| 垣根の向日葵に隠れて いそいでキスをした 君のやわらかなほっぺたは きっととても甘いだろう | Hiding in hedges of sunflowers, I plant hurried kisses; Your tender cheek Really must be ever so sweet; |
| 野兎追いかけて草の中 誰にも見えないね 素知らぬ顔した野原に 脱ぎ捨てた靴の矢印 | Chasing wild rabbits within the grass, Where nobody can see; In a field that feigned ignorance of us, Discarded shoes marked our path; |
| 何もない夏でした ただ恋をしただけでした | It was an empty summer; It was just a simple love; |
| 踊る三日月真夏の夜は 夢見る恋を連れて来る 檸檬色した星を数えて 君の心にキスをする | The crescent moon, dancing in that midsummer night, Brings a love to be dreamed of; Counting the lemon-coloured stars, And planting a kiss upon your heart; |
| 笛の音が君をさらってく 風の中 やがて来る秋へ | The sound of the flute sweeps you away Within the breeze Towards the soon-approaching autumn; |
| 若すぎる緑の林檎は 銀紙の味がする 切なさが実る枝から 君が盗ってくれました | The under-ripe green of the apples Carries the taste of silver foil; From the boughs that bear the fruit of heartbreak, You stole them for me; |
| 眠らない魚の夢見る 終わらない夏でした 心も季節も林檎も 色付く事さえ忘れて | I dream of fish that never sleep, A summer without end, And hearts, the seasons, the apples, Forgetting even their shifting colours; |
| 寒がりな風見の鶏が もうすぐ秋だよと謡う | A chicken of the weather-vane, so sensitive to the cold, Shall sing when almost autumn; |
| 揺れる三日月真夏の夜に 忘れた恋を思い出す 夢のひとひら 星の鈴音 君の心にキスをする | By the crescent moon, swaying in that midsummer night, I remember a forgotten love A fragment of a dream; The bell-chimes of the stars Plant a kiss upon your heart; |
| その夏のあどけない林檎 いつまでも胸にある果実 | The innocence of that summer’s apples Is a fruit forever within my chest; |
Footnotes
tba
Thematic Commentary
tba
Further Comments
tba
Further Links
tba