象牙海岸 lyrics with English translation

海岸線沿いに夏雲が雪崩れると

As summer clouds tumble along the coastline,

砂の蜃気楼に立ちすくむ影ひとつ

A solitary shadow freezes before a sand mirage.

人影もない入江

An inlet where no one else is around,

そこが二人の秘密の場所で

That was our secret place, just the two of us.

象牙海岸と名前までつけた

We even named it the Ivory Coast;

遠い夏

A distant summer.

あれから私時の波間を

Since then, I've been swept away by the waves of time,

ただ流れ木のように

Living alone like a driftwood,

ひとりで生きて来たの

Trying to survive all on my own.

もう一度訪ねても

Though I wish to visit once more.

道順さえも記憶の彼方

Even the path is lost in the depths of memory

夢の中で見た風景のように

Like a landscape I saw within a dream

遠い海

The distant sea

あなたのあとに愛を知って

I learned about love after you

ただ流れ木のように

Just drifting like a piece of wood

岸辺で踊っただけ

Only danced on the shore

三年をへだててあなたから来た電話

Three years passed, and a call from you came

懐かしい名前に忘れているふりをした

I pretended to forget your familiar name

冷たいと言われたけど

They said I was cold, but

本当の気持ちもし話しても

If only I could share my true feelings

過ぎ去った時を埋めるものはない

Nothing can fill the time that has passed.

遠い夏... 遠い夏... 遠い夏...

Distant summer... Distant summer... Distant summer...