約束。。 (Yakusoku..) – Promise..

from ® album.

——

Travelling to that place, to pick up the promises left there 10 years ago
If just one teardrop remains unevaporated
If the two of us are still there, it’ll be a “I’ll see you again”

[Kusuo]
Emerging from this tunnel, the sea stretches out…
Look, nothing has changed since then
Everytime I see you, you were having fun
And true, I loved watching your joyful profile
Since then, time has passed by like a lie
We always sat together, side-by-side in this car
Holding hands, shyly talking about the future, so nostalgic
If you are somehow still the person you were then…
Looking at the one-way ticket from that moment

[MICRO]
What was your expression as you wait for me? Are you well, wherever you are?
Like times past, my heart is still calling your name

I remember, even now, in my eyes…
You, holding back your tears, but as you smiled slightly, the tears gently spilled out
Saying goodbye, “if we still exist then (ten years later), I’ll see you again”
And then, now, travelling to that place, to pick up the promises left there 10 years ago
If just one teardrop remains unevaporated
If the two of us are still there, it’ll be a “I’ll see you again”

[KURO]
In the city that knew everything, we knew everything as well
We always talked about the future with so much pride
You were my No.1 fan, yes, you were truly precious
No matter what anxiety I felt, you soothed me with one “It’s alright”
Without doubt, on that day, the world turned us around
Looking into each other’s eyes, everything and everyone else changed into supporting actors
Well, I just felt that it could work, as I gazed across the ocean
You seemed a little sad, as you looked at me

[MICRO]
I thought about you all the time, searched for you even in my dreams
Like times past, my heart is still calling your name

I remember, even now, in my eyes…
You, holding back your tears, but as you smiled slightly, the tears gently spilled out
Saying goodbye, “if we still exist then (ten years later), I’ll see you again”
And then, now, travelling to that place, to pick up the promises left there 10 years ago
If just one teardrop remains unevaporated
If the two of us are still there, it’ll be a “I’ll see you again”

The nostalgic town, everything seems like how it was yesterday
Yes, unfaded, as if it had been waiting for our return
Let’s not hold any hopes, so the chance of disappointment will also be halved
But somewhere in our hearts, there is probably anticipation
Looking back on the long road, in this instance emotions overflow
I speed up, anxiety overridden by my wish to meet you, the precious you

I start to run, with a promise that nothing since that day had been forgotten
A promise that may mean nothing much to you
But one that is bigger and more beloved than anything else to me
Somehow, I’ve always believed that we will surely meet
And now, reflected in my eyes…
You, holding back your tears, but as you smiled slightly, the tears gently spilled out
The two of us are here now, so it’s a “I’ll see you again”

Our footsteps on the beach, washed away by the waves

——

ROOMAJI

Ano basho ni nokoshita juunen mae no yakusoku hiroi ni yuku
Hitotsubu no namida ga kawakazu nokotteru nara
Ano futari ga moshi soko ni iru nara, “mata ne” da ne

[Kusuo]
Kono tonneru wo nuketara umi ga hirogatte te…
Hora, ano koro to nanimo kawattenai naa
Kimi wa miru tabi hashaide te
Tashika, yorokonderu yokogao wo miru no ga suki datta
Are kara toki wa uso mitai ni sugisatta
Itsumo kono sharyou no haji no zaseki ni narande suwari
Te wo tsunagi hazukashii shourai wo kataru futari ga natsukashii yo
Moshi kimi ga mada ano toki no mama no kimi de ite kuretetara…
Nante touji no mama no katamichi kippu wo mitsumeteta

[MICRO]
Donna kao de boku wo matteru? Soreka dokoka de genki ni shiteru?
Ano koro no mama ima mo kokoro ga kimi no na wo yondeiru yo

Oboeteru ima mo kono me ni wa…
Namida wo koraeta kimi ga karuku hohoende sotto namida wo koboshita
Tsugeru sayonara “Ima no futari ga soko ni iru nara, mata ne”
Soshite ima ano basho ni nokoshita juunen mae no yakusoku hiroi ni yuku
Hitotsubu no namida ga kawakazu nokotteru nara
Ano futari ga moshi soko ni iru nara, “mata ne” da ne

[KURO]
Subete wo shitta machi de subete wo shitta ki de ita
Mada kore kara no koto wo samo hokorashiku hanashita itsudatte
Kimi wa boku no fan daiichigo tottemo sou, daiji na ko
Donna fuan mo tada hitokoto itte kureta ne “daijoubu” to
Machigainaku ano hi sekai wa bokura wo jiku ni mawattete
Me ni utsurikomu subete no mono wa minna wakiyaku ni mawattete
Nandatte dekisou na ki ga shite umi no mukou wo nagameteita
Kimi wa sukoshi kanashige ni sonna boku wo mitsumeteta

[MICRO]
Donna toki mo kimi wo omotteta yume no naka made futo sagashiteita
Ano koro no mama ima mo kokoro ga kimi no na wo yondeiru yo

Oboeteru ima mo kono me ni wa…
Namida wo koraeta kimi ga karuku hohoende sotto namida wo koboshita
Tsugeru sayonara “Ima no futari ga soko ni iru nara, mata ne”
Soshite ima ano basho ni nokoshita juunen mae no yakusoku hiroi ni yuku
Hitotsubu no namida ga kawakazu nokotteru nara
Ano futari ga moshi soko ni iru nara, “mata ne” da ne

Natsukashii machinami subete ga kinou mitai ni
Sou, iro asezu futari no kaeri wo mattete kureta mitai de
Kitaisezuni iyou sono hou ga kitto rakutan mo hanbun
Demo kokoro no dokoka de doki tto shiterun da hontou wa tabun
Furikaeru nagai michinori omoi ga afureru ichido ni
Fuan yori mo kasoku suru aitai kimochi kimi ga itoshii

Hashiridasu ano hi kara wasureta koto wa nai yakusoku
Kimi ni totte nanigenai yakusoku datta kamoshirenai kedo
Boku ni totte wa nani yori mo ookikute koishikute
Nazeka kanarazu aeru tte zutto shinjiteta
Soshite ima utsuru kono me ni wa…
Namida wo koraeta kimi ga karuku hohoende sotto namida wo koboshita
Ano futari ga mou koko ni iru kara “mata ne” da ne

Sunahama no futari no ashiato ga sazanami ni nagasereteku

——

KANJI

あの場所に残した十年前の約束拾いに行く
一粒の涙が乾かず残ってるなら
あの二人がもしそこにいるなら、“またね”だね

[九州男]
このトンネルを抜けたら海が広がってて…
ほら、あの頃と何も変わってないなぁ
キミは見る度はしゃいでて
たしか、喜んでる横顔を見るのが好きだった
あれから時は嘘みたいに過ぎ去った
いつもこの車両の端の座席に並んで座り
手をつなぎ恥ずかしい将来を語る二人が懐かしいよ
もしキミがまだあの時のままのキミでいてくれてたら…
なんて当時のままの片路切符を見つめてた

[MICRO]
どんな顔でボクを待ってる？ それか何処かで元気にしてる？
あの頃のまま今も心がキミの名を呼んでいるよ

覚えてる　今もこの眼には…
涙をこらえたキミがかるくほほ笑んでそっと涙をこぼした
告げるサヨナラ「今の二人がそこ(十年後)にいるなら、またね」
そして今　あの場所に残した十年前の約束拾いに行く
一粒の涙が乾かず残ってるなら
あの二人がもしそこにいるなら“またね”だね

[KURO]
すべてを知った街で　すべてを知った気でいた
まだこれからの事を　さも誇らしく話した　いつだって
キミはボクのファン第１号　とってもそう、大事な子
どんな不安もただ一言　言ってくれたね「大丈夫」と
間違いなくあの日　世界はボクらを軸に　回ってて
目に映り込む　すべてのものは　みんな脇役に回ってて
何だって　出来そうな気がして　海の向こうを眺めていた
キミは少し悲しげに　そんなボクを　見つめてた

[MICRO]
どんな時もキミを想ってた　夢の中までふと探していた
あの頃のまま今も心がキミの名を呼んでいるよ

覚えてる　今もこの眼には…
涙をこらえたキミがかるくほほ笑んでそっと涙をこぼした
告げるサヨナラ「今の二人がそこ(十年後)にいるなら、またね」
そして今　あの場所に残した十年前の約束拾いに行く
一粒の涙が乾かず残ってるなら
あの二人がもしそこにいるなら“またね”だね

懐かしい街並　すべてが昨日みたいに
そう、色あせず　二人の帰りを待っててくれたみたいで
期待せずにいよう　その方が　きっと落胆も半分
でも心の何処かで　ドキっとしてるんだ本当は多分
振り返る長い道のり　想いが溢れる一度に
不安よりも加速する逢いたい気持ち　キミが愛しい

走り出す　あの日から忘れたことはない約束
キミにとって何気ない約束だったかもしれないけど
ボクにとっては何よりも大きくて恋しくて
何故か必ず会えるってずっと信じてた
そして今　映るこの眼には…
涙をこらえたキミがかるくほほ笑んでそっと涙をこぼした
あの二人がもうここにいるから“またね”だね

砂浜の二人の足跡がさざ波に流されてく