1) Saori's final live is rumored to be her one-man performance on April 1st. The speculation I've heard is that she has no plans to give a real announcement about it, so fans are pretty much saying their goodbyes already. Nonetheless, there's still a month until then, so I guess all we can do is wait.
2) We're going on a year and a half since Aira's last proper album, so I decided to have a look at her blog to see what she's been up to. She's apparently quite sick right now with some kind of bronchitis? She also seemed very depressed in mid-February, so let's hope she feels better soon all around.
Anyway, spring is coming up and I'm totally smitten with this song all over again, so I translated the lyrics to Aira's "Spring Sky"! These were done by ear as I don't think official lyrics ever came out, which means they might not be 100% accurate.
Spring Sky
ROMAJI
haru no kaze ni aa kimi no nioi
omoidashiteita
mata hitotsu kisetsu ga utsutte
dareka ga suki na hito kurai dekita no ka
kimi mo itsudakke surechigatta ano ko
watashi to mitai na kenka ippai shiteru no kana
haru no kaze ni aa kimi no nioi
omoidashiteita boku no taisetsu na basho
sakura hanabira maiochiru kisetsu ni
naritakatta no wa kimi no tonari de hokoreru jibun
Look up sky nandomo "mou wasureyou" tte
nakitsukareteta'n da
sou Spring sky fui ni kite kimi no chakushin wo
atashi kara kirenai kimi no koe kiiteitakatta'n da
haru no kaze ni aa kimi no nioi
omoidashiteita boku no taisetsu na basho
sakura hanabira maiochiru kisetsu ni
naritakatta no wa kimi no tonari de hokoreru jibun
ENGLISH
In the spring breeze, ah, your scent
I remembered it
As one season shifts again
Did you find someone to like?
I wonder if you and that girl you passed by however long ago
Have been fighting often like you used to do with me
In the spring breeze, ah, your scent
I remembered it, my precious place
What I wanted to be in this season when the cherry blossom petals fall
Was the self I could be proud of by your side
Look up, sky, so many times I thought, "Just forget it already"
I'd gotten tired of crying
Yes, spring sky, that unexpected message from you
Won't leave me — I wanted to hear your voice
In the spring breeze, ah, your scent
I remembered it, my precious place
What I wanted to be in this season when the cherry blossom petals fall
Was the self I could be proud of by your side
Does anyone still have a copy of this song? The old upload that was here in 2009 is dead now and all I've managed to find is a pretty disappointing 128kbps rip. :( It's always been in my top five Aira tracks.