風を食む [Kaze o hamu] [English translation]

Eating the wind

Surely tomorrow's weather will rid the day of all the bad things

Here I am punching the clock*, and then I awaken in the morning

Today as well we'll buy away, we can't help being short on things after all

While putting on my shoes I daydream about whether the sky is high

Even you, even you

Never understood what that meant

And so I still think about your shy-looking face

Mouth open, eating the wind

The spring has just started, flowers are blossoming on the trees

Gazing in thought at the fallen sakura leaves

This moment, eating the wind

The heart I put on the shelf is worth 15 yen, that's the only thing remaining unsold here

Putting on it a discount sticker, I wait for the shop's closing hours

Surely tomorrow's weather will conjure up a line of customers even in a place like this

There's no way at least someone wouldn't buy a heart at 20% off

Only you, only you

For a long time I've been thinking it over

Waiting for that plain white cloud

Astir in a windless spring

Grass undulating in waves, flying through the heavens

Gazing in thought at the softly descending blossoms

This moment, eating the wind

Finally halving the price, the heart remains unsold indefinitely

Watching the TV I daydream, of my longed-for bargain being presented on the news

Today as well you'll buy away, nothing but incompleteness surrounds you after all

Casting your eyes down on a new purchase in hand, wondering if the sky is high

Only you, only you

Don't understand what I long for

So what, I ask, if this heart will not sell

For someone like me that's a beautiful thing

The spring is blooming, flowers are blossoming on the trees

Gazing in thought at the fallen sakura leaves

No one but you, no one but you

Understands your own wounds

Opening your mouth, you break into song

This moment you're eating the wind

Passing the winter, the spring is at hand

Your song is all I hear

This moment, humming a tune, are only you

Only you