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Time After Time ~Hana Mau Machi de~

Vocals: Kuraki Mai

Japanese

moshi mo kimi ni meguriaetara

nido to kimi no te o hanasanai

haru no owari o tsugeru hana midou

kasumu hana hitohira

yomigaeru omoide no uta

kono mune ni ima mo yasashiku

Time After Time

kimi to deatta kiseki

yuruyakana kaze fuku machi desotto te o tsunagi aruita sakamichi

ima mo wasurenai yakusoku

kaze ni kimi no koe ga kikoeru

usurai sae kaeru tooi kioku

kizutsuku kowasa oshirazu chikatta

itsuka mata kono basho de

meguriaou usu beniiro no

kisetsu ga kuru hi ni egao de

Time After Time

hitori hana mau machi dechirazaru toki wa modoranai kedo

ano hi to onaji kawaranai keshiki ni

namida hirari matte ita yo

kaze mau hanabira ga minamo o naderu you ni

taisetsu ni omou hodo setsunaku...

hito wa mina kodoku to iu keredo

sagasazu ni wa irarenai dare ka o

hakanaku koware yasui mono bakari

oimotomete shimau

Time After Timekimi to irozuku machi de

deaetara mou yakusoku wa iranai

dare yorimo zutto kizutsuki yasui kimi no

soba ni itai kondo wa kitto

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English

If I had been able to meet you

I wouldn't have let go of you ever again

The hanamidou [1] tells of the end of spring

One petal from this misty flower...And an old song floats back

Gently, even now, into my heart

Time after time

The miracle of meeting you

In a city where the wind whispered through

We walked a path through the hills hand in hand

And made an unforgettable promise

I can hear your voice in the wind

The thin ice freezes back over [2] long ago memories

Not knowing to be afraid of hurt, I sworeThat someday, we'd meet again

Here, in a season of pale crimson

With smiles on our faces

Time after time

Alone in the city of whirling blossoms

Can't return to when things were fine [3]

In this very same place, just like on that day

With my face strewn with tears, I waited for you

Those petals fly in the whirling wind as if stroking the water's surface

In my anguish, I treasure each and every one...Everyone says that they're lonely

That they have to keep searching for someone

But all they end up chasing after

Are the fleeting and fragile

Time after time

If I could have met you in the city of changing hues

I wouldn't need any more promises

More than anyone else you are so easy to hurt

I want to be with you--this time, forever.

[1] A 'hanamidou' is a hall set up in front of every Buddhist temple and decorated with many beautiful

flowers. This tradition commemorates the Buddha's birthday on April 8.

[2] Kuraki uses some obscure 'kigo' (seasonal phrases) in this song. 'Saeka(h)eru' refers to the weather

getting chilly again in early spring after a period of warming, so in this line, I translated it as the thin ice

(ie, over a pond/river) freezing back over. Kuraki said in an interview that she wanted to evoke an idea

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of early spring with these words.

[3] 'Chirazaru' means 'not scattered/dissipated'. I assume it primarily refers to the relationship between

the romantic couple in this song, but it also hints at the scattered petals (ie, in 'the city of whirling

blossoms').