Amazarashi - Kaette Koiyo
[00:15.65] The winds that sway the rice plants in the countryside
[00:18.15] are the tuts and sighs of the seasons we've left behind.
[00:22.65] When you're down and out in the train station waiting room,
[00:26.40] no matter who you are, it gets depressing. It gets depressing.
[00:32.15] I suppose you're probably planning to leave, too. Everyone in this town does.
[00:36.40] Does your resolution ever waver? Do you have any hesitation at all?
[00:40.41] Or are you just planning to throw away your home town?
[00:43.40] Don't worry about it, it's fine.
[00:45.15] Don't look back. Don't let anything stop you.
[00:48.91] A flower is a flower, whether it buds quickly or doesn't bud at all.
[01:04.40] We've got as many cracks in us as the walls of the school where we used to play.
[01:12.64] The handrails. The goalposts. The boats down by the wharf.
[01:16.90] Every single thing in this town is rusted over.
[01:20.90] Do we even have any beautiful memories?
[01:25.15] All I can remember are tears and despair.
[01:28.90] Everyone says they hate this town.
[01:33.15] They always say they're getting out of there fast.
[01:37.15] But come back home! Whether you make it big or don't make it at all!
[01:45.15] Come back home! Whether you make it big or don't make it at all!
[02:09.65] Even if that candid spirit of yours
[02:11.90] won't be smothered by all the crowded trains --
[02:17.65] Sweaty brows. Future goals. Ambitions. Relationships.
[02:21.65] They all get tangled up like a subway transit map.
[02:25.91] If you have people you can trust by your side, then you'll be fine.
[02:29.90] If you can find someone to love, then that's even better.
[02:33.15] That's not to say being alone is bad. But humans are fragile things,
[02:37.65] so it's best to have plenty of things to hold on to.
[02:42.14] In the blackest of nights. In the very blackest of nights, remember.
[02:53.40] Remember your birthplace. The flowers have bloomed this year too, you know.
[02:58.90] The festival band rings out somewhere in the shrine grounds.
[03:02.40] Even when you're not here, the summer still passes on.
[03:06.40] But without any warning, I'm reminded of the person I'm still eagerly awaiting.
[03:14.65] After the festival, darkness, and tranquility have settled in.
[03:18.90] The beach is still littered with the remnants of firecrackers and excitement.
[03:23.15] The seasons may come and go, but my heart hasn't budged.
[03:26.90] It's still right where it was, the day you left.
[03:30.90] So come back home! Whether you make it big or don't make it at all!
[04:03.39] They've put up windmills in the canola fields. There's a convenience store here now, too.
[04:08.40] They've even refurbished all the school buildings around here.
[04:12.15] A lot of time has passed since back then. This old town has completely changed.
[04:19.15] Of course, there's still no jobs here, so all the young people have left.
[04:27.64] And I've heard this year they're going to tear down that park where we used to play.
[04:35.64] Whether you proudly proclaim that all your dreams have come true,
[04:40.15] or whether you shamefully admit that it was too much after all.
[04:44.40] I'd be happy enough just meeting and laughing with you again.
[04:48.39] I'd be fine if we never became anything special.
[04:52.40] I imagine you're venturing through valleys of high-rise buildings, illuminated by sunlight.
[05:00.40] If you're too busy, then I guess that's that.
[05:04.40] Do whatever you'd like, until you can finally feel satisfied.
[05:08.65] But then come back home! Whether you've made it big or didn't make it at all!
[05:25.15] Come back home! Whether you've made it big or didn't make it at all!
