レテ (Lethe)


Song title
"レテ" Romaji: Rete Official English: Lethe
Original Upload Date
March 19, 2023
Singer
Hatsune Miku
Producer(s)
Aliey:S (music, lyrics, illustration, video)
Views
3,100+ (NN), 14,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast
Description

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
「あっ」	"a"	"Ah-"

また夢を見ていた	mata yume o mite ita	I was dreaming once again
傷から零れる夢を見ていた	kizu kara koboreru yume o mite ita	Dreams that spilled from my open wounds
落ちて地面に染み付いてく	ochite jimen ni shimitsuiteku	They fell and soaked into the ground, leaving nothing but a stain
そしていつか歌になる夢を見ていたんだ	soshite itsuka uta ni naru yume o mite ita nda	So one day, I'd like to dream of something I can turn into a song

もう忘れてしまった	mou wasurete shimatta	I've already forgotten
火傷の温度も忘れてしまった	yakedo no ondo mo wasurete shimatta	I've forgotten even the warmth of the sun
言葉がだんだん冷たくなっていくことの	kotoba ga dandan tsumetaku natte iku koto no	And I've forgotten just how scary it is
怖さも忘れてしまった	kowasa mo wasurete shimatta	To hear words getting colder as they're spoken

天使でいたかった	tenshi de itakatta	Oh, to be an angel
僕は天使でいたかった	boku wa tenshi de itakatta	I wanted to be an angel
求められた言葉の	motomerareta kotoba no	And so the words I'd longed to hear
すべてを跳ね返せる	subete o hanekaeseru	Would all come back to me
鏡でいたかった	kagami de itakatta	I wanted to be a mirror

ある時鏡の向こうから	aru toki kagami no mukou kara	One day, from the other side of the mirror
誰かが僕を睨んでいた	dareka ga boku o nirande ita	I saw someone sneer at me
黒い影が僕を	kuroi kage ga boku o	That dark shadow
睨みつけていたんだ	niramitsukete ita nda	Pinned me beneath it's hateful glare

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, but
胸に刺さって離れないんだ	mune ni sasatte hanarenai nda	Having pierced my chest, I can't get it out -
あの日君が吐いた呪いが	ano hi kimi ga haita noroi ga	That curse you spat up that day
僕の心臓にしがみついて	boku no shinzou ni shigamitsuite	It clings desperately to my heart

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, but
泣き方も忘れてしまったんたんだ	nakikata mo wasurete shimatta nta nda	I've gradually forgotten how to cry
あの日々の苦しみが今でも	ano hibi no kurushimi ga ima demo	The pain of those days lingers even now
僕の脳を焼き焦がしている	boku no nou o yakikogashite iru	Scorching itself into my mind

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, but
僕だって人間だったんだ	boku datte ningen datta nda	I was human too
許せないことの一つや二つ	yurusenai koto no hitotsu ya futatsu	You smashed to pieces
君の前では潰してたんだ	kimi no mae de wa tsubushiteta nda	The one or two things you could not forgive

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, but
笑う事も下手になったんだ	warau koto mo heta ni natta nda	I've even gotten bad at smiling
何故だか思い出すのは今も	nazedaka omoidasu no wa ima mo	For some reason, I still remember those days even now
苦しかったはずのあの日々だ	kurushikatta hazu no ano hibi da	Those days destined to hurt so badly

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, but...

笑顔の数だけ離れていくって	egao no kazu dake hanarete iku tte	The more often I smiled, the further away I drifted
君は気づいたかな	kimi wa kizuita kana	I wonder if you realised that
温度の分だけ寂しくなるって	ondo no bun dake samishiku naru tte	The more the temperature changed, the more lonely we became^[1]
君も思ったかな	kimi mo omotta kana	Did you think so too?

僕らの夢のすべてを叶えるって	bokura no yume no subete o kanaeru tte	We definitely wished
確かに望んでいたのに	tashika ni nozonde ita no ni	For all our dreams to come true
悲しくなるのはなんでだろうね	kanashiku naru no wa nande darou ne	So why did we end up so sad?

そう	sou	That's right
神様じゃないんだ	kamisama janai nda	It's not God
君は神様じゃないんだ	kimi wa kamisama janai nda	What you are is not "God"
口を閉ざす道理など	kuchi o tozasu douri nado	There was no reason for me to shut my mouth
ないとわかってても	nai to wakattete mo	I knew that, and yet
否定できなかった	hitei dekinakatta	I couldn't find it in me to disagree with you

それでも見ていて欲しかった	soredemo mite ite hoshikatta	But I still wanted you to look at me
痛みでも愛してたかった	itami demo aishitetakatta	I wanted to love despite the pain
忘れられることが	wasurerareru koto ga	Because the thought of being forgotten
なによりも怖かった	nani yori mo kowakatta	Scared me more than anything

君は知らなくっていいけど	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kedo	It's fine if you don't know it, but
あの日の僕らは泣いていたんだ	ano ni no bokura wa naite ita nda	We were both crying that day
君を恨んでいるすべてが	kimi o urande iru subete ga	Everything that you despised
僕を守ろうとしてたことは	boku o mamorou to shiteta koto wa	Was everything I'd tried to protect

君は知らなくっていいけど	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kedo	It's fine if you don't know it, but
夢のひとつくらいあったんだ	yume no hitotsu kurai atta nda	I had something I was dreaming of
あの日喉に詰まった言葉が	ano ni nodo ni tsumatta kotoba ga	But the words I stuffed into the back of my throat that day
腹の奥で腐りきっている	hara no oku de kusarikitte iru	Are now rotting deep in my stomach

君は知らなくっていいけど	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kedo	It's fine if you don't know it, but
僕だって笑いたかったんだ	boku datte waraitakatta nda	Even I wanted to smile
こんな僕でも何か一つを	konna boku demo nanika hitotsu o	I wanted even somebody like me to be able
最後まで守りきりたかった	saigo made mamori kiritakatta	To protect just one thing till the end

君は知らなくっていいけど	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kedo	It's fine if you don't know it, but
今なら飛べるような気がした	ima nara toberu you na ki ga shita	I felt as if I could fly, just for that moment
偽物の翼だったとしても	nisemono no tsubasa datta to shite mo	Even if those wings of mine were fake
空に憧れ続けたかった	sora ni akogare tsuzuketakatta	I wanted to keep on longing for the sky

君は知らなくっていいけど	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kedo	It's fine if you don't know that, though.

「もういいかい」	"mou ii kai"	"Are you done yet?"

誰もが僕らのことを弱虫と言うだろう	dare mo ga bokura no koto o yowamushi to iu darou	Everyone says I'm a coward, don't they?
殺した日々が僕らの胸を潰すのだろう	koroshita hibi ga bokura no mune o tsubusu no darou	Those days we laid to waste just pierce through our chests
あの日の笑顔に指を差され続けるだろう	ano ni no egao ni yubi o sasaretsuzukeru darou	I'll probably just continue prodding at the smile I wore that day with my finger
後悔の上にピンクの恥を塗るんだろう	koukai no ue ni pinku no haji o nuru ndarou	Painting over my regret with a pink swatch of shame

夢を語った分だけ過去を背負うんだろう	yume o katatta bun dake kako o seou ndarou	The more we talk about our dreams, the more of a burden the past becomes
流した涙が心を重くするんだろう	nagashita namida ga kokoro o omoku suru ndarou	The weight of shed tears makes the heart heavy, doesn't it?
それでも死にたくないから息をするんだろう	soredemo shinitakunai kara iki o suru ndarou	But we're still breathing, because we don't want to die, do we?

「もういいよ」	"mou ii yo"	"That's enough."

君は知らないんだろうから	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kara	You probably don't realise
僕が青空を知ったことも	boku ga aozora o shitta koto mo	That I came to know what a blue sky looked like
僕らが描いていた景色が	bokura ga kaite ita keshiki ga	Because the scenery we drew together
あまりにもちっぽけだったこと	amari ni mo chippoke datta koto	Came out far too crammed together

君は知らないんだろうから	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kara	You probably don't realise
僕が今も歌っていることも	boku ga ima mo utatte iru koto mo	That I continue to sing even now
あの日君が手放した音が	ano hi kimi ga tebanashita oto ga	The sounds you let go of that day
僕の胸で鳴り響いている	boku no mune de narihibiite iru	Are still resounding in my chest

君は知らなくっていいから	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kara	It's fine if you don't know it, but
まだ君の背を見ていることも	mada kimi no se o mite iru koto mo	I'm still staring at your back
あの夏の日に君が笑った	ano natsu no hi ni kimi ga waratta	I still want to know why
その意味を僕は知りたくって	sono imi o boku wa shiritakutte	You were smiling that day

君は知らなくっていいから	kimi wa shiranakutte ii kara	It's fine if you don't know it, but
君の名を覚えていることも	kimi no na o oboete iru koto mo	I still remember your name
忘れたとあの日嘘をついた	wasureta to ano hi uso o tsuita	I lied that day, when I said I had forgotten it
日々が僕の心臓なんだ	hibi ga boku no shinzou nanda	Because that time we spent together is what comprises my heart

君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, though.
君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, though.
君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, though.
君は知らないんだろうけど	kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo	You probably don't realise, though.

君が知らないんだとしても	kimi ga shiranai nda to shite mo	Even if you don't realise it
僕だって人間だったんだ	boku datte ningen datta nda	I was human too
鍵をかけ飲み込んでも	kagi o kake nomikonde mo	And even though I shoved the key into the lock
多分、まだ	tabun, mada	I think I still
君を覚えていたかった	kimi o oboete itakatta	Wanted to remember you

「君は知らないんだろうけど」	"kimi wa shiranai ndarou kedo"	"You probably don't realise, though."

English translation by JaysAndRavens47

Translation Notes

↑ This could either refer to seasons changing/time passing, or it could also be a metaphor meaning "the less we were able to see eye to eye, the lonelier we became". This is because the word "temperature" is sometimes used in the phrase "there's a difference in temperature" (温度差がある) which really means "we don't see eye to eye/we're not on the same wavelength"

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[1] This could either refer to seasons changing/time passing, or it could also be a metaphor meaning "the less we were able to see eye to eye, the lonelier we became". This is because the word "temperature" is sometimes used in the phrase "there's a difference in temperature" (温度差がある) which really means "we don't see eye to eye/we're not on the same wavelength"

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