Yubi Bōenkyō

Yubi Bōenkyō (指望遠鏡, Finger Telescope) is the first ending song of the anime, which is sung by the female idol group, Nogizaka46.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italic are only seen briefly.

TV Version
Kanji= 覗いてみよう

指望遠鏡

目に見える世界は すべて過去の物語さ

輝く未来を見失うなよ

君には もっといっぱい 夢と希望があるんだ

ぼーっとしてたら 見逃しちゃうぞ

できない理由探すより

やってみればいい

覗いてみよう

指望遠鏡

指と指を丸め 両目に当て

イメージして 探してるもの

頭の中のアドベンチャー

どこへ向かう?

指望遠鏡

指のその隙間に 何が見える?

遠いようでも 本当は近い

予言のような宝もの Rōmaji= Nozoite miyou

Yubi bouenkyou

Me ni mieru sekai wa　subete kako no monogatari sa

Kagayaku mirai o miushinau na yo

Kimi ni wa　motto ippai　yume to kibou ga arun da

Boo tto shitetara　minogashichau zo

Dekinai riyuu sagasu yori

Yatte mireba ii

Nozoite miyou

Yubi bouenkyou

Yubi to yubi o marume　ryoume ni ate

Imeeji shite　sagashiteru mono

Atama no naka no adobenchaa

Doko e mukau?

Yubi bouenkyou

Yubi no sono sukima ni　nani ga mieru?

Tooi you de mo　hontou wa chikai

Yogen no you na takaramono English= Let’s take a peek

through a finger telescope…

The visible world is entirely a story of the past

So don’t lose sight of the bright future

You have many more dreams and hopes

and if you space out, they’ll slip through your fingers

Instead of seeking a reason to say you can’t do it,

you should try it!

Let’s take a peek

through our finger telescope

Make circles with your fingers and hold them up to your eyes

Imagine the things you’re searching for

and have an adventure in your mind

Where are we headed?

What can you see in between your fingers;

your finger telescope?

It may seem far away, but in reality is near -

The prophesied treasure

Full Version
Kanji= 覗いてみよう

指望遠鏡

目に見える世界は

すべて過去の物語さ

輝く未来を見失うなよ

君には　もっといっぱい

夢と希望があるんだ

ぼーっとしてたら

見逃しちゃうぞ

できない理由探すより

やってみればいい

覗いてみよう

指望遠鏡

指と指を丸め　両目に当て

イメージして

探してるもの

頭の中のアドベンチャー

いろいろ失敗したり

上手くいかない時には

角度変えて　見なきゃだめだよ

常識の地図　広げても

道に迷うだけ

どこへ向かう?

指望遠鏡

指のその隙間に　何が見える?

遠いようでも

本当は近い

予言のような宝もの

涙で前が曇るなら

深く息吐いて…

覗いてみよう

指望遠鏡

指と指を丸め　両目に当て

イメージして

探してるもの

頭の中のアドベンチャー

どこへ向かう?

指望遠鏡

指のその隙間に　何が見える?

遠いようでも

本当は近い

予言のような宝もの

未来はすべて　アドベンチャー Rōmaji= nozoite miyou

yubi bouenkyou

me ni mieru sekai ha

subete kako no monogatari sa

kagayaku mirai wo miushinau na yo

kimi ni ha motto ippai

yume to kibou ga aru nda

bōtto shitetara

minogashichau zo

dekinai riyuu sagasu yori

yatte mireba ii

nozoite miyou

yubi bouenkyou

yubi to yubi wo marume ryoume ni ate

imēji shite

sagashiteru mono

atama no naka no adobenchā

iroiro shippai shitari

umaku ikanai toki ni ha

kakudo kaete minakya dame da yo

joushiki no chizu hirogete mo

michi ni mayou dake

doko he mukau?

yubi bouenkyou

yubi no sono sukima ni nani ga mieru?

tooi you demo

hontou ha chikai

yogen no you na takaramono

namida de mae ga kumoru nara

fukaku iki haite

nozoite miyou

yubi bouenkyou

yubi to yubi wo marume ryoume ni ate

imēji shite

sagashiteru mono

atama no naka no adobenchā

doko he mukau?

yubi bouenkyou

yubi no sono sukima ni nani ga mieru?

tooi you demo

hontou ha chikai

yogen no you na takaramono

mirai ha subete adobenchā English= Take a look

through your finger telescope

The world you see before your eyes

is a story already told

Don’t lose sight of the bright future ahead

You’re destined to realize

great hopes and dreams

But if you blink for too long,

they’ll leave you behind

Instead of searching for an excuse,

why not just give it a try?

Take a look

through your finger telescope

Make circles with your fingers and put them around your eyes

Picture the things you want,

it’s your own adventure!

There are times when we fail

and things just don’t seem to go well.

Sometimes you should turn around and look at things.

Even if you spread out the map of common sense,

you’ll just get lost eventually

Where are you headed?

It’s your finger telescope!

What can you see in the space between your fingers?

It might seem far, but it’s really not

It’s a promise as valuable as any treasure!

If the road ahead is clouded with tears

let out a big breath…

Take a look

through your finger telescope

Make circles with your fingers and put them around your eyes

Picture the things you want,

it’s your own adventure!

Where are you headed?

It’s your finger telescope!

What can you see in the space between your fingers?

It might seem far, but it’s really not

It’s a promise as valuable as any treasure!

The future is all about adventure!

Video
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