SOUVENIR

• By: BUMP OF CHICKEN

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

恐らく気付いてしまったみたい

It seems I might have realized something

あくびの色した毎日を

Everyday with the color of a yawn

丸ごと映画の様に変える

Turns completely like a movie

種と仕掛けに出会えた事

Meeting seeds and tricks

仲良くなれない空の下

Under a sky we can't be friends with

心はしまって鍵かけて

My heart is locked away, with a key

そんな風にどうにか生きてきた

Living somehow like that

メロディが重なった

Melodies overlapping

小さくたっていい　街のどんな灯よりも

Even if small, I want a sign more than any city light

ちゃんと見つけられる　目印が欲しかった

That I can properly find, I wanted a landmark

この目が選んだ景色に　ひとつずつリボンかけて

I tie ribbons one by one on the scenery my eyes choose

お土産みたいに集めながら続くよ　帰り道

Collecting them like souvenirs, I keep going homeward

季節が挨拶くれたよ　涙もちょっと拾ったよ

The seasons greeted me, I even picked up a little tears

どこから話そう　あなたに貰った　この帰り道

Where should I start? This way home I got from you

歩いて歩いて　時々なんか急いで　あなたに向かう道を

Walking, walking, sometimes rushing, heading toward you

走って走って　いやいややっぱ歩いて　あなたに向かう道を

Running, running, feeling shy but walking again, toward you

...

...

こうなるべくしてなったみたい

It seems this was meant to happen

通り過ぎるばっかの毎日に

In a daily life just passing by

そこにいた証拠を探した

I searched for proof that I was there

メロディが繋がった

Melodies connected

そうしてくれたように　手を振って知らせるよ

Just like you did, I wave my hand to let you know

迷わないでいいと　言ってくれたように

As if to say, don't be lost

どこからどんな旅をして　見つけ合う事が出来たの

Wherever we start, what kind of journey, to find each other

あなたの昨日も明日も知らないまま　帰り道

Knowing nothing of your yesterday or tomorrow, the way home

土砂降り　一体何回くぐって　笑ってくれたの

Heavy rain, how many times did you walk through it laughing?

月より遠い世界から辿ってきた　帰り道

A homecoming traced from a world farther than the moon

歩いて歩いて　いつの間にか急いで　あなたに向かう道を

Walking, walking, in a hurry without realizing, heading toward you

走って走って　恥ずかしくなって歩いて　あなたに向かう道を

Running, running, feeling embarrassed but walking, toward you

...

...

この目が選んだ景色に　ひとつずつリボンかけて

I tie ribbons one by one on the scenery I choose

お土産みたいに集めながら続くよ　帰り道

Collecting them like souvenirs, I keep going homeward

季節が挨拶くれたよ　涙もまた拾っちゃったよ

Seasons sent their greetings, I even picked up tears again

どこから話そう　あなたに貰った　この帰り道

Where shall I start? This way home I got from you

どこからどんな旅をして　見つけ合う事が出来たの

Wherever we start, what kind of journey, to find each other

あなたの昨日と明日が空を飾る　帰り道

Your yesterday and tomorrow decorate the sky, the way home

この目が選んだ景色に　とびきりのリボンかけて

I put the most brilliant ribbons on the scenery I choose

宇宙の果てからだろうと辿っていく　帰り道

Tracing from the edge of the universe, I follow the way home

歩いて歩いて　転んで平気なふりして　あなたに向かう道を

Walking, walking, pretending you're okay after falling, heading toward you

走って走って　胸いっぱいで歩いて　あなたに向かう道を

Running, running, walking with my heart full, toward you

Grammar:

• 小さくたっていい

  ➔ Even if it's small, it's okay

  ➔ 'でも' is used here to mean 'even if' or 'even though', indicating contrast or concession.

• 心はしまって鍵かけて

  ➔ Heart is kept locked away

  ➔ 'は' marks the topic, and the verbs 'しまって' (to keep closed/locked) and '鍵かけて' (to lock) are in its te-form, indicating a sequence of actions.

• 歩いて歩いて

  ➔ Walking repeatedly

  ➔ 'て' form used twice in succession indicates repetition or continuation of an action.

• 走って走って

  ➔ Running repeatedly

  ➔ Similar to '歩いて歩いて', the double 'て' form emphasizes the repeated or ongoing nature of the action.

• どこから話そう

  ➔ Where shall I start to talk?

  ➔ 'から' indicates the starting point, and '話そう' is the volitional form of '話す', meaning 'shall I talk' or 'let's talk'.

• 走って走って　恥ずかしくなって

  ➔ Running repeatedly, feeling embarrassed

  ➔ 'て' form used twice indicates repetition, and 'なって' is the te-form of 'なる', meaning 'become'.