Текст и перевод песни 菊池桃子 - Dear Children

Dear Children

バス停の 斜め前のCoffee Shop
TELする あなたを見かけたわ
幾つも季節を 駆け抜けながら
ステキに時間を 過ごしたみたい
瞳がテレて 目を伏せた...
ネェ... 覚えてるかしら？ 指で作る
ピストルを向けて遊んだ
手を伸ばしたらいつも そこに居たね
今はもう皆んな ふざけ合う程は
近く ないのね
宝島 地図を書いた紙を
樹の下に ヒミツだよと埋めた
両手を離して 坂道降りる
あなたの自転車 舗道のわきで
憧れながら みつめてた...
ネェ... 懐しい日々に足を止めて
あの頃のままで 逢いたい
でも 流れゆく時間に背中押され
それぞれの岸辺 探しあてながら
遠く... なるのね

夕陽に染まった 静かな空地
ドライブスルーに 変わったけれど
あの日の事は 忘れない...
ネェ... 覚えてるかしら？ 指で作る
ピストルを向けて遊んだ
今 踏切りを渡るあなた めがけ
想い出のタマを詰め込んで 打つわ
だけど... スキです

Dear Children

At the Coffee Shop across from the bus stop
I saw you making a phone call
Through the seasons that have passed
It looks like you've had a great time
Your eyes are shy and downcast...
Hey... Do you remember? With your fingers you would make
A gun and we would play
Whenever I reached out, you were always there
Now we're all grown up, not close enough to
Joke around like we used to
The treasure map we drew on a piece of paper
We buried it under a tree, a secret
Letting go of each other's hands, going down the slope
Your bicycle by the side of the road
I watched with admiration...
Hey... Stop for a moment and remember those nostalgic days
I want to meet you again, just like we were back then
But the flowing time pushes us forward
Searching for our own shores
Far away... We become

A quiet vacant lot bathed in the colors of sunset
Has turned into a drive-through
But I will never forget that day...
Hey... Do you remember? With your fingers you would make
A gun and we would play
Now, as you cross the railroad tracks, I aim at you
And launch a bullet filled with memories
But... I love you