Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi De)

Moshimo kimi ni meguriaetara
Nido to kimi no te wo hanasanai
Haru no owari tsugeru
Hanamidou
Kasumu hana hitohira
Yomigaeru omoide no uta
Kono mune ni ima mo yasashiku
Time after time
Kimi to deatta kiseki
Yuruyaka na kaze fuku machi de
Sotto te wo tsunagi aruita sakamichi
Ima mo wasurenai yakusoku

Kaze ni kimi no koe ga kikoeru
Usurai sae kaeru
Tooi kioku
Kizu tsuku kowasa wo shirazu chikatta
Itsuka mata kono basho de
Meguriaou usubeniiro no
Kisetsu ga kuru hi ni egao de
Time after time
Hitori hana mau machi de
Chirazaru toki wa modoranai keredo
Ano hi to onaji kawaranai keshiki ni
Namida hirari matte ita yo

Kaze mau hanabira ga
Suimen wo naderu you ni
Taisetsu ni omou hodo setsunaku...

Hito wa mina kodoku to iu keredo
Sagasazu ni wa irarenai
Dareka wo
Hakanaku kowareyasui mono bakari
Oimotomete shimau
Time after time
Kimi to irozuku machi de deaetara
Mou yakusoku wa iranai
Dare yori mo zutto
Kizu tsukiyasui kimi no
Soba ni itai kondo wa
Kitto

Translation

If I could see you
I'd never let go of your hand again
The Buddha's Birthday festival
Announces the end of spring
A single petal falls
And brings back a nostalgic song
Once again, softly, in my heart
Time after time
Meeting you was a miracle
We held hands and walked up the hill
Through the town as the wind blew gently
Even now, I haven't forgotten our promise

I can hear your voice in the wind
Bringing back a distance memory
Even the thin ice
When we made our promise, we knew no fear of getting hurt
Let's meet again someday, in this place
When the light red season comes again
With a smile
Time after time
Alone in this town where the flowers dance
The time that's gone won't be back
But that scenery still hasn't changed since that day
I waited for you there, crying softly

Petals dance in the wind
As if floating on water
I treasured you so much it hurt…

Everyone says they're lonely
But you won't find anyone
If you don't look for them
We always long for, look for
The fragile things
Time after time
If we could meet in this town that's coloured by you
We wouldn't need any more promises
I want to be beside you
You, who is much more vulnerable
Than anyone else
Surely this time…