Time After Time

Time after time - In the City of Whirling Blossoms もしも君にめぐり逢えたら 二度と君の手を離さない 春の終わり告げる 花御堂 (はなみどう) 霞む花 一枚 (ひとひら) 蘇る 思い出の歌 この胸に 今も優しく

If I had been able to meet you Time after time I wouldn't have let go of you ever again 君と出逢った奇跡 The hanamidou [1] 緩やかな風吹く街で Tells of the end of spring そっと手を繋ぎ 歩いた坂道 One petal from this misty flower... 今も忘れない約束

And an old song floats back 風に君の声が聞こえる Gently, even now, into my heart 薄氷 (うすらい) 冴 (さえ) 返る 遠い記憶 傷付く怖さを知らず 誓った いつかまたこの場所で 巡り逢おう 薄紅色の 季節が来る日に 笑顔で

Time after time Time after time The miracle of meeting you ひとり 花舞う街で In a city where the wind whispered through 散らざるときは戻らないけれど We walked a path through the hills hand in hand あの日と同じ 変わらない景色に And made an unforgettable promise 涙ひらり 待っていたよ

I can hear your voice in the wind 風舞う花びらが 水面を撫でるように The thin ice freezes back over [2] 大切に想うほど 切なく Long ago memories Not knowing to be afraid of hurt, I swore That someday, we'd meet again

Here, in a season of pale crimson 人は皆 孤独と言うけれど With smiles on our faces 探さずにはいられない 誰かを 儚く壊れやすいものばかり 追い求めてしまう

Time after time Time after time Alone in the city of whirling blossoms 君と色づく街で Can't return to when things were fine [3] 出逢えたら もう約束はいらない In this very same place, just like on that day 誰よりもずっと 傷付きやすい君の With my face strewn with tears, I waited for you そばにいたい今度は きっと

Those petals fly in the whirling wind As if stroking the water's surface In my anguish, I treasure each and every one...

Everyone says that they're lonely That they have to keep searching For someone But all they end up chasing after Are the fleeting and fragile

Time after time If I could have met you in the city of changing hues I wouldn't need any more promises More than anyone else You are so easy to hurt I want to be with you--this time, forever