Cara dolce kioko Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa

Tenohira no soyokaze ga

hikari no naka ki-ra-ki-ra odori-dasu

oroshitate no egao de

shiranai hito ni mo "ohayou"-tte ieta no



Anata ni aenaku natte

sabita tokei to naita kedo



Heiki namida ga kawaita ato ni wa

yume e no tobira ga aru no

nayandecha yukenai

kondo kanashimi ga kite mo tomodachi

mukaeru you ni warau [kanji: hohoemi] wa

...kitto yakusoku yo



Furi-sosogu hanabira ga

kami ni kata ni hi-ra-hi-ra sasayaku no

deai to onaji kazu no

wakare ga aru no ne anata no sei ja nai



Omoide afure-dashite mo

watashi no genki makenaide



Heiki hibi wareta mune no sukima ni

shiawase shinobi-komu kara

tameiki wa tsukanai

fui ni kanashimi wa yatte-kuru kedo

nakayoku natte miseru wa

...datte yakusoku yo



Heiki namida ga kawaita ato ni wa

yume e no tobira ga aru no

nayandecha yukenai

sou yo yasashiku tomodachi

mukaeru you ni warau wa

...kitto yakusoku yo



Fui ni kanashimi wa yatte-kuru kedo

nakayoku natte miseru wa

...datte yakusoku yo





(English)





A gentle breeze in my hand

starts to dance, twinkling, in the light.

Wearing a new smile for the first time,

I could say "Good morning," even to strangers.



When I couldn't see you anymore,

I cried until a clock rusted, but



I'm OK. After the tears have dried,

there's a door to a dream;

I mustn't worry.

If sadness comes again,

I'll smile, just like I'm welcoming a friend.

...It's a promise, for sure.



Downpouring petals

whisper, fluttering, on my hair and shoulders.

There are as many partings as meetings.

It's not your fault.



Even though memories may overflow,

I won't lose my good cheer.



I'm OK. Because happiness sneaks in

through cracks in my fractured heart,

I won't sigh.

Suddenly, sadness comes around, but

I'll make friends with it,

...because it's a promise.



I'm OK. After the tears have dried,

there's a door to a dream;

I mustn't worry.

That's right, I'll simply

smile, just like I'm welcoming a friend.

...It's a promise, for sure.



Suddenly, sadness comes around, but

I'll make friends with it,

...because it's a promise.