Everywhereby Maaya Sakamoto (original)
Translations by Mumu Alpaka + GPT (10 Aug 2024)
ぼくが今向かう場所は そう遠くじゃない1マイルの少し先 1光年の手前寂しそうに手を振らないで 笑顔で見送って終わりじゃないぼくの旅のためにそっと ぎゅっと 抱きしめてくれないか
The place I'm heading to now isn’t far awayJust a little beyond a mile, not quite a light-year awayDon’t wave goodbye with a lonely look—send me off with a smileThis isn’t the end of my journeySo please, hold me close and tight
Everywhere帰る場所をずっと探してたけど それはすぐそばにあった愛されるためにきっと 僕らは生まれてきたんだふるさとは everywhere
EverywhereI searched for a place to call home, but it was right beside me all alongWe were born to be loved, I’m sure of itHome is everywhere
はじめて来たはずなのに 懐かしい景色思い出せないメロディ なぜか優しい気持ち無限にある可能性の中 ほかの誰でもなくぼくがぼくを選んだその理由をずっとずっと 問い続けてるんだEverywhere
Even though it’s my first time here, the scenery feels familiarA melody I can't quite remember, yet it fills me with a gentle feelingOut of infinite possibilities, no one else but meChose to be who I am, and I keep asking myself whyOver and over, I keep wonderingEverywhere
うすむらさきの花と三日月 それが君と僕の色逢いたいと思うとき もう僕らは一緒にいるんだ再会は everywhere
The soft purple flowers and crescent moon—they’re our colors, yours and mineWhenever we long to see each other, we’re already togetherReunions happen everywhere
Everywhere
ぼくが今向かう場所は そう遠くじゃない1マイルの少し先 すべてがそこへ帰るんだふるさとは everywhere
The place I’m heading to now isn’t far awayJust a little beyond a mile, and everything returns thereHome is everywhere
帰る場所をずっと探してたけど それはすぐそばにあった愛されるためにきっと 僕らは生まれてきたんだふるさとは everywhere
I searched for a place to call home, but it was right beside me all alongWe were born to be loved, I’m sure of itHome is everywhere
I'll be there and everywhere (everywhere)I'll be there and everywhere (everywhere)I'll be there and everywhere (everywhere)I'll be there and everywhere
Everywhere
Translator notes:This version weaves in the themes of love, togetherness, and the idea of "home" as something that’s always close, fitting perfectly into the hopeful, heartfelt atmosphere of a wedding.
Author Mumu's notes (Memories from the Book of Calmness)In the beginning of the first Mei'li de ren, while he was still human.. a beautiful lady, repaired his heart and therefore for the very first time.. A Mei'li de ren was born.
The lady's absolute characteristics:1. have soft hands, white and pure as snow2. very calm, almost like a master surgeon with her hands3. very talented, almost like a master artist (meaning she can draw artworks)4. selflessness, she is a noble person5. very beautiful