Double Planet Episode 5

Double Planet
Episode 5: "Today, miracles start happening"
Satoru Aono (Furuta Jun & Kanda Yota / Radio Shonan Personality)

Online classes have finally started at the high school I attend.

You can take classes as long as you have a smartphone or computer.
It seems the teachers are still feeling their way around, and for now they are only broadcasting two 45-minute lessons per day.
Yesterday we had English and Japanese.
It was a strange feeling to have around 300 second-year students all watching the same lesson at the same time.
I'm sure there were some people who didn't listen carefully, but I listened carefully.
If I write like that, people might mistake me for a serious student, so I'll be honest.

Aono Satoru is "definitely" starting to change.

It may sound exaggerated, but even though my everyday life is like this,
When I started making music, life became a little more fun.
With the world in this state, how important is this "little thing"?
I feel this deeply in my own way.

Next year I will probably be a student taking entrance exams too.

Studying for the entrance exams may be necessary, but more than that (I'm by no means at the level to say this, but never mind, I'm going to say it) I feel like I'm starting to understand a little more about the meaning of studying for myself as a musician.

First, English.

Up until now, I've only listened to Western music. Even though I like it, I value melody above all else.
I've always loved Western music with cool melodies, but recently I've also become interested in the lyrics.
This was also largely due to the fact that I wanted to try writing lyrics myself.
If you try looking up your favorite Western music on the internet, you'll find a variety of translations. Sometimes the person who likes the song will translate it with their own interpretation. There are subtle differences due to differences in nuance, so it's hard to understand. Ah, so it's my own interpretation. With that in mind, I started translating my favorite Western music with my own interpretation. The lyrics of Western music are often written in very simple English, so even someone like me can just about manage as long as I understand the grammar and English vocabulary. The song I'm currently translating is "Don't Look Back into the Sun" by The Libertines, which I love.

And this was the year that led to a fateful encounter: Japanese language.

That day, the teacher standing at the podium in the smartphone was a man in his 50s named "Sawamura" who had been appointed to our high school this semester. He looked chubby, and even though it was spring, sweat was pouring out of his forehead like a waterfall. Even though the class hadn't even started yet.

Naturally, everyone in the class group LINE chat started making fun of him.

"What's with that guy?! (lol)"
"It's midsummer!!"
"It's gross though lol"

The teacher, Sawamura, is not exactly a dandy. To be honest, he looks dull.

"Hello everyone, it's Sawamura.
Originally, I was supposed to be teaching in front of you all in the same classroom.
However, given the current situation, I am now speaking via live camera broadcast.
I'm teaching modern Japanese literature, and today I'd like to introduce some of my favorite words.

With that said, Mr. Sawamura grabbed a piece of white chalk and began writing something in large, concentrated letters all over the board.

The group LINE is not keeping quiet about this development.

"I've seen this kind of thing in old dramas."
"Kinpachi?!"
"what is that?"
"I don't know."
"The sweat on your back looks like the American continent lol"
"No, that's the African continent lol"

I got tired of reading LINE any further and started looking at what Sawamura-sensei was writing.

"Just walk alone like a rhinoceros horn. With dignity!"

A sentence of 19 letters spanning the length of the blackboard.
After finishing writing, he wiped the sweat off his face with a hand towel and began speaking.

"Walk alone like a rhinoceros horn.
These are words of the Buddha that appear in the Sutta Nipata.
The metaphor of a rhino's horn means "loneliness."
In short, don't be afraid of loneliness.
Nowadays, you can easily connect with others in various ways, such as LINE.
If it doesn't work out, you might feel lonely.
But I think it's okay to try to love even that kind of loneliness.
This may be my own defense as I am still single.
Ha ha ha.”

I guess the idea was to get a laugh there.
In the classroom, where only Sawamura-sensei was present, self-inflicted laughter echoed.

"And the phrase, 'With confidence!'
Does anyone know this?
In fact, there is a legendary professional baseball player named Sawamura Eiji who has the same last name as your teacher.
It's his favorite phrase. He always adds "With confidence!" to the end of every sentence.
There's something noble about this phrase, and it's also invigorating.
I really liked it, and my teacher often wears it too.
You may be spending a lot of time alone these days.
Try to love even that loneliness with dignity."

I was emotionally moved by myself.
These words were a relief to me, as I was trying to make music all by myself.
As soon as class ended, I opened my lyric notebook and began writing freely.
There is no correct answer.
Kanda-san from "Love & Music" said that it's okay to start writing lyrics with something like a diary. 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.

"Miracle Words"

I gather up my scattered dreams and line them up
If we take a look at the current situation in a certain form,
The words of miracle that I encountered

You're chanting prayers to me and the horse's ears
There are things that really move me.
Meetings are sudden after all.

"Don't lose! Win no matter what! With dignity!"
"Not just to win, but to do it coolly! And proudly!"
The words of miracles bloom in full glory

Let's pass it on to future generations. Let's leave it behind.
As Sawamura said, I have my own way of thinking too.
Let's raise our voices to express our gratitude. It's in full bloom now.

"Don't lose, always win! With dignity!"
"Not just to win, but to do it coolly! And proudly!"
The words of miracles bloom in full glory

I'm the hero, I'm good at it
If you think like that, courage will come out of you

"Don't lose, always win! With dignity!"
"Not just to win, but to do it coolly! And proudly!"
"Don't lose, always win! With dignity!"
The words of miracles bloom in full glory

"to be continued"

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