SPEED (JPN)

Released: November 27, 2003

Songwriter: 安岡優 (Yutaka Yasuoka)

[SPEED「四ツ葉のクローバー」歌詞]

泣き出しそうに　映す暗いニュースを
一人眺めていた時　涙こぼれ落ちた
明日どこかで　出会うたくさんの人
いつか友達と呼ぶことが　出来るなんて
信じてる

泥だらけだね　僕は　だけど笑顔見たくて
見付けてきたよ　四ツ葉のクローバー
君にあげる

駆け出してみた　何も変わらないけど
今は名前も知らない　誰かとすれ違う
大人になって　もっと強くなれたら
きっと今日より大きな声で　君の名前
叫びたい

息を切らして　僕は　ここに辿り着いたね
あの日のままの　四ツ葉のクローバー
君に誓う

降り出した雨より　強く　遠ざかる夕日よりも
君こそがいなくちゃ　切なくて　だから　いつも

泥だらけだね　僕は　だけど笑顔見たくて
見付けてきたよ　四ツ葉のクローバー
君にあげる

息を切らして　僕は　ここに辿り着いたね
あの日のままの　四ツ葉のクローバー
君に誓う

泥だらけだね　僕は　だけど笑顔見たくて
見付けてきたよ　四ツ葉のクローバー
君にあげる

SPEED is a four piece Japanese girl group consisting of Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子), Eriko Imai (今井絵理子), Takako Uehara (上原多香子), and Hitoe Arakaki (新垣仁絵) with the single “Body & Soul” in 1996 with the main vocalists being Hiroko and Eriko; the youngest members at the time were only 13 years of age.

The group would go on to win the Japan Gold Disc Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. However, by 2000, the group decided to disband, much to the dismay of loyal fans, but did get together numerous times – twice to release music, and many other times for charity. During their disbandment, the members embarked on solo careers, most notably Hiroko.

On August 20, 2008, the group announced that they would be reuniting permanently, and made their major comeback on November 12, 2008, with the single “あしたの空”, which translates roughly as “Tomorrow’s Sky”.

more tracks from the album

BRIDGE

From the album

BRIDGE (2003)

SPEED (JPN) popular songs

四ツ葉のクローバー (Yotsuba no Clover)SPEED (JPN)

SPEED (JPN)

BRIDGE