Day by day

I wish light 明日は晴れるかな

I wish light Ashita wa hareru ka na

I wish for light. Wondering whether it will be sunny tomorrow,

なんて　てるてる坊主を作る

nante teruteru bōzu o tsukuru

I make a fine-weather doll,

雨音背にして･･･

amaoto se ni shite …

putting the sound of rain behind me …

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幼い頃読んだ絵本開き

Osanai koro yonda ehon hiraki

I opened a picture book that I read when I was little.

溶け出すしまいこんだ思い出

tokedasu shimaikonda omoide

Memories that I had put away safe are starting to melt away.

戻れぬ扉いつの間に消えて

Modorenu tobira itsunomani kiete

The gate through which I cannot return vanished before I knew it,

道標今、探して

michishirube ima, sagashite

and I'm now looking for a guidepost.

時計の針は気づかず進む

Tokei no hari wa kizutsukazu susumu

The hands of the clock advance without me noticing,

子供のままでいたいと幾度嘆いても

kodomo no mama de itai to ikudo nageite mo

no matter how often I complain that I want to stay a child.

僕らは日毎に大人になってく

Bokura wa higoto ni otona ni natte'ku

Each passing day we're growing up towards adulthood.

君は笑うの？

Kimi wa warau no?

Are you laughing at me,

いつまでも縋りつきたい僕を

itsumademo sugaritsukitai boku o

me who wants to hang on forever?

Day by day 唄う言ノ葉

Day by day utau kotonoha

Day by day I recite lyrics

無意味だと知ってても

muimi da to shitte'te mo

even though I know they're meaningless.

未だ雨は止まなくて

Imada ame wa yamanakute

The rain still doesn't stop

傘から滴る水

kasa kara shitataru mizu

and water drips from my umbrella.

でもDay by day 綴る言ノ葉

Demo day by day tsuzuru kotonoha

But day by day, I compose lyrics

無意味だと知ってても

muimi da to shitte'te mo

even though I know they're meaningless.

出口は分からないけれど

Deguchi wa wakaranai keredo

I don't know where the exit is,

僕はずっと走るだけ

boku wa zutto hashiru dake

but all I do is keep on running.

クローゼットに入れた青い春は

Kurōzetto ni ireta aoi haru wa

The blue springtime I put in the closet

あの日と変わらず僕を見つめる

ano hi to kawarazu boku o mitsumeru

stares at me, unchanged since that day.

黒がいつまでも似合わない分

Kuro ga itsumademo niawanai bun

As much as black will never suit me,

不安だけが鏡に映る

fuan dake ga kagami ni utsuru

so too uneasiness is reflected in the mirror.

誰が言ったんだ未来は明るい

Dare ga itta n da Mirai wa akarui

Who was it that said it? “The future is bright?”

どんな時代でも人は自分が一番大事

Donna jidai de mo hito wa jibun ga ichiban daiji

“Regardless the era, a person will always put themselves first.”

分かってるさ、そんなつまらない事を

Wakatte'ru sa, sonna tsumaranai koto o

Sure I get them, pointless facts like that.

君は笑うの？

Kimi wa warau no?

Are you laughing at me,

どこまでも尻込みし続ける僕を

doko made mo shirigomi shitsuzukeru boku o

me who always keeps hesitating?

Day by day 霞む視界は

Day by day kasumu shikai wa

Day by day my field of view is getting hazy—

君だって同じだろう？

kimi datte onaji darō?

I bet it's the same with you?

月曜日の朝礼も二度と訪れない過去

Getsuyōbi no chōrei mo nidoto otozurenai kako

The times we had Monday morning assembly will never come again.

でもDay by day 信じてるんだ

Demo day by day shinjite'ru n da

But day by day I believe it.

あの日々があったからこそ

Ano hibi ga atta kara koso

I feel like those days we had are the very reason

君と出会えた気がしてる

kimi to deaeta ki ga shite'ru

that I got to meet you.

くだらない戯言かな

Kudaranai tawagoto ka na

I wonder if that's stupid nonsense.

いつか足下見ずに

Itsuka ashimoto mizu ni

I wonder if some day I'll be able to walk

歩けるようになるのかな

arukeru yō ni naru no ka na

without looking down at my feet.

いつか君を本当に

Itsuka kimi o hontō ni

I wonder if the day will ever come

愛せる日が来るのかな

aiseru hi ga kuru no ka na

when I can love you truly.

いつか後悔せずに

Itsuka kōkai sezu ni

I wonder if the day will ever come

笑える日が来るのかな

waraeru hi ga kuru no ka na

when I can smile without any regret.

拭えぬ不安は

Nuguenu fuan wa

The uneasiness I can't wipe away,

この歌で一緒に消してしまおう

kono uta de issho ni keshite shimaō

let's get rid of it together completely with this song.

Day by day 月は巡れど

Day by day tsuki wa meguredo

Day by day though the months pass

ここにいる僕たちは

koko ni iru bokutachi wa

we who are here

皆平等に訪れる 明日を待っている

mina byōdō ni otozureru ashita o matte iru

are waiting for tomorrow which comes equally to all.

だからDay by day 涙零さず

Dakara day by day namida kobosazu

So day by day instead of shedding tears

しゃんとして前を見る

shanto shite mae o miru

we'll look straight ahead.

忘れないでこの歌は

Wasurenaide kono uta wa

Don't forget it, this song

いつだって君の味方

itsu datte kimi no mikata

will always be your ally.

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