クロノグラフ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SKY-HI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

近づいて　重なって　触れて離れて

Getting closer, overlapping, touching, then pulling away

近づいて　重なって　揺れては消えて

Getting closer, overlapping, swaying, then fading away

近づいて　重なって　触れて離れて

Getting closer, overlapping, touching, then pulling away

近づいて　重なって　揺れては消えて

Getting closer, overlapping, swaying, then fading away

暖かい風が吹く　いつもの道と履きなれた靴

Warm wind blows on my familiar streets in my worn-out shoes

変わらない今日が終われば君がいない明日が来る

When today, unchanged, finally ends, tomorrow will come without you

何十回目を閉じたって　じっとしててくれない涙

No matter how many times I close my eyes, tears won’t stay still

散っては空を舞う花びらに視線を移して誤摩化した

I divert my gaze to the petals dancing in the sky, trying to hide the sadness

どんな言葉を探しても見つからない

No words I find can express what I want to say

せめて最後くらいはと無理に作る笑顔は歪な形

At least, I force a smile for the very last moment, though it's distorted

言い慣れたはずのありがとうが　言えずにいた

The words 'thank you,' so familiar, I couldn’t say them today

口から出たなら　過去になるから

Because once they leave my mouth, they become the past

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

I knew someday this day would come

だけどそれは　だからそれが

But still, that’s why, because of that...

痛くて痛くて

It hurts so much, so painfully

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

Not someday, but now — because you’re watching me now

一つでも多く笑って見せた

I showed as many smiles as I could, even just one more

思えばろくでもない事の方が どうも君といると多かった

Thinking about it, there were more troublesome things when I was with you...

あんまり器用じゃないのはお互い様だから 尚更困ったもんだった

We’re both not very good at this, so it made everything even harder

何かと道に迷うし　忘れ物もしてきた一通り

Getting lost along the way, forgetting things, that’s just how it’s been

どうにもこうにもいかない時には任せてたな愛嬌に

When things get really tough, I relied on charm and charisma

一人でやれるか心配だよ 「お前もな」ってムキになんなよ

I worry if I can do this alone — but don’t get defensive and say, ‘You too’

下らない事ばかりを話して　もう日が暮れる夕下がり

We talk about silly stuff, then the day ends, evening falls

言いたくはないよサヨナラは　だってきっと

I don’t want to say goodbye — because I believe

口から出たなら　戻れないから

Once they leave my mouth, I can't go back

いつか　思い出は遠ざかるのなら

If someday, memories start to fade away...

せめて今は　だから今は

At least, right now — so, just for now

近くで見たくて

I want to see you up close

いつか　またいつか笑える日が来るさ

Someday, we'll smile again, just like before

そう言って僕も君も泣いた

Both of us, crying and laughing, we'll move toward tomorrow

流れてく時間に逆らう様に

As if fighting against time flowing by

ずっとずっと君と

Forever and ever, with you

重なって離れて泣いて笑って

Getting closer, then apart, crying, laughing

きっときっと僕ら　明日へ行くんだ

Surely, surely, we will go to tomorrow

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

I knew someday this day would come

だけどそれは　だからそれが

But still, that’s why, because of that...

痛くて痛くて

It hurts so much, so painfully

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

Not someday, but now — because you’re watching me now

一つでも多く笑って見せた

I showed as many smiles as I could, even just one more

いつか　もう一度また会う日が来たら

And if someday, we meet again...

いつもそこに　変わらない

You’ll always be there, unchanged

僕でいるから

Because I’ll be me

いつか　もう一度また会うその日まで

Until the day we meet again — once more, someday

「サヨナラ」「ありがとう」君へ送ろう。

‘Goodbye,’ ‘Thank you’ — I’ll send these to you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
近づいて /きんづいて/ B1	verb - to approach
重なって /かさなって/ B1	verb - to overlap
触れて /ふれて/ B1	verb - to touch
消えて /きえて/ B1	verb - to disappear
暖かい /あたたかい/ A2	adjective - warm
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
靴 /くつ/ A1	noun - shoes
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tears
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - words
笑顔 /えがお/ B1	noun - smile
過去 /かこ/ B2	noun - past
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
明日 /あした/ A1	noun - tomorrow
痛い /いたい/ A2	adjective - painful
会う /あう/ A1	verb - to meet
送ろう /おくろう/ B1	verb - to send

Key Grammar Structures

• ～ては消えて

  ➔ The combination of the te-form with 'wa' + 'keru' / 'kieru' indicates an action repeated or habitual, often with a nuance of phenomena happening repeatedly.

  ➔ This structure emphasizes habitual or repeated actions, often describing phenomena that occur repeatedly.

• いつか

  ➔ An adverb meaning 'someday' or 'eventually,' indicating an unspecified future time.

  ➔ Used to refer to an unspecified future time, expressing hope or anticipation for something to happen.

• から

  ➔ A particle meaning 'from' or 'because,' indicating starting point or causation.

  ➔ Used to indicate the starting point of an action or a causal relationship.

• だって

  ➔ Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'after all,' or 'even,' used to give reasons or emphasize.

  ➔ Used to provide reasoning or emphasize something, often in a colloquial or emotional context.

• ～ように

  ➔ A phrase meaning 'so that' or 'in order to,' used to express purpose or result.

  ➔ Connects clauses to indicate purpose or the desired outcome.

• つもり

  ➔ An expression indicating one's intention or plan, often followed by a verb in the dictionary form.

  ➔ Indicates the speaker's intention or supposed plan regarding an action.

• たら

  ➔ A conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when,' used to form hypothetical or conditional sentences.

  ➔ Used to express conditional or hypothetical situations in sentences.