Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru youni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi o
Kono machi de mukaetai
Gaien no sakura wa sakimidare
Kono koro ni naru to itsudemo
Shinkansen no HOOMU (Platform) ni matta [1][2]
Mienai hanafubuki omoidasu
Marude Shichi-Go-San no toki no youni [3]
Gikochinai SUTSU (Suit) sugata mo
Ima de wa warito niaunda
NEKUTAI (Neck-tie) mo umaku yoberu
Dousoukai no annaijou
Kesseki ni maru o tsuketa
"Genki kadouka shinpai desu." to
Tegami o kureru minna ni
Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru youni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi o
Kono machi de mukaetai
Itsudemo kaette kureba ii to
Mayonaka no koushuu-denwa de
Iwareta toki egao ni natte
Imamade yatte koreta yo
Donna ni takai TAWAA (Tower) kara mo
Mienai boku no furusato
Nakushicha dame na koto o itsudemo
Mune ni dakishimete iru kara
Tooku tooku hanareta machi de
Genki ni kurasete irunda
Daiji na no wa
"Kawatteku koto"
"Kawarazu ni iru koto"
Dousoukai no annaijou
Kesseki ni maru o tsuketa
Dare yori mo ima wa minna no kao
Mitai kimochi de iru kedo
Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru youni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi o
Kono machi de mukaetai
Boku no yume o kanaeru basho wa
Kono machi to kime takara
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I want to give all my strength
And greet a shining day in this town,
So that you'll know how I'm getting on
Even if we're far, far apart.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the garden;
They always are at this time of year.
I remember the invisible snow storm of flowers
That danced on the platform at the Shinkansen station -- [1][2]
It's like the 7-5-3 Festival. [3]
Even this uncomfortable suit
Looks kind of good on me now...
I'll choose a good tie to go with it.
On my invite to the class reunion,
I circled "Will not attend"
To all of you who wrote to me
Saying "I'm worried about whether you're OK".
Even if we're far, far apart
I understand
The full power of that bright day
When this town welcomed me.
When you said "You can come back any time"
On the payphone at midnight,
It made me smile...
And that's how I've managed to make it this far.
No matter how high a tower I go up,
I can't see my hometown --
I'm always holding in my heart,
Something I can't lose.
In a town far, far away
I'm doing well --
What's important
Is "changing"
And "staying the same".
On my invite to the class reunion,
I circled "Will not attend",
Though I really want to see everyone's faces now
More than anything.
Even if we're far, far apart
I understand
The full power of that bright day
When this town welcomed me.
Because I've decided that this town
Is where I can make my dreams come true.
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