| この空の輝き 君の胸に届いてる？ 夢見てた調べは静けさのように | The radiance of this sky Is it reaching your heart? You dreamt of a tune so similar to silence;1 |
| 君の手がまだ夢に遠くても 思い出してよ 優しい声を 誰かが君のため 歌った幸福（しあわせ）の和音（コード） | Even though your hands are still so far from your dream, Remember it! The tender voice Which sung for your sake A chord of good luck; |
| 空の音響け、高く哀しみを超えて 君の目に映るものは全て本当の世界 涙さえ君をここに留めておけない 降り注ぐ光の中 明日を奏でて | The sound of the sky, echo high: overcome sorrow;2 What reflects in your eyes is the whole truth of the world; Not even tears here could keep you; Within the pouring light You play a tune with tomorrow;3 |
| 本当は誰にも聞こえない そんな音だった でも誰の胸にも明るく響いてた | Honestly, nobody could hear Such a sound like that was; Yet, still, within all hearts, it resounded with cheer; |
| 幸せはきっと次の坂道で 君の不意をついてキスをくれるよ いつかその涙が涸れる頃 聞こえる君の和音（コード） | Happiness is definitely upon the next hillside road, Waiting to surprise you with a kiss; Someday, whenever your tears are exhausted, I’ll hear that chord of yours; |
| 太鼓の音から始まるよ song of love 誰もが知っていたその歌に一つ 空色の音符 重ねて | Starting with the sound of drums! A song of love: And within that song, known by everyone, there alone; A sky-blue note Again and again; |
| 一人で歌ってたときは少しだけ寂しくて 君のこと ずっと呼んでいた 届いたんだよね? 君の元へ | When I was singing by myself, I felt just a little lonely; And you… Every second, I was calling out for you; It reached you, right!? Towards wherever you are; |
| ほんとうの痛みが 君の胸に触れたとき 夢見てた調べが 静けさのように | When earnest grief Touched your heart, That tune you dreamt of Was so similar to silence;1 |
| 空の音響け、高く 哀しみを超えて 今ここに生きてること 笑い合えるその日まで 優しさも夢もここに 留めておけない 消えて行く光の中 明日を奏でて | The sound of the sky, echo high: Overcome sorrow;2 I’m living day to day Until we may laugh together once more; Not kindness nor dreams Could here be kept; Within the vanishing light You play a tune with tomorrow;3 |
| やがて君の手が掴む 永久（とこしえ）の真実 かなわないと思うから いっそ高らかな声で その歌に君は希望と名付けて泣いた 夢見る人の心に 確かに届くよ | “Your hands will eventually seize that eternal truth,” Because you thought that impossible, With a booming voice, You named that song after hope, and you wept; The hearts of those who dream You will certainly reach them! |
Footnotes
1. I translate「静けさ」as “silence”, but it has a connotation of peace or tranquility, as opposed to being oppressive or sad.
2. These two lines are written in a way which make me think that the word「高く」agrees with is supposed to be ambiguous. Although I eventually decided on it agreeing with「響け」you can also it translate it this way: “The sound of the sky, echo: overcome overbearing sorrow;”.
3. I translate「奏でる」as “play a tune with”, but「奏でる」specifically means “to play something like an instrument”. Weirdly niche word that doesn’t have a counterpart in English.
Additionally, neither of these two lines have any defined subject, so they can be translated as either “you play…” or “I play…”. The first instance has a “you” in the preceeding line, so it’s likely that this one means “you”, but the second instance has no subject in either line, so it’s possible that it’s different.
Maybe this was supposed to be a contrast? In the first verse, the lines refer to the object of the song, and in the second, they refer to the singer? I can’t decide, but I felt it warranted noting, because there’s ambiguity here that may be intentional.
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