Dear/LMEE

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
ヘロー 	heroo 	Hello
今日もまた 	kyou mo mata 	Today as well
眠りから覚めて 	nemuri kara samete 	I wake up
まだ見えない 	mada mienai 	Yet cannot see
 	 	
フリをして (1) (2) 	furi o shite 	Or so I pretendThe first example in this song of alternate writings is this. LuMiErE wrote ふり(furi), as フリ. Here, it means “to pretend (to be)”. Written in normal speech, this line would more literally translate to “I pretend to not be able to see it”. However, I wanted to emphasize first not being able to see it, and then the following make-believe, so that the same order of events that the Japanese lyrics make you think in terms of were preserved.
今 	ima 	Now,
少しだけ 	sukoshi dake 	As if it was
頬をなでるような 	hoho o naderu you na 	Just barely stroking your cheek
風は巡って 	kaze wa megutte 	The wind spun
ボクはまだ 	boku wa mada 	But I did not
 	 	
色とりどりの空へ 	irotoridori no sora e 	Will my voice
ボクの声はいつか届きますか 	boku no koe wa itsuka todokimasu ka	someday reach this multicolored sky?Now, here, there is no question mark at the end of the sentence, even though it does end in か(ka). In Japanese, there doesn't necessarily have to be a question mark present to make a sentence a question, all you need is か(ka), however the punctuation is still normally used for clarification. This wouldn't be a big deal to point out, but LuMiErE used a question mark later in the song. Omitting it here made me question the line a little bit, but I ultimately decided that it was a question.
ヘロー 	heroo 	Hello
今ボクはここに 	ima boku wa koko ni 	For this moment, I will be here
虚しいほどわかってるから 	munashii hodo wakateru kara 	It's futile, I know, but...The word “but” (でも, demo) isn't said in this line, but this line isn't complete. The last stanza of the song repeats this line and completes the entire thought.
 	 	
ポツリ 	potsuri 	Falling downThis is the second example of alternate characters. Potsuri, which means "to fall in drops" here, is normally written ぽつり, but LuMiErE wrote it ポッリ. He also did this in one of his later songs, "Satellite of Melancholy".
降り出した 	furidashita 	This rain
予報ハズれの雨 	yohou hazure no ame 	Unexpectedly began
また見えない 	mata mienai 	Yet I cannot see it
 	 	
フリをして？ 	furi o shite? 	Or, am I just pretending to not?
ヘロー 	heroo 	Hello
ボクはまた 	boku wa mata 	I continue to take
からっぽの言葉を 	karappo no kotoba o 	these hollow words
並べて 	narabete 	one by one
キミに投げ捨てる 	Kimi ni nagesuteru 	and throw them to you
 	 	
鮮明に落ちていく 	senmei ni ochite iku 	Vividly, it drips
記憶の片隅で 	kioku no katasumi de 	In the corner of my mind
 	 	
いつまでもキミの声を 	itsumademo kimi no koe o 	I am stuck
聞いていたいよ 	kiite itai yo 	endlessly hearing your voice
こんな曖昧な感情 	konna aimai na kanjou 	These ambiguous feelings
どうやったって 	dou yattatte 	do what they can
いつまでも 	itsumademo 	to forever
ボクを苦しめる 	boku o kurushimeru 	torment me
 	 	
色鮮やかな空へ 	iro azayaka na sora e 	My voice will never reach
ボクの声はきっと届かないけど 	boku no koe wa kitto todokanai kedo	The brilliantly colored sky
ヘロー 	heroo 	Hello
今ボクはここに 	ima boku wa koko ni 	For this moment, I will be here
虚しいほどわかってるから 	munashii hodo wakateru kara 	It's futile, I know...
きっと 	kitto 	But even so...
ボクは歌い続ける 	boku wa utai tsuzukeru 	I will continue to sing
==Translation Notes==
==External Links==
*Google Drive - Translation
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