キャッチボールKyacchi Booru

雨上がりameagariのno並木道namikimichi

The tree-lined road after the rain

排気haikiガスgasuとto草kusaのno匂いnioi

The smell of exhaust and grass

君kimiはwa僕bokuのnoななめnaname前mae

You were just ahead of me, slightly to the side

咳sekiをwoしながらshinagara

Coughing

苦しそうにkurushisou ni

As if in pain

笑ったwaratta

You laughed

赤くakaku錆びたsabita鉄棒tetsubou

A red, rusted iron bar

造りかけtsukurikakeのno砂sunaのnoダムdamu

A half-built dam of sand

君kimiはwa僕bokuのno後ろushiroからkara

From behind me, you

ゴムgomuのnoボールbooruをwo

Took the rubber ball

日hiのno沈んだshizunda空soraにni

Into the sky where the sun had set

高くtakaku投げたnageta

And threw it high

「とれるわけないだろう！」toreru wake nai darou!　呆れながらもakirenagara mo　慌ててawatete追うou

"There's no way I can catch that!" Exasperated but scrambling after it

「とれなくてもいい」torenakute mo ii　君kimiはwa微笑んでたhohoendeta

"You don't have to catch it" — you were smiling

夕焼けyuuyakeがga終わってもowattemo

Even after the sunset was gone

キャッチボールkyacchi booruはwa続いてたtsuzuiteta

Our game of catch went on

君kimiはwaちょっとchotto飽きたakita顔kao

You had a slightly bored look

思い付いたomoitsuita顔kao

Then a face like you'd thought of something

コントロールkontorooru無視mushiのno

Ignoring all control

カーブkaabu投げたnageta

You threw a curveball

「とれるわけないだろう！」toreru wake nai darou!　呆れながらもakirenagara mo　必死でhisshi deとるtoru

"There's no way I can catch that!" Exasperated but catching it desperately

「とれないと思った」torenai to omottaとto　君kimiはwa驚いてたodoroiteta

"I didn't think you could catch it" — you looked surprised

カーブkaabuのno様なyou na愚痴guchi

Complaints like curveballs

消えるkieru魔球makyuuのno様なyou na優しさyasashisa

Kindness like a vanishing pitch

君kimiのnoボールbooruはwaいつもitsumo

Your ball always

届かないtodokanai所tokoroへe飛んでいくtondeiku

Flies to a place I can't reach

君kimiはwaボールbooruをwo何度もnandomo

Again and again you threw

僕bokuにni投げたnageta

The ball to me

とれるわけないtoreru wake nai球tamaもmo　呆れながらもakirenagara mo　必死でhisshi de追うou

Even the impossible pitches, exasperated but chasing desperately

「とれなくてもいい」torenakute mo iiとto　微笑んでhohoende欲しくないhoshikunai

I don't want you to smile and say "You don't have to catch it"

今imaまでmade

All the ones until now —

見逃したminogashita　優しさyasashisaやya愚痴guchiやyaいろいろiroiro　必死でhisshi de追うou

The kindness and complaints and everything I let pass — chasing desperately

キャッチボールkyacchi booruはwa続いていくtsuzuiteiku　いつまでもitsumademo続いていくtsuzuiteiku

The game of catch goes on, on and on forever

上手くなってumaku natte　距離kyoriをwo置くoku

Getting better, we stand farther apart

心kokoroはwa近付いていくchikazuiteiku

But our hearts draw closer

君kimiのno声koeはwa遠くなりtooku nari

Your voice grows distant

君kimiのnoコエkoeがga近くなるchikaku naru

Your Voice grows near

カーブkaabuのno様なyou naグチguchi

Complaints like curveballs

消えるkieru魔球makyuuのno様なyou na優しさyasashisa

Kindness like a vanishing pitch