片想いよりも思い出を… (Kataomoi yori mo omoide wo…) – Memories rather than unrequited love…
from Must be now single.
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The Sun turned against me
And took you away
The slanted shadow of the school building
Pierces my heart
“Maybe it would have been better
Had I not confessed”
I thought dejectedly, but you looked over your shoulder
And said, “But, thank you”
Your grey uniform was too dazzling
Everything else was dark
But this first love shone bright
Rather than unrequited love
I chose to have memories
Your wonderful smile
Is the best reward
Facing you, looking at you
And telling you of my feelings
Even if my wish didn’t come true
I somehow feel so refreshed
That I want to scream
Even as I watch you from afar
There are things I don’t understand
So I pluck up my courage and get closer
Now I see the beautiful reality
Your concern and kindness made me glad
I was right to have
Fallen in love with you
Memories will last forever
Much longer than requited love
I’m not being a sore loser
Because that is the truth
There was pain, but
I learned the meaning of love
Meeting you and falling for you
Someday, when I become an adult
I still want that heartthrob
Rather than unrequited love
I chose to have memories
Your wonderful smile
Is the best reward
Facing you, looking at you
And telling you of my feelings
Even if my wish didn’t come true
I somehow feel so refreshed
That I want to scream
——
ROOMAJI
Taiyou ga senaka mukete
Kimi wo tsure sattanda
Kousha no naname no kage ga
Boku no kokoro ni sasatteiru yo
Kokuhaku wo shinai hou ga
Yokatta kamo nante
Ochi komu boku ni furi muite
“Demo arigatou” tte kimi ga itta
Guree no seifuku ga mabushikatta
Atari wa kurai no ni
Kagayaiteita hatsukoi sa
Kataomoi yori mo boku wa
Omoide wo erandan da
Kimi no suteki na egao wa
Saikou no shuukaku sa
Muki ai mitsume atte
Kimochi tsutae rareta koto
Boku no negai wa kanawanakutemo
Nazeka sakebitai hodo
Sugasugashii
Tooku kara nagametetemo
Wakaranai koto ga aru
Yuuki wo dashite chikazuite
Utsukushii shinjitsu ga mieru
Kizukau yasashisa ga ureshikatta
Kimi wo suki ni natte
Boku no me wa tadashikatta yo
Ryouomoi yori mo zutto
Eien ni tsuzuku darou
Sore wa make oshimi ja naku
Hontou no koto nanda
Itami wa atta keredo
Ai no imi wo mananda
Kimi to deatte koi wo shita koto
Itsuka otona ni natte
Kyun to shitai
Kataomoi yori mo boku wa
Omoide wo erandan da
Kimi no suteki na egao wa
Saikou no shuukaku sa
Muki ai mitsume atte
Kimochi tsutae rareta koto
Boku no negai wa kanawanakutemo
Nazeka sakebitai hodo
Sugasugashii
——
KANJI
太陽が背中向けて
君を連れ去ったんだ
校舎の斜めの影が
僕の心に刺さっているよ
告白をしない方が
よかったかもなんて
落ち込む僕に振り向いて
「でもありがとう」って君が言った
グレーの制服が眩しかった
辺りは暗いのに
輝いていた初恋さ
片想いよりも 僕は
思い出を選んだんだ
君の素敵な笑顔は
最高の収穫さ
向き合い見つめ合って
気持ち 伝えられたこと
僕の願いは叶わなくても
なぜか叫びたいほど
清々しい
遠くから眺めてても
わからないことがある
勇気を出して近づいて
美しい真実が見える
気遣うやさしさが嬉しかった
君を好きになって
僕の目は正しかったよ
両思いよりも ずっと
永遠に続くだろう
それは負け惜しみじゃなく
本当のことなんだ
痛みはあったけれど
愛の意味を学んだ
君と出逢って恋をしたこと
いつか大人になって
キュンとしたい
片想いよりも 僕は
思い出を選んだんだ
君の素敵な笑顔は
最高の収穫さ
向き合い見つめ合って
気持ち 伝えられたこと
僕の願いは叶わなくても
なぜか叫びたいほど
清々しい
