NO, Thank You! is a single by Ho-kago Tea Time, produced by Pony Canyon and published on 4 August 2010 within the album of the same name. The song is the second ending theme of the second season of the anime.
The song was sung by Mio Akiyama's voice actress Yōko Hikasa, written by Shouko Ohmori, composed by Hiroyuki Maezawa and arranged by Shigeo Komori.
Aside from the original, NO, Thank You! has the following different versions:
Instrumental[]
This is version is identical to the original with the exception of the removed vocals. It was first released on the same album as the original version and later again on the album K-ON!! Official Band Yarouyo!! ~Let's MUSIC!! 2~.
Aside from the normal instrumental version, NO, Thank You! has five additional versions, focussing on the removal of one single instrument of the five members of HTT respectively - Yui Hirasawa's lead guitar, Azusa Nakano's rhythm guitar, Tsumugi Kotobuki's keyboard, Mio Akiyama's bass and Ritsu Tainaka's drums. All five versions were published on the album K-ON!! Official Band Yarouyo!! ~Let's MUSIC!! 2~.
Let's sing もっともっともっと声枯れても
くちびるでこの瞬間 讃えて
ルート同じ地図持ち めぐり逢えた
私達の絆
NO, Thank You! 思い出なんていらないよ
だって"今"強く、深く愛してるから
思い出浸る 大人のような甘美な贅沢
まだちょっと…遠慮したいの
Romaji
Howaitoboodo de hishimekiau
Rakugaki jiyuu na negaigoto
Houkago no chaimu yuuhi ni hibiite mo
Yumemiru pawaa disurenai ne ainiku
Let’s sing motto motto motto koe takaku
Kuchibiru ni kibou tazusaete
Waado hanatsu sono tabi hikari ni naru
Watashi-tachi no kakera
Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no
Kokoro no nooto maakaa hikimidarete
Osareru to nakisou na pointo bakka
Itami yorokobi minna to iru to
Mugen no ribaavu de sasaru fushigi
Let’s fly zutto zutto zutto kanata made
Kauntodaun matenai yabou oikaze ni
Biito kizamu sono tabi purachina ni naru
Watashi-tachi no tsubasa
Yakusoku nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” igai, dare mo ikirenai kara
Yakusoku hoshigaru kodomo no you na mujaki na zeijaku
Mou tokku ni…sotsugyoushita no
Itsu made mo doko made mo kitto kikoetsuzukeru
Eien sae iranai no ni naze nakusesou ni nai
Our Splendid Songs
Let’s sing motto motto motto koe karete mo
Kuchibiru de kono toki tataete
Ruuto onaji chizu mochi meguriaeta
Watashi-tachi no kizuna
NO, Thank You! Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no
English Translation
We jostle each other around the whiteboard
Making graffiti of our free wishes
Even if the after school chime echoes in the setting sun
You can’t diss the power to dream, unfortunately
Let’s sing with a louder, louder, louder voice
Carry hope on your lips
Every time when you release words, they turn into light
They’re our pieces
I don’t need memories
Because I firmly and deeply love “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet…I want to hold back from it
Drawing wildly with a marker in the notebook of my heart
It only has points about how I feel like crying when I get pushed
When I’m with everyone, pain and joy
Stick in me with an infinite reverb, how strange
Let’s fly always, always, always to the yonder
Our ambition can’t wait for the countdown in the tailwind
Every time when I mark the beats, they turn platinum
They’re our wings
I don’t need promises
Because no one can live besides “now”
Desiring promises is an innocent, child-like frailty
I’ve already long since…graduated from it
Forever, at any place, I’ll certainly keep listening
Even though I don’t even need eternity, why can’t I seem to lose it?
Our Splendid Songs
Let’s sing more, more, more, even if our voices grow hoarse
Praise this moment with your lips
Having maps with the same routes, we were able to encounter each other
It’s our bond
NO, Thank You! I don’t need memories
Because I firmly and deeply love “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet…I want to hold back from it
Trivia[]
The song's name comes from the letter of each character's surname with "NO" and "You" added.