赤いAkai風船Fuusen

手teをwo放せばhanaseba空soraにni消えたkieta

Let go of it and it vanished into the sky

忘れたかけwasureta kakeのno夢yume

A dream I'm almost forgetting

夕焼けyuuyakeにni影kageがga伸びればnobireba

When shadows stretch in the evening glow

子供kodomoのno世界sekaiにni夜yoruがga来るkuru

Night comes to the world of childhood

ねえnee

Hey

「"あなたanataのno名前namaeは？」wa?"

"What's your name?"

君kimiもmo教えてoshieteよyo

Tell me yours too

ゆらりyurari　ゆらりyurari

Swaying, swaying

トウワタtouwataのno花hana

The milkweed flowers

浮かぶukabu赤いakai風船fuusen

A red balloon drifting up

細いhosoi糸itoをwo手繰り寄せてtaguriyoseteはwa

Drawing in the thin string

誰dareがga持ち手mochiteをwo掴もうtsukamouともtomo

No matter who tries to grab the handle

花咲かせるhana sakaseruだけdake

It just blooms

手重いteomoi言葉kotobaでde

With words that weigh heavy in the hand

上手なjouzu na視線shisenでde

With a practiced gaze

大人otonaのno匂いnioiでde

With the scent of adulthood

あの日ano hiのnoボクらbokuraじゃja

We can no longer be

いられないirarenaiとto気づくkidzuku

Who we were that day — we realize it

ただtada

Just

夢yumeをwo見ていたmite itaだけdake

We were only dreaming

夢yumeをwo見たいmitaiだけdake

We just want to keep dreaming

それsoreはwa御伽otogi　子供kodomoのno終わりowari

That's a fairy tale — the end of childhood

禁じられたkinjirareta風船fuusen

A forbidden balloon

切り傷痕kirikizuatoでde　隙間だらけsukima darakeのno右手migite

My right hand, full of gaps from cuts and old scars

するりsururi抜けていけばnukete ikeba

If it slips away through them

風kazeにni靡くnabikuだけdake

It just drifts in the wind

大人otonaにniなりたくないnaritakunaiねneってtte

"We don't want to grow up," we said

ブランコburankoをwo漕いだkoida

As we pumped our legs on the swings

何処までもdoko made mo遠くtookuへe飛べそうtobesouだdaなna

Feeling like we could fly anywhere, no matter how far

あの日ano hiよりyoriもmoずっとzutto綺麗なkirei na

So much more beautiful than back then

長髪chouhatsuにni見惚れているmihorete iru

I'm captivated by your long hair

ゆらゆらりyurayurari　ゆらゆらyurayura

Swaying and swaying away

トウワタtouwataのno花hana

The milkweed flowers

浮かぶukabu赤いakai風船fuusen

A red balloon drifting up

細いhosoi糸itoをwo手繰り寄せてtaguriyoseteはwa

Drawing in the thin string

誰dareがga持ち手mochiteをwo掴もうtsukamouともtomo

No matter who tries to grab the handle

誰dareのno腕udeにni抱かれようdakarereyouともtomo

No matter whose arms it's held in

花咲かせるhana sakaseruだけdake

It just blooms

さみしいsamishiiだけdake

Just lonely