斜陽Shayou

「夏natsuがga終わる」owaruそのsono気配kehaiをwo

"Summer is ending" — that premonition

陽射しhizashiのno弱さyowasaでde無意識muishikiがga悟るsatoruようなyou na

As if my subconscious senses it in the weakening sunlight

時の流れtoki no nagare　音otoをwoたてぬtatenu速さhayasaでde

The flow of time, at a speed that makes no sound

様々なsamazama naものmonoにni翳りkageriをwo与えてゆくataeteyuku

Casts its shadow over all kinds of things

心の中kokoro no nakaにniあるaru　青いaoi蒼いaoi空sora

Inside my heart, a blue, deep blue sky

今尚ima nao　雲kumo一つhitotsuなくnaku澄み渡るsumiwataru

Still now, clear without a single cloud

陽気なyouki na声koeがgaそこsokoにはniwa響いててhibiitete

Cheerful voices echo there

青空aozoraのno下shita　人hitoはwa集いtsudoi笑ってるwaratteru

Beneath the blue sky, people gather and laugh

ビルbiruのno影kageがga東higashiにni伸びてnobite

Building shadows stretch to the east

家路iejiをwo辿るtadoru人hitoのno背中senakaがga増えてくfueteku

More and more backs of people heading home

そのsono営みitonami　それぞれsorezoreのno役割yakuwariをwo

Each going about their lives, their roles

果たしながらhatashinagara　背負いながらseoinage ra歩いていくaruiteku

Fulfilling them, shouldering them, walking on

憂いureiをwoおびたobitaオレンジ色orenji iroのno空sora

An orange sky tinged with melancholy

眩しさmabushisaはwa消えてもkietemoまだmada温かいatatakai

The glare has faded but it's still warm

懐かしいnatsukashii歌utaをwoふとfuto口ずさめばkuchizusameba

When I catch myself humming a familiar song

愛しきitoshiki人hitoのno面影omokageがgaふとfuto浮かび上がるukabiagaru

The face of someone dear suddenly rises to mind

心の中kokoro no nakaにniあるaru　青いaoi蒼いaoi空sora

Inside my heart, a blue, deep blue sky

今尚ima nao　雲kumo一つhitotsuなくnaku澄み渡るsumiwataru

Still now, clear without a single cloud

そのsono眩しさmabushisaにni　またmata目meをwo細めてhosomete

Squinting at that brightness once again

今日kyouもmo僕bokuはwa大空oozoraにni手teをwo伸ばしてみるnobashite miru

Today too, I reach my hand toward the open sky