from Seishunfu single.

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Goodbye, because I am
Starting out from here tomorrow
We’ll surely meet again
And I look forward to that day

A chime at the end of an outro
The door flies open
We’ll walk on together
From now on, Link Link with you

At the same timing
We thought of the same things
At the end of the unseen story
You understood and waited for me
Three years had passed
This unsolvable equation of
Friendship and romance had been my homework

I just can’t put it well into words
So I let you listen to my favorite song
Hoping that you’d notice from the title

A small challenge, its answer
Like a medal on my chest
Decorating my heart
Connecting to a large dream

Goodbye, even if I am
Soaring out from here tomorrow
I’ll be proud of you
Because you are the best, my precious one

In order to commit that last formation to memory
I practiced countless times so I wouldn’t fail
The empty chair oozes with loneliness
I’ll never forget how you stayed by me

I mean, the sky continues on and on
I’ll live on with all my might
Running away, seeing through, did I mishear?

Goodbye, because I am
Starting out from here tomorrow
We’ll surely meet again
And I look forward to that day

A chime at the end of an outro
The door flies open
We’ll walk on together
From now on, Link Link with you

That place you are progressing to is a show of yourself
Bring me along and show it to me the next time we meet
I feel that there are still too many precious things to tell you
But even though I know I can say them the next time

Goodbye, I have decided
To graduate from tears
Because you said that I’ll be strong if I can make promises into smiles

Goodbye, even if I am
Soaring out from here tomorrow
I’ll be proud of you
Because you are the best, my precious one
Even apart, our thoughts are Linked

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行く春来る春 (Yuku haru kuru haru) – Spring goes, spring comes

from Seishunfu single.

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The road I started on with you that day continues here
Now, I stand on a level we couldn’t see at that time

I’ve lost my bearings when things changed
Every time, my heart shook
New surprises and never-before-felt palpitations
I’ve met them all

The birds called as they flew away
I can’t call out, nor can I fly
You won’t show me any weakness

But
You thought
The same way
As I did
So I smiled

Spring goes, Bye Bye, March sky
Spring comes, Hello, turning serious
I’ve grasped a courage that allows me to go anywhere
To love, to trust
Noble things, beautiful things
Everything was shining
I learnt that from you

From the slope I dashed up onto, I watch tomorrow’s sea
So close that I can see
To the other side of that wave
Where hope is waiting

Tears turn brittle, like fish
Even though I can’t swim well
You won’t speak of weakness

Like me
You felt
The same way
As I did
So I smiled

Spring goes, Bye Bye, a misty sky
Spring comes, Hello, flowers bloom
I’ve grasped a reality that will never change
To be honest, to be serious
Refreshing things, frank things
Everything is so dazzling
I learnt that from you

There were meetings
There were separations
Spring is happy
Sad
Precious
And dazzling, but
I won’t forget the present
Even if spring comes
And goes
Tens of times
I won’t forget you

Let’s walk straight on together on this new road

Spring goes, Bye Bye, a misty sky
Spring comes, Hello, flowers bloom
A reality that will never change, Smile

Spring goes, Bye Bye, March sky
Spring comes, Hello, turning serious
I’ve grasped a courage that allows me to go anywhere
To love, to trust
Noble things, beautiful things
Everything was shining
I learnt that from you
Precious things
All of it from you
I learnt it all from you

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青春賦 (Seishunfu) – Poem of youth

from Seishunfu single.

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On the morning I was born, I was handed
A truly unfair travel bag
Holding it, I reached this school

Soon, I felt envy, sometimes contempt
Conflicting with the truth of my cowardice
My shining baggage increased

So much has happened
That I can’t speak of it well, but repeatedly
Ahh, I speak only words of “sorry” and “thank you”…

Memories turn to courage
Alone, I held tight onto the dreams I chose
It’s at a faraway place where we can’t ever reach
But singlemindedly
We’ll walk on

“My friend, on this part when we part”
“My friend, this sorrow”
“My friend, is proof of how deeply we loved”
“My friend, never forget”
“My friend, our sparkle——”

The last bell rang, cutting through the sky
As your shoulders trembled slightly

One more time
I close my eyes tight and breathe the words
Ahh, “goodbye” and “thank you” for now…

Picking up and connecting the pieces
As I tighten my grip on these slightly incomplete dreams
Even if I’m lost, even if I cry, I won’t stop
On the way to the bluest future
From here…

Just how many billions of light years of loneliness
Continue to separate us? Looking from
The bottom of the universe, I clung on
Whatever happens, whatever I lose
I quietly
Promise in my heart
To fly on

Memories turn to courage
Alone, I held tight onto the dreams I chose
It’s at a faraway place where we can’t ever reach
But singlemindedly
We’ll walk on

Lalala lalalala, the wind that blows is still cold
Lalala lalalala, but lift up your head

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