ハーフムーン･セレナーデ
Half Moon Serenade

あなたのもとへ　届くなら
水面に散った　琥珀の枯れ葉を
風つまびく音符にして　想い伝える
If they could carry my feelings to you
These withered amber leaves on the water’s face
I’d send as wind-plucked notes across space

月の雫を　左手に
涙でそっと　ひとつにつなぐ
好きな人と結ばれたい　深く祈るわ
I cup the moon’s silver drops in my left hand
And weave them with my tears into one thread
Praying my love would thus with me be united

青春の雲が切れる　年頃抱きしめ
誰もみんな　ひとりぼっちだから
優しさを　愛おしむのね
As clouds of youth drift away, I cling to this best age
Every soul must walk alone after all, therefore
We treasure others’ kindness all the more

抱きしめて永遠く　あなたの胸の
生命の響きに　満ちる夢
Hold me close forever, in the rhythm of your soul
Where dreams of life resound and make me whole

ふたりでいても　切なくて
あなたの指を　ぎゅっと嚙だの
恋をしても　男の人　迷わないのね
Even when we’re together, pain finds its way
I gave your finger a bite, gentle and tight
For even when in love, a man knew not how to lose his way

流れて落ちた　星の輪が
胸の泉に　波を立てれば
欠けた月は　淋しさに似て
心痛むの
When the falling rings of starlight
stir ripples in the spring of my heart
Does not the half moon look like
My lonely aching heart

美しい瞳のまま　どうぞ愛して
幸福をさがす　幸福ふたり
抱きしめて　生きてゆけたら
離さないで　ああ　時の銀河に
流され　大人になろうとも
Keep your beautiful eyes as they are, and love me true
A happy dyad seeking happiness, in all that lovers do
If we could live embracing so, never let me go
Even as we're swept away by time’s incessant flow
Even as we grow into adults

青春の雲が切れる　年頃抱きしめ
誰もみんな　ひとりぼっちだから
優しさを　愛おしむのね
As clouds of youth drift away, I cling to this best age
Every soul must walk alone after all, therefore
We treasure others’ kindness all the more

抱きしめて永遠く　あなたの胸の
生命の響きに　満ちる夢
Hold me close forever, in the rhythm of your soul
Where dreams of life resound and make me whole

Lyricist: Yumi Yoshimoto
Composer: Naoko Kawai
Singer: Naoko Kawai
Translator: Charlie Lu
Posted: Jan 25, 2026