Yui Horie Yakusoku ~eternal promise~ Lyrics

yuugure chisana kage ga hasyaide
watashi o toorisugi iezi e kaette yuku
ano hi anata to konna huukei
okutte kawashita ne hutari dake no takaramono o

kokoro de musubareta yakusoku
ima mo ima mo taisetsu ni
idaite itsu no hi ka
anata ni atte soshite hataseru sonna hi o
watashi, shinzinagara sugoshitemasu

imagoro doko ni iru no desyoo ka
kawashita yakusoku kokoro ni mada aru ka na...
kisetsu wa tatte shimatta keredo
kawarazu ano koro no anata da to negatte imasu

omokage busurete mo yukusoku
ima mo ima mo kono mune no
manaka o atsuku s___e
shikkari "kokoro" "kokoro" musubareteru koto o
watashi, shinzinagara matte imasu

anata ni aeta nara yakusoku sotto sotto tazunetai
ano hi no hutari e to
modoreru naraba doo ka moo ichido "yakusoku"
s___e ne, shinzinagara inottemasu.

*** English Translation ***

In the twilight, small shadows frolic and
go past me as they go and return on their road home.
That day with you, in this kind of scenery,
we gave and exchanged our treasures for only the two of us.

The promise that was tied up in our hearts, even now, even now,
I embrace it with all my might. There will be a day when
I'll meet you and then (that promise) will be fulfilled. For that day,
as I believe in it, I will be idling away.

I wonder where you could possibly be about now.
I wonder if the promise we had with each other is still in your heart.
The season pass by but
that time is unchanging. I'm yearning for you.

Even if your face fades away, even now, even now,
in the center of my heart,
I keep the promise alive.
Be strong, "my heart" "my heart"
For the thing that had us bound,
as I believe in it, I'll be waiting.

I want to softly ask about the promise that we could have met.
That day, the two of us,
If we could go back to that time somehow,
"promise" me one more time
okay? As I believe in it, I'll be praying.

Translation Notes

In second verse, the "taisetsu ni idaite" literally means "I embrace it importantly" but I chose a similar phrase for it in the translation.

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