Ehon

Ehon (絵本) is an original song from THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 03 performed by Kitazawa Shiho.

Lyrics
Rōmaji= Shinjiteita no chiisana koro ni Ehon no naka ni ita ohimesama wa tsuyoi mono Mamorareru koto mamoritai koto Yume nante miru dake ja itsumade tatte mo kanawanai

Mamorubeki mono ga atte watashi wa tsuyoku naritai kara Warau koto o yameta no subete ga kanau sono hi made

Hitoriyogari to dareka ga warau Kikoenai furishite gyutto ken o nigiru kedo

Demo hontou wa kizuiteta watashi wa doko de machigaeta no? Tsuyoku nigirishime sugite daiji na mono o kowashiteta

Nagai tabi no tochuu de kore ijou hitori ja susumenai Maigo no you ni tachitsukushita watashi ni sotto hohoen da

Mamorubeki mono ni atte hitori ja tsuyoku narenai koto Warau koto o omoidashita ehon no naka de mita egao Kanji= 信じていたの　小さな頃に 絵本の中にいたお姫様は強いもの 守られること　守りたいこと 夢なんて見るだけじゃいつまで経っても叶わない

守るべきものがあって　私は強くなりたいから 笑うことをやめたの　すべてが叶うその日まで

独りよがりとだれかが笑う 聞こえないふりしてぎゅっと拳を握るけど

でも本当は気付いてた　私はどこで間違えたの？ 強く握りしめすぎて　大事なものを壊してた

長い旅の途中でこれ以上独りじゃ進めない 迷子のように立ち尽くした私にそっと微笑んだ

守るべきものに会って　独りじゃ強くなれないこと 笑うことを思い出した　絵本の中で見た笑顔 English= Since I was young, I had believed that A princess in picture book is a strong person Things to be protected, and things I want to protect Will never be fulfilled, no matter how long, if I kept dreaming

I want to become strong because I have someone I'm supposed to protect So I stopped smiling until the day that everything is granted

Someone laughs at me when I'm complacent Feigning not hearing it, yet clenching my fist tightly

But actually I had realized, where did I go wrong? Too strong of a grip, and precious things were broken

I can't move on by myself anymore on this long journey Standing still like a stray child, I saw a soft smile

Seeing a person I should protect makes me realize I can't become strong alone Now I remembered how to smile, like one that I saw in the picture book