Natsu Matsuri

Summer Festival

Natsu Matsuri

The summer you were there, in a distant dream
きみがいたなつは とおいゆめのなか
Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi

The scent of your hair was refreshing
きみのかみのかおりはじげた
Kimi no kami no kaori hajigeta
In a yukata, you were too dazzling
ゆかたすがたが まぶしすぎて
Yukata sugata ga mabushi sugite
On the festival night
おまつりのよるは
Omatsuri no yoru wa
My heart was restless
むねがさわいだよ
Mune ga sawai da yo
People getting lost in the crowd
はぐれそうなひと ごみのなか
Hagure sou na hito gomi no naka
Don't go away" I said, holding your hand
はなれないで」 だしかけたてを
"hanarenai de" dashi kaketa te wo
Putting the handkerchief you gave me in my pocket, holding it tight
ポケットにいれて にぎりしめていた
POKETTO ni irete nigiri shimete ita

The summer you were there, in a distant dream
きみがいたなつは とおいゆめのなか
Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi

Childlike, eating goldfish
こどもみたい きんぎょつくいに
Kodomo mitai kingyo tsukuini
Getting absorbed, sleeves getting wet
むっちゅうになって そでがむれてる
Muchuu ni natte sode ga mureteru
The innocent profile was so cute
むじゃきなよこがおが とてもかわいくて
Mujaki na yokogao ga totemo kawaii kute
You liked cotton candy
きみはすきな わたがしかって
Kimi wa suki na watagashi katte
You were in a good mood, but a little distant
ごきげんだけど すこしむこうに
Gokigen dakedo sukoshi mukou ni
Finding friends, walking away
ともだちみつけて はなれてあるいた
Tomodachi mitsukete hanarete aru ita

The summer you were there, in a distant dream
きみがいたなつは とおいゆめのなか
Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi

Sitting on the stone steps in the shrine
じんじゃのなか いしだんにすわり
Jinja no naka ishidan ni suwari
Behind the fence, in the darkness
ぼーいあとした やみのなかで
BOYAA toshita yami no naka de
A slight murmur was heard in the distance
ざわめきがすこし とおくきこえた
Zawameki ga sukoshi tooku kikoeta
Watching the fireworks, paying attention
せんこうはなび まっちをつけて
Senkou hanabi MACCHI o tsukete
Talking about various things, but
いろんなことはなし たけれど
Ironna koto hanashi takeredo
Couldn't say I love you
すきだってことが いえなかった
Suki datte koto ga ienakatta

The summer you were there, in a distant dream
きみがいたなつは とおいゆめのなか
Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi

The summer you were there, in a distant dream
きみがいたなつは とおいゆめのなか
Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi
Disappeared into the sky, the paper lanterns flying high
そらにきえてった うちあげはなび
Sora ni kietetta uchiage hanabi