Cover art for Tokei by Maaya Sakamoto
Tokei Song by Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto - Tokei Lyrics (Romaji)

Romanized Lyrics

Omoiegaiteta sayonara to wa sukoshi chigatta ne
Bokura ga deatta riyuu ga ima wakatta

Nani wo nashitogeta toka dare ga tadashikatta toka
Hito ga shiritagaru koto wa bokura ni wa imi ga nakute

Hane ga kawaitara mou ichido takaku takaku tobitateru kara
Ima dake wa me wo tojite komiagete kuru omoi no mama
Kimi to waratte sa aruita kisetsu keshiki dakishimenagara
Itsuka wa iroaseteku sore ga ikiteku tte koto nara

Koushite bokura no bouken wa owaru
Mashiro ni hirogaru tsugi no peeji e

Kobune de ginga wo hitorikiri kogidashita kibun da
Tabibito ga minna yuukan na wake janai

Nan no hentetsu mo nai tada no ichibanboshi wo
Kizashi to uketomeru toki byoushin wa ugokidasunda

Akiramenai no wa kuyashii kara janakute shinjiteiru kara
Boku ni wa negai ga aru souzouryoku ya kanousei mo
Tsutaetakatta na koukai shiteru koto wa hitotsu mo nai tte
Kimi kara uketotta mono boku mo dareka ni watasetara ii na

Hitotsu erandara hoka no mirai wa sutete ushinau no kana
Soretomo sono hitotsu wo mamoru mienai tate ni naru no
Kimi to waratte sa aruita kisetsu keshiki dakishimenagara
Dokoka de tsunagatte iru sore ga ikiteku tte koto nara

Koushite bokura no bouken wa owaru
Mashiro ni hirogaru tsugi no peeji e

English Lyrics

It wasn’t quite the goodbye that I had pictured in my mind
But the reason that we met has finally become clear

What we managed to achieve, or which one of us was right
The things that people want to know hold no meaning for us here

Once these wings have dried, we’ll take to the sky again, so high
For now I’ll close my eyes, and let these welling feelings flow
Embracing all the seasons and the views we walked through, laughing side by side
Even if they fade away, if that is what it means to be alive

And so, this adventure of ours comes to an end
Turning to the next page, spreading out in pure white

I feel like I am rowing a small boat through the galaxy alone
Not every traveler you meet is born with a brave heart

When I take a simple, ordinary evening star
And accept it as a sign, the clock begins to move again

I don't refuse to give up because of pride, but because I believe
I have a wish, I have imagination, and possibility
I wanted to tell you that I don't have a single regret left in me
I hope to pass the things I got from you to someone else someday

If I choose a single path, do I lose the futures I cast aside?
Or does that sacrifice become an invisible shield to protect it?
Embracing all the seasons and the views we walked through, laughing side by side
We are connected somewhere, if that is what it means to be alive

And so, this adventure of ours comes to an end
Turning to the next page, spreading out in pure white

Japanese Lyrics

思い描いてたさよならとは少し違ったね
僕らが出会った理由が 今わかった

何を成し遂げたとか 誰が正しかったとか
人が知りたがることは 僕らには意味がなくて

羽が乾いたら もう一度高く 高く飛び立てるから
今だけは目を閉じて 込み上げてくる想いのまま
君と笑ってさ 歩いた季節 景色 抱きしめながら
いつかは色褪せてく それが生きてくってことなら

こうして僕らの冒険は終わる
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小舟で銀河をひとりきり漕ぎ出した気分だ
旅人がみんな勇敢なわけじゃない

なんの変哲もないただの一番星を
兆しと受け止めるとき 秒針は動き出すんだ

諦めないのは 悔しいからじゃなくて 信じているから
僕には願いがある 想像力や 可能性も
伝えたかったな 後悔してることはひとつもないって
君から受け取ったもの 僕も誰かに渡せたらいいな

ひとつ選んだら 他の未来は捨てて 失うのかな
それとも そのひとつを守る 見えない盾になるの
君と笑ってさ 歩いた季節 景色 抱きしめながら
どこかで繋がっている それが生きてくってことなら

こうして僕らの冒険は終わる
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