松任谷由実 – 卒業写真

Yumi Matsutoya – Graduation Photo     

When I feel sad, I open the leather cover  

That person in a graduation photo has gentle eyes  

I saw him in a town, but I was not able to speak to him  

Because he looked unchanged from the one in the graduation photo  

Swayed by crowds, I’ve been changing

You sometimes scold me remotely

I used to walk along a road under willows swaying as if talking to me

Now, I just view that road from a train window.

Don’t forget the way of life you had around that time

You represent the blossom of my youth itself

Swayed by crowds, I’ve been changing

You sometimes scold me remotely

You represent the very blossom of my youth

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卒業 [sotsugyou]: graduation