Time After Time ~Hana Mau Machi de~
Time after time ~In the City of Whirling Blossoms~

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Description: 7th movie ending song

Vocals: Kuraki Mai

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Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  moshi mo kimi ni meguriaetara   nido to kimi no te o hanasanai   haru no owari o tsugeru hana midou   kasumu hana hitohira	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com If I had been able to meet you I wouldn't have let go of you ever again The hanamidou [1] tells of the end of spring One petal from this misty flower...
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  yomigaeru omoide no uta   kono mune ni ima mo yasashiku	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com And an old song floats back Gently, even now, into my heart
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  Time After Time   kimi to deatta kiseki   yuruyakana kaze fuku machi de   sotto te o tsunagi aruita sakamichi   ima mo wasurenai yakusoku	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Time after time The miracle of meeting you In a city where the wind whispered through We walked a path through the hills hand in hand And made an unforgettable promise
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  kaze ni kimi no koe ga kikoeru   usurai sae kaeru tooi kioku   kizutsuku kowasa oshirazu chikatta   itsuka mata kono basho de	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com I can hear your voice in the wind The thin ice freezes back over [2] long ago memories Not knowing to be afraid of hurt, I swore That someday, we'd meet again
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  meguriaou usu beniiro no   kisetsu ga kuru hi ni egao de	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Here, in a season of pale crimson With smiles on our faces
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  Time After Time   hitori hana mau machi de   chirazaru toki wa modoranai kedo   ano hi to onaji kawaranai keshiki ni   namida hirari matte ita yo	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Time after time Alone in the city of whirling blossoms Can't return to when things were fine [3] In this very same place, just like on that day With my face strewn with tears, I waited for you
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  kaze mau hanabira ga minamo o naderu you ni   taisetsu ni omou hodo setsunaku...	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Those petals fly in the whirling wind as if stroking the water's surface In my anguish, I treasure each and every one...
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  hito wa mina kodoku to iu keredo   sagasazu ni wa irarenai dare ka o   hakanaku koware yasui mono bakari   oimotomete shimau	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Everyone says that they're lonely That they have to keep searching for someone But all they end up chasing after Are the fleeting and fragile
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com  Time After Time   kimi to irozuku machi de   deaetara mou yakusoku wa iranai   dare yorimo zutto kizutsuki yasui kimi no   soba ni itai kondo wa kitto	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Time after time If I could have met you in the city of changing hues I wouldn't need any more promises More than anyone else you are so easy to hurt I want to be with you--this time, forever.

[1] A 'hanamidou' is a hall set up in front of every Buddhist temple and decorated with many beautiful flowers. This tradition commemorates the Buddha's birthday on April 8.
[2] Kuraki uses some obscure 'kigo' (seasonal phrases) in this song. 'Saeka(h)eru' refers to the weather getting chilly again in early spring after a period of warming, so in this line, I translated it as the thin ice (ie, over a pond/river) freezing back over. Kuraki said in an interview that she wanted to evoke an idea of early spring with these words.
[3] 'Chirazaru' means 'not scattered/dissipated'. I assume it primarily refers to the relationship between the romantic couple in this song, but it also hints at the scattered petals (ie, in 'the city of whirling blossoms').

Transliterated by Ran-san

Translated by teresa ko <[email protected]>
http://www.okui-masami.net/

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