Yumi Arai - Those Were The Days / Anohi Ni Kaeritai - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Yumi Arai - Those Were The Days / Anohi Ni Kaeritai




Those Were The Days / Anohi Ni Kaeritai
Those Were The Days / Anohi Ni Kaeritai
泣きながら ちぎった写真を
I clutch the torn photo in my palm,
手のひらに つなげてみるの
trying to mend it with trembling hands.
悩みなき きのうのほほえみ
Yesterday's carefree smiles now haunt me.
わけもなく にくらしいのよ
Unbidden, I feel a surge of bitterness
青春の 後ろ姿を
toward my youth's fading silhouette.
人はみな 忘れてしまう
Time erases our past, leaving us to forget.
あの頃の わたしに戻って
I long to return to that bygone era,
あなたに 会いたい
to see you once again.
暮れかかる 都会の空を
As the city sky dims at dusk,
想い出は さすらってゆくの
my memories wander aimlessly.
光る風 草の波間を
Through fields of grass, beneath the shimmering wind,
かけぬける わたしが見える
I envision myself running free.
青春の 後ろ姿を
Time erases our past, leaving us to forget.
人はみな 忘れてしまう
I long to return to that bygone era,
あの頃の わたしに戻って
to see you once again.
あなたに 会いたい
If I were to abandon love now,
今愛を 捨ててしまえば
I would spare myself further pain.
傷つける 人もないけど
Yet, I cannot resist a hint of nostalgia
少しだけ にじんたアドレス
as I leave my address in your doorway,
扉に はさんで 帰るわ あの日に
a testament to my hopes of returning to those days.





Writer(s): 荒井 由実, 荒井 由実


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