Theme Song Lyrics
Here are the theme song lyrics, in full written Japanese, and romanized for those of you who can't read Japanese, and translated into English. The meaning of the words matches up with the action on screen during the title sequence quite well, but as my grammar skill is pretty bad, I can't guarantee I'm spot on with the translation.



教えてあげましょう
Oshiete agemashou
Let me tell you

笑わないで聞いてね
Warawanai de kiite ne
Don't think it's ridiculous when you hear it

この世界の素敵な物語
Kono sekai no suteki na monogatari
The greatest legend of this world

どうして空が青く
Doushite sora ga aoku
Why is the sky blue

木は緑なのか
Ki wa midori na no ka
And the trees green

太陽が　あんなにも眩しいかを
Taiyou ga anna nimo mabushii ka wo
While the sunshine is so dazzling

きっと多分それは
Kitto tabun sore wa
That is most certainly

難しい言葉を
Muzukashii kotoba wo
Difficult to put into words

必要なんてしていなくて
Hitsuyou nante shite inakute
How necessarily undeniable

手では触れられないから
Te de wa furerarenai kara
Because it can't be felt by hand

今
Ima
Now

叶わないことのない
Kanawa nai koto no nai
Without these things, wishes won't come true

夢だけを
Yume dake wo
Because dreams

夢見てゆくの
Yume mite yuku no
And having dreams

すぐに届きそうな
Sugu ni todoki sou na
Have been instantly and rudely

理想より
Risou yori
Taken out of that ideal

もっとずっと
Motto zutto
Much more

欲しいものがあるの
Hoshii mono ga aru no
Urgent needs have arisen

泣きたくて
Nakitakute
You want to cry

泣けなくて
Nakenakute
You mustn't cry

泣くのなら
Naku no nara
If you're crying

涙を拭いて
Namida wo fuite
Wipe away the tears

だって可愛いのは
Datte kawaii no wa
Because isn't your pretty

笑顔が一番でしょ？
Egao ga ichiban desho?
Smiling face the best?

だけど全部と言わせて
Dakedo zenbu to iwasete
For that says it all


You can view the opening sequence here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJycJ_VhQog

Please correct the translation where appropriate, and I'll update this post!

(The ending credits sequence is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nERQwxZ4FoM ... maybe Mendinso's transcription and translation can get added to this post ... ?)

I have also just put up stereo MP3 recordings of the opening and closing themes:
http://users.california.com/~keeper/music/ppgzo.mp3
http://users.california.com/~keeper/music/ppgzc.mp3

(Fans of the Japanese language and Warner Bros. cartoons of the 1990s might like some of the other recordings in that directory...)