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風に薫る夏の記憶 The summer memories fragrant in the wind 00:08
想い出は遠きSummer Days Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days 00:12
永久を誓う淡い気持ち A gentle feeling that vows eternity 00:16
はじまりはそんなSummer Night It all started on a Summer Night like this 00:20
恋は偶然と必然との狭間で Love exists between chance and destiny 00:43
まるで突然に芽生えるもので It suddenly blooms, as if by magic 00:47
瞳を奪って僕を夢中にさせた It stole my eyes and made me fall into a dream 00:51
髪を束ねた浴衣の君に You in a yukata, tied up your hair 00:56
夕闇の空に踊る夏祭りの灯火の群 The cluster of summer festival lights dancing in the twilight sky 01:00
また次の夏も君と二人で来たいな I want to come back next summer, just the two of us 01:08
十年後の夏の記憶 The memory of summer ten years from now 01:15
刻みたい君とSummer Days I want to carve it with you, Summer Days 01:19
一夜一夜 一つ一つ Night after night, one by one 01:23
永遠はそんなSummer Night Eternity is not just a Summer Night like this 01:28
もう二度とこの夏はめぐることはないから Because this summer will never come back again 01:32
ただ君の手を強く握るしかできなくて All I can do is hold your hand tightly 01:40
風に揺れ頼り無く Swaying in the wind, so fragile and uncertain 01:50
懐かしい香りが… A nostalgic scent... 01:52
(You know I...) (You know I...) 01:54
あの日から ひとひらの祈りが Since that day, a single prayer 01:57
優しく心を満たす Gently fills my heart 02:01
(Now and Forever...) (Now and Forever...) 02:03
君といる今 Being with you now 02:04
愛は漠然と抱くものではなくて Love isn't something vague we just hold 02:07
まるで運命が導くように As if destiny itself guides us 02:11
海が見たいって淋しげな君の声 Your voice, lonely, saying you want to see the sea 02:16
守りたくなってハンドルを切った Made me want to protect you, so I turned the wheel 02:20
砂浜に寄り添いながら細く伸びた足跡のように Like footprints stretching along the sandy shore, close together 02:24
また次の夏も君の隣にいたいな Next summer, I want to be by your side again 02:32
風に薫る夏の記憶 The summer memories fragrant in the wind 02:39
想い出は遠きSummer Days Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days 02:43
永久を誓う淡い気持ち A gentle feeling that vows eternity 02:48
はじまりはそんなSummer Night It all started on a Summer Night like this 02:52
もうどんな未来にも迷うことはないから I won't get lost in what the future holds anymore 02:56
ただ僕の手を強く握るだけでいいから Just hold my hand tightly, that's enough 03:04
手の平を伝う様に紡ぐストーリー A story spun along the palm of my hand 03:14
この夏がもうすぐ終わりでも Even as this summer ends soon 03:20
何度目かの初めてを始めよう Let's start once more, the first time again 03:22
君がくれた過去を彩って Coloring the past you gave me 03:24
明日へ渡そう Passing it on to tomorrow 03:27
十年後の夏の記憶 The summer memories of ten years from now 03:30
刻みたい君とSummer Days I want to carve it with you, Summer Days 03:34
一夜一夜 一つ一つ Night after night, one by one 03:38
永遠はそんなSummer Night Eternity is not just a Summer Night like this 03:42
風に薫る夏の記憶 The summer memories fragrant in the wind 03:49
想い出は遠きSummer Days Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days 03:53
永久を誓う淡い気持ち A gentle feeling that vows eternity 03:57
はじまりはそんなSummer Night It all started on a Summer Night like this 04:01
もう一度あの夏にめぐり逢えたとしても Even if I could meet that summer once again 04:05
また君の手を強く握りしめていいよね It's okay to hold your hand tightly again 04:14

風に薫る夏の記憶 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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風に薫る夏の記憶
The summer memories fragrant in the wind
想い出は遠きSummer Days
Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days
永久を誓う淡い気持ち
A gentle feeling that vows eternity
はじまりはそんなSummer Night
It all started on a Summer Night like this
恋は偶然と必然との狭間で
Love exists between chance and destiny
まるで突然に芽生えるもので
It suddenly blooms, as if by magic
瞳を奪って僕を夢中にさせた
It stole my eyes and made me fall into a dream
髪を束ねた浴衣の君に
You in a yukata, tied up your hair
夕闇の空に踊る夏祭りの灯火の群
The cluster of summer festival lights dancing in the twilight sky
また次の夏も君と二人で来たいな
I want to come back next summer, just the two of us
十年後の夏の記憶
The memory of summer ten years from now
刻みたい君とSummer Days
I want to carve it with you, Summer Days
一夜一夜 一つ一つ
Night after night, one by one
永遠はそんなSummer Night
Eternity is not just a Summer Night like this
もう二度とこの夏はめぐることはないから
Because this summer will never come back again
ただ君の手を強く握るしかできなくて
All I can do is hold your hand tightly
風に揺れ頼り無く
Swaying in the wind, so fragile and uncertain
懐かしい香りが…
A nostalgic scent...
(You know I...)
(You know I...)
あの日から ひとひらの祈りが
Since that day, a single prayer
優しく心を満たす
Gently fills my heart
(Now and Forever...)
(Now and Forever...)
君といる今
Being with you now
愛は漠然と抱くものではなくて
Love isn't something vague we just hold
まるで運命が導くように
As if destiny itself guides us
海が見たいって淋しげな君の声
Your voice, lonely, saying you want to see the sea
守りたくなってハンドルを切った
Made me want to protect you, so I turned the wheel
砂浜に寄り添いながら細く伸びた足跡のように
Like footprints stretching along the sandy shore, close together
また次の夏も君の隣にいたいな
Next summer, I want to be by your side again
風に薫る夏の記憶
The summer memories fragrant in the wind
想い出は遠きSummer Days
Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days
永久を誓う淡い気持ち
A gentle feeling that vows eternity
はじまりはそんなSummer Night
It all started on a Summer Night like this
もうどんな未来にも迷うことはないから
I won't get lost in what the future holds anymore
ただ僕の手を強く握るだけでいいから
Just hold my hand tightly, that's enough
手の平を伝う様に紡ぐストーリー
A story spun along the palm of my hand
この夏がもうすぐ終わりでも
Even as this summer ends soon
何度目かの初めてを始めよう
Let's start once more, the first time again
君がくれた過去を彩って
Coloring the past you gave me
明日へ渡そう
Passing it on to tomorrow
十年後の夏の記憶
The summer memories of ten years from now
刻みたい君とSummer Days
I want to carve it with you, Summer Days
一夜一夜 一つ一つ
Night after night, one by one
永遠はそんなSummer Night
Eternity is not just a Summer Night like this
風に薫る夏の記憶
The summer memories fragrant in the wind
想い出は遠きSummer Days
Reminiscences are those distant Summer Days
永久を誓う淡い気持ち
A gentle feeling that vows eternity
はじまりはそんなSummer Night
It all started on a Summer Night like this
もう一度あの夏にめぐり逢えたとしても
Even if I could meet that summer once again
また君の手を強く握りしめていいよね
It's okay to hold your hand tightly again

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

記憶

/kioku/

B1
  • noun
  • - memory

想い出

/omoide/

B1
  • noun
  • - recollection, memory

/natsu/

A1
  • noun
  • - summer

/koi/

B1
  • noun
  • - love, romance

運命

/unmei/

B2
  • noun
  • - destiny, fate

/koe/

A2
  • noun
  • - voice, sound

気持ち

/kimochi/

B1
  • noun
  • - feeling, emotion

未来

/mirai/

B2
  • noun
  • - future

強く

/tsuyoku/

B1
  • adverb
  • - strongly

夢中

/muchuu/

B2
  • noun
  • - being absorbed, engrossed

灯火

/touka/

B2
  • noun
  • - light, flame

香り

/kaori/

B1
  • noun
  • - fragrance, scent

祭り

/matsuri/

A2
  • noun
  • - festival

/te/

A1
  • noun
  • - hand

/umi/

A1
  • noun
  • - sea, ocean

二人

/futari/

A2
  • noun
  • - two people, couple

過去

/kako/

B1
  • noun
  • - past

Key Grammar Structures

  • 想い出は遠きSummer Days

    ➔ Use of the adjective '遠き' (distant) in the classical or literary form to describe 'Summer Days.'

    ➔ The adjective '遠き' is the classical ai-form of '遠い' (far), used here to give a poetic or literary tone.

  • はじまりはそんなSummer Night

    ➔ Use of 'は' as a topic marker to indicate that 'such Summer Night' is the subject of the sentence.

    ➔ The particle 'は' marks the topic of the sentence, emphasizing 'such Summer Night' as the thematic focus.

  • 風に薫る夏の記憶

    ➔ Use of 'に' to indicate the agent or means by which the summer memories are 'aromatic' or 'perfumed' by the wind.

    ➔ The particle 'に' indicates the relationship where the wind causes the summer memories to 'aromatically' exist or be felt.

  • もう二度とこの夏はめぐることはないから

    ➔ Use of 'は' as a topic marker combined with 'ことはない' to indicate that 'this summer will never recur again.'

    ➔ 'は' marks the topic, and 'ことはない' is a phrase meaning 'there is no chance that,' expressing permanence or certainty about the summer not returning.

  • 何度目かの初めてを始めよう

    ➔ Use of 'か' in '何度目か' to indicate an indefinite or certain number of times, meaning 'the nth time'; combined with 'を始めよう' to suggest starting anew.

    ➔ 'か' is a question particle that also indicates indeterminate numbering; 'を始めよう' is volitional form meaning 'let's start.'

  • 過去を彩って

    ➔ Use of 'て' form in '彩って' to connect actions, here meaning 'coloring' or 'embellishing' the past.

    ➔ The て-form links verbs and indicates an ongoing or connected action, here embellishing or decorating the past.