[translation + romaji] You were...
 

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translation
The lovers that pass me are walking shoulder to shoulder
Cold pierces my body, because you are not here

Because I was in love, I was shining so brightly
That I even forgot the seasons and needed nothing else but you

*I thought you would be my last person
I wanted my last love to be with you
All alone under such a vast night sky
What in the world am I supposed to think?

By whose side are you smiling right now?
I wonder how much time will pass until my sorrow will end

**The continuation of that dream you once talked about
That phrase you always used
It would be easier if I could forget them all, wouldn’t it?
But I don’t want to forget a single one

The moment I was enveloped by silence
Far too kind and warm memories fell over me

*repeat
**repeat

But I don’t want to forget a single one

romaji
surechigau koibito tachi ga kata wo yoseai aruite ku
tsumetasa ga mi ni shimiru no wa kimi ga inai kara

kisetsu sae wasureru kurai hoka ni nanimo iranai kurai
sou muchuu de kagayaita no wa koi wo shite ita kara

*kimi ga saigo no hito da to omotta
kimi to saigo no koi wo shitakatta
konna hiroi yozora no shita hitori
ittai nani wo omoeba ii no

ima dare no tonari de egao misete iru no ka na da nante
nee dore hodo jikan ga tatta ra kurushimi wa owaru no ka na

**itsuka hanashite ta yume no tsudzuki mo
itsumo itte ita ano kuchiguse mo
subete wasurerareta ra raku da ne
dakedo hitotsu mo wasuretakunai

seijaku ni tsutsumareta shunkan ni osotte kuru
yasashikute atataka sugiru omoide ga

*repeat
**repeat

dakedo hitotsu mo wasuretakunai

kanji
すれ違う恋人達が　肩を寄せ合い歩いてく
冷たさが身に染みるのは　君が居ないから

季節さえ忘れる位　他に何もいらない位
そう夢中で輝いたのは　恋をしていたから

*君が最後のひとだと思った
君と最後の恋をしたかった
こんな広い夜空の下ひとり
一体何を想えばいいの

今誰の隣で笑顔　見せているのかなだなんて
ねぇどれ程時が経ったら　苦しみは終わるのかな

**いつか話してた夢の続きも
いつも言っていたあの口癖も
全て忘れられたら楽だね
だけどひとつも忘れたくない

静寂に包まれた　瞬間に襲ってくる
優しくて温かすぎる　想い出が

*repeat
**repeat

だけどひとつも　忘れたくない

Thanks so much for this. These lyrics really struck a chord in me. I'm close to tears now. *sniff*

so sad...
thx for sharing.

thanks so much for the translation. i was singing along with it the second or third time i played the song. :D very sad though~ i wish one of the 2 songs on the single were a happy love song.

LOVE the lyrics :weep

love the lyrics, thank you! (:

thanks so much!

the lyrics are gorgeous; i can feel the intensity in them even without the music. i hope the PV does them justice!

Thanks, these lyrics are soooo sad T_T

Thanks for the translation..

She's been writing these kind of lyrics.. :/
Got bored with broken-hearted lyrics..

Thanks for the translation, romaji and kanji!

thanks!!! :)

thanks!!
the lyrics are awesome :yes :heart

:luv2 arigato :luv2

the lyrics are beautiful, as usual. thank you!

God I hate these lyrics. they are precisely what I don't need at the moment...

thanks so much!

i feel soooo sad reading these lyrics while listening to the song....

I think ayu needs to find a man. Always broken-hearted lyrics, geez.

Fits like a glove for me. Thank you Ayu for this lyrics, just now too. :heart

And thank you for the translation! ^^

even the lyric is about a heartbroken..but the PV not say anything like it~

Thanks for sharing!

thank you so much tenshi!

I think there's some mistakes... for the romaji... I listen to the song and I hear other things:


ima dare no tonari de egao misete iru no kara da nante
nee dore hotto tohigata attara
kurushimi wa owaru no ka na

**itsuka hanashite ta yume no tsuzuki mo
itsumo iki te ita ano kuchiguse mo
subete wasurerareta ra raku da ne
dakedo hitotsu mo wasuretakunai

seijaku ni tsutsumareta shunkan ni
osotte kuru
yasashikute atataka sugiru
omoete ta

not complaining or anything ^^ I'm just trying to help... cause there's no official lyrics things can be misunderstood, right? :)

Love this song, and the lyrics!!!

Thanks so much!!

you're welcome everyone ^-^ personally I don't really like the lyrics, they're not really original imo.

walking.proud: thanks for the effort, but those changes are either non-japanese words or words that don't fit into the context ;D
(also the reason that it sounds like "ta atta ra" is because in most Japanese songs a vowel sounds longer if a double consonant follows it)

Lyrics are always hard to translate and people interpret them in different ways. You're right they are not really that original but somehow they touch my heart. Can't help it.

Same with Curtain Call. The lyrics are so simple, but somehow there is something special in them.

I think You were... has a sad atmosphere and I kind of like that at the moment. There is not too much positive stuff in there like "I'll keep on walking" or so. Mmmhh...it always depends in which mood I am when a new Ayu Song arrives and then I decide if I like the lyrics or not.

Thank you, I love it ^^

thanks a lot^^
It's really beautiful

yeah, I know they may not be japanese words XD it's just what I listen... (but in "tsudzuki", this "d" can't be there alone, it's not something I hear or not, it's just incorrect ^^) and maybe someone who knows japanese can find the correct word there...

thanks anyway, even if those words aren't correct or if they are, I like your translation and it's helpful ^^ I wanted to know what ayu was singing ^^

I like those lyrics :yes
Ok maybe they're not so original but they are better than before :3

thanks for sharing :heart

just noticed,
the romaji section is missing the final line...no big deal, just thought I'd point it out. ;)

Oh man, her lyrics always get me... haha. I love them so much.

Thank you very much!!

Thank you so much. this lyric is very touchful and its what I am feeling atm, broken heart again T__________T

You were...'s very beautiful , I really love this song ^^!

dzu is a proper syllable in Japanese. It's signals the difference between づ (dzu) and ず (zu) in romaji, because they both sounds similar to 'zu'. (whether someone chooses to write it as 'dzu' or as 'zu' depends on which romaji system they're using. If you look at the romaji in the lyrics section at AHS, you'll also see both versions.)

oops xD thanks for pointing that out

Yeah, tenshi is right, dzu is correct, although I prefer the romanisation du even if zu is truer to pronunciation. :P
Thank you for the translation!

I hope you'll also do BALLAD when we get it! :D

People who think that something is "original" are people who just haven't lived long enough :P

Ayu's ballad lyrics are usually better than her others. She really understands the ways of the human heart.

wow. such beautiful lyrics. thanks for sharing!

Very beuatiful. Something I can relate to.
Thank you!

thx ^^