LIL LEAGUE from EXILE TRIBE lights up the summer with ‘Manatsunohanabi.’ AMBASS, EXILE SHOKICHI, and Sky Beatz join forces to write the lyrics, while Rena Koyanagi and D.O.I. compose the melody. The song mixes fireworks and love into a vibrant summer anthem.
Released: June 23, 2025
Manatsunohanabi
Lil League From Exile Tribe • From “NEOMATIC”
Manatsunohanabi Lyrics Translation Lil League From Exile Tribe | NEOMATIC
The lyrics describe midsummer fireworks blooming like flowers, symbolizing a growing love. One line translates to, ‘These sparks are swaying and drifting, don’t fade away.’ The poet uses the image of red and white lanterns to evoke the magic of a summer night.
Maiagare yozora ni manatsu no hanabiSoar high into the night sky, midsummer fireworks.
Hana hanabanashiku saku dandan na loveOur growing love blooms as brilliantly as flowers.
Yurariyurariyurariyurari yureru hi no kona oh babyOh baby, these sparks are swaying and drifting.
Kienaide kure yo kono mamaDon’t fade away, please stay just like this.
Aka to shiro machi no naka ni burasagaru chouchin moThe red and white lanterns hanging throughout the town,
Natsumeku nioi yoru no tobari ni hibiku fue no koe mothe scent of summer, and the sound of flutes echoing through the night,
Zenbu yosome ni kanjiteitaI used to feel like they were all just passing me by.
Dakedo yokome ni suikomaretaBut then, out of the corner of my eye, I was pulled in.
Light em up babyLight ’em up, baby.
Mune ni honoo meramera falling loveA fire’s blazing in my chest as I’m falling in love.
Kimi ga kureta natsu no shoki shoudouYou gave me this initial summer impulse.
Mabuta ni ukabeta koimoyouThis pattern of love is etched behind my eyelids.
Sawagashii kisetsu no kenzouThe rowdy scene of this season,
Ragamuffin takamaru tenshonand my ‘rebel-spirit’ tension is rising.
Negai wo komete sora miageruI look up at the sky with a wish in my heart.
Maiagare yozora ni manatsu no hanabiSoar high into the night sky, midsummer fireworks.
Hana hanabanashiku saku dandan na loveOur growing love blooms as brilliantly as flowers.
Yurariyurariyurariyurari yureru hi no kona oh babyOh baby, these sparks are swaying and drifting.
Kienaide kure yo kono mamaDon’t fade away, please stay just like this.
Izuko ni kieta reiseiWhere did my composure go?
Kotoshi wa mattaku chigau zenzenThis year is completely different.
Enjirarenai heizen hoppe ta wo tataitemitaI can’t act calm, so I slapped my own cheeks.
Mojidouri irotoridori na honoo wa youen na salamander no odoriLiterally, these colorful flames are like the bewitching dance of a ‘fire-spirit’ salamander.
Boku no kao mite hohoemi wo ukabeteYou look at my face and let a smile show.
Mitorarete hito shirezu ukareteI’m captivated and secretly floating on air.
Asebamu te to te tsunagaru you and meOur sweaty hands are joined, just you and me.
Mune no uchi wo yomiau futariWe’re both reading what’s inside each other’s hearts.
Hayamaru kono mune no kodouMy heartbeat’s starting to race.
Takanaru oodama ni otoThe sound of the giant firework shells is booming.
Omoi ga houshasenjou panorama ni hajikeruMy feelings are bursting out in a radial panorama.
Maiagare yozora ni manatsu no hanabiSoar high into the night sky, midsummer fireworks.
Hana hanabanashiku saku dandan na loveOur growing love blooms as brilliantly as flowers.
Yurariyurariyurariyurari yureru hi no kona oh babyOh baby, these sparks are swaying and drifting.
Kienaide kure yo kono mamaDon’t fade away, please stay just like this.
Maiagaru kirei na uchiagehanabiBeautiful fireworks are soaring high.
Hana ga saite chiru you ni hakanaiThey’re fleeting, like flowers that bloom and then fall.
Yurariyurariyurariyurari yureru hi no kona waThese sparks that are swaying and drifting,
Ichidokiri no natsu wo maiodoruare dancing through this once-in-a-lifetime summer.
Maiagare yozora ni manatsu no hanabiSoar high into the night sky, midsummer fireworks.
Hana hanabanashiku saku dandan na loveOur growing love blooms as brilliantly as flowers.
Yurariyurariyurariyurari yureru hi no kona oh babyOh baby, these sparks are swaying and drifting.
Kienaide kure yo douka kono mamaPlease don’t fade away, just stay like this.
Azayaka setsuna ni ochiteyuku hi gaThese bright lights that fall in an instant,
Hitotsuhitotsu usureteikuare fading away one by one.
Kono yume yo tokoshie no hana to nareI want this dream to become an eternal flower.
Kienaide kure yoDon’t fade away.
Kienaide kure yo kono mamaDon’t fade away, stay just like this.
Manatsunohanabi Music Video
The ‘Manatsunohanabi’ lyrics mix summer romance with fiery imagery. LIL LEAGUE delivers a tune that captures the fleeting beauty of love and fireworks.