Tori no uta

Bird's Song

Tori no uta

The disappearing airplane cloud, we saw it off
きえるひこうきぐも ぼくたちはみおくった
kieru hikoukigumo bokutachi wa miokutta
It was too bright, we ran away, always weak
まぶしくてにげた いつだってよわくて
mabushikute nigeta itsudatte yowakute
Without changing from that day
あのひからかわらず
ano hi kara kawarazu
The thing we couldn't stay the same forever
いつまでもかわらずにいられなかったこと
itsumademo kawarazu ni irarenakatta koto
Regretfully, we let go of our fingers
くやしくてゆびをはなす
kuyashikute yubi wo hanasu

That bird still can't fly well
あのとりはまだうまくとべないけど
ano tori wa mada umaku tobenai kedo
But someday it will know the wind
いつかはかぜをきってしる
itsuka wa kaze wo kitte shiru
There are still unreachable places far away
とどかないばしょがまだとおくにある
todokanai basho ga mada tooku ni aru
Just keeping our wishes and gazing
ねがいだけひめてみつめてる
negai dake himete mitsumeteru

Children walk on the summer railway
こどもたちはなつのせんろあるく
kodomotachi wa natsu no senro aruku
Exposing their bare feet to the blowing wind
ふくかぜにすあしをさらして
fuku kaze ni suashi wo sarashite
The hope to leap out with both hands
とおくにはおさなかったひびを
tooku ni wa osanakatta hibi wo
To the days that were not far away
りょうてにはとびだつきぼうを
ryoute ni wa tobidatsu kibou wo

Chasing after the disappearing airplane cloud
きえるひこうきぐも おいかけておいかけて
kieru hikoukigumo oikakete oikakete
Chasing after it, beyond that day, always the same
このおかをこえたあのひからかわらずいつまでも
kono oka wo koeta ano hi kara kawarazu itsumademo
So that we can stay straight
まっすぐにぼくたちはあるように
massugu ni bokutachi wa aru youni
Surely we can protect the strength like an eagle
わたつみのようなつよさをまもれるよきっと
watatsumi no youna tsuyosa wo mamoreru yo kitto

The propellers spinning around the sky
あのそらをまわるふうしゃのはねたちは
ano sora wo mawaru fuusha no hanetachi wa
Always dreaming the same dream
いつまでもおなじゆめみる
itsumademo onaji yume miru
Continuously gazing at the unreachable places
とどかないばしょをずっとみつめてる
todokanai basho wo zutto mitsumeteru
The dream of the bird that kept its wishes
ねがいをひめたとりのゆめを
negai wo himeta tori no yume wo

Crossing the burnt railway
ふりかえるやけたせんろおおう
furikaeru yaketa senro oou
Even if the entrance changes its form
にゅうどうぐもかたちをかえても
nyuudougumo katachi wo kaetemo
Please remember, how
ぼくらはおぼえていてどうか
bokura wa oboete ite douka
The seasons left behind yesterday
きせつがのこしたきのうを
kisetsu ga nokoshita kinou wo

Chasing after the disappearing airplane cloud
きえるひこうきぐも おいかけておいかけて
kieru hikoukigumo oikakete oikakete
Chasing after it, laughing together, always too fast
はやすぎるあいずふたりわらいだしてるいつまでも
hayasugiru aizu futari waraidashiteru itsumademo
So that our gaze can stay straight
まっすぐにまなざしはあるように
massugu ni manazashi wa aru youni
Even if sweat drips, we won't let go of hands, forever
あせがにじんでもてをはなさないよずっと
ase ga nijindemo te wo hanasanai yo zutto

The disappearing airplane cloud, we saw it off
きえるひこうきぐも ぼくたちはみおくった
kieru hikoukigumo bokutachi wa miokutta
It was too bright, we ran away, always weak
まぶしくてにげた いつだってよわくて
mabushikute nigeta itsudatte yowakute
Without changing from that day
あのひからかわらず
ano hi kara kawarazu
The thing we couldn't stay the same forever
いつまでもかわらずにいられなかったこと
itsumademo kawarazu ni irarenakatta koto
Regretfully, we let go of our fingers
くやしくてゆびをはなす
kuyashikute yubi wo hanasu