Yasashii Kioku
semai koutei no fensu no waki
saiteta hana no namae nante itta kke?
minna shiranakute shirabeta nda
boku no shokubutsu zukan katasumi ni notteta
wasureru koto tte benri da to omou
kurasumeito no dareka made
dokoka ni kiete shimatta yo
yasashii kioku nante ayafuya de
kore ijou boku no koto kizutsuke wa shinai
kanashii koto wa kitto kanchigai
hito ni kiita no o shinjikonda dake
owatta koto nanka owatta mama de ii yo
natsu no kyoushitsu no hizashi no naka
madogiwa no kimi no koto itsumo nusumimita
nanimo iidasezu aki ni natte
yagate kokoro no hana mo karete shimatta yo
oboetenai no wa kanashii kara darou
sugita tsukihi no omoiyari
ano hi no jibun wa kirai da
honto no kioku dokoka bonyari to
setsunai beiru de mamotte kureteru
shinjitsu nante dou datte ii koto nano ka?
hito wa sou kako o bika shite shimau yo
mirai wa itsu datte uwagaki no tame ni aru
yasashii kioku nante ayafuya de
kore ijou boku no koto kizutsuke wa shinai
daiji na koto wa aru hi furimukeba
honno isshun dake omoidasu mono sa
dou demo ii koto nanka doko ni mo nai to shitta
Gentle Memories
by the narrow schoolyard fence
what was the name of that blooming flower again?
everyone's clueless, so I looked it up
it was tucked away in my plant encyclopedia
I think forgetting is pretty convenient
like someone from my past
just vanished into thin air
gentle memories are just a fleeting thing
won't hurt me more than this
sadness is just a misunderstanding
I just believed what people told me
it's fine if things stay as they are
in the summer classroom, under the sunlight
I always stole glances at you by the window
couldn't say a word, then autumn came
and soon the flowers in my heart wilted too
I guess the reason I don't remember
is because it’s too sad
I hate who I was back then
somewhere, my true memories are hazy
protected by a bittersweet beer
what does truth even matter anyway?
people tend to judge the past
the future is always there to be taken lightly
gentle memories are just a fleeting thing
won't hurt me more than this
there are important things that if I look back on
I only remember for a brief moment
I know that things that don’t matter are nowhere to be found.
Escrita por: Yasushi Akimoto