Shunsetsu no koro

Romaji and English translation of the song 春雪の頃 (Shunsetsu no koro) from the single reila by the GazettE.

Lyrics originally sung in English are in italics , and words or phrases I felt were implied are in [brackets] in the translation.

I also (usually) put repeats of chorus/verses/stanzas in [brackets] if they’re not written that way in the original lyrics for ease of singing along.

If he writes a word in the lyrics but doesn’t sing it, I put it in light grey to make it easier to skip when singing along.

I usually romajize katakana characters in CAPITALS, and keep punctuation and line spacing as close to the original booklet as possible. If you see me putting spaces before punctuation at the end of a sentence or writing things in mixed-case capitals, that’s because it’s how it was in the booklet.

Any comments I had during the romajization/translation process will be included as footnotes so as not to disturb the flow of the song. They’re not required reading, but Ruki does some pretty nifty things with his lyrics/kanji choices, or sometimes there’s further explanations about words or phrases in there.

Shunsetsu no koro: Romaji

the day of blue graduation
“Mada sukoshi samui ne” to MAFURAA ni kao wo umeteiru kimi
Boku no tonari de chiisaku kogoe omoide ya mirai¹ wo hanasu
Nanige naku sugoshi, atarimae no youni omotteta sannenkan
Ima ja sono daijisa, hakanasa ni kidzuki sabishisa ga nijimu

Kimi omoi, kimi ni yure　tsunagenai te wo kakushita
Aruiki nareta hazu no sakamichi mo yagate tooku natte…

[the day of blue graduation]

Kimi wa furimuki warau　boku mo fuzakete maneshitemita
Kurikaesu yawarakai kuuki no uragawa de wa　itsumo
ARUBAMU wo hiraki natsukashisa ni utaru hi ga konaide hoshii to
Tsuyoku negaiteita
Omoide no ichi PEEJI ja amarini mo sabishii to　kokoro naiteta

Itsumo yori　sukoshi nagaku kimi no se nakami todoketa
Miakiteta kaerimichi mo　ato mou sukoshi na nda ne
Kimi omoi, kimi ni yure, mata omoi…. Todokanakute
Kazoetara kiri no nai　fukiyou ni sugiru aoki hibi

Zutto zutto kawarazu　zutto　kono mama demo ii kara
Semete kimi yo　wasurenaide　kioku no kakera ja　kanashii

Shunsetsu no hana ga saku sangetsu no wakare no hi
Takusan no “sayonara” wa kienai omoide ni naru
Kimi omoi, kimi ni yure, kimi to aruita kono michi
“Kokoro kara suki deshita”　iidasenakatta koto

Zutto zutto kawaranai mono nante nai to wakatteru³
Omoidasu tabi　kogareru mune
ARUBAMU hirakeba soko ni…

Ichimai dake no sotsugyou shashin　mankai no shunsetsu no shita
Kimi to boku wa aoki hibi no mama　asenai egao de afureteru

[the day of blue graduation]

The Season of Spring Snow⁴

the day of blue graduation
“It’s still a bit cold, isn’t it?” you remark, burrowing your face in your scarf
A little chilly beside me, you chat about memories and the future,
[And about how] you took the last three years for granted and spent them aimlessly
And how now that you’ve realized how precious and fleeting they are, you’re feeling kind of sad

Thinking about you, yearning for you　I hid my hand [in my pocket] so you wouldn’t grab it
Eventually, this familiar hill we were so used to walking will become a distant [memory]

[the day of blue graduation]

You turn and laugh　and I jokingly mimic you
It was always that way　in the warmhearted atmosphere of my memories
[But whenever] I’d open that photo-album, I’d hope that the nostalgic reminders [of the past] wouldn’t flood over me
I wished for it so badly
I only got one page in before the memories overwhelmed me with a feeling of loneliness　and I cried, heartbroken

I watched your back [as you walked away] for a little longer　than normal
I even [considered] taking the long way home　even though I was sick of seeing that road
Thinking about you, yearning for you, once again I couldn’t express　what I felt
Those awkward bygone days of our youth　are beyond counting

I want things to stay like this　forever　and never, ever change…
At the very least　please don’t forget me;　I’d be sad [if I were nothing more than] a piece of a shattered memory

On that day in March when we went our separate ways, a spring snow shower of flower petals was blooming
The many “goodbyes” we said will live on as memories that will never fade away
Thinking of you, yearning for you, on this road I walked with you
The thing I couldn’t tell you was,　“I love you from the bottom of my heart”

I understand this isn’t something that can stay the same forever and ever
But every time I remember you　my heart yearns for you
Whenever I open that photo-album, it’s there…

That one single photograph of your graduation　underneath that full bloom of spring snow
Capturing the days of our youth: you, and me,　and our exuberant smiles that will never fade

[the day of blue graduation]

将来 shourai “(usually) near future, prospects” is written, while 未来 mirai “(usually) distant future, world to come” is sung.
He sings/says something in the background that’s not included in the lyrics.
Ruki uses his good ol’ 理解 rikai / 解 waka switch. Thoughts on this in the D.L.N translation.
春雪 shunsetsu, in this case, can mean either literal “snow in springtime” or “snow” as in cherry blossom petals falling. He references both cold and flowers in the song, so honestly, it could go either way.