Usotsuki

**Usotsuki** (嘘月, lit. *"The Lying Moon"*) is the theme song of *Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu* movie and performed by Yorushika, a duo of composer *n-buna* with vocalist *suis*.

## Lyrics

* Romaji
* Kanji
* English

Ame ga futta hana ga chitta

Tada somatta hoho wo omotta

Boku wa zutto baketsu ippai no gekkou wo nonderu

Hontou nan da yoru mitai de

Usuku toumei na kuchizawari de

Sou nan datte

Warattemo ii kedo

Boku wa kimi wo matteiru

Natsu ga satta machi wa shizuka

Boku wa yatto heya ni modotte

Yoru ni natta konna yoi tsuki wo hitori de miteiru

Hontou nan da mukashi no boku wa

Namida ga houseki de dekitetan da

Sou nan datte warattemo ii kedo

Koe wa mou tokuni wasureta

Omoide mo ai mo shinda

Kaze no nai umibe wo aruita ano natsu e

Boku wa sayonara ga hoshiin da

Tada madoromu you na

Mono hitotsu sae iwanai mama

Boku wa kimi wo matteiru

Toshi wo totta hitotsu totta

Nani mo nai heya de haru ni natta

Boku wa ai wo soko ga nuketa hishaku de nonderu

Hontou nan da aji mo shinakute

Nomeba nomu hodo nodo ga kawaite

Sou nan datte warattemo ii kedo

Boku wa yoru wo matteiru

Kimi no hanauta ga hoshiin da

Tada madoromu you na

Mono hitotsu sae iwanai mama

Boku wa kimi wo matteiru

Kimi no me wo oboete inai

Kimi no kuchi wo egaite inai

Mono hitotsu sae iwanai mama

Boku wa kimi wo matte inai

Kimi no hana wo shitte inai

Kimi no hoho wo omotte inai

Sayonara sura iwanai mama

Kimi wa yoru ni natte yuku

(Hontou nan da yoru mitai de

Natsu ga toumei na kuchizawari de)

雨が降った　花が散った

ただ染まった　頬を想った

僕はずっと　バケツいっぱいの月光を飲んでる

本当なんだ　夜みたいで

薄く透明な口触りで

そうなんだって

笑ってもいいけど

僕は君を待っている

夏が去った　街は静か

僕はやっと　部屋に戻って

夜になった　こんな宵月を一人で見ている

本当なんだ　昔の僕は

涙が宝石でできてたんだ

そうなんだって　笑ってもいいけど

声はもう特に忘れた

思い出も愛も死んだ

風のない海辺を歩いた　あの夏へ

僕はさよならが欲しいんだ

ただ微睡むような

もの一つさえ言わないまま

僕は君を待っている

歳を取った　一つ取った

何も無い部屋で　春になった

僕は愛を底が抜けた　柄酌で飲んでる

本当なんだ　味もしなくて

飲めば飲むほど喉が渇いて

そうなんだって　笑ってもいいけど

僕は夜を待っている

君の鼻歌が欲しいんだ

ただ微睡むような

もの一つさえ言わないまま

僕は君を待っている

君の目を覚えていない

君の口を描いていない

もの一つさえ言わないまま

僕は君を待っていない

君の鼻を知っていない

君の頬を思っていない

さよならすら言わないまま

君は夜になって行く

(本当なんだ　夜みたいで

夏が透明な口触りで)

The rain and flower petals fell

I only imagined your dyed cheeks

I'm always drinking a bucket full of moonlight

Really,

It tastes like the night – a weak, transparent taste

I don't mind if you smile and reply "is that so," though

I'm waiting for you

After summer ends, the town is quiet

I finally got back into my room

Night came, and I'm admiring the evening moon alone

Really,

My tears were made of gems back then

I don't mind if you smile and reply "is that so," though

I've forgotten your voice long ago

Both the memories and the love inside me have died

Walking the beach where the wind doesn't blow,

I'm heading toward that summer

I want to hear you say goodbye

I can't even say a word,

As if I'm falling into a slumber

And, like that, I'm waiting for you

I grew older by a year

Then, spring arrived to greet this empty room

I'm drinking love by scooping it up with a bottomless ladle

Really, it's bland and I get thirstier the more I drink it

I don't mind if you smile and reply "is that so," though

I'm waiting for the night

I want to hear your humming

I can't even say a word,

As if I'm falling into a slumber

And, like that, I'm waiting for you

I don't remember how your eyes looks like; I'm not drawing the shape of your mouth

I can't even say a word

And nor am I waiting for you

I don't recognize your nose; I'm not imagining your cheeks

Even "goodbye" remains unsaid

And, like that, you're becoming the night

(Really, It tastes like the night – a weak, transparent taste)

## Trivia

* The title is a play on the Japanese word for "liar" (嘘つき *usotsuki*). The "*tsuki*" (つき) in the word has been switched out for the kanji for "moon" (月 *tsuki*) since the two are pronounced the same, meaning that the title is now read as "The Lying Moon" (嘘月 *usotsuki*).

## References

1. ↑ English translation by NightDeerTL on Twitter