homeward journey

何naniがgaあったらattaraそこsokoをwo

What does it take for a place

ふるさとfurusatoってtte呼べるyoberuんnだろうdarou

To be called home?

ただtada居るiruだけdakeのno場所bashoじゃja

Just being there isn't enough —

きっとkitto物足りないmonotarinaiままmama

Something will always feel missing

出会ってdeatte分かったwakatta

Meeting you made me understand

形katachiじゃないja nai

It's not about the form

積み重ねたtsumikasaneta想いomoiのno束taba

It's a bundle of feelings built up over time

どんなにdonna ni遠くtooku旅tabiにni出かけてdekaketeもmo

No matter how far away I traveled

繋がってたtsunagatteta

We were always connected

語らなくてkataranakuteもmo分かっちゃうwakacchauよyo

Even without words, I know

愛aiがgaはみ出してるhamidashiteru

Love is spilling out

眠るnemuru私watashiをwo起こさないokosanaiようにyou ni　そっとsotto歩くaruku音otoにni

Those quiet footsteps, careful not to wake me while I sleep —

何回nankai帰ってkaetteもmo　聞きたくkikitakuなるnaruのnoはwa

No matter how many times I come back, what I always want to hear

あなたanataからkaraのno「おかえり」"okaeri"だdaよyo

Is your "welcome home"

与えてataeteくれたkureta言葉kotoba

The words you gave me

与えてataeteくれたkureta仕草shigusa

The gestures you gave me

栄養eiyouみたいにmitai ni巡りmeguri

Circulating through me like nourishment

私watashiというto iu形katachiにniなったnatta

They became the shape of who I am

離れてhanarete知ったshitta

Being away made me realize

いつの間にかitsu no ma ni ka　先回りsakimawariでde守られてたmamorareteta

Without knowing it, you'd always been one step ahead, protecting me

傷つかないkizutsukanaiようyou

So I wouldn't get hurt

悲しまないkanashimanaiようにyou ni

So I wouldn't grieve

こっそりkossoriとto

Quietly, without a word

飾らなくてkazaranakuteもmo傍sobaにniいるiruよyo

You're here beside me without any pretense

ありのままari no mamaでdeいいiiのno

Just as I am is fine

ぐずるguzuru私watashiにniふためくfutameku姿sugata

Flustered whenever I'm being difficult

不器用bukiyouでde大きくてookikute

Clumsy and big-hearted

もしmoshi喧嘩kenkaしてshite飛び出してtobidashiteもmo

Even if we fight and I storm out

きっとkitto仲直りnakanaoriはwa「ただいま」"tadaima"からkara

Making up will start with "I'm home"

ゆっくりyukkuri季節kisetsuがga流れてnagarete

As seasons slowly pass

会えないaenai時間jikanがga増えてfueteもmo

And the time we can't meet grows longer

あなたanataがgaあなたanataでde居てiteくれるkureruならnara

As long as you keep being you

語らなくてkataranakuteもmo分かっちゃうwakacchauよyo

Even without words, I know

愛aiがgaはみ出してるhamidashiteru

Love is spilling out

眠るnemuru私watashiをwo起こさないokosanaiようにyou ni　そっとsotto歩くaruku音otoをwo

Those quiet footsteps, careful not to wake me while I sleep —

寂しいsamishiiときtokiはwa思い出しているomoidashiteiruよyo

I think of them when I'm lonely

離れてhanareteもmo　もうmouぐずったりguzuttariしないshinaiけどkedo

Even apart, I won't be difficult anymore

だけどdakedoやっぱりyappari

But still

何回nankai帰ってkaetteもmo　聞きたくkikitakuなるnaruのnoはwa

No matter how many times I come back, what I always want to hear

あなたanataからkaraのno「おかえり」"okaeri"だdaよyo

Is your "welcome home"