クロノグラフ

• By: SKY-HI

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[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, shaking 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, shaking then fading away

暖かい風が吹く　いつもの道と履きなれた靴

A warm breeze blows, along the familiar street and worn shoes

変わらない今日が終われば君がいない明日が来る

Today remains the same, but tomorrow without you will come to pass

何十回目を閉じたって　じっとしててくれない涙

Even after closing my eyes dozens of times, 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 pain

どんな言葉を探しても見つからない

No matter how much I search for the right words, I just can't find them

せめて最後くらいはと無理に作る笑顔は歪な形

At least for the last moment, I force a smile, though it's a twisted shape

言い慣れたはずのありがとうが　言えずにいた

I couldn't say 'thank you,' even though I should have used those familiar words

口から出たなら　過去になるから

Because once spoken, it becomes part of the past

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

I knew someday those kinds of days 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 it hurts

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

Not someday, but now, because you're watching

一つでも多く笑って見せた

I showed as many smiles as I could

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 back, more often than not, being with you had its problems

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 aren't very skilled, and that's mutual, which made things even harder

何かと道に迷うし　忘れ物もしてきた一通り

We often get lost on the road, forget things, that’s just how it is

どうにもこうにもいかない時には任せてたな愛嬌に

Whenever things go wrong, I relied on charm to get through

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 handle things alone—don’t get stubborn 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

Talking about trivial stuff as the sun sets, evening dusk

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—it’s because I believe

口から出たなら　戻れないから

Once spoken, it’s impossible to go back

いつか　思い出は遠ざかるのなら

If someday memories fade and drift away

せめて今は　だから今は

At least now, because this moment is ours

近くで見たくて

Because I want to see you up close

いつか　またいつか笑える日が来るさ

Someday, a day will come when we can smile again

そう言って僕も君も泣いた

Saying that, both you and I cried

流れてく時間に逆らう様に

Flowing against the passing time

ずっとずっと君と

Always, always with you

重なって離れて泣いて笑って

Overlapping, pulling away, crying, laughing

きっときっと僕ら　明日へ行くんだ

Surely, surely we’ll head toward tomorrow

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

I knew someday those kinds of days 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 it hurts

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

Not someday, but now, because you're watching

一つでも多く笑って見せた

I showed as many smiles as I could

いつか　もう一度また会う日が来たら

If one day, we meet again

いつもそこに　変わらない

You will always be there—unchanged

僕でいるから

Because I’ll still 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

「サヨナラ」「ありがとう」君へ送ろう。

Say 'goodbye,' and 'thank you'—to you, I send this

Grammar:

• ～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.