chihiro onitsuka lyrics & translation
Sweet Rosemary
Las Vegas


tegami ni wa nanimo kakanaide
kimochi o nomikonde shimau kara
douka douka te o furanaide
furikaeranai to kimeta kara

jinsei wa nagai no darou
anata no koto mo omoidasu no darou

toki ni wa mijimu hibi o koeteiku
toki ni wa ame ga arau no o matsu
tooku tooku de koe ga kikoereba
mayowazu ni dakiaeru you ni

jinsei wa nagai no darou
anata no koto mo omoidasu no darou
jinsei wa nagai no darou
mata dareka no kata o idaku no darou

hicchihaiku no you ni ai o kakutoku shite kuchibue o fuite
machi kara machi e machi kara machi e namida o koraete

jinsei wa nagai no darou
anata no koto mo omoidasu no darou
jinsei wa nagai no darou
mata dareka no kata o idaku no darou

jinsei wa nagai no darou
anata no koto mo omoidasu no darou
jinsei wa nagai no darou
mata dareka no kata o idaku no darou

kitto chiisa na mune o kogasu no darou
kitto chiisa na mune o kogasu no darou
Don’t write any letters
Because I’ll completely devour the feelings in them
Please, please don’t wave at me
Because I decided I wouldn’t look back

Isn’t life long?
And won’t I remember you too?

Sometimes, I keep going through miserable days, and
sometimes, I wait for the rain to wash them away
If your voice can be heard from far, far off
I hope that right away we’ll be able to hold each other

Isn’t life long?
And won’t I remember you too?
Isn’t life long?
And won’t I hug someone’s shoulders again?

Whistling and picking up love like a hitchhiker,
going from town to town, from town to town, enduring the tears

Isn’t life long?
And won’t I remember you too?
Isn’t life long?
And won’t I hug someone’s shoulders again?

Isn’t life long?
And won’t I remember you too?
Isn’t life long?
And won’t I hug someone’s shoulders again?

Isn’t this surely burning my tiny heart?
Isn’t this surely burning my tiny heart?

Song info: This song was written in the year of Las Vegas's release, while Chihiro was watching the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Chihiro's liner notes: I am glad to find this song at the start of the album.


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