Hikoukigumo - Yumi Arai ukulele cover / ひこうき雲 - 荒井由実

I was intimidated to record this one today but once I got going I didn't stop. I learned about this wonderful singer songwriter Yumi Arai because of the Miyazaki films her songs are featured in. I have the biggest artist's crush on her! This melody! It is so beautiful and sad! I can't handle singing it! Every time I play it there is a sort of breaking in period where my voice just sounds like crying the first few run throughs, because I am crying. Hoo!

Here is a translation I found on hereisarchy.tumblr.com. If you're not crying yet, are you ready to start crying? Yet?

Vapour Trails

The white slope continued on to the sky
Wavering, ephemerality envelops her
Unnoticed by anyone, all alone,
She is ascending
She fears nothing, and soars up high

She admires the sky, is dashing through the sky
Vapour trails are her life

At that high window, even before her death,
She looked to the sky, and now they don’t understand
Other people don’t understand
They only think that
She was too young, but she is happy

She admires the sky, is dashing through the sky
Vapour trails are her life

She admires the sky, is dashing through the sky
Vapour trails are her life

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