yanaginagi – homeward journey Lyrics + English Translation

“homeward journey” is the 1st track from the “homeward journey” single released by yanaginagi. It was released on October 4, 2023 and is used as the ending theme for the anime “Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta (My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer)“.

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nani ga attara soko wo
furusato tte yoberun darou
tada iru dake no basho ja
kitto mono tarinai mama

deatte wakatta
katachi janai
tsumikasaneta omoi no taba
donna ni tooku tabi ni dekakete mo
tsunagatteta

kataranakute mo wakacchau yo
ai ga hamidashiteru
nemuru watashi wo okosanai you ni sotto aruku oto ni
nankai kaette mo kikitaku naru no wa
anata kara no “okaeri” da yo

ataete kureta kotoba
ataete kureta shigusa
eiyou mitai ni meguri
watashi to iu katachi ni natta

hanarete shitta
itsunomanika sakimawari de mamorareteta
kizutsukanai you
kanashimanai you ni
kossori to

kazaranakute mo soba ni iru yo
ari no mama de ii no
guzuru watashi ni futameku sugata
bukiyou de ookikute
moshi kenka shite tobidashite mo
kitto nakanaori wa “tadaima” kara

yukkuri kisetsu ga nagarete
aenai jikan ga fuete mo
anata ga anata de ite kureru nara

kataranakute mo wakacchau yo
ai ga hamidashiteru
nemuru watashi wo okosanai you ni sotto aruku oto wo
sabishii toki wa omoidashiteiru yo
hanarete mo mou guzuttari shinai kedo
dakedo yappari
nankai kaette mo kikitaku naru no wa
anata kara no “okaeri” da yo

English Translation

What does that place need to have
Be called my hometown
It isn’t enough to just be there
Surely I don’t feel satisfied

I understood since I met you
It is not just a form
It is a bundle of piled up thoughts
No matter how far I travel
We have been connected

I understand you without words
Love is overflowing
The sound of you trying to walk quietly to not wake me while I sleep
No matter how many times I come home, what I want to hear is,
You saying “Okaeri”

The words you gave me
The body language you gave me
They flow through me like nutrition
They shaped me

I realised after we were apart
I was always watched over by you without realizing, anticipating
So I won’t get hurt
So I won’t become sad
Done secretly

Even if there are no embellishments, I will be next to you
It’s ok to be as you are
The way you panic when I am fussy
You are clumsy and big
Even after we get into a fight and I leap away
I know we will surely make up with the words ‘Tadaima”

The seasons flow by slowly
Even if there are more time where we can’t meet
As long are you are who you are

I understand you without words
Love is overflowing
The sound of you trying to walk quietly to not wake me while I sleep
I think about you when I am lonely
Though I won’t be fussy when we are apart anymore
But definitely
No matter how many times I come home, what I want to hear is,
You saying “Okaeri”

(from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRhsHcJLUSA)

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