#nabuna

幽霊になった僕は、明日遠くの君を見に行くんだ その後はどうしよう きっと君には言えない yuurei ni natta boku wa, asu tooku no kimi o mi ni yuku n’da sono ato wa dou shiyou kitto kimi ni wa ienai I’ve become a ghost, and tomorrow I’ll go to see you, far away where you are And then what shall I do? I definitely can’t tell you that

幽霊になった僕は、夏の終わり方を見に行くんだ 六畳の地球で　浅い木陰のバス停で yuurei ni natta boku wa natsu no owarikata o mi ni yuku n’da rokujou no chikyuu de asai kokage no BASUtei de I’ve become a ghost, and I’m going to see the way the summer ends On this studio-apartment-sized earth*, at a bus stop in the pale shadows of the trees

夜に涼む君の手　誘蛾灯に沿って石を蹴った 街の薄明かりが揺れている yoru ni suzumu kimi no te yuugatou ni sotte ishi o ketta machi no usuakari ga yurete iru You kicked pebbles alongside the light trap** in the cool night air The faint lights of the town waver

何も見えなくたって 何も言わなくたって 誰も気付かなくたって それでもわかるから nani mo mienakutatte nani mo iwanakutatte daremo kidzukanakutatte sore demo wakaru kara Because even without seeing anything, Even without saying anything, Even without anyone noticing, I still know

君と座って　バス停見上げた空が青いことしかわからずに kimi to suwatte basutei miageta sora ga aoi koto shika wakarazu ni I only know that at the bus stop where I was sitting with you, the sky I looked up at was blue

雲が遠いね　ねぇ 夜の雲が高いこと、本当不思議だよ kumo ga tooi ne nee yoru no kumo ga takai koto, hontou fushigi da yo The clouds are far away, see? See? It really is unbelievable that the clouds at night are so high

だからさ、もういいんだよ dakara sa, mou ii n’da yo So you see, it’s all right now

幽霊になった僕は、あの頃の景色を見に行くんだ 遠い街の海辺　子供のとき見た露店街 yuurei ni natta boku wa, ano koro no keshiki o mi ni yuku n’da tooi machi no umibe kodomo no toki mita rotengai I’ve become a ghost, and I’m going to see places from my past The beach in a distant town, the shopping stalls I saw as a child

歩き疲れた脚でそこらのベンチでバスを待って その後はどうしよう 何で歩いてたんだろう arukitsukareta ashi de sokora no BENCHI de BASU o matte sono ato wa dou shiyou nande aruite’ta n’darou With feet tired from walking, I’ll sit on a bench nearby to wait for the bus And then what shall I do? Why was I walking?

何も知らなくたって 何も聞けなくたって いつか君が忘れても それでも見ているから nani mo shiranakutatte nani mo kikenakutatte itsuka kimi ga wasurete mo sore demo mite iru kara Even if someday you forget Without knowing anything Without hearing anything Even so, I’ll be watching you

夏の陰に座って　入道雲を眺めるだけでどこか苦しくて 空が高いよ　ねぇ natsu no kage ni suwatte nyuudougumo o nagameru dake de dokoka kurushikute sora ga takai yo nee Just sitting in the summer shadows, staring at the storm clouds, is somehow painful The sky is so high

このままずっと遠くに行けたらいいのにな 夜しかもう眠れずに kono mama zutto tooku ni iketara ii no ni na yoru shika mou nemurezu ni I wish I could go far away just like this Now at night I only sleep

君と座って　バス停見上げた空が青いことしかわからずに kimi to suwatte BASUtei miageta sora ga aoi koto shika wakarazu ni I only know that at the bus stop where I was sitting with you, the sky I looked up at was blue

雲が遠いね　ねぇ 夜の雲が高いこと、本当不思議だよ kumo ga tooi ne nee yoru no kumo ga takai koto, hontou fushigi da yo The clouds are far away, see? See? It really is unbelievable that the clouds at night are so high

だからさ、だからさ 君もさ、もういいんだよ dakara sa, dakara sa kimi mo sa, mou ii n’da yo So you see, so you see Even for you, it’s all right now

幽霊になった僕は、明日遠くの 君を見に行くんだ　その後はどうだろう きっと君には見えない yuurei ni natta boku wa, asu tooku no kimi o mi ni yuku n’da sono ato wa dou darou kitto kimi ni wa mienai I’ve become a ghost, and tomorrow I’ll go to see you, far away where you are And then I wonder what I’ll do I definitely won’t be able to see you

Notes:

[*] Literally “six-tatami-mat-sized earth”–the number of tatami mats it takes or would take to cover the floor is an alternate measure of room/apartment size in Japan, used in apartment listings and such. Six tatami mats is not terribly large.

朝、小説を読んだ 君を待っていた asa, shousetsu o yonda kimi o matte ita In the morning, I read a novel I was waiting for you

夜になって気がついた 花火の音 yoru ni natte ki ga tsuita hanabi no oto Night fell, and I became aware Of the sound of fireworks

花揺ら 歌い 今日藍を飛ばせ 貴方に聞こえないように消えて hanayura utai kyou ai o tobase anata ni kikoenai you ni kiete Flickering brightly, singing, today they shoot past the indigo And disappear as if unheard by you

それを言えない 僕じゃ言えないよ 今に夏が終わってくから sore o ienai boku ja ienai yo ima ni natsu ga owatte’ku kara I can’t say that; I can’t say it Because now summer is coming to an end

昼顔 鳥居 鳳仙花 バス停 隝の落ちる街を歩いていた hirugao torii housenka BASUtei hi no ochiru machi o aruite ita Morning glories, torii gates, impatiens, bus stops I was walking through the town at sunset

今日もまだ kyou mo mada Today, still

朝、ラジオを聞いた 君を待っていた asa, RAJIO o kiita kimi o matte ita In the morning, I listened to the radio I was waiting for you

夜になって気がついたことを覚えている yoru ni natte ki ga tsuita koto o oboete iru Night falls, and I remember having become aware

昨日もピアノを弾いた 朝を待っている 唄を歌っている kinou mo PIANO o hiita asa o matte iru uta o utatte iru Yesterday I played piano again Waiting for the morning, singing a song

花詩 誓い 今日藍を飛ばせ 貴方に聞こえないように叫べ hanauta chikai kyou ai o tobase anata ni kikoenai you ni sakebe Today, poetry and vows shoot past the indigo Shouting as if unheard by you

夢を見れない僕に花咲いた 終わる夏よ 止まってしまえ yume o mirenai boku ni hanasaita owaru natsu yo tomatte shimae I, who can’t dream, found they’d bloomed in me Oh, ending summer, stop for me

アベリア 始発 終電車 緑青 蝉の鳴く街を歩いていた ABERIA shihatsu shuudensha rokushou semi no naku machi o aruite ita Abelia, first train, last train, verdigris I was walking through the town where the cicadas sing

今日もまだ kyou mo mada Today, still

朝、今日も駅の裏 人が立っていた asa, kyou mo eki no ura hito ga tatte ita In the morning, once again, behind the station People were standing

夜の藍に花が咲く 絵を描いていた yoru no ai ni hana ga saku e o egaite ita Flowers bloom in the indigo of the night They were painting a picture

帰ってピアノを弾いた 夜になっていた kaette PIANO o hiita yoru ni natte ita Going home, I played piano Night was falling

君を待っていた kimi o matte ita I was waiting for you

花詩 誓い 明日藍を飛ばせ 貴方が居たくない今日を叫べ hanauta chikai asu ai o tobase anata ga itakunai kyou o sakebe Tomorrow, poetry and vows will shoot past the indigo Shouting of today, when you don’t want to be here

夢が言えないことに気がついた 浅い夏よ 終わってくれよ yume ga ienai koto ni ki ga tsuita asai natsu yo owatte kure yo I realized that I can’t talk about my dreams Oh, shallow summer, end for me

昼顔 鳥居 鳳仙花 バス停 夜が明けた街を歩いていた hirugao torii housenka BASUtei yoru ga aketa machi o aruite ita Morning glories, torii gates, impatiens, bus stops I was walking through the town after sunrise

貴方にはわからないよ、なんてのは傲慢だ 排気ガス塗れの東京を練り行く anata ni wa wakaranai yo, nante no wa gouman da haiki GASU mamire no Toukyou o neriyuku To say “You couldn’t possibly understand” is so arrogant I’m wiping off the exhaust fumes that are smeared all over Tokyo

札束で心が買えるなら本望だ 傷一つない新しい心にして satsutaba de kokoro ga kaeru nara honmou da kizu hitotsu nai atarashii kokoro ni shite I long to buy a heart with a wad of bills I would buy a new one, free from any wounds, and I would make it–

いっそ僕の全部、カトレア 君にあげたいのに最後だ isso boku no zenbu, KATOREYA kimi ni agetai no ni saigo da No, I would make my whole self into a cattleya Which I would want to give to you, but in the end

窓際の花瓶には君を挿しておくから わかっておくれよ madogiwa no kabin ni wa kimi o sashite oku kara wakatte okure yo You would put me in a vase in the window and leave me there So please understand

心を買い換えたはいいものの不鮮明だ 空が曇るから何かが晴れないようでさ kokoro o kaikaeta wa ii mono no senmei* da sora ga kumoru kara nanika ga harenai you de sa I’ve bought a replacement heart, but the good things now look blurry and indistinct As if the sky had clouded over and nothing would clear it

札束で見る目が変わるなら本望だ 曇りのない新しいまなこを買おう satsutaba de miru me ga kawaru nara honmou da kumori no nai atarashii manako o kaou I long to buy new eyes with a wad of bills I’d buy a new, unclouded pair

いっそ君の全部、カトレア 何も見えないで眠ったら isso kimi no zenbu, KATOREYA nani mo mienaide nemuttara And make all of yourself into a cattleya If I could sleep without seeing anything,

目が覚めた世界は雲ひとつない鮮やかだ 戻っておくれよ me ga sameta sekai wa kumo hitotsu nai azayaka da modotte okure yo When I awoke, the world would be brilliant, without a single cloud So please come back

そして僕の全部が消えて 夏陰の間眠っても 君のいた世界をどこかで思っているから soshite boku no zenbu ga kiete natsukage no aida nemutte mo kimi no ita sekai o dokoka de omotte iru kara And then even if all of myself disappears, Sleeping in the space between the summer shadows, Somewhere I’ll still be thinking of the world where you were

ほら、いっそ僕の全部カトレア 君に上げたいから最後だ hora, isso boku no zenbu KATOREYA kimi ni agetai kara saigo da Look, I’ll make all of myself into a cattleya I want to give it to you, but it’s the end

さよならの時間はわからないようにするから、笑っておくれよ sayonara no jikan wa wakaranai you ni suru kara, waratte okure yo I’ll make sure you don’t know that this is goodbye, so please smile

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