- This page is about Kotonoha Aoba song. For information on the CD of the same name, see Kotonoha Aoba.
Kotonoha Aoba (言の葉 青葉, Words Green Leaves) is a song released by Wake Up, Girls! on the DIVE II entertainment label on February 26th, 2014. The song appears as track #1 on Kotonoha Aoba, and track #6 on Wake Up, Best!. It served as the ending of the first season of the anime. The song is centered by Mayu Shimada.
Appearances[]
Wake Up, Girls! Miyagi PR Special[]
Aside from the original anime, 'Kotonoha Aoba' has made no other anime appearances aside from the Miyagi PR Special, where it made a slight cameo, referencing back to the MV performed by WUG in the main square of Sendai. However, it's segment was extremely short.
Wake Up, Girls! Aoba Stage Play[]
The song makes an appearance in the stage play, but it does not serve a canon role in the story like other songs such as '7 Girls War' or 'Gokujou Smile'
Live[]
The song's main appearances have tended to be in the Live Tours, mostly n the 1st Live Tour, the 2nd Live Tour, the 3rd Live Tour and the just recent 4th Live Tour.
Releases[]
The song was originally released as the A-Side of the single 'Kotonoha Aoba' which was released on February 26th 2014. Additionally, with the single and the B-Side, the MV is also included in the limited edition version after a short clip was posted on the Avex Youtube channel in anticipation for the release. The song was then released again in the album 'Wake Up, Best!'
Lyrics[]
Uta wo utatte minna de aruita
Sore ga kibou wo musubu mono datta
Utsukushii machi to mujaki ni ha ienai
Soko ni aru kanashimi wo shitta kara
Aoba ha saku kisetsu ha kawatte mo
Nando demo mebaeru chikara wo motteru
Namida fuita egao ha hana no you
Kotoba ni ha dekinai
Tada zutto issho ni iyou
Michi no ue demo odotta ano kono
Tanoshii DANSU de warai korogeta no
Suki dakara dekiru yamenai to itta
Akogare wa ima mo mada yume no tochuu
Aoba ga chiri kisetsu ga utsuri yuku
Ushinau mono ooi kokoro no oku de
Mebuku asa wo shinjite oikaketa
Tsumetaite ni iki wo fuki kakete atatameta
Ganbatte ne to kantan ni ienai yo
Kotonoha to aoba no kirakira wo aoi de
Aoba wa saku kisetsu wa kawatte mo
Nando demo mebaeru chikara wo motteru
Namida fuita egao wa hana no you
Kotoba ni wa dekinai
Tada zutto issho ni iyou
歌を歌って みんなで歩いた
それが希望を 結ぶものだった
うつくしい街と 無邪気には言えない
そこにある かなしみを 知ったから
青葉は咲く 季節はかわっても
何度でも芽生える ちからを持ってる
涙ふいた笑顔は花のよう
言葉にはできない
ただずっと 一緒にいよう
道の上でも 踊ったあのこの
楽しいダンスで 笑いころげたの
好きだからできる やめないと言った
憧れは 今もまだ 夢の途中
青葉が散り 季節が移りゆく
うしなうもの多い こころの奥で
芽吹く朝を 信じて追いかけた
つめたい手に息をふきかけて あたためた
がんばってねと かんたんに言えないよ
言の葉と青葉の きらきらを あおいで
青葉は咲く 季節はかわっても
何度でも芽生える ちからを持ってる
涙ふいた笑顔は花のよう
言葉にはできない
ただずっと 一緒にいよう
Singing a little tune, we walked together
That is our hopes tied together
I would say that this beautiful street is not simple-minded
Because I knew about the sadness of that place
Green leaves blooms, and no matter how the season changes
It still waits and sprouts as many times as it could
Wipe away your tears, and your smile looks like a flower
Don't say anything now
Because it is enough as long as we together
Those moments when we danced even on the streets
We danced happily and laughed about it
I liked it so I started off, and I will never give up
That vision is still in the middle of a dream
Green leaves scatters on the floor, and time passes
I've lost many things from deep inside my heart
Follow and believe in the morning of sprouting
I felt warm as I breathed out towards my cold hands
I can't say "Do your best" easily
Words and green leaves shimmer together
Green leaves blooms, and no matter how the season changes
It still waits and sprouts as many times as it could
Wipe away your tears, and your smile looks like a flower
Don't say anything now
Because it is enough as long as we together
Trivia[]
Within the canon anime series, this is so far the only the ED that has not made a canonical appearance in any of the series. 'Shizuku no Kanmuri' was shown as a released single in it's respective anime, 'Shoujo Koukyoukyoku' was shown as a final performance song and also as an entry in the Idol Festival and 'Beyond the Bottom' was shown as a final entry in the Idol Festival.
