Yui Aragaki - Akai ito

Futari koko de hajimete atta no ga futatsuki mae no kyou da ne
Kiss no shikata sae mada shiranakatta boku no saisho no sweet girlfriend
Tawai mo nai sasayaka na kinenbi koyomi ni sotto shiru shiteta
‘Kyou nan no hi dakke?’tte tazuneru to sukoshi tomadotte kotaeta

‘Mae no kareshi no tanjoubi da’ to waratte kotaeru egao hagayui
Sonna hanashi wa mimi wo fusagitaku narunda yo..
Tashika ni kimi ga kare to ita san nen no omoide ni wa mada kanawanai
Sore demo konna ni suki na no ni surechigai no kazu ga oosugite

Kokoro no kayowanu yari tori bakari kore ijou kurikaesu yori mo
Anata no kokoro ga kotae dasu made kono mama futari awanai hou ga
Sore ga ashita demo go nen saki demo itsudemo koko de matteru kara
Yakusoku shiyou yo soshite futari kokoro ni akai ito wo shikkari musunde

Ano koro tsubomi datta hana wa mou adeyaka na iro wo tsuketa
Aki ga sugi fuyu wo koe kare hateta ima no boku wo utsushiteru

Jikan bakari ga mujyou ni mo sugi tohou ni kureru mabuta no ura ni
Hoka no dareka to aruku kimi no sugata ga ukande
Mou nidoto aenai youna ki ga shiteita issoawazu ni iyou ka to mo
Harisakeru mune sae nagara shinjite kita sono kotae ga ima..

‘Attekuremasuka?’ to anata no tegami itsuwari no nai kotoba tachi ga
Afureta namida de nijinde yuku yo ano basho he mukae ni yuku kara
Nakanaide okure kyou wa futari no ichinenme no kinenbi dakara
Oiwai shiyou yo tsuyoku musunda ito ga hodokezu ni ita koto mo

Aisareru koto wo nozomu bakari de shinjiru koto wo wasurenaide
Gooru no mienai tabi de mo ii
Aisuru hito to shinjiru michi wo saa yukkuri to arukou

TRANSLATION

The two of us first met here, it was today two months ago wasn’t it
i still don’t know of a way to kiss you, my first sweet girl friend
our silly little anniversary, i’ve secretly written on the calendar
“do you know what day it is today?” i asked, a little surprised you answered

“it’s my ex-boyfriend’s birthday” you said with a smile, your face a little vexed
these were words that were really depressing to my ears, definitely
i can’t be compared with the memories of the 3 years you and him had together
but still because i really like you so much, the difference in the number feels so overwhelming

Without an emotional bond, it is merely an exchange that we keep on repeating
until your heart gives an answer, it’s better for us to stay apart like this
no matter if it is tomorrow or in the next 5 years, i’ll always be waiting here
let’s make a promise and tie the red string in our hearts tightly

the flower that was a bud that time had turned a beautiful colour
but it wilted as autumn passed and it crossed the winter, reflecting how i am right now

time is also too heartless, i am at a loss, under my eyelids
an image of you walking with someone else floats up…
i felt like i might not meet you ever again
how much sooner do i want to meet you
as i keep check on my splitting heart, i believe the answer is now

“can we meet?” written on your letter, your truthful words
were smudged by tears you spilled, i made my way to welcome you back to that place
please don’t cry, because today is our first anniversary
let’s celebrate it, even if the tight string had come lose

I merely hope to be loved, don’t forget the things you believed in
it’s fine even if it is a journey with no goal in sight
let’s slowly walk on the path we believe in, with the person we love