Angela Aki’s Letter to Fifteen-year-old You

手紙 〜拝啓 十五の君へ〜 アンジェラ・アキ 歌詞 英語 翻訳

Dear you,
The one who is reading this letter,
I wonder what you're doing and where.

For the fifteen-year-old me,
There are seeds of pain I can't tell anyone.

If I write a letter addressed to my future self,
Surely I can speak my mind honestly.

Now, I feel like I'm going to lose,
Like I'm going to cry, like I'm going to disappear.
Whose words can I place my trust in?

My only heart has broken into many pieces.
In the midst of pain, I am living now.
I am living now.

Dear fifteen-year-old you, thank you.
There is something I want to say.

If you keep asking where you should be facing,
You'll come to see your self.

The stormy seas of youth are cruel,
But sail your ship of dreams to tomorrow's shore.

Now, don't give up, don't cry.
When you feel like you're going to disappear,
Place your trust in your own voice.

The grown-up me also has been hurt,
And has nights where I can't sleep.
Through bitter and sweet, I am living now.

All of life has meaning.
Raise up your dream without fear.
Keep on believing.

Now I feel like I'm going to lose,
Like I'm going to cry, like I'm going to disappear.
Whose words can I place my trust in?

Ah, don't give up, don't cry.
When you feel like you're going to disappear,
Place your trust in your own voice.

No matter the age, sorrow can't be escaped as we go along.
But show that smile. We'll go on living now.
We'll go on living now.

 

Dear you,
The one who is reading this letter,
I wish you happiness.