KOTOKO/Gratitude~Ookina Kuri no Ki no Shita de~

Gratitude~Ookina Kuri no Ki no Shita de~
(Gratitude~Under the Big Chestnut Tree~)

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Tomoe ni kasanatta ookina ha no shita de Takai sora wo naname ni miteta Mada chiisakute nanimo tsukamesou ni nai Ryoute de shirotsumekusa wo anda Jibun ga omou hodo tsuyoku wa nain dakara to Shinpaisou ni miokuru anata e... Aki ni nareba ookina mi wo tsukeru Eda no you ni ryoute hirogete Arata na kaze ni ai nakiwarai mayoinagara Jibun da to yuiitsu hokoreru nanika wo mitsukeru kara Sono basho de mite ite Aru hi nimotsu matome tobidasou to shiteta Sono kimochi ga sukoshi wakatta Daiji na mono ga fue Sore demo yuzurenai omoi wa nan da ka itai ne Wakare no asa sotto anata ga sashidashita no wa Mioboe aru bin no kazegusuri Ookina edasaki de asobu ano tori no you ni Habatakeru kara Koko de sodaterareta imi wo Sagasu tabi ni deru to kimeta kata Oshite kureta atatakai te wo wasurenai kara Douka kawarazu genki de... Yasashii hito no naka de motome motomerarete Rashiku ikiteru kara shinpai shinaide Aki ni nareba ookina mi wo tsukeru Eda no shita de zutto matteta Itsuwarinai egao to namae yobu anata no koe Kizuita no itsuka mushou no aijou ni Kono shiawase wo todoketai...arigatou...

Under the big overlapping leaves I looked up sideways at the sky My hands were still too small to grasp anything But I used them to weave together the white clover You worriedly see me off Saying I'm not as strong as I think I am... I spread my arms like branches That will bear fruit in autumn I meet a new wind, laughing through my tears as I wander I'll find what's most important to me So just watch me from there I can understand a little how you felt That day you gathered your things and made to leave The more important things I have The more this love I can't relinquish hurts The morning we parted, you held out A familiar bottle of cold medicine I can fly like that bird Playing in the large branches So I squared my shoulders and decided To set out on a journey to find the reason I was raised here I won't forget the warm hands that gave me a push So please stay well... Desiring and being desired in the midst of kindness I'll live my own way, so don't worry I'll wait under the branches That bear fruit in autumn With a guileless smile, you call me by name I realized that someday I want to send you this happiness With unconditional love...thank you...