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SOIS school song?

2/26/2016

 
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SOIS does not have a school song. I wish we did. I wish I could write one. 

Three SIS graduates (class of 2001; Mishima-sensei, Hirota-sensei, and I were three of their HR teachers; current SOIS school nurse Inoue-sensei was a member of that class) formed a band in high school called "Core of Soul." The lead singer wrote a song - "The Spirit of This Place" - to commemorate their graduation, and she performed it at the graduation ceremony with 2 classmates. The song is a sincere, heartfelt testament to the students' love of their school. And catchy, too, at least to this old man's ears. I consider this song, unofficially at least, as the SOIS school song.​
  • The Spirt of this Place (YouTube)
  • Lyrics 日本語 ​
What do you think of the song?

Lyrics, romaji​
The Spirit of this Place 
Nanigenaku itsumo aruiteta rouka ni
Mada osanakatta waraigoe ga hibiite wa kieru
Anna ni adokenakatta noni
Mou konna ni ookiku nacchatta yo
Ano koro wa nani mo kangaete inakatta noni

We are graduating!
Bokura wo tsukutte iru kakera
Sore ga kimi ya ano hito to no omoide
Bokura ga tashika ni koko ni sonzai shita shouko ga
The spirit of this place

Furikaette mireba itazura ni
Tanoshii toka tsumannai toka itteta kedo
Itsu shika bokura no senaka ni wa hitotsu zutsu
Iro no chigau hane ga haete kiteta
Betsubetsu no michi ayumu koto wakatteta noni

We're graduating!
Ookiku yasashiku tsuyoku hashiridasou
Hanaretemo bokura wo tsunagu omoide
Jishin okko to shite mayou toki ni mo
You have the spirit of this place
The spirit of this place

Naka niwa de no hirune
kafe no zawameki, the echo in the gym

Kowareta blinds goshi field wo utsu ame
Locker wo tojiru oto mo zenbu zenbu


​Arigatou
Kenka mo kuyashinamida mo
Nakanaori no kisses & hugs mo zenbu zenbu
Arigatou

We're graduating!
Kono saki de machiukete iru michi no kaze ni
Nagasaresou ni nattemo makeru mon ka
Datte look at yourself
Ima bokura wa ichiban ni kagayaite iru
With the spirit of this place
With the spirit of this place

​
I know I will miss this place
& the time we spent together
Together...
Unofficial English translation
The Spirit of this Place
In the hallways we always walked through casually

The echoing of young laughter will disappear
Though we were so childish,
We've grown up already
During those times, we weren't thinking of anything

We are graduating!
The pieces that made us
are the memories of all of us
The proof that we were here for sure is
the spirit of this place

When we try looking back, we talked mischievously
of the fun & boring times
One by one, without realizing it,
different colored wings grew on our backs
We knew we'd walk on separate paths

We're graduating!
Let's run out larger than life, gently, strongly
Even if we separate, the memories hold us together
Even when you lose yourself & get lost
You have the spirit of this place
The spirit of this place

Napping in the middle of the courtyard,
​the noises in the cafe, 
the echo in the gym
Over the blinds, the raindrops on the field
Even the sounds of the closing lockers,
[we'll remember] everything, everything...

Thank you
for the fights, for the tears of regret
The hugs & kisses when we made up, everything, everything  Thank you

We're graduating!
Even if we seem to get swept away by the unknown wind that lies before us, we won't give in
So, look at yourself
Right now we are the ones that shine the most
With the spirit of this place
With the spirit of this place

I know I will miss this place
& the time we spent together
Together...

    Author

    Former Sabers AD Peter Heimer (2011-22) blogged about various sports- and non-sports-related topics (mostly sports-related). The views expressed here are those of the author only and do not necessarily represent opinions of the school..

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