大きなOokina玉ねぎTamanegiのno下Shitaでde

ペンフレンドpen furendoのno二人futariのno恋koiはwa

The love between two pen pals

つのるtsunoruほどhodoにni悲しくkanashikuなるnaruのnoがga宿命shukumei

Is fated to grow sadder the deeper it gets

またmata青いaoiインクinkuがga　涙namidaでdeにじむnijimu　せつなくsetsunaku

Again the blue ink bleeds with tears, achingly

若すぎるwakasugiruからkara　遠すぎるtoosugiruからkara

Too young, too far apart

会えないaenaiからkara　会いたくaitakuなるnaruのnoはwa必然hitsuzen

Because we can't meet, wanting to is inevitable

貯金箱chokinbakoこわしてkowashite　君kimiにni送ったokuttaチケットchiketto

I smashed my piggy bank and sent you a ticket

定期入れteikiireのno中nakaのnoフォトグラフfotogurafu

The photograph tucked inside my pass holder

笑顔egaoはwa動かないugokanaiけどkedo

Your smile doesn't move, but

あのano大きなookina玉ねぎtamanegiのno下shitaでde　初めてhajimete君kimiとto会えるaeru

Beneath that great big onion dome, I'll finally get to meet you

九段下Kudanshitaのno駅ekiをwoおりてorite　坂道sakamichiをwo

Getting off at Kudanshita station, up the hill

人hitoのno流れnagare　追い越して行けばoikoshiteikeba

If I push past the stream of people

黄昏時tasogaretoki　雲kumoはwa赤くakaku焼け落ちてyakeochite

At twilight, the clouds burn red and crumble

屋根yaneのno上ueにni光るhikaru玉ねぎtamanegi

The onion glowing on top of the roof

ペンフレンドpen furendoのno二人futariのno恋koiはwa

The love between two pen pals

言葉kotobaだけdakeがga　たのみtanomiのno綱tsunaだねdane

Words alone are our lifeline, aren't they

何度もnandomoロビーrobiiにni出てみたdetemitaよyo　君kimiのno姿sugataをwo捜してsagashite

I tried going out to the lobby so many times, searching for you

アナウンスanaunsuのno声koeにni　はじかれてhajikarete

Jolted back by the announcer's voice

興奮koufunがga波namiのnoようにyouni　広がるhirogaruからkara

Because the excitement spreads like a wave

君kimiがgaいないinaiからkara　僕bokuだけdake　淋しくてsabishikute

Because you're not here, I'm the only one lonely

君kimiのno返事henji　読みかえしてyomikaeshite　席sekiをwoたつtatsu

Rereading your letter, I get up from my seat

そんなsonnaことkotoをwoただtada繰りかえしてkurikaeshite

Just repeating the same thing over and over

時計tokeiだけdakeがga何もnanimoいわずiwazu回るmawaruのさnosa

Only the clock keeps turning, saying nothing

君kimiのnoためtameのno　席sekiがgaつめたいtsumetai

The seat saved for you stays cold

アンコールankooruのno拍手hakushuのno中naka　飛び出したtobidashita

In the middle of the encore applause, I ran out

僕bokuはwa一人hitori　涙namidaをwo浮かべてukabete

All alone, with tears welling up

千鳥ヶ淵Chidorigafuchi　月tsukiのno水面minamo　振り向けばfurimukeba

Chidorigafuchi, moonlight on the water, when I turn around

澄んだsunda空soraにni光るhikaru玉ねぎtamanegi

The onion glowing against the clear sky

九段下Kudanshitaのno駅ekiへe向かうmukau人hitoのno波nami

The wave of people heading for Kudanshita station

僕bokuはwa一人hitori　涙namidaをwo浮かべてukabete

All alone, with tears welling up

千鳥ヶ淵Chidorigafuchi　月tsukiのno水面minamo　振り向けばfurimukeba

Chidorigafuchi, moonlight on the water, when I turn around

澄んだsunda空soraにni光るhikaru玉ねぎtamanegi

The onion glowing against the clear sky