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What is a Fanlisting?
A fanlisting is simply an online listing of fans of a subject, such as a TV show, actor, or musician, that is created by an individual and open for fans from around the world to join. There are no costs, and the only requirements to join a fanlisting are your name and country. Fanlistings do not have to be large sites (although some are) - they are just a place where you can have your name listed along with other fans of the same subject.

The Story
18-year old Sophie Hatter is cursed by the Witch of the Waste, and turns into an old hag. Ashamed with her current condition, she flees into the hills where a moving castle roams the hills. It is said to belong to the young and handsome wizard Hauru (Howl), who has a bad reputation. Within the castle, Sophie befriends the fire demon Calcifer, who promises to help her become young again. One catch: she must help Calcifer to be free of Howl, and Calcifer cannot tell her how. However, Sophie agrees to stay and try to find out about the contract through other ways. Still, Howl can see that Sophie is under a spell like Calcifer can, and he falls in love with her for who she is and not for what she looks like. Sophie manages to bring life to the moving castle, and she helps Howl to face his former tutor, Madam Suliman and the Witch of the Waste.

The Song
Well, I can't tell you much about the song or anything much about the song so I'll tell you what I know. The song of composed by Kimura Yumi and arranged by Joe Hisaishi. The one who sang the song was Cheiko Baishou, if I'm not mistaken, also the voice actress of Sophie Hatter :P. The beautiful lyrics were written by Tanigawa Shuntarou.

Lyrics
JAPANESE
namida no oku ni yuragu hohoemi wa
toki no hajime kara no sekai no yakusoku

ima wa hitori demo futari no kinou kara
kyou wa umare kirameku
hajimete atta hi no you ni

omoide no uchi ni anata wa inai
soyokaze to natte hoho ni furetekuru

komorebi no gogo no wakare no ato mo
kesshite owaranai sekai no yakusoku

ima wa hitori demo ashita wa kagirinai
anata ga oshietekureta
yoru ni hisomu yasashisa

omoide no uchi ni anata wa inai
seseragi no uta ni kono sora no iro ni
hana no kaori ni itsumademo ikite

ENGLISH
the smile that waver inside tears
is the promise of the world since the beginning of time

even if now your're alone, from the yesterday when  you were two
glittering today's arisen
as the day you met for the first time

You are not inside memories
come as a gentle breeze to graze my cheek

even after parting in an afternoon, sunshine leaking through leaves
the promise of the world never dies

now your're alone, but tomorrow's limitless
You taught me
the gentleness hidden in the night

You are not inside memories
You live forever into the melody of a brook,
in the colour of this sky, in the fragrance of flowers