Lost Time / ロスタイム

Lost Time / ROSUTAIMU / ロスタイム

2015-03-20: Added translation

Yes, that’s “loss”, not “lost”; if I’m not mistaken, “lost” is transliterated in katakana as ROSUTO / ロスト . Since it’s “loss”, the title should be interpreted similarly to “a time for loss”. Unfortunately, the machine translation is way too jumbled for me to figure out what it’s about, so I can’t give any meaning to the title. As Rosanne pointed out in her post, it actually is “Lost Time”.

“Lost Time” is the opening track for Oku Hanako’s 2012 album, “good-bye”, and it’s not a bad choice at all. Considering the rest of the tracks on the album, I’d say “Loss Time” can be taken as an average of sorts: walking pace with a light-but-not-too-light arrangement. In my opinion, it’s probably one of her most pleasurable songs to listen to.

ロスタイム (Loss Time) – Hanako Oku [zing.vn]

I’m here with my hands pressed up against my headphones, speechless in awe of how beautiful the song is. I’m here debating whether I should listen to it again; it’s so good that I want to, but it ended on such a satisfying note that I don’t want to ruin it (not that this is the first time I’ve listened to it).

Just leave me here to sigh in peace….

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I find almost every album of hers has a song which is predictive of the overall feel of her following album. Although I closely associate “Loss Time” with “good-bye”, having heard Fuyu Hanabi / 冬花火 and Anata to Denwa / あなたと電話 from her latest single, I think this song might just be that predictive song on the album (the two songs on the single will also be included in her next album).

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Lyrics

Roumaji

Suki ni narisugite samishikatta gomen ne to omou no ni kizutsuketa
Anata no yasashisa ni zutto amaete ita nda ne

Nan demo nai koto de karakaiatte kasaneta yubi ni sukoshi KISU mo shite
Mata sugu ni aeru no ni kaisatsu de naitari mo shita yo ne

Anata wa samishisa mo fuan mo aishikata mo atashi ni oshiete kureta hito
Saigo ni onegai suki na hito no wasurekata wo oshiete

Deaeta koto mo hanareta koto mo subete yumemitai ni sugite ita hibi
Anata no koe wo anata no nukumori wo omou tabi ugokenaku naru ima wa mada

Neteru kao mo suneteru toki no kuchi mo senaka ni futatsu naranderu hokuro mo
Dare ni mo misetakunai to itteta anata wo omoidasu

Anata wa itoshisa mo kodoku mo amaegata mo atashi ni oshiete kureta hito
Saigo ni onegai suki na hito no wasurekata wo oshiete

Futari no yume wo hanashita koto mo futari de aruita ironna basho mo
Futari de waketa yorokobi mo itami mo nakusanai nakushitakunai nanimo kamo

Takusan kenka shite takusan naita no ni doushite darou omoidasu no wa
Futari de waratteru anata to waratteru tokoro bakari nan dayo

Deaeta koto mo hanareta koto mo subete yumemitai ni sugite ita hibi
Anata no koe wo anata no nukumori wo omou tabi ugokenaku naru
Wasurenai wasuretakunai itsumademo

From JpopAsia

Japanese

好きになりすぎて　寂しかった　ゴメンネと思うのに傷つけた
あなたの優しさに　ずっと甘えていたんだね

何でもない事で　からかい合って　重ねた指に　少しキスもして
またすぐに会えるのに　改札で泣いたりもしたよね

あなたは　寂しい不安も　愛し方も　あたしに教えてくれた人
最後にお願い　好きな人の忘れ方教えて

出逢えたことも　離れたことも　すべて夢みたいに過ぎていた日々
あなたの声を　あなたのぬくもりを　思うたびに動けなくなる　今はまだ

寝てる顔も　拗ねてる時の口も　背中に2つ並んでるホクロも
誰にも見せたくないと言ってた　あなたを思い出す

あなたは　愛しさも孤独も　甘え方も　あたしに教えてくれた人
最後にお願い　好きな人の忘れ方教えて

二人の夢を話したことも　二人で歩いた　色んな場所も
二人で分けた　喜びも痛みも　失くさない　失くしたくない　何もかも

たくさん喧嘩して　たくさん泣いたのに　どうしてだろう思い出すのは
二人で笑ってる　あなたと笑ってるところばかりなんだよ

出逢えたことも　離れたことも　すべて夢みたいに過ぎていた日々
あなたの声を　あなたのぬくもりを　思うたび動けなくなる
忘れない　忘れたくない　いつまでも

From okuhanako.net

Translation

Falling too much in love was lonely
Even though I wanted to apologize, I still hurt you
I was always spoiled by your kindness, wasn’t I?

We teased each other over trivial things,
And even planted a few kisses on our entwined fingers
But even though we’ll see each other again soon, at the ticket gate I was crying as well

You taught me loneliness, and anxiety, and how to love
At the end, please, teach me how to let go of someone I love

Our chance encounter, our parting: they were all days that passed by like dreams
Every time I think of your voice—your warmth—I can’t move, even ’til now

Your sleeping face; your peevish grin; the two moles lined up on your back
You didn’t want anyone to see them—so I remember you saying

You taught me love, and solitude, and how to dote on someone
At the end, please, teach me how to let go of someone I love

The times we talked about our dreams, all the different places we walked together in,
The joy and the pain we shared with each other—
I won’t lose them
I don’t want to lose them
Any single one of them

Even though there were many quarrels; even though there were many tears,
Why is it that the only thing that I recall is the laughing together—the laughing with you?

Our chance encounter, our parting: they were all days that passed by like dreams
Every time I think of your voice—your warmth—I can’t move
I won’t forget
I don’t want to forget
‘Til the end of time
Translation by Rosanne

• arranged
• Loss Time
• Lost Time
• Zing