あした ♥ Ashita ♥ Tomorrow

悲しいことがあると

kanashii koto ga aru to

When sadness strikes,

すぐうつむいてしまう私に

sugu utsumuite shimau watashi ni

I immediately look down.

「大丈夫だよ」

"daijōbu da yo"

"It's OK,"

きみはそう言いながら

kimi wa sō iinagara

you say to me

笑顔見せてくれた

egao misete kureta

while showing me a smile.

ささくれだったこの世界は

sasakuredatta kono sekai wa

This harsh world

行く手を隠す霧に満ちて

yukute o kakusu kiri ni michite

is filled with fog which hides the way

踏み出す足ももつれるけど

fumidasu ashi mo motsureru kedo

and I lose my footing.

それでも

soredemo

Yet, even so,

きみのその瞳は

kimi no sono hitomi wa

your eyes

どんな時も

donna toki mo

at all times

前を向いてる

mae o muite'ru

face forward.

あしたになればきっと

ashita ni nareba kitto

When tomorrow comes,

今日とは違う陽が昇るから

kyō to wa chigau hi ga noboru kara

a sun will rise different from today,

また新しい景色

mata atarashii keshiki

so you'll surely get to see

見えるはずさと

mieru hazu sa to

something new, you say,

きみは笑ってくれた

kimi wa waratte kureta

giving me a smile.

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きのうはきのう

kinō wa kinō

Yesterday is yesterday,

今日は今日で

kyō wa kyō de

today is today,

過ぎた時間は変わらなくて

sugita jikan wa kawaranakute

the past won't change,

後悔ばかり増えるけれど

kōkai bakari fueru keredo

and regrets only ever increase.

それでも

soredemo

Yet, even so,

きみがあの日くれたコトバ

kimi ga ano hi kureta kotoba

the words you gave me then

今も宝物だよ

ima mo takaramono da yo

are still my treasure today.

「うまくいかない日々を

"umaku ikanai hibi o

"If it's grieving over bad days,

嘆くだけならいつでもできる」

nageku dake nara itsudemo dekiru"

you can always do that."

「今できること

"ima dekiru koto

"What you can do now,

それは

sore wa

that's

今しかできない何か

ima shika dekinai nanika

to begin something

始めることさ」

hajimeru koto sa"

you can only do now."

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あしたはあした

ashita wa ashita

Tomorrow is tomorrow, you explained,

今日とすべてが同じわけじゃないから

kyō to subete ga onaji wake ja nai kara

it's not like everything will be the same as today.

どんな小さなことも

donna chiisana koto mo

So no matter how small a start,

また始めればいいと教えてくれた

mata hajimereba ii to oshiete kureta

it's OK to have another go.

きのうの弱い私

kinō no yowai watashi

You gave me the courage

乗り越えてゆく勇気をくれた

norikoete yuku yūki o kureta

to overcome my weaknesses of yesterday.

あしたのきみが描く

ashita no kimi ga egaku

I hope that the pleasant dream

優しい夢がいつか

yasashii yume ga itsuka

for tomorrow that you paint

かなうといいな

kanau to ii na

comes true one day.

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