Double Planet Episode 5

Double Planet
Episode 5: “Today, a miracle begins to happen.”
Satoru Aono (Furuta Jun & Yota Kanda/Radio Shonan Personality)

The high school I attend has finally started online classes.

You can take classes using your smartphone or computer.
The teachers are still trying to find their way, so for now they are only broadcasting two 45-minute classes a day.
Yesterday was English and Japanese.
It was a bit strange to have about 300 second-year students all watching the same lesson at the same time.
I'm sure there are some people who don't listen to it seriously, but I did.
If I write like that, people might think I'm a serious student, so I'll be honest.

Satoru Aono is “definitely” starting to change.

I may be exaggerating, but even though every day is like this,
When I started playing music, life became a little more enjoyable.
With things like this happening in the world, I wonder how important this “little” is.
I feel it in my own way.

I'm sure I'll be a student taking the exam next year.

I may need to study for entrance exams, but more than that (I'm definitely not at the level where I can say this, but I'll say it already), I feel like I've started to understand the meaning of studying for myself as a musician. do.

First, English.

Up until now, I had only listened to Western music. Although I like it, I prefer melody.
I've always loved Western music with cool melodies, but recently I've become interested in the lyrics as well.
This is also largely because I decided to write the lyrics myself.
If you try searching for your favorite Western music online, you'll find a variety of translations. Sometimes people who like it translate it with their own interpretation. I don't really understand because there are subtle differences due to differences in nuance. Well, that's my interpretation. With that in mind, I started translating my favorite Western music with my favorite interpretations. The lyrics of Western music are often in very simple English, so even I can barely get by as long as I know the grammar and English words. The song I'm currently trying out is "Don't Look Back into the Sun" by my favorite band, The Libertines.

And this was the fateful encounter with the Japanese language.

That day, the person standing at the podium on my smartphone was a male teacher in his 50s named Sawamura who had been assigned to my high school this semester. She looked chubby, and even though it was spring, sweat was gushing out like a waterfall from her pussy. Classes haven't even started yet.

Naturally, the class group LINE also became full of tsukkomi.

“What is that guy?! (lol)”
“Midsummer!!”
“It’s creepy though lol”

I can't even describe it as a dandy. To put it bluntly, the teacher named Sawamura has a dull demeanor.

"Nice to meet you, everyone. I'm Sawamura.
Originally, we were supposed to teach in the same classroom in front of everyone.
However, due to this situation, I am now speaking through a camera.
I teach a modern literature class, and today I would like to introduce my favorite words.

After saying that, Sawamura-sensei grabbed a piece of white chalk and began to write something in large letters all over the blackboard.

The group LINE is not silent about this development.

"I've seen something like this in an old drama."
“Kinpachi?!”
"what is that?"
“I don’t know.”
“The sweat on my back looks like the American continent lol”
"Wow, that's the continent of Africa lol"

After that, I didn't even want to read LINE anymore and started looking at what Sawamura-sensei was writing.

“Walk alone like a rhinoceros horn. Majestically! ”

A 19-character sentence written from end to end of the blackboard.
When he finished writing, he wiped the sweat with a hand towel and began talking.

“Just walk alone like a rhinoceros horn.
These are the words of Buddha that appear in the sutta nipāta.
The figurative expression "one rhinoceros horn" means "loneliness."
In short, don't be afraid of loneliness.
Nowadays, you can easily connect with others through various methods such as LINE.
If that doesn't work out, you may feel lonely.
But I think it's okay to try to love even that kind of loneliness.
This may be my self-defense as I am still single.
Hahaha”

The image was probably meant to make people laugh.
Selfish laughter echoed through the classroom where only Sawamura-sensei was present.

``Also, the word ``Be dignified!''
Does anyone know this?
In fact, there is a legendary professional baseball player named Eiji Sawamura who shares the same last name as your teacher.
That's his catchphrase. At the end of his words, he said, ``Be dignified! ”
There's something noble about this phrase, and it gives me energy.
I really like it, and my teacher often wears it too.
You may be spending a lot of time alone right now.
Please try to love yourself openly, even in that loneliness.”

I was alone and impressed.
Those were words of relief for me, who was trying to make music all by myself.
As soon as the class was over, I opened my lyric notebook and started running my pen around it as I wanted.
There is no right answer.
Mr. Kanda of ``Love & Music'' said that it's okay to start writing lyrics from something like a diary. Maybe I just wanted to write down the feelings that welled up in my heart like a diary. After I finished writing all the way to the end, I decided on the title.

"Kiseki no Kotoba"

Collecting scattered dreams and arranging them
If we take a look at the current situation in a certain way,
Miraculous words that I was able to meet

Chant the nenbutsu into me and the horse's ears.
There are things that make my heart tremble.
Our encounter was very sudden, so I will take this opportunity to meet you.

"Don't lose, always win! Do it with dignity!!"
“It’s not just about winning, it’s about being cool! It’s about being dignified!!”
The words of a miracle in full bloom

Let's pass it on to future generations, let's leave it behind
It's like Sawamura says, but I also say it in my own way.
Let's raise the voice of opportunity. This time it's in full bloom.

"Don't lose, always win! Be dignified!!"
“It’s not just about winning, it’s about being cool! It’s about being dignified!!”
The words of a miracle in full bloom

I'm the hero, I'm good
If you think like that, courage will come to you

"Don't lose, always win! Be dignified!!"
“It’s not just about winning, it’s about being cool! It’s about being dignified!!”
“Don’t give up, win no matter what! Do it with dignity!!”
The words of a miracle in full bloom

"to be continued"

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