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ある日突然にそれは One day, suddenly, it came 00:02
訪れた出来事 An event that arrived 00:05
始まりは一通の手紙 It all began with a letter 00:07
送り主は遥か昔を生きる君 From you, who lived long ago 00:10
そんな不可思議な出会い Such a mysterious encounter 00:15
僕の時代には今 In my time, now 00:17
こんなものがあって There are things like this 00:20
こんな暮らしをしているよ And I live this way 00:22
文字に込めて伝え合ううちに As we convey our feelings through words 00:25
いつしか芽生えたロマンス A romance that quietly blossomed 00:29
決して出会うことの出来ない僕ら We, who can never meet 00:32
それぞれの世界から From our own worlds 00:36
綴る言葉 Words we weave 00:39
募る想い Feelings that grow 00:41
姿さえも Even our appearances 00:43
知らないまま Remain unknown 00:45
どんな時も君の言葉を No matter the time, I long for your words 00:47
待ち焦がれているんだ I am waiting eagerly 00:51
生きる時代は違うけど Though we live in different eras 00:53
何度でも時間を越えて Time and again, crossing over time 00:55
君と君と伝え合う想い The feelings we share, you and I 00:58
願いが叶うなら If wishes could come true 01:02
一目でいいから Just once, even for a moment 01:04
会いたいな I want to see you 01:06
好きだから Because I love you 01:07
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不意に思い出したのは What I suddenly remembered 01:22
君が生きる時代の明日 Is the tomorrow of the era you live in 01:25
起こること Things that will happen 01:29
悲しいこと Sad things 01:31
伝えなくちゃ I must convey 01:33
どうか奇跡よ起きて Oh, let a miracle happen 01:35
過ぎていく時と As time passes 01:39
変わる季節 And seasons change 01:41
あれから途絶えた手紙 The letters that ceased since then 01:43
もう届かない言葉だけが胸を締めつける Only the words that can no longer reach me tighten my chest 01:46
遥か彼方100年先を A hundred years ahead, far away 01:56
君が見てみたいと願った未来を今 The future you wished to see, now 01:59
僕はまだ歩いているよ I am still walking 02:03
苦しい想いを胸に抱いたまま Holding onto painful feelings 02:06
そんな僕に届いた手紙 A letter that reached me 02:10
見覚えのある待ち焦がれていた文字 Familiar words I had longed for 02:14
それは君があの日を越えて It was the last love letter you wrote to me 02:17
僕に書いた最後の恋文 Proof that you lived in your time 02:21
君が君の時代を生きた証を Even beyond eight thousand generations, I hold on 02:25
八千代越えても握りしめて Everything I see in my time 02:29
僕が僕の時代に見るその全てを I will someday go to convey it 02:32
いつか伝えに行くよ 02:36
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[Japanese]
[English]
ある日突然にそれは
One day, suddenly, it came
訪れた出来事
An event that arrived
始まりは一通の手紙
It all began with a letter
送り主は遥か昔を生きる君
From you, who lived long ago
そんな不可思議な出会い
Such a mysterious encounter
僕の時代には今
In my time, now
こんなものがあって
There are things like this
こんな暮らしをしているよ
And I live this way
文字に込めて伝え合ううちに
As we convey our feelings through words
いつしか芽生えたロマンス
A romance that quietly blossomed
決して出会うことの出来ない僕ら
We, who can never meet
それぞれの世界から
From our own worlds
綴る言葉
Words we weave
募る想い
Feelings that grow
姿さえも
Even our appearances
知らないまま
Remain unknown
どんな時も君の言葉を
No matter the time, I long for your words
待ち焦がれているんだ
I am waiting eagerly
生きる時代は違うけど
Though we live in different eras
何度でも時間を越えて
Time and again, crossing over time
君と君と伝え合う想い
The feelings we share, you and I
願いが叶うなら
If wishes could come true
一目でいいから
Just once, even for a moment
会いたいな
I want to see you
好きだから
Because I love you
...
...
不意に思い出したのは
What I suddenly remembered
君が生きる時代の明日
Is the tomorrow of the era you live in
起こること
Things that will happen
悲しいこと
Sad things
伝えなくちゃ
I must convey
どうか奇跡よ起きて
Oh, let a miracle happen
過ぎていく時と
As time passes
変わる季節
And seasons change
あれから途絶えた手紙
The letters that ceased since then
もう届かない言葉だけが胸を締めつける
Only the words that can no longer reach me tighten my chest
遥か彼方100年先を
A hundred years ahead, far away
君が見てみたいと願った未来を今
The future you wished to see, now
僕はまだ歩いているよ
I am still walking
苦しい想いを胸に抱いたまま
Holding onto painful feelings
そんな僕に届いた手紙
A letter that reached me
見覚えのある待ち焦がれていた文字
Familiar words I had longed for
それは君があの日を越えて
It was the last love letter you wrote to me
僕に書いた最後の恋文
Proof that you lived in your time
君が君の時代を生きた証を
Even beyond eight thousand generations, I hold on
八千代越えても握りしめて
Everything I see in my time
僕が僕の時代に見るその全てを
I will someday go to convey it
いつか伝えに行くよ
...
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

手紙

/てがみ/

A2
  • noun
  • - letter

出会い

/であい/

B1
  • noun
  • - encounter

ロマンス

/ろまんす/

B2
  • noun
  • - romance

想い

/おもい/

B1
  • noun
  • - thought, feeling

時代

/じだい/

A2
  • noun
  • - era, age

未来

/みらい/

B1
  • noun
  • - future

願い

/ねがい/

B1
  • noun
  • - wish, desire

言葉

/ことば/

A2
  • noun
  • - word, language

季節

/きせつ/

A2
  • noun
  • - season

悲しい

/かなしい/

B1
  • adjective
  • - sad

奇跡

/きせき/

B2
  • noun
  • - miracle

苦しい

/くるしい/

B2
  • adjective
  • - painful, difficult

歩く

/あるく/

A1
  • verb
  • - to walk

届く

/とどく/

B1
  • verb
  • - to reach, to arrive

生きる

/いきる/

A1
  • verb
  • - to live

/きみ/

A1
  • noun
  • - you (informal)

Key Grammar Structures

  • 訪れた出来事

    ➔ Past tense usage with 'た' form to indicate completed actions or events.

    ➔ The 'た' form in Japanese indicates a completed action in the past.

  • 始まりは一通の手紙

    ➔ Using 'は' as a topic marker to identify what the beginning is.

    ➔ 'は' emphasizes the topic of the sentence, indicating what the 'beginning' refers to.

  • 文字に込めて伝え合う

    ➔ Using 'に' to indicate the target or purpose, and verb '込める' in te-form to express 'put into' or 'enclose'.

    ➔ 'に' marks the target or purpose of the action, and '込めて' (te-form) indicates the act of putting or enshrining something into something else.

  • 願いが叶うなら

    ➔ Conditional form 'なら' expressing 'if' or 'if it is the case that'.

    ➔ 'なら' indicates a conditional, meaning 'if' or 'in the case that'.

  • 一目でいいから会いたいな

    ➔ Using 'から' to indicate reason or cause, and 'だけ' to specify limitation or degree.

    ➔ 'から' explains the reason for wanting to meet, and 'だけ' emphasizes the simplicity or minimal requirement of the wish.

  • 君が君の時代を生きた証を

    ➔ The structure 'を' marks the direct object, here '証' (proof or evidence).

    ➔ 'を' indicates the direct object '証' (proof), meaning the proof of someone living their era.