oyasuminasai - aiko

first of all…happy white day! this day always brings back special memories of my last day in japan and since i’ve recently spoken to that person after a long time of not talking to each other i just felt like translating a song. i’m just really glad to know he’s happy now and we could still talk the way we did before. i heard this song today and it reminded me of him so i’ll make this my advanced birthday present then =)

my sempai sung this song in karaoke the first time i heard it and i fell in love with it even more after downloading aiko’s entire discography. this is from her 2002 album aki, soba ni iru. yeah i know it’s another heartwrenching breakup song from aiko but her songs aren’t all sad..it’s just the songs i choose to translate hehe ^^;

for the last time, donna uwagi yori mo anata ga, ichiban atatakai yo. ironna imi de daisuki datta.

OYASUMINASAI
aiko

Deatta koro no futari wa  kinou no koto no you
Are kara  ikutoshi mo tatte
Ima aru  futari no genjou wa uso no you
Sayonara nante ne
Futari wo tsunagu  ippon no nami wa
Atataku mo attari
Tomaranai  atashi no kotoba ni
Yasashiku mimi wo katamukete kureta

Zettai  wasuretari shinai yo
Anata no koto
Meippai no tanoshisa
Kako wo itoshiku omoeru you ni
Kokoro komete  saigo no oyasumi
Jaa ne  oyasumi

Hi no aru mainichi  tsuzuiteku
Hikari no naka ni wa  doko ni mo inakute
Anata no yoko de  shita bakari muite
Sugoshite kita  ano koro
Osaekirenai kimochi wo
Butsukaru yuuki ga nakute
Tada  hazukashikute

Zettai  wasuretari shinai yo
Anata no koe  meippai no tanoshisa
Ookiku aita  ana no umegata
Wakaranakutemo  nan toka yatte miru yo
Dakara  oyasumi

Ima mo suki da yo
Zettai  wasuretari shinai yo
Anata no koto
Meippai no tanoshisa
Kako wo itoshiku omoeru you ni
Kokoro  komete  saigo no oyasumi
Jaa ne  oyasumi

GOODNIGHT
Chelli Translation

The day the two of us met feels like yesterday
How many years have passed since then
But now our illusion seems like a lie
I guess that’s goodbye
The single wave that binds us together
Hits me warmly
You kindly listened to
My words that came out non-stop

I certainly won’t ever forget
Everything about you
The fun we had with all our might
To be able to treasure the past
With all my heart goodnight
See you, goodnight

The sunny everyday continues on
But you aren’t anywhere in the light
By your side all I did was look down
I wasted that time
I had no courage
To confront my uncontrollable feelings
I was just embarrassed

I certainly won’t forget
Your voice, the boundless fun we had
The way to dig a big hole
Even if I don’t know how I’ll try to do something
That’s why goodnight

I certainly won’t ever forget
Everything about you
The fun we had with all our might
To be able to treasure the past
With all my heart the last goodnight
See you, goodnight