Original by Maaya Sakamoto
Translations by Mumu Alpaka + GPT (23 July 2025)
SONIC BOOM
(Title implies sudden emotional impact, like a shockwave of realization and emotion.)
Oboete iru?
Do you remember?
Hi no hikari de kotori no you ni mezameta hi wo
The day we woke like small birds in the sunlight
Mirai nante atari mae ni kuru mono datto omotteita
We thought the future would just come naturally
Suki na hito to zutto issho ni itai
I wanted to be with the one I love forever
Sonna tanjun na yume mo kanae rarezu ni
But even that simple dream couldn't come true
Bokura wa koko de hanarete shimau no
Now we’re going to be separated here
Hayaku ichiban taisetsu na hito no tokoro e
Quickly, to the one who matters most
Kono mama kimi wo hontou ni ushinau sono mae ni
Before I really lose you like this
Kotae wa tokku ni kimatteru
The answer was decided long ago
Omoi wo katachi ni kaerun da
I’m going to turn these feelings into form
Soba ni itemo kidzukenakute ima ni natte wakatta koto
Even though I was beside you, I didn’t realize until now
Moshika shitara ano koro yori boku wa kimi no chikaku ni iru
Maybe I’m closer to you now than I was back then
Chikara makaseni tada dakishimetatte mamoru koto wa dekina kute
Even if I held you tight with all my strength, I couldn’t protect you
Boku wa daiji na mono wo ikutsumo kowashite kitakedo
I’ve broken many precious things
Hashire ima jiyuu ni naru boku no ishiki
Run — now my awareness is breaking free
Todoke genshoku no hane ni notte mai agare
Reach them — soar on vivid-colored wings
Kitto ma ni au saihate no mukou de kanarazu aerunda
I’ll make it in time — beyond the ends of the earth, we’ll surely meet again
Hayaku ichiban taisetsu na hito no tokoro e
Quickly, to the one who matters most
Kono mama kimi wo hontou ni ushinau sono mae ni
Before I really lose you like this
Kotae wa zutto kimatteta
The answer was always there
Bokutachi wa shitteita
We both knew it
Omoi wo katachi ni kaerunda
We’ll turn our feelings into form
Bokura wa sore wo mirai to yobunda
And we call that the future
The lyrics tell the story of two lovers who once shared a peaceful and beautiful time — a kind of emotional "high" where being together felt as natural as the sunrise. They believed their love would continue forever, naïvely confident in the future. But life drifted them apart, and now, with the pain of separation looming, one of them desperately races against time to hold on to what's left — to make their feelings real before it's too late. This is the essence of a lovers’ high turned bittersweet — the rush of youth, the blind faith in love, and then the sobering jolt of reality. Even so, hope remains. If they can turn their emotions into into action, that effort itself becomes a future they can believe in.