#Aitakute... Love songs ~a piece of my heart~

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花はかすかに (Hana wa Kasuka ni) lyrics

Hana wa Kasuka ni Performed by: Kei (Singer: Fujita Ray)

JAPANESE ============ (transcribed from the album booklet)

声が聞こえない（移り気なステップは) 声が聞きたい（追うほど遠ざかる)

君が投げた花から（香る甘い睦言) いつまでも（胸の奥に) きらめく夢の記憶

自由に空を舞う 小鳥は この手にとまりはしない（飛び立っていく)

叶うなら もう一度 会いたくて（触れ合いたくて）抱き締めたい 振り返らずに駆けていく君 追いつけないままに ためいきで ひとり 目覚める

ガラス越しに （眠れない夜を数え) 壊れてく （臆病な） 運命を呪っても

交わることのない道だと わかってる それでも君を （求め 名前を呼ぶよ）

ただひとり君だけに 奪われた （奪いたかった） 心ひとつ 出会わなければ 知らずに済んだ 胸の痛みさえも 色褪せぬ花に 似ている

ためらう手にくちづけ 祈るようにひざまずき 君を虜にした (俺はもう君もの）

叶うなら もう一度 会いたくて（触れ合いたくて） 抱き締めたい 出会わなければ 知らずに済んだ 胸の痛みさえも 色褪せぬ花に 似ている

君を永遠(とわ)に ああ 愛している

ROMAJI  ============

Koe ga kikoenai (Utsurigina suteppu wa) Koe ga kikitai (ou hodo touzakaru)

Kimi ga nageta hana kara (Kaoru amai mutsugoto) Itsumade mo (Mune no oku ni) Kirameku yume no kioku

Jiyuu ni sora wo mau kotori wa Kono te ni tomari wa shinai (Tobitatte iku)

Kanau nara mou ichido Aitakute (Fureaitakute) Dakishimetai Furikaerazu ni kakete iku kimi Oitsukenai mama ni Tameiki de hitori mezameru

Garasu koshi ni (Nemurenai yoru wo kazoe) Kowareteku (Okubyou na) Unmei wo norotte mo

Majiwaru koto no nai michi da to Wakatteru sore demo kimi wo (Motome namae wo yobu yo)

Tada hitori kimi dake ni Ubawareta (Ubaitakatta) Kokoro hitotsu Deawanakereba shirazu ni sunda Mune no itami sae mo iroasenu hana ni niteiru

Tamerau te ni kuchizuke Inoru you ni hizamazuki Kimi wo toriko ni shita (Ore wa mou kimi mono)

Kanau nara mou ichido Aitakute (Fureaitakute) Dakishimetai Deawanakereba shirazu ni sunda Mune no itami sae mo Iroasenu hana ni niteiru

Kimi wo towa ni aa aishiteiru

ENGLISH ============

I can't hear you (Your fickle steps) I want to hear your voice (The more I chase them, the further they go)

From the flower you threw (A sweet aroma of intimate words) Forever and eternally (Deep in my chest) Memories of a sparkling dream

The little bird flying free in the sky It won’t stop within this hand (It’s bound to fly away)

If it could come true one more time I want to see you (And to touch you) I want to hold you You run without looking back I’m unable to catch up with you With a sigh, I wake all alone

Breaking through the glass (Counting the sleepless nights) Cursing the cowardice of fate

Our paths will never cross I know, but I still want you (I’m calling out your name)

By you alone My one heart had been stolen away If I hadn't met you, I never would have known Even the pain in my heart resembles a flower whose color never fades

A kiss upon a hesitant hand Kneeling like in prayer I’m captivated by you (I'm already yours)

If it could come true one more time I want to see you (And to touch you) I want to hold you If I hadn't met you, I never would have known Even the pain in my heart resembles a flower whose color never fades

I love you for eternity

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When the full version of the song came out with BLACKSTAR IV, I was finally freed from the pain of waiting through the last three albums for it. It's been my absolute favorite since first I played it in the game.

Apologies for any mistakes in the interpretation or grammar. With the song structure and way the lyrics are formatted (especially Yoshino’s parts cutting in), it was hard understanding some context and piecing it all into something coherent.

I might be overreaching but I noticed the lyrics shared a few similarities with “La fleur que tu m'avais jetee / The Flower Song” from the original source opera of Carmen.

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Front and back of the CD insert booklet for Aitakute... Love songs ~a piece of my heart~, featuring illustrations by game character designer, Yuko Ito, signed "Itochin". Scanned from my personal collection.

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Page taken from the CD insert booklet for Aitakute... Love songs ~a piece of my heart~, featuring illustrations of game chracters, Hibiki and Aya. Scanned from my personal collection.