kieru hikoukigumo bokutachi wa miokutta
消える飛行機雲 僕たちは見送った
We watched the fading contrails go by.
mabushikute nigeta itsudatte yowakute
眩しくて逃げた いつだって弱くて
They were so dazzling, I ran away - I was always weak.
ano hi kara kawarazu
あの日から変わらず
I let go, frustrated by the fact...
itsumademo kawarazu ni irarenakatta koto
いつまでも変わらずにいられなかったこと
...that I couldn't stay unchanged since that day...
kuyashikute yubi o hanasu
悔しくて指を離す
...couldn't stay unchanged forever.
ano tori wa mada umaku tobenai kedo
あの鳥はまだうまく飛べないけど
That bird still can't fly well.
itsuka wa kaze o kitte shiru
いつかは風を切って知る
But someday I'll know the feeling of gliding through the wind.
todokanai basho ga mada tooku ni aru
届かない場所がまだ遠くにある
The place I can't reach is still far away.
negai dake himete mitsumeteru
願いだけ秘めて見つめてる
I gaze at it with a wish locked away inside.
kodomotachi wa natsu no senro aruku
子供たちは 夏の線路 歩く
The children walk on the summer railway tracks,
fuku kaze ni suashi o sarashite
吹く風に素足をさらして
exposing their bare feet to the blowing wind.
tooku ni wa osanakatta hibi o
遠くには幼かった日々を
We place in the distance the days of our childhood,
ryoute ni wa tobitatsu kibou o
両手には飛び立つ希望を
with hope that will take flight in my hands.
kieru hikoukigumo oikakete oikakete
消える飛行機雲 追いかけて追いかけて
I chased and chased the fading contrails.
kono oka o koeta ano hi kara kawarazu itsumademo
この丘を越えたあの日から変わらずいつまでも
Nothing changed since the day we went past that hill.
massugu ni bokutachi wa aru youni
真っ直ぐに僕たちはあるように
I hope we can be our honest selves forever,
watatsumi no youna tsuyosa o mamoreru yo kitto
わたつみのような強さを守れるよ きっと
and definitely protect this Poseidon-like strength.