akegata no umi nagame nagara
明け方の海眺めながら
Gazing at the sea at dawn
明け
方 /akegata/:
dawn, daybreak
ながら /nagara/:
while (doing)
namida shita ano koro no futari ni wa
涙したあの頃の2人には
with the two of us back then who shed tears
涙した /namida shita/:
shed tears
2人 /futari/:
two people
kitto modorenai modorenai
きっと戻れない戻れない
surely we can't go back, can't go back
きっと /kitto/:
surely, certainly
戻れない /modorenai/:
cannot return
sakura ame wa sugisatte
桜雨は過ぎ去って
The cherry-blossom rain has passed
桜雨 /sakura ame/:
rain falling during cherry-blossom season
過ぎ
去って /sugisatte/:
to pass by, to go away
shoka no kaze ga hoo wo nadeta
初夏の風が頬を撫でた
The early-summer breeze brushed my cheek
初夏 /shoka/:
early summer
撫でた /nadeta/:
to stroke, to caress
kimi kara moratta yubiwa wa
君から貰った指輪は
The ring I received from you
貰った /moratta/:
to receive
imada suterarezu ni
未だ捨てられずに
I still can't throw it away
捨てられずに /suterarezu ni/:
without being able to throw away
tebanasenai mono bakari
手放せないものばかり
Things I can't let go of
手放せない /tebanasenai/:
cannot let go of
ばかり /bakari/:
only, nothing but
fuete shimatta boku dakara
増えてしまった僕だから
have only increased for me, so
しまった /shimatta/:
ended up (with regret)
だから /dakara/:
so, therefore
mata hitori omoide no naka de iki wo shite iru
また1人思い出の中で息をしている
Once again, alone, I breathe inside my memories
中 /naka/:
inside, within
している /shite iru/:
is doing
kore ga subete yume naraba to
これが全て夢ならばと
Wishing that all of this were a dream
全て /subete/:
all, everything
sou negau yoru ga fueta
そう願う夜が増えた
such nights have grown more frequent
願う /negau/:
to wish, to pray
kaze kaoru kioku no naka
風薫る記憶の中
Within memories where the breeze carries fragrance
風薫る /kaze kaoru/:
the breeze carries a sweet fragrance (of early summer)
中 /naka/:
inside, within
wake mo naku
訳もなく
For no reason
akegata no umi nagame nagara
明け方の海眺めながら
Gazing at the sea at dawn
明け
方 /akegata/:
dawn, daybreak
ながら /nagara/:
while (doing)
namida shita ano koro no futari ni wa
涙したあの頃の2人には
with the two of us back then who shed tears
涙した /namida shita/:
shed tears
2人 /futari/:
two people
kitto modorenai modorenai
きっと戻れない戻れない
surely we can't go back, can't go back
きっと /kitto/:
surely, certainly
戻れない /modorenai/:
cannot return
mesen no saki no shioreta hana
目線の先の萎れた花
A wilted flower ahead of my gaze
目線 /mesen/:
line of sight, gaze
先 /saki/:
ahead, the point in front
sore sae mo boku no namida de
それさえも僕の涙で
Even that, with my tears
sukueru sonna ki ga shite
救えるそんな気がして
I felt I could somehow save it
そんな /sonna/:
such, like that
気がして /ki ga shite/:
to feel as if
aozora no samishisa ni
青空の寂しさに
The loneliness of the blue sky—
寂しさ /samishisa/:
loneliness
kizuita no wa itsu datta kana
気づいたのはいつだったかな
when was it that I noticed it, I wonder
気づいた /kizuita/:
noticed, realized
kimi kara moratta tegami wa
君から貰った手紙は
The letter I received from you
貰った /moratta/:
to receive
imada suterarezu ni
未だ捨てられずに
I still can't throw it away
捨てられずに /suterarezu ni/:
without being able to throw away
hora dakara itta janai ka
ほらだから言ったじゃないか
See, that's why I told you, didn't I
だから /dakara/:
so, that's why
じゃないか /janai ka/:
didn't I / isn't it
aichaku waite shimau mae ni
愛着湧いてしまう前に
Before attachment wells up
愛着 /aichaku/:
attachment, fondness
しまう /shimau/:
to end up (doing)
sutete shimaeba yokatta
捨ててしまえばよかった
I should have just thrown it away
捨てて /sutete/:
to throw away
しまえば /shimaeba/:
if (I) had ended up doing
よかった /yokatta/:
should have / it would have been good
wake mo naku
訳もなく
For no reason
akegata no umi nagame nagara
明け方の海眺めながら
Gazing at the sea at dawn
明け
方 /akegata/:
dawn, daybreak
ながら /nagara/:
while (doing)
namida shita ano koro no futari ni wa
涙したあの頃の2人には
with the two of us back then who shed tears
涙した /namida shita/:
shed tears
2人 /futari/:
two people
kitto modorenai modorenai
きっと戻れない戻れない
surely we can't go back, can't go back
きっと /kitto/:
surely, certainly
戻れない /modorenai/:
cannot return
itsu datte sou datta
いつだってそうだった
It was always like that
いつだって /itsu datte/:
always, no matter when
kimi wa boku no mae de wa
君は僕の前では
In front of me, you
tsuyogatte warau nda
強がって笑うんだ
would act tough and laugh
強がって /tsuyogatte/:
to act tough, to put on a brave front
笑う /warau/:
to laugh, to smile
んだ /nda/:
(emphatic / explanatory ending)
kimi no mae ja nakenai yo nante
「君の前じゃ泣けないよ」なんて
"I can't cry in front of you," you'd say
じゃ /ja/:
colloquial form of では
泣けない /nakenai/:
cannot cry
なんて /nante/:
such as, things like
sonna kimi ga nikukatta nda
そんな君が憎かったんだ
I hated you for being like that
そんな /sonna/:
such, like that
憎かった /nikukatta/:
was hateful
んだ /nda/:
(emphatic / explanatory ending)
zuruku mieta
ずるく見えた
It looked like cunning
ずるく /zuruku/:
cunningly, slyly
見えた /mieta/:
looked, seemed
yurusenakatta nda
許せなかったんだ
I couldn't forgive it
許せなかった /yurusenakatta/:
could not forgive
んだ /nda/:
(emphatic / explanatory ending)
jaa boku wa
じゃあ僕は
So then, I
jaa kimi wa
じゃあ君は
So then, you
nara bokura
なら僕ら
Then we
tomo ni aruke wa shinai ne
共に歩けはしないね
can't walk together, can we
歩けはしない /aruke wa shinai/:
cannot walk (emphatic negative)
datte boku wa kimi wo hitori de nakasete shimau ndaro
だって僕は君を独りで泣かせてしまうんだろ
Because I'll end up making you cry all alone, right
だって /datte/:
because, after all
独りで /hitori de/:
alone, by oneself
泣かせて /nakasete/:
to make (someone) cry
しまう /shimau/:
to end up (doing)
んだろ /ndaro/:
I suppose / right (conjecture)
boku no namida ga kimi wo hitori ni saseta nda ne
僕の涙が君を独りにさせたんだね
My tears were what left you all alone
独りに /hitori ni/:
to become alone
させた /saseta/:
made (someone do)
んだね /nda ne/:
isn't it (confirming)