Ayumi Hamasaki | Carols (English Version)
Singable English adaptation
Original Japanese version by Ayumi Hamasaki
Translated and adapted to English by Cedes of Dolls
Hear it performed by Cedes here
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Thinking of the first day we met
Though years have passed, how could I forget
Your gentle eyes
The way they held back
Afraid to meet mine
The way you hung your head that wore that shy smile
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Those simple things I saw every day
I wonder when it was they became
So dear to me
Looking back on what are now memories
The feelings that bring me never fade
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Oh since that time
So long ago how we have seen
Days and nights
They've passed beneath our feet
Seasons come and go
Oh, faster and faster
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When the snow
Veils all the city in white
Through the cold
Have me close that I may stay there by your side
Even though
I know that I will be
Such a weight on your shoulders
Always you go on bearing me
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A memory still so clear in my mind
The time we talked the whole of the night
In that one night
We painted all of our dreams for someday
A dazzling time
And precious it remains
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When I
Came to realise that I could be
Loved and be forgiven finally
Then I couldn't stop
Oh, the tears from falling
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When the sun
Has washed the snow away
When the streets bloom with flowers
And all the colours light my pathway
That's the time
When I so want to keep
You as close as I can to my heart
Oh, stay with me
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There were times we'd only disagree
There were days we'd walk on separately
All the tears I've made you cry
And the times when we could not stop smiling
I don't care whatever happens
And I swear whatever comes
That always
I'll be right here for you
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When the snow
Veils all the city in white
Through the cold
Have me close that I may stay there by your side
Even though
I know that I will be
Such a weight on your shoulders
Always you show you'll bear me
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When the sun
Has washed the snow away
When the streets bloom with flowers
And all the colours light my pathway
That's the time
When I so want to keep
You as close as I can to my heart
Oh, stay with me
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(DISCLOSURE: This is not the word-for-word translation of the Japanese lyrics. This is a close adaptation into English that can be sung along to the original tune. The Way to Say Project by Dolls converts J-Pop songs into singable English for non-Japanese-speaking fans.)
