Yorushika – Sayonara Molten Lyrics + English Translation

“Sayonara Molten (さよならモルテン)” is the 12th track from the “Magic Lantern” album released by Yorushika. It was released on July 4, 2022.

Lyrics

karita hon wo katate ni motte
kawazoi no hodou wo yuku
yomi owari made ato ni peeji
sono saki ga shiritakunai

tori ni notte tabi suru shounen
doko made mo kita e yuku
aibou wa gachou no moruten
sonna shousetsu wo yomu

sayonara moruten
itsumo bokura wa tobou to shite ita
ude wo hiraite, takaku haneta
nanimo okoranai kuse ni

sayonara moruten
kimi wa korogari nagara waratta
tsuchi no nioi ga sukoshi kaoru
mune ga tsumarisou ni naru
natsu ga kite ita

kanashimi tte shisan wo motte
natsu mae no michi wo yuku
yomi owari made ato ni peeji
mada saki ga shiritakunai

sukoshi nobita setake wo otte
itsumo no oka e kakeru
sora wo tonda gachou mitai ni
bokura wa ude wo hiraku

sayonara moruten
bokura sore demo tobou to shite ita
jitsu wa jibun ga tokubetsu janai to tada shiritakunai dake de
sayonara moruten
kimi wa korogari nagara waratta
otona ni natte iku koto wo
sukoshi mo shiranai kao de
natsu ga kite ita

mata hitotsu se ga nobiru
itsu shika tooku naru
sukoshi zutsu hanareteku
wakareta eda no you

aseta hon wo katate ni motte
natsukashii michi wo yuku
ano oka made suuhyaku ho
dareka ga soko ni iru

sayonara moruten
kimi wa ima demo tobou to shite ita
me wa kirameite, ano koro to nanimo kawaranai mama de

sayonara moruten
bokura tobenai koto ga itooshii to wakaru ki ga shite
sukoshi kaoru mune ga tsumarisou ni naru
kimi ga mite ita
warau kao mo hitotsu mo asenai mama de
natsu ga kite ita

aseta hon wo katate ni motte
kawazoi no hodou wo yuku
yomi owari wa ato ichi peeji
saigo no kami wo mekuru
sayonara, moruten

English Translation

With the book I borrowed in one hand,
I walk along the sidewalk by the river.
Two more pages and I'll get to the ending.
I don't want to know what lies ahead.

A boy riding on a goose's back
flies on and on toward the north.
His buddy is a goose named Molten.
That's the novel I'm reading.

Goodbye, Molten.
We used to try and see if we could fly.
We opened our arms and jumped high,
knowing that nothing would happen.

Goodbye, Molten.
You laughed as you rolled over.
Catching a faint smell of earth,
I almost got choked up inside.
Summer was already there.

With sadness as an asset,
I walk along the street in early summer.
Two more pages and I'll get to the ending.
I don't want to know what lies ahead yet.

Chasing you who got slightly taller,
I would run toward our favorite hill.
Just like a goose flying in the sky,
we would open up our arms.

Good bye, Molten.
We still tried to see if we could fly just because we didn't want to know
that we were not special.
Goodbye, Molten.
You laughed as you rolled over,
looking like you had no idea
that we were growing up.
Summer was already there.

You'd grow even taller.
Someday you'd be far away.
We'd get separated little by little
like growing branches.

With the faded book in one hand,
I walk along the street I used to know.
From that hill, I'm a few hundred steps away.
I see someone standing there.

Goodbye, Molten.
I notice you were still trying to fly
with bright eyes, just like the way you used to be.

Goodbye, Molten.
I think I know now, because we can't fly, we're precious all the more.
A faint smell, I almost get choked up inside.
You've been watching me
with a smile that had never faded.
Summer is already here.

With the faded book in one hand,
I walk along the sidewalk by the river.
One more page and I'll get to the ending.
Now I turn the last page.
Goodbye, Molten.

(from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Of2HNJa_gs)

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