Ano Sora o Dakishimete

• Translation by Theresa Martin

Lyricist:

Wada Kanako

Performer:

Wada Kanako

Embrace That Sky                         Ano Sora o Dakishimete
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When I fell in love,                     koi ni ochita toki
when I lost my love,			 koi o nakushita toki
I looked up in tears			 namida miageteta
at the sky from a swinging swing.	 yureru buranko no sora

I believed endlessly			 tsuyoku kogidaseba
that if I swung out hard,		 ano sora ni todoite
I'd reach that				 aoku kagayaku to
shining blue sky.			 hateshinaku shinjita

Hold me again.				 Hold me again
Time does not wait for me.		 toki wa watashi o mattanai
Even if I call to stop it,		 yobietomete mo sugite-yuku
it passes away like a cloud, every day.	 kumo no you ni itsu no hi mo
Hold me again.				 Hold me again
Even if we drift our respective ways,	 sorezore ni nagasarete mo
I will never forget that day's sky;	 watashi wa mou wasurenai
I'll hold it in my heart.		 ano hi no sora kono mune ni daite

Swaying from the swing,			 sukoshi kyuukutsu-na
which was a little cramped		 buranko de yurashita
the sky I loved				 suki-na ano sora wa
was terribly small.			 hidoku chiisakatta

Hold me again.				 Hold me again
Time passes me by,			 toki ni oikosarete-yuku
stealing even my serene heart,		 sumikitta kokoro made mo
every day.				 ubainagara itsu no hi mo
Hold me again.				 Hold me again
No matter how dark it gets,		 donna ni kageridashite mo
I'll never forget 			 ano hi no mabushii sora o
that day's bright sky,			 wasure wa shinai
holding it in my heart.			 kono mune ni daite
In that sky, hold me again.		 ano sora ni Hold me again