Natsukashii Hajimete by Maeda Atsuko

Cover image of Type B version

     Natsukashii Hajimete is a coupling song of Maeda Atsuko's fourth solo song, Seventh Chord. It was released on the 5th of March, 2014. [Info source: click here]

     [Romaji Lyrics]

choukyori BASU ni yurarete
umizoi no michi wo yuku
aoi umi no mukou kara
hanashikakerarete iru you de...

anata ga umareta machi
tada hitori de kite mitakatta

hajimete na no ni natsukashii no wa
owatte nai watashi no koi no sei ne
ude no makura de kikasete kureta
itsuka issho ni ikou yo nante...
yakusoku wo moshimo shite itara
dou datta no ka na?

irie no saki no toudai
shounen no kiokutachi
mado wo sukoshi aketa toki
nami ga sawagihajimeta yo

watashi ga ai shita mono
sono subete wo tashikametai

omoide yori mo azayaka datta
egaite ita atama no naka no keshiki
hidari no mimi de oshiete kureta
umi no aosa to furui machinami
ano koro ni koko e kite itara
tsudzuiteta no ka na?

hajimete na no ni natsukashii no wa
owatte nai watashi no koi no sei ne
ude no makura de kikasete kureta
itsuka issho ni ikou yo nante...
yakusoku wo moshimo shite itara
dou datta no ka na?

natsukashii hajimete

     [English Translation]

The long-distance ride was shaky
as the bus drove along the sea
Starting from the blue sea,
I think I can talk to you now...

I want to visit myself
the street where you were born and grew up

It’s only my first time, but I can’t stop yearning
Possibly because of my love that ended
You lie and my arms and listen to me talk
Someday, let’s go to that place...
If that promise came true,
what would we become then?

The lighthouse in front of the harbor
hold so many childhood memories
The moment I opened the window,
the waves start surging again

Everything that I love
I want to confirm it all

Even more vivid than the image in my memories
is the scenery I draw in my mind now
You spoke into my left year
about the ocean blue and old streets
Had we came here at that time,
would we still continue where we left off?

It’s only my first time, but I can’t stop yearning
Possibly because of my love that ended
You lie and my arms and listen to me talk
Someday, let’s go to that place...
If that promise came true,
what would we become then?

Yearning for the first time

[Lyrics source: click here]