Konayuki (Original Version)

konayuki mau kisetsu wa itsumo surechigai

hitogomi ni magiretemo onaji sora miteru noni

kaze ni fukarete nitayou ni kogoeru noni

boku wa kimi no subete nado shittewa inai darou

soredemo ichiokunin kara kimi wo mitsuketayo

konkyo wa naikedo honki de omotterunda

sasai na iiai mo nakute onaji jikan wo ikitenado ikenai

sunao ni narenai nara yorokobi mo kanashimi mo munashiidake

konayuki nee kokoro made shiroku somerareta nara

futari no kodoku wo wakeau koto ga dekitano kai?

boku wa kimi no kokoro ni mimi wo oshiatete

ono koe no suru hou e sutto fukaku made

orite yukitai soko de mou ichido aou

wakari aitai nante uwabe

wo nadeteita nowa boku no hou

kimi no kajikanda te mo nigiri

shimeru koto dakede tsunagatteitanoni

konayuki nee eien wo mae ni amarini moroku

zaratsuku asufaruto no ue shimi ni natte yukuyo

konayuki nee toki ni tayori naku kokoro wa yureru

soredemo boku wa kimi no koto mamori tsuzuketai

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Powdered Snow (English Version)

Season of snow powder always come

Although we are mixed up with a mass of people

we are looking on the same sky

Blown by the wind, and we are chilled by it

I may not know everything about you

Nevertheless, I've found you among 100 million of

people

There's no proof but I'm very serious of it

It's impossible to live in the same time with no single quarrel

If we can't be honest, happiness and sadness are just meaningless

If the snow powder may whiten deep to our heart

Could we both share our loneliness?

I would press my ear near to your heart

And go down deep into the place where I hear that voice and meet you once again

We want to understand each other

It's me who softly brush the surface

Just by tightly gripping your numb and cold hand

We are tied to each other

Snow powder is too fragile

In front of us, keep on leaving stains on the rough asphalt forever

Snow powder doesnot rely on time, moving our heart

Nevertheless, I'd still like to keep on protecting you

Remioromen - 3 Gatsu 9 Ka

Nagareru kisetsu no mannaka de
Futo hi no nagasa wo kanjimasu
Sewashiku sugiru hibi no naka ni
Watashi to anata de yume wo egaku

Sangatsu no kaze ni omoi wo nosete
Sakura no tsubomi wa haru e to tsuzukimasu

Afure dasu hikari no tsubu ga
Sukoshi zutsu asa wo atatamemasu
Ookina akubi wo shita ato ni
Sukoshi tereteru anata no yoko de

Arata na sekai no iriguchi ni tachi
Kizuita koto wa hitori ja nai tte koto

Hitomi wo tojireba anata ga
Mabuta no ura ni iru koto de
Dore hodo tsuyoku nareta deshou
Anata ni totte watashi mo sou de aritai

Sunabokori hakobu tsumujikaze
Sentakumono ni karamarimasu ga
Hirumae no sora no shiroi tsuki wa
Nan da ka kirei de mitoremashita

Umaku wa ikanu koto mo aru keredo
Ten wo aogeba sore sae chiisakute

Aoi sora wa rin to sunde
Hitsujigumo wa shizuka ni yureru
Hana saku wo matsu yorokobi wo
Wakachiaeru no de areba sore wa shiawase

Kono saki mo tonari de sotto hohoende

Hitomi wo tojireba anata ga
Mabuta no ura ni iru koto de
Dore hodo tsuyoku nareta deshou
Anata ni totte watashi mo sou de aritai

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English Translation

In the middle of this drifting season
I suddenly feel the length of the days
In the midst of these quickly-passing days
You and I dream away

With my feelings on the March wind
The cherry blossom buds continue on into spring

The overflowing drops of light
One by one warm the morning
Beside you, I'm a little embarrassed
After a huge yawn

I'm standing at the door to a new world
What I've realized is that I'm not alone

If I close my eyes
You're behind my eyelids
How strong has that made me?
I hope I'm the same for you

The dusty whirlwind
Tangled up the laundry, but
The white moon in the morning sky
Was so beautiful, I couldn't look away

There are things that don't go the way I planned
But if I look up to the sky, even they seem small

The blue sky is cold and clear
The fluffy clouds float by quietly
If I can share with you the joy
Of waiting for the flowers to bloom, I'll be happy

From now on, I want you to be quietly smiling beside me

If I close my eyes
You're behind my eyelids
How strong has that made me?
I hope I'm the same for you

“Tuition Fee Increase na naman! Salot, talagang salot!”

And with all the students shouting:

“Iskolar ng bayan,ngayon ay lumalaban! Ngayon ay lumalaban: Iskolar ng bayan!”

It was the last week of regular classes in PUP for the school year of 2009-2010. The immense heat of summer was intensified by the unwavering anger of the activists in the university. These activists set a protest to fight for the threat of almost 1700% tuition fee hike. The activists destroyed chairs, desks, tables and other damaged facilities by throwing it from the building down to the school ground and eventually burned some. We’ve seen them and heard them all over the news. It made quite a commotion even though the school year’s almost ending.

The PUP student activists have been radical in this demonstration that created a huge issue and different perceptions about the whole PUP community. Student activism in the institution gains a variety of reactions, mostly negative in the eyes of the society surrounding it.

Activism has been a big issue to the society. People have different perspectives on the activists and their movements and principles. The mere fact that they are nationalistic and patriotic, many people have different understanding to them.

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