⋆ Title English Translation: This Night When I'm Alone
⋆ Release Date: August 31 2022
⋆ Producing Credits: Takaya Kawasaki, EL CAPITXN
⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: EL CAPITXN, Slow Rabbit, Takaya Kawasaki
LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Why did I end up falling in love with you?
All I can think about is being loved by you,
On this night when I'm alone
The days when all I could do was watch from afar,
You shone so brightly,
Like a scene from a movie
I remained just a supporting role
If only we had stayed as we were
Then we wouldn’t have had to be hurt at all…
But the moment this new feeling grew –
This simple desire to be loved by you –
My entire world changed
Why did I end up falling in love with you?
I already knew that I couldn’t be loved by you,
On this night when I’m alone
Your smiling face, your crying face
Shown in front of someone who isn’t me
You, leaning on another’s shoulder…
Even on cold nights when the rain falls
Even on freezing mornings
If only I could be by your side…
The phrase 僕が側で なんて (Boku ga soba de... nante) is difficult to translate naturally into English because なんて (nante) carries a sense of disbelief, resignation, and self-deprecation, which is hard to capture while maintaining the flow of the song. In this line, なんて implies that the speaker views the idea of being by their loved one's side as unrealistic, foolish, or impossible. This subtle expression suggests soft self-criticism and a quiet resignation, underscoring the unattainability of the wish. The speaker is not just expressing longing; they are also acknowledging the impossibility of that longing ever being fulfilled.
Why is it, when I close my eyes
All I can think about is you
And that innocent face of yours when you laugh
Why did I end up falling in love with you?
"I want to be loved by you,"
I fall asleep with that thought,
On this night when I’m alone,
On this night when I’m alone.
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