A Summer's Day - Joe Hisaishi translation in English

A Summer's Day

Aozora ni sen wo hiku
Hikoukigumo no shirosa wa
Zutto dokomademo zutto tsuzuiteku
Asu wo shitte'ta mitai
Mune de asaku iki wo shiteta
Atsui hoo samashita kaze mo oboeteru
Mirai no mae ni sukumu teashi wa
Shizuka na koe ni hodokarete
Sakebitai hodo natsukashii no wa
Hitotsu no inochi manatsu no hikari
Anata no kata ni yureteta komorebi
Tsubureta shiroi BOORU
Kaze ga chirashita hanabira
Futatsu wo ukabete mienai kawa wa
Utainagara nagareteku
Himitsu mo uso mo yorokobi mo
Uchuu wo unda kami-sama no kodomo-tachi
* Mirai no mae ni sukumu kokoro ga
Itsuka namae wo omoidasu
Sakebitai hodo itoshii no wa
Hitotsu no inochi kaeritsuku basho
Watashi no yubi ni kienai natsu no hi

A Summer's Day

I draw a thousand lines in the blue sky
The whiteness of the airplane clouds
Continuing forever and ever as far as the eye can see
As if I knew what tomorrow would bring
I breathed deeply in my chest
I can still remember the cool breeze that cooled my hot cheeks
My hands and feet that flinched before the future
Were loosened by a gentle voice
What I want to shout about is so nostalgic
One life, the light of midsummer
The sunlight swaying on your shoulders
The white ball that bounced
The petals scattered by the wind
The unseen river we floated on together
Flowing as we sang
Secrets, lies, and joys
Children of God who created the universe
* My heart that flinched before the future
Will one day remember its name
What I want to shout about is so dear
One life, a place to return to
The summer day that will never fade from my fingers