaving the price as "name your price". Please feel free to pay whatever the price you think it worth or whatever you can. Whatever you pay helps me to be able to continue writing for this kind of purposes and not just to make money.
What I truly hope is that this song will be helpful for you. If you'd like, if you can, please use this song to share hope with others. This song is for YOU to be a part of hope.
Please feel free to download lead sheet and instrument track and perform or just simply sing with/to others. So that YOU, can be the one to share hope for others.
lyrics
Doshaburi no naka hitori de (Walking alone in the pouring rain)
Kasa mo sasazu ni aruiteru (Walking without the rain-shade)
Amega me ni hairu no ka (I hang my head down and ask)
Namida nano ka Utsumuite sore sura wakara nai (Is it a raindrop or a teardrop in my eyes?)
Mou ippo mo koko kara aruke nai (I can’t take even one more step)
Subete yamete shimaeba donnani raku darou? (How easy it would be if I gave up everything?)
Demo kokoro no sumi de shizuka ni zutto
Moeteru honoo ga chiisaku natte mo kesshite kie wa shinai
(But when I close my eyes I can still see the fire burning in my heart so calmly, so endlessly)
Chorus 1:
Tatoe hitori de tsukare kitte mo (No matter how hard the rain is beating down on me)
Kitto itsuka waraeru kara (I know someday I will smile again)
Ame ga hutte mo michi ga nakute mo (No matter how lost I am, if I can't find my way)
No Rain No Rainbow, No Rain No Rainbow
Hora, sora wo miagete (Come on, now look to the sky...)
Verse2: (in English)
All the love that used to surround me has gone away.
Everything I see turns to black and white
Who am I meant to be?
I can’t tell what is right and what is wrong,
I'm so tired I don’t know how to go on
My hair, my clothes are soaking wet in the sorrowful rain
But when I raise my head, I see the sunshine between the dark clouds
Chorus 2:
No matter how strong the storm is blowing through my sky
I know the shining sun is always there, above the stormy clouds
No matter how hopeless I feel like a bird with broken wings
No Rain No Rainbow No Rain No Rainbow
The sun will light my way
Chorus 3:
No matter how hard the rain is beating down on you
I know someday you will smile again
No matter how lost you are, if you can't find your way
No Rain No Rainbow No Rain No Rainbow
Come on now look to the sky...
Vamp section:
Through the rain… no rainbow...
credits
from No Rain No Rainbow,
track released June 8, 2019
Song&Lyrics: Utako Toyama
Translated lyrics: Utako Toyama, Noriko Umeda, Kento Morita Takahashi
English check: Aubrey Johnson
Lead singer:
Utako Toyama (Japanese part)
Brionne Wright (English Part)
Choir:
Christine Cw Guerrier, Wambura Mitaru, Amelia Sophia Ali, Yuko Ishihara, Débòrah Simard, Rachel Lyle, Yun Huang, Marilyn Wright
Guitar: Scott Kohlmann
Piano/Keyboard: Takafumi Suenaga
Bass: Max Mckellar
Drums: Basil Al Bader
Recorded/ mixed: Yu Sasaki, Keith Org, Utako Toyama
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