"Chouchou"
Roomaji | Translation
Lyrics by Ryuichi Kawamura
Music by Ryuichi Kawamura
(5:43)

Roomaji
Chiisana koro wa koko ni mo
Kusagi ga aoao hana ga saki
Chouchou ga ai wo utatteita

Sono uta kitte
So yo kaze ni
Yume wo mitetara
Nesugoshite
Mama ni okorarete, naitarishite

Aru hareta hi
Namae mo shiranai
Anata to deatta no

Nanimo hanasenakatta
Hitome de suki ni natte
Anata no ushiro sugata
Yuuyake ni kieteku no mita

Toki ga nagarete
Koko ni mo BIRU ga tachi narabi mushitachi no
Koe mo kikoenai
Hiki sakarete

Kaerimichi wo machigaetta no ka na
Watashi wa chou ni nari~
Hitori utau

BIRU no tanima hira hira
Ano hi no anata sagasu
ASUFARUTO no sakeme ni
Saku hana mada maniau ka na

Nanimo hanasenakatta
Hitome de suki ni natta
Otona no te ni furetara
Tobenaku narisou dakara
Utau no

BIRU no tanima hira hira
Isoide mukae ni kite
Hajimete no koi datta
Ano hi ni modorenai ka na?

Anata ni...aitai...mou ichidou...


Translation (Chouchou = "Butterfly")
When I was young
At this place among the plants and blooming flowers
A butterfly would be singing its song of love

Listen to its song; a soft breeze
I would start to dream and I'd oversleep
Angering my mother and making me cry

Then on that clear day, I met you
Not even knowing your name...

I couldn't say a word
I fell in love with you the moment I saw you
Only seeing your vanishing silhouette in the bright sun.

Over time, the buildings have lined up here
Silencing the voices of the insects, ripping it apart.

Is this the road I remember?
I have turned into a butterfly and now only I sing alone

I will flutter between the buildings looking for you
In the crack of the asphalt, a flower has bloomed
Will I make it in time to see you again?

I couldn't say a word
I fell in love with you the moment I saw you
When touched by an adult's hand, I can't seem to fly away
So I sing...

Among the buildings, I fluttered quickly to find you
My very first love
Will I ever return to that day?
I want to see you once again...

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