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＃ いそいで走る夜は 機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し 命が呼び合うまま
さそうよGEMINI ビルの上で
思い出の日々を 高く遠くかざして

月夜に歌をうたう 光に映える娘
心は剣を研ぎ 人魚の謎を放つ
さそうよGEMINI バスの駅で
思い出の日々を 高く遠くかざして

※ 朝が来て明日になり 命の音は止んで
夜が来てまた一人 キミへと解けて生まれる

ナースの姿をとり 命の笛を鳴らす
化学の雲は流れ 天女の雨に光る
さそうよGEMINI 路地の奥で
思い出の日々を 高く遠くかざして

※ Repeat

＃Repeat

※ Repeat x2

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＃ isoide hashiru yoru wa  kikai no hanazono made
kokoro wa kimi ni nokoshi  inochi ga yobiau mama
sasou yo jemini  biru no ue de
omoide no hibi wo  takaku tooku kazashite

tsukiyo ni uta wo utau  hikari ni haeru musume
kokoro wa tsurugi wo togi  ningyou no nazo wo hanatsu
sasou yo jemini  basu no eki de
omoide no hibi wo  takaku tooku kazashite

※ asa ga kite asu ni nari  inochi no oto wa yande
yoru ga kite mata hitori  kimi e to tokete umareru

naasu no sugata wo tori  inochi no fue wo narasu
kagaku no kumo wa nagare  tennyo no ame ni hikaru
sasou yo jemini  roji no oku de
omoide no hibi wo  takaku tooku kazashite

※ Repeat

＃Repeat

※ Repeat x2

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＃ The night rushes swiftly onward toward the flower garden of machines
It leaves its spirit with you, as your lives call out to one another
From atop the building I invite you, Gemini,
holding up, lofty and remote, the memories of days that used to be

The girl shining in the light sings a song for the moonlit night (2)
Its spirit sharpens her sword and releases the mermaid’s secret
At the bus station I invite you, Gemini, (3)
holding up, lofty and remote, the memories of days that used to be

※ Morning arrives and becomes tomorrow  The sounds of life subside (4)
Night arrives and again, alone, it melts into you and comes alive

Taking on a nurse’s form, she plays the flute of life (5)
Glistening in the rain of celestial maidens, clouds of science drift on by
Deep in the alleyway I invite you, Gemini,
holding up, lofty and remote, the memories of days that used to be

※ Repeat

＃Repeat

※ Repeat x2

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Notes:

(1) If you’ve ever wondered why you can hear someone counting “3, 2, 1…” at the beginning of this song, it’s probably because Project Gemini was the name of the second human spaceflight program of NASA.  The Gemini flights were all launched using a launch vehicle called the Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan.

There is also the constellation Gemini, of course, and in Chinese astronomy, some of the stars that correspond to Gemini are located in the White Tiger (Byakko) of the West area.

In addition, the Gemini twins from Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux, were the patron gods of sailors, and took the form of St. Elmo’s Fire (which appears in “Ishi no Niwa”).

(2) Perhaps a reference to “Tsuki no Kage”.

(3) Perhaps a reference to the bus in “Denkouyoku”.

(4) The phrase inochi no oto (“sound(s) of life”) is also used in “Kaze no Bunshin”.

(5) “[Tennyo] are usually pictured as unnaturally beautiful women dressed in ornate, colorful kimonos (traditionally in five colors), exquisite jewelry, and flowing scarves that wrap loosely around their bodies. They often carry lotus blossoms as a symbol of enlightenment and play musical instruments such as the biwa or flute.”