a little pain
Travel to the moon 君は眠り 夢を解く
Travel to the moon kimi wa nemuri yume o toku
誰もいない 星の光 操りながら
daremo inai hoshi no hikari ayatsuri nagara
強くなるため 忘れた笑顔
tsuyoku naru tame wasureta egao
きっと二人なら 取り戻す
kitto futari nara torimodosu
気づいて
kidzuite
I’m here waiting for you
今とは違う未来があっても
ima to wa chigau mirai ga atte mo
I’m here waiting for you
叫び続けて
sakebi tsudzukete
きっと心は つなぐ糸をたぐってる
kitto kokoro wa tsunagu ito o tagutteru
あの頃の私 目を覚ますように
ano koro no watashi me o samasu youni
No need to cry
Travel in silence 手をのばせば 触れるのに
Travel in silence te o nobaseba fureru noni
君は遠い それは 思い出の中のこと
kimi wa tooi sore wa omoide no naka no koto
声が聞こえる 目を閉じれば
koe ga kikoeru me o tojireba
小さな痛みさえ いとしくて
chiisana itami sae itoshiku te
見つめて
mitsumete
I’m here waiting for you
風に吹かれ 一人迷っても
kaze ni fuka re hitori mayotte mo
I’m here waiting for you
空を見上げて
sora o miagete
ずっと心は 手を広げて守ってる
zutto kokoro wa te o hirogete mamotteru
あの頃の君が 振り返るまで
ano koro no kimi ga furikaeru made
No need to cry
(Feel something, feel nothing
Listen closely, listen closely)
Wide open ears
Disarm the dream tickler
In the constant moment
(You will find me where it’s quiet
Listen closely, listen closely)
Let the blood flow through all the spaces
Of the universe
気づいて
kidzuite
I’m here waiting for you
今とは違う未来があっても
ima to wa chigau mirai ga atte mo
I’m here waiting for you
叫び続けて
sakebi tsudzukete
きっと心は つなぐ糸をたぐってる
kitto kokoro wa tsunagu ito o tagutteru
あの頃の私 目を覚ますように
ano koro no watashi me o samasu youni
No need to cry
(Listen closely, listen closely
Listen closely, listen closely
Listen closely, listen closely
Listen closely)
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Tears and Rainbow was my favourite outta those songs, its amazing how minimal the instruments can be but so full and beautiful without them…she can pull it off coz she can convey emotion just through voice.
I love olivia is my favorite singer.
and NANA is the best series in the world!
please if someone know if the second season of NANA get out please tell me andrea_momo94@hotmail.com
Bye!
olivia I love you!!!!
i really love the anime nana…. and i love the song “a little pain”. it really suits her voice…
I’m a great fan of the anime Nana and I LOVE sooooooooo much this song!!! ;) the anime gave me the opportunity to know olivia’s amazing voice!! *__*
it’s possible to have the original english text of little pain that olivia wrote before it was traslated in japanese?? thanks!!
=Elly=
I like all 3 songs from this single… and am very glad she’s taken a different direction to the Reira style. I would agree that Let Go is definitely more appealing to the european audience, but Tears & Rainbows is actually quite nice as well. the highlights for me would be ‘a little pain’ and ‘Let Go’.
Alright I will admit that I love Olivia’s song “A Little Pain” , and I am currently working on an AMV (anime music video) for it. I will also admit that I DEFINITELY love her song “Ballerina” I am currently working on making an alternate opening theme for one of my favorite animes (Princess Tutu) However I can’t find the translations to the song anywhere. If anyone can send it to me please do! My e-mail is Ketsuekiko_soshi@yahoo.com … If you wish to contact me via Post Message on Youtube my user name is RaeKitsuneProduction.
Thanks in advance,
Rae Lee
“a little pain” this song somehow bring back memories to me!
“tears & rainbows” well i do not quait like the song d……..
“let go”this song is soo different than the two songs!! well a feel this song is not that nice to hear to me!!!
i love OLIVIA!!! she’s so beautiful and she got a magnificience sound voice and so originalious and she got so much taste!!
i love this song and the mixture of japanese and english is simply amazing *_*
OMG!!! she’s amazing…!!!
Yeah sure, that interest me…
Though I have to check and find more info about the concert in France. Man I’m just afraid I ain’t have enough money to travel to France to watch her… but it probably would be like a one in a million lifeyear chance… so I better not mis it somehow…
Thanks!
Hey Junn. I’ve read how Olivia is interested in creating a musical career overseas. On the other hand she is scheduled to have a concert in France on July. Thought it would interest you.
There is no doubt that Olivia has talent. If it was not for Nana, I probable missed her as a artist. [Thank you Yazawa Ai!] I’ve never heard an artist who could put so much emotions in his/her songs before.
Her style is unique and beautiful. I really hope she keeps on gaining fans, so that she keeps on releasing songs she like. I find it a bit dissapointing to know that the main Japanese folks doesn’t seem to like her music as much as they should. =P Time will change…
I really love this single “A Little Pain” . It suits Reira perfectly and it present Olivia herself pretty well! Though I must admit I love the song “Tears& Rainbows” more. Probable because of it’s mysterious atmosphere. The way she sings the song, so much depths in it, truely amazing… all the emotions. Somehow it’s like you can feel it. Very dreamy.
Many friends of mine are also fond of Olivia after hearing her! They are actually going to buy her album! I’ll keep on promoting Olivia to everybody I know! Caus she really deserve to be popular in my opinion. Even a girl from my work, who has nothing with ” strange foreign” music admitted that she somehow was attracted to Olivia. Isn’t that a good sign? [ I live in the Netherlands].
I really hope that someday in the future Olivia will break through in Europe and USA. Man can’t wait to go to her concerts then! I keep on hoping for that moment to happen. I really do. [Though the chance is pretty small at this moment]
And about the fact that Olivia will gain more popularity outside of Japan [in time], I have no doubts about that. Caus she already does…
I agree with you nemtudom, since Olivia started working with NANA, she started getting discovered even more. She herself was surprised when she attended the PMX event in USA, where she saw she had a small fanbase for her. There were even talks for her to tour in certain overseas countries though it’s probably improbable.
Although she probably has finished working for NANA, I hope she shall continue getting attention in the future with some decent tie-ins.
Long time ago someone commented, that Japan is not the only place on earth, and people are starting to know Olivia worldwide. It’s true, i really love her voice and all of her songs, the old and the new ones. I’d love to buy her albums but it would be really hard to get them here in Hungary.
I think because of the inspi’ project more people recognized her, it was good for her popularity.
Little pain has a melody that you can hardly get you out of your mind. This song can win more people’s sympathy.
I do love her rock-alternative-indie rock styled songs also, but actually poppy songs are more popular.
Olivia is the best!!!
The choice of OLIVIA to do a song for NANA was, I think, primarily due to the similarity of style between OLIVIA and Reira. OLIVIA seems to fit the profile of an artist similar in musical choice and performance to Reira. Plus, as Naru pointed out, she was almost cast to play Reira in the movie version.
In general, most of my friends who enjoy a “different” sound in the Japanese music scene (particularly my Japanese friends) find Olivia a little overwhelming at times, but as a musician quite interesting and even revolutionary. It should also be noted that in the last two years, there has been a broadening of the styles used in Japanese pop.
A Little Pain is such a beautiful song.
And the music video is amazing!
I listen to it every day
wohoo i love that song ^_^
Olivia is practically good. And her new single is probably the best songs she did. Her music video was great too, but kinda weird in some parts. But I won’t argue anyway, the song’s great.
when i first heard ‘a little pain’, i was mesmerised by this song.. it was so beautiful!!!!! i cant find the album frm singapore n i really want to buy it!! tears & rainbows is a really sweet song too. i wonder how ‘let go’ will sound when its sung purely in english. btw, (this is out of point) i jus bought a new ipod n i dunno how to save movies n music videos in my computer, then transfer to my ipod. i really want to know how rinoa put the ‘a little pain’ mv up on this blog. please teach me!!!
thanks in advance n take care!! :)
I definately agree there Chongo. anything is possible!
and being a genuine girl that she is, she will keep working hard to get there.
even people in my circles(music)have heard of her name!
just make sure you guys n girl keep suporting her and buy her works.
Legna @ http://www.xetonrecords.com
wat i personally think is that since i just heard Olivia Lufkin about three days ago for the first time, i actually loved her song A Little Pain. even though i havent heard her last album, she seem to grow more mature as a person and in her songs, i strongly believe she will make her comeback and rise a singer like UTada hikaru and Ayumi hamasaki. anything is possible for her carrier
OLIVIA’s “a little pain” has inspired me and is truly one of my top favorite J-Pop songs ever. (And it’s a LONG list….)
I love the track ‘a little pain’. It has to be one of my favorites XD
btw, anyone know where i can get ‘tears and rainbows’? Or where i can get a hold of a copy of this single?
i love this single
olivia is really great singer
have you guys seen the NANA street special performance?
love the live rather than studio ver.
waiting for the WISH single
You know, there are very strong swirling rumors she’s going to have a concert at PMX this year… Actually, Yahoo JP even mentioned it already…
http://www.myspace.com/pacificmediaexpo >> it’s in the conchair’s blog
has anyone found the lyrics to Let Go? i’d love it if anyone could post them or e-mail me. thank you :)
Olivia’s voice gives a certain effect that makes you want to hear her voice more and more. She has a way of putting you in a trance. Listen to it for a while, and you’ll never get it out of your head. Very very suited for NANA, no doubt=]
Rinoa just added the lyrics here, have fun with the song !!
hey could someone please post the lyrics of a little pain, please
take care
I’m so happy that OLIVIA is back, as she really has been one of my favorite female artists for a long while now. I’ve only watched 2 eps of “NANA”, but when I heard it as the ending theme song, I didn’t really think it was too special. However, I’ve grown to really love this song. Quite different from the pop-metal-rock-trip-hop of “The Lost Lolli”. I really enjoyed the PV, too! You’re right about it being beautiful and quite artistic. OLIVIA looks quite beautiful herself as well. Even though during some parts she reminded me of (a much prettier) Alanis Morissette.
I also liked the soothing feel of “tears and rainbows”. She’s always worked so well with ballads, I think. “let go” is more my style, even though, like you said, it does seem heavily “western” — the chorus. I really love her voice in this song. Nice to see brother-sister effort on both these tracks.
What I also think is impressive is that OLIVIA, an indie alternative-rock-pop artist made her way out of ORICON’s indie charts and onto the major! An incredible feat for an indie artist.
The single cover is way cool, and if I happen to see it anywhere, I’d definitely pick it up. Can’t wait for a next single from her! And awesome review. :)
eyn’s comments do hold a certain truth behind them, but artist tend to automatically develope and change their style over a period of time anyway and music as an industry goes round and round in circles every so often. Olivia’s music is very good and has the ability to transend to all sort of difo audiences. i dont believe she need to become more of anything else just to please mainstream Japan(ie:more pop…more alternative) dont forget, as great as it is,Japan isnt the only place on earth! there are more and more people discovering Olivia’s music worldwide… and their will always be people who like music if its has a good sound, and she does.
she is sticking to what she enjoys making. if one tries to change to often when it comes to production they will lose direction and she is onto a good thing right now….”if it’s not broken, don’t fix it!”
Ollie @ Xeton Records
I love this sit cause i am one of the no1 fan of Oliva I luv her beautiful voice but can upload more pictures?
I just finish watching the anime Nana and then “a little pain ” music video,the naime was so good and i learned that from the look of some 1 doesn’t mean that that’s how they r,cuz my impression of the rocker Nana is that she would be mean but she’s not,i wonder if Olivia was born in Japan or some where rlse,cuz her Japanese is really good and also her english
I had no idea that Yazawa Ai asked her to do a song for NANA o_o Kinda makes sense though, since when they movie was coming out a lot of people speculated that OLIVIA would be cast as Reira. I had no idea who she was, but being the NANA fanatic that I am I picked up this single. It definately had a TRAPNEST feel to it as well as Reira’s emotions. The fact that she wrote it in English first makes it very like TRAPNEST, since Reira does write songs in English and the other members have to translate it into Japanese so they can release it as a single. I personally dislike the character of Reira in NANA, but TRAPNEST has the better songs that have been released “inspired by”. (Otsuka Ai’s “Cherish” Yuna Ito’s “ENDLESSS STORY” and a few others I think by Do As Infinity and ZONE…)
OLIVIA is probably one of a kind in the J-Pop scene simply because of her musical background and her strong belief in producing music that she like, even if that means she’s going to suffer her popularity she could easily gain just by going with the flow.
The tie in with the NANA anime is a great way to bring her back to the spotlight again after her hiatus, but I’m not sure if she can keep the spotlight on her with her music style, as they probably don’t appeal to the Japanese audience.
Anyway, this single does strike a balance between pop and alternative, and I think OLIVIA either needs to change her music style to become more pop or continue to sing some songs composed by other Japanese composers just to stay closer to the mainstream music. I think by blending pop and her alternative music style, it will be easier for her to gain fans and eventually get them to actually enjoy her otherwise hard to consume music style for the Japanese.