This song was featured as both the 21st Naruto ending theme, and the focal point of a special promotional OVA featuring Naruto and Sasuke's relationship. As a song, I love it. I love the lyrics, the music, all of it. I'd like to present my own translation of the song, edited slightly for both meaning and fluidity while singing.
About the title - Mayo means night, naka means middle. Middle + night = midnight.
Midnight Orchestra by Aqua Timez
The song of midnight,
Shouted out!
And ever since then...
Streaks of red, fading twilight
The stars sit in the sky
All of nature united
And played its symphony
Although I'm not always honest
The tears reveal my thoughts
Before I knew it,
A small sea had formed at my feet
The sky doesn't move,
The sun just rises and falls
The ground doesn't move,
It's up to us to walk or not!
The song of midnight,
Shouted out!
The truth is, I hate being alone
I've known what's important ever since that day!
A small spoon is enough
To scoop out happiness
There's just the question of if there are
People who will partake!
The days I struggled to be strong
Are lodged in my memory
It's like showing your heart's framework
A fleeting dream
Throwing purity and truth around is scary
We've all pretended to have it at one point or another
In this opaque world!
I walked, dragging a heavy freedom
When the farewell came,
It felt like the sky was falling
The rain of goodbye was falling
But my umbrella was open
And now open kindness will always be in my chest!
I haven't given up
On the hope that we will meet again
I made a promise to the people
Who sleep with stardust
Despite all of this, there was nobody
There to show kindness
To the children trapped in the city
That never changed
Cold children...
Who look up...
At stars...
The song of midnight,
Shouted out!
The truth is, I hate being alone,
And not knowing
Whether you will keep on being alone!
A small spoon is enough to scoop out happiness
There's just the question of if there are
People who will partake!
The song of midnight is shouting out!
The truth is, I was alone!
Even if that fact gets erased by the radiance of the sun!
Should we wave the flag now?
Should we just stand shoulder to shoulder?
Should we just sing?
Anything is fine!
There's just the question of whether or not you'll be here!
