This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
"Habataku no sa sugu ni"
dareka ga sasayaita
"Hiza-shita no kyoukaisen tonde shimaou yo"
Senaka-awase no jiyuu
"Sabita kusari ni saisho kara tsunagarete nante nakattan dayo"
Mune ni mune ni sora wo tsumete
Ao-iro no fukaku ni shizumitai
Doko made mo hatenaku yozora wo matoi
Atarashii sekai wo sagasou
Aitakute Aitakute yuremadou keredo
Mezameta tsubasa wa kesenai
Nani ga tadashii nante kotae wa nai sa
Eda-wakare shita michi Kami nomizo shiru
Tomerarenai speed kasoku suru hodo
Kodou wa takaku takanari oboete iku
Nanimo kamo ga ochite iku kedo
Kimi dake wa otona ni naranai de
Natsukashii hikari ni michibikare
anata wa yasashiku te wo furu
Minareta mirai ni mo wakare wo tsugete
Kowareta kensou wo egakou
Sadamerareta unmei wo kiri-saite
sora e to nukedasou
Ima mo ima mo oboeteiru
Osanai koro ni mita asa-yake wo
Doko made mo hatenaku yozora wo matoi
Atarashii sekai wo sagasou
Aitakute Aitakute yuremadou keredo
Mezameta tsubasa wa kesenai
Natsukashii hikari ni michibikare
anata wa yasashiku te wo furu
Minareta mirai ni mo wakare wo tsugete
Kowareta kensou wo egakou
Sadamerareta unmei wo kiri-saite
sora e to nukedasou.
dareka ga sasayaita
"Hiza-shita no kyoukaisen tonde shimaou yo"
Senaka-awase no jiyuu
"Sabita kusari ni saisho kara tsunagarete nante nakattan dayo"
Mune ni mune ni sora wo tsumete
Ao-iro no fukaku ni shizumitai
Doko made mo hatenaku yozora wo matoi
Atarashii sekai wo sagasou
Aitakute Aitakute yuremadou keredo
Mezameta tsubasa wa kesenai
Nani ga tadashii nante kotae wa nai sa
Eda-wakare shita michi Kami nomizo shiru
Tomerarenai speed kasoku suru hodo
Kodou wa takaku takanari oboete iku
Nanimo kamo ga ochite iku kedo
Kimi dake wa otona ni naranai de
Natsukashii hikari ni michibikare
anata wa yasashiku te wo furu
Minareta mirai ni mo wakare wo tsugete
Kowareta kensou wo egakou
Sadamerareta unmei wo kiri-saite
sora e to nukedasou
Ima mo ima mo oboeteiru
Osanai koro ni mita asa-yake wo
Doko made mo hatenaku yozora wo matoi
Atarashii sekai wo sagasou
Aitakute Aitakute yuremadou keredo
Mezameta tsubasa wa kesenai
Natsukashii hikari ni michibikare
anata wa yasashiku te wo furu
Minareta mirai ni mo wakare wo tsugete
Kowareta kensou wo egakou
Sadamerareta unmei wo kiri-saite
sora e to nukedasou.
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