YASASHISA SAYONARA (Goodbye Gentleness) Mune ga itamu wa Kokoro no sukimakaze Tokidoki kenka mo shita keredo Anata no yasashisa ima mo kawaranai Sore ga watashi ni wa tamaranakatta Anata no inai heya damatte tobidashite Yukuate mo nai eki no mae Soo yo wakatte shimatta no Anata no yasashisa yowasa no uragaeshi Kawatee shimatta watashi wa moo Dakara sayonara suru wa Itsu no ma ni ka surechigai no hibi Anata to watashi no kokoro Mainichi ga onaji kurikaeshi datta wa Sore ga mukashi nara kokochi yokatta Watashi ga inaku nari Anata ga hitorikiri Atarashii kurashi ga matteiru Atomodori wa dekinai no Anata no yasashisa moo iranai kara Umerarenai wa Kokoro no mizo Dakara hiktomenaide

My heart aches, a draft blows through my heart Although we sometimes had fights Even now, your gentleness has not changed That was what I couldn't bear I ran out of your empty room without a word In front of a station with nowhere to go Yes, at last I understood Your gentleness is the reverse of weakness I am the one who has changed Therefore, I bid you farewell Without our knowing it, day by day our hearts Drifted apart from each other Every day was the same thing over again Long ago, that would have been comfortable I went away and you were all alone A new life awaits I cannot turn back Because I don't need your gentleness anymore I cannot fill this gap in my heart So don't hold me back

Lyrics by: Asa Akane Music and Arrangement by: Haneda Kentaroo Performed by: Iijima Mari Copyright 1983 by Victor Music Industries, Inc., Japan This Translation 1990 by Michael House