wasurete ita me wo tojite
忘れていた目を閉じて
Close your eyes and remember what you had forgotten
忘れていた /wasurete ita/:
from wasureru; the -te ita form describes a continuing state in the past: had forgotten
閉じて /tojite/:
from tojiru; the -te form links to the following action: close
torimodose koi no uta
取り戻せ恋のうた
Take back the song of love
取り
戻せ /torimodose/:
imperative of torimodosu: take back; recover
うた /uta/:
song, commonly written as uta with the kanji for song
aozora ni kakurete iru
青空に隠れている
It is hiding in the blue sky
隠れている /kakurete iru/:
from kakureru; the -te iru form describes an ongoing state: is hidden; is hiding
te wo nobashite mou ichido
手を伸ばしてもう一度
Reach out your hand once more
伸ばして /nobashite/:
from nobasu; -te form: stretch out; extend
もう
一度 /mou ichido/:
once more
wasurenaide sugu soba ni
忘れないですぐそばに
Do not forget, right by your side
忘れないで /wasurenaide/:
from wasureru; -naide makes a negative request: please do not forget
すぐそば /sugu soba/:
right nearby; right beside someone
boku ga iru itsu no hi mo
僕がいるいつの日も
I will be here, every single day
僕 /boku/:
I; me, a self-reference often used by males
いる /iru/:
to be; to exist, used for people and animals
いつの
日も /itsu no hi mo/:
every day; always
hoshizora wo nagamete iru
星空を眺めている
Gazing at the starry sky
星空 /hoshizora/:
starry sky
眺めている /nagamete iru/:
from nagameru; -te iru marks an ongoing action: is gazing at
hitori kiri no yoake mo
一人きりの夜明けも
Even at a dawn when you are all alone
一人きり /hitori kiri/:
all alone; kiri emphasizes that there is only one person
夜明け /yoake/:
dawn; daybreak
tatta hitotsu no kokoro kanashimi ni kurenaide
たった一つの心悲しみに暮れないで
Do not let your one and only heart sink into sorrow
たった
一つ /tatta hitotsu/:
only one; one and only
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
悲しみ /kanashimi/:
sadness; sorrow
悲しみに
暮れないで /kanashimi ni kurenaide/:
from kanashimi ni kureru, to be sunk in sorrow; -naide means do not
kimi no tameiki nante
君のためいきなんて
Those sighs of yours
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
なんて /nante/:
things like; adds a dismissive emphasis, as if saying it is no great obstacle
harukaze ni kaete yaru
春風に変えてやる
I will turn them into a spring breeze
春風 /harukaze/:
spring breeze
変えて /kaete/:
from kaeru; -te form: change; turn into
~てやる /te yaru/:
do something for someone; can also express firm determination, as in I will do it
hi no ataru sakamichi wo
陽のあたる坂道を
Along the sunlit hill road
あたる /ataru/:
to shine on; to hit, commonly written with the kanji for hitting or coming into contact
坂道 /sakamichi/:
slope; hill road
jitensha de kakenoboru
自転車で駆けのぼる
I race uphill on my bicycle
自転車 /jitensha/:
bicycle
駆けのぼる /kakenoboru/:
to race or dash upward; a compound of run and climb
kimi to nakushita omoide nosete yuku yo
君と失くした想い出乗せて行くよ
I ride on, carrying the memories I lost with you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
失くした /nakushita/:
past form of nakusu: lost
想い
出 /omoide/:
memory; recollection, also commonly written with the standard kanji for thought
乗せて
行く /nosete yuku/:
to carry something along while going; yuku is a literary reading of iku
rarararara kuchizusamu
ラララララ口ずさむ
La la la la la, I hum along
口ずさむ /kuchizusamu/:
to hum; to sing softly to oneself
kuchibiru wo somete yuku
くちびるを染めて行く
My lips gradually take on color
くちびる /kuchibiru/:
lips, commonly written with the kanji for lips
染めて
行く /somete yuku/:
from someru; -te iku shows a change progressing onward: gradually color or dye
kimi to mitsuketa shiawase hana no you ni
君と見つけたしあわせ花のように
The happiness I found with you, like a flower
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
見つけた /mitsuketa/:
past form of mitsukeru: found; discovered
しあわせ /shiawase/:
happiness; good fortune
~のように /no you ni/:
like; in the manner of
wasurete ita mado akete
忘れていた窓開けて
Open the window that had long been forgotten
忘れていた /wasurete ita/:
from wasureru; the -te ita form describes a continuing state in the past: had forgotten
開けて /akete/:
from akeru; -te form linking to the following action: open
hashiridase koi no uta
走り出せ恋のうた
Set off running, song of love
走り
出せ /hashiridase/:
imperative of hashiridasu: start running; set off
うた /uta/:
song, commonly written with the kanji for song
aozora ni takushite iru
青空に託している
Entrusting it to the blue sky
託している /takushite iru/:
from takusu; -te iru marks an ongoing action: is entrusting
te wo kazashite mou ichido
手をかざしてもう一度
Hold up your hand once more
かざして /kazashite/:
from kazasu; -te form: hold up or raise toward something
もう
一度 /mou ichido/:
once more
wasurenai yo sugu soba ni
忘れないよすぐそばに
I will not forget, right by your side
忘れない /wasurenai/:
negative form of wasureru: will not forget
すぐそば /sugu soba/:
right nearby; right beside someone
kimi ga iru itsu no hi mo
君がいるいつの日も
You are here, every single day
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
いる /iru/:
to be; to exist, used for people and animals
いつの
日も /itsu no hi mo/:
every day; always
hoshizora ni kagayaiteru namida yureru ashita mo
星空に輝いてる涙揺れる明日も
Even tomorrow, when tears shimmer and tremble in the starry sky
星空 /hoshizora/:
starry sky
輝いてる /kagayaiteru/:
colloquial contraction of kagayaite iru, from kagayaku: is shining
涙 /namida/:
tear; tears
揺れる /yureru/:
to sway; to tremble
明日 /ashita/:
tomorrow; the future
tatta hitotsu no kotoba
たった一つの言葉
The one and only phrase
たった
一つ /tatta hitotsu/:
only one; one and only
言葉 /kotoba/:
word; phrase; words
kono mune ni dakishimete
この胸に抱きしめて
Holding it tightly against my heart
この /kono/:
this, used before a noun
抱きしめて /dakishimete/:
from dakishimeru; -te form: hold tightly; embrace
kimi no tame boku wa ima harukaze ni fukareteru
君のため僕は今春風に吹かれてる
For you, I am now being carried by the spring breeze
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
ため /tame/:
sake; benefit; no tame means for the sake of
僕 /boku/:
I; me, a self-reference often used by males
今 /ima/:
now; this moment
春風 /harukaze/:
spring breeze
吹かれてる /fukareteru/:
colloquial contraction of fukarete iru, the continuing passive of fuku: is being blown on by the wind
hi no ataru sakamichi wo
陽のあたる坂道を
Along the sunlit hill road
あたる /ataru/:
to shine on; to hit, commonly written with the kanji for hitting or coming into contact
坂道 /sakamichi/:
slope; hill road
jitensha de kakenoboru
自転車で駆けのぼる
I race uphill on my bicycle
自転車 /jitensha/:
bicycle
駆けのぼる /kakenoboru/:
to race or dash upward; a compound of run and climb
kimi to chikatta yakusoku nosete yuku yo
君と誓った約束乗せて行くよ
I ride on, carrying the promise I made with you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
誓った /chikatta/:
past form of chikau: vowed; swore
約束 /yakusoku/:
promise; agreement
乗せて
行く /nosete yuku/:
to carry something along while going; yuku is a literary reading of iku
rarararara kuchizusamu
ラララララ口ずさむ
La la la la la, I hum along
口ずさむ /kuchizusamu/:
to hum; to sing softly to oneself
kuchibiru wo somete yuku
くちびるを染めて行く
My lips gradually take on color
くちびる /kuchibiru/:
lips, commonly written with the kanji for lips
染めて
行く /somete yuku/:
from someru; -te iku shows a change progressing onward: gradually color or dye
kimi to deaeta shiawase inoru you ni
君と出会えたしあわせ祈るように
As if praying for the happiness of having met you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
出会えた /deaeta/:
past potential form of deau: was able to meet; had the good fortune to meet
しあわせ /shiawase/:
happiness; good fortune
祈るように /inoru you ni/:
as if praying; -you ni expresses manner or resemblance
hi no ataru sakamichi wo
陽のあたる坂道を
Along the sunlit hill road
あたる /ataru/:
to shine on; to hit, commonly written with the kanji for hitting or coming into contact
坂道 /sakamichi/:
slope; hill road
jitensha de kakenoboru
自転車で駆けのぼる
I race uphill on my bicycle
自転車 /jitensha/:
bicycle
駆けのぼる /kakenoboru/:
to race or dash upward; a compound of run and climb
kimi to chikatta yakusoku nosete yuku yo
君と誓った約束乗せて行くよ
I ride on, carrying the promise I made with you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
誓った /chikatta/:
past form of chikau: vowed; swore
約束 /yakusoku/:
promise; agreement
乗せて
行く /nosete yuku/:
to carry something along while going; yuku is a literary reading of iku
rarararara kuchizusamu
ラララララ口ずさむ
La la la la la, I hum along
口ずさむ /kuchizusamu/:
to hum; to sing softly to oneself
kuchibiru wo somete yuku
くちびるを染めて行く
My lips gradually take on color
くちびる /kuchibiru/:
lips, commonly written with the kanji for lips
染めて
行く /somete yuku/:
from someru; -te iku shows a change progressing onward: gradually color or dye
kimi to deaeta shiawase inoru you ni
君と出会えたしあわせ祈るように
As if praying for the happiness of having met you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
出会えた /deaeta/:
past potential form of deau: was able to meet; had the good fortune to meet
しあわせ /shiawase/:
happiness; good fortune
祈るように /inoru you ni/:
as if praying; -you ni expresses manner or resemblance
kimi to deaeta shiawase inoru you ni
君と出会えたしあわせ祈るように
As if praying for the happiness of having met you
君 /kimi/:
you, used toward someone close
出会えた /deaeta/:
past potential form of deau: was able to meet; had the good fortune to meet
しあわせ /shiawase/:
happiness; good fortune
祈るように /inoru you ni/:
as if praying; -you ni expresses manner or resemblance