Notes

何でもないと口をつぐんだ nandemonai to kuchi o tsugunda It's nothing, I thought to myself.
ホントはちょっと足を止めたくて hontou wa chotto ashi o tometakute The truth is, I want to stop those footsteps for a moment,
だけどもきみは早足ですっと前を行くから dakedomo kimi wa hayaashi de sutto mae o iku kara But you're gliding forward with such quick steps
ぼくはそれを見つめてる boku wa sore o mitsumeteru That I simply watch.

最終便　きみは乗る　ぼくを置いてって saishuubin kimi wa noru boku o oitette On the last train, you board, leaving me behind,
はしりだす　ゆっくりと　地面がずれていく hashiridasu yukkuri to jimen ga zureteiku Gliding away. Slowly, the ground slides away.
泣いちゃだめ　泣いちゃだめ naicha dame naicha dame Don't cry. Don't cry.
でもホントは言いたいよ demo hontou wa iitai yo But the truth is, I want to say out loud,
「いかないで」 "ikanaide" "Don't go."

遠くへと　消えていく　ぼくを置いてって tooku eto kieteiku boku o oitette It fades out of sight, far far away, leaving me behind.
もう随分　見えないよ　夜が崩れていく mou zuibun mienai yo yoru ga kuzureteiku Now I can't quite see it anymore. The night crumbles apart.
泣いちゃだめ　泣いちゃだめ naicha dame naicha dame Don't cry. Don't cry.
でもホントは言いたいよ demo hontou wa iitai yo But the truth is, I want to say out loud,
「いかないで」 "ikanaide" "Don't go."

祭りも終わればいつもと同じ matsuri mo owareba itsumo to onaji When the festival is over, everything'll be the same.
変わらぬ夜が来るんだと知った kawaranu yoru ga kurunda to shitta The same night as ever would come, I knew that.
だけどもきみはいつもよりずっと色っぽく見えて dakedomo kimi wa itsumo yori zutto iroppoku miete But you looked so much more alluring than usual
ぼくはそれを見つめてる boku wa sore o mitsumeteru That I simply watched.

時間だけが　過ぎていく　ぼくを連れてって jikan dake ga sugiteiku boku o tsuretette Time alone is passing, carrying me along.
帰り道　暗いけれど　一人で大丈夫かな kaerimichi kurai keredo hitori de daijoubu ka na The way home is dark, but I guess I'll be okay by myself.
街灯に　照らされて　影ができている gaitou ni terasarete kage ga de kiteiru The street lamp shines on me, making a shadow.
一人ぼっちさ hitoribocchi sa All alone.

遠くへと　消えていく　ぼくを置いてって tooku eto kieteiku boku wo oitette It fades out of sight, far far away, leaving me behind
完全に　また今度　夜が滲んでいく kanzen ni mata kondo yoru ga nijindeiku Completely. Once again, the night spreads itself out.
泣いちゃだめ　泣いちゃだめ naicha dame naicha dame Don't cry. Don't cry.
でもホントは言いたいよ demo hontou wa iitai yo But the truth is, I want to say out loud,
「いかないで」 "ikanaide" "Don't go."

泣いちゃだめ　泣いちゃだめ naicha dame naicha dame Don't cry. Don't cry.
でもホントは言いたいよ demo hontou wa iitai yo But the truth is, I want to say out loud,
「いかないで」