Shooting Star

暗黒の空に星は

ankoku no sora ni hoshi wa

Many stars twinkle

いくつも瞬いて

ikutsumo mabataite

in the dark sky.

時には僕らの居場所　

toki ni wa bokura no ibasho

They sometimes say that

示すこともあるという

shimesu koto mo aru to iu

they show where we are.

星にまつわる話は

hoshi ni matsuwaru hanashi wa

It seems that there's

いくつもあるらしい

ikutsumo aru rashii

a lot of talk about stars.

その中で特に興味

sono naka de tokuni kyōmi

Among them what especially piques my interest

惹ひかれる夜空の軌跡

hikareru yozora no kiseki

are the tracks in the night sky.

光って消える

hikatte kieru

What you recite three times

僅わずか数秒の間まに

wazuka sūbyō no ma ni

in the scarce few seconds

三度唱えたことは

sando tonaeta koto wa

between shining and fading,

何でも叶うんだって

nan demo kanau n da tte

they say, will come true.

僕はもう決まっている

boku wa mō kimatte iru

I already know what to wish for.

ねがいごと　一つだけ

negaigoto hitotsu dake

If there's one wish

叶うのなら

kanau no nara

that could come true

君に会いたいんだ　

kimi ni aitai n da

it's that I want to see you.

それだけでいい

sore dake de ii

That's all.

ありふれているなんて

arifurete iru nante

Even if it's so ordinary

笑われても

warawarete mo

that I get laughed at,

構わないから　

kamawanai kara

I don't care,

このねがいよ届け

kono negai yo todoke

so let my wish come true.

突然の別れ話　

totsuzen no wakarebanashi

A sudden talk of separating,

一瞬で非日常

isshun de hinichijō

the unexpected comes in a flash.

希望の光が胸を

kibō no hikari ga mune o

A ray of hope pierced my chest

貫いて穴を空けた

tsuranuite ana o aketa

and left a hole.

孤独の夜を過ごした　

kodoku no yoru o sugoshita

I spent many, many

何度も何度も

nando mo nando mo

lonely nights.

このまま一人ぼっちで

kono mama hitoribotchi de

I can't possibly go on living

生きていくなんて無理だよ

ikite iku nante muri da yo

all alone like this.

光って消える

hikatte kieru

It's a fleeting relationship

儚はかない関係性だ

hakanai kankeisei da

that shines and fades.

それでもまた光

soredemo mata hikari

But still, I want to restore

取り戻したいんだ

torimodoshitai n da

that light again.

そのためなら頑張れる

sono tame nara ganbareru

To that end I could persevere.

ねがいごと　一つだけ

negaigoto hitotsu dake

If there's one wish

叶うのなら

kanau no nara

that could come true

君に会いたいんだ　

kimi ni aitai n da

it's that I want to see you.

それだけでいい

sore dake de ii

That's all.

その先は僕がやる

sono saki wa boku ga yaru

After that, it's up to me.

気の利いた台詞は吐けないけど　

ki no kiita serifu wa hakenai kedo

I can't utter any clever phrase

どうにかなるさ

dōnika naru sa

but somehow it'll work out.

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♫

♫

ねがいごと　一つだけ

negaigoto hitotsu dake

If there's one

叶うのなら

kanau no nara

wish that could come true

君に会いたいんだ　

kimi ni aitai n da

it's that I want to see you.

それだけでいい

sore dake de ii

That's all.

でもきっと会えないよ　

demo kitto aenai yo

But surely I can't.

本当はもう気付いているんだよ

hontō wa mō kizuite iru n da yo

I already realize the truth.

流れ星のように

nagareboshi no yō ni

It's like a shooting star.

消えたらもう光れない　

kietara mō hikarenai

Once it fades, it can no longer shine,

もう会えない

mō aenai

and I can no longer see you.

二度と元通りになることはない

nidoto motodōri ni naru koto wa nai

There's no way we can go back to how it was.

ねがいごと　一つだけ

negaigoto hitotsu dake

If there's one wish

叶うのなら

kanau no nara

that could come true

君のことを全部忘れさせて

kimi no koto o zenbu wasuresasete

it's to let me forget everything about you

なんて嘘だよ　

nante uso da yo

—which is a lie.

忘れたくない

wasuretaku nai

I don't want to forget.