Good-bye Days by YUI

LYRICS

Romaji

Dakara ima ai ni yuku

Sou kimetanda

POKETTO no kono kyoku wo

Kimi ni kikasetai

Sotto VORYUUMU wo agete

Tashikamete mita yo

oh Good-bye days ima

Kawaru ki ga suru

Kinou made ni so long

Kakkoyoku nai yasashi sa ga soba ni aru kara

~with you

Katahou no IYAFON wo

Kimi ni watasu

Yukkuri to nagarekomu

Kono shunkan

Umaku aisete imasu ka?

Tama ni mayou kedo

oh Good-bye days ima

Kawari hajimeta mune no oku alright

Kakkoyoku nai yasashi sa ga soba ni aru kara

~with you

Dekireba kanashii

Omoi nante shitaku nai

Demo yatte kuru desho?

Sono toki egao de

Yeah hello!! my friend nante sa

Ieta nara ii no ni...

Onaji uta wo kuchizusamu toki

Soba ni ite I wish

Kakkoyoku nai yasashi sa ni

Aete yokatta yo

...Good-bye days

Kana

だからいま　会いにゆく

そう決めたんだ

ポケットの　この曲を

君に聴かせたい

そっとヴォリュームを上げて

確かめてみたよ

oh Good-bye days　いま

変わる気がする

昨日までに　so long

かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから

~with you

片方の　イヤフォンを

君に渡す

ゆっくりと　流れ込む

この瞬間

うまく愛せていますか?

たまに迷うけど

oh Good-bye days　いま

変わり始めた　胸の奥　alright

かっこよくない優しさがそばにあるから

~with you

できれば　悲しい

想いなんてしたくない

でもやってくるでしょ?

そのとき　笑顔で　

Yeah hello!! my friend　なんてさ

言えたならいいのに…

同じ唄を　口ずさむ時

そばにいて　I wish

かっこよくない優しさ

に会えてよかったよ

…Good-bye days

Eigo

  So I’ll go to you now, I’ve made up my mind
I want to play you the song in my pocket

I quietly turned up the volume to make sure

Oh good-bye days
I feel like things are changing now
So long yesterday and before
I have a clumsy tenderness by my side
La la la la la
~With you

I pass you one earphone
And in that moment, it plays slowly

I am, I'm loving you, right? Sometimes I get confused

Oh good-bye days
Now what’s in my heart has begun to change, alright
I have a clumsy tenderness by my side
La la la la la
~With you

I don’t want to have sad thoughts if I can help it
But they’re bound to come, right?
When they do, I’ll smile and say
"Yeah, hello!" I hope I can call you
My friend...

When we sing the same song
Be by my side, I wish
I’m glad I found that clumsy tenderness

La la la la la
...Good-bye days

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This translation was done by Kiwi Musume

(All lyrics from http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/5065/yui/good-bye-days.html)

 Info:

This song was YUI's sixth single and fifth major label single. It was used as the main theme song of the movie "Taiyou no Uta" where she plays the character of Kaoru Amane, a girl stricken with the disorder called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) which prohibits her from being exposed to the sunlight and getting fatal skin cancer. With this, Kaoru still lives her life as a street musician and eventually finds a love interest. The movie revolves around her struggle to live and to love and her amazing music.


The song itself:

The song itself produces a melodramatic feel even if you are not aware of the movie behind it. The combination of simple guitar and YUI's distinct voice moves the heart as the story progresses and ultimately wrenches every chamber of your cardiovascular system and the dam that is holding back your tears as the ending of the movie hits you hard it's so difficult to recover. With the perfect addition of a string ensemble that accentuates the mood of the song.

The lyrics embody Kaoru's desperations to still live and love like a normal girl even though her own health hinders her to do so. 

To me...

Good-bye days has always been my favorite JPOP song of all time as it has all that I am looking for -- great sounds and an amazing story behind it. It never fails to break me down into tears as it occasionally plays on my music player as I look at the sunset when I am in my emotional state. I even used this song as a "sign" praying that if I meet a person whom I am really interested at and this song randomly plays, then that person is the one. So much with my desperations...

The part of the lyrics that says "Umaku aisete imasu ka? Tama ni mayou kedo." (Can you really love me properly even sometimes I get lost?) is where I could relate the most. Asking a person if he/she would still accept you even with all your flaws. But what moves me is the bridge to the final chorus ending with "Yasashisa ni aete yokatta yo." (I'm glad I met your kindness) just lifts me off my feet and throws me to a sea of tears as I remeber the movie Kaoru and Kouji's love story. Followed by an instrumental that mixes guitar and violin. I just can't get enough of killing myself slowly with this song.

Anyway, I will always love this song and I will always love YUI as long as I love JPOP and I can still understand a few Japanese words other that bonsai and sushi. My search continues with Japanese Music with a story about it or about my encounter with it.