Darling

**Darling** is the sixth ending theme of *DARLING in the FRANXX*. It's performed by the musical unit XX:me (キス・ミー, *Kisu Mī*), which is composed of Haruka Tomatsu (Zero Two), Kana Ichinose (Ichigo), Nanami Yamashita (Miku), Saori Hayami (Kokoro), and Shizuka Ishigami (Ikuno).

It was released as part of the Ending Collection vol.2 on CDjapan on June 27, 2018.

## Lyrics

Singers

* Kanji
* Rōmaji
* English Translation

もしも　あの日　空を見ずに

君とボクが話す　きっかけがなかったら

今も　退屈な教室で

ため息ついて　いたのかな？

ここの空模様に　もう逢えなくなるけど

ボクよ　また歩いても良いかい？

果てしない空へと　手を伸ばして

生まれた日から　きっと君を探していた

涙を失くした　ボクだけど

君に明かすよ“ホント　寂しかったんだ”

隣を歩く足音を　鳴らしていて　ダーリン

皆の　ボクを呼んでる声

貸してくれたセーター　ほのかな君の匂い

夢は　遠いままだけれど

見つめてるのは　ひとりじゃない

きっとね　すれ違って　ぶつかり合う日も来る

君よ　傷ついても良いかい？

ひとりじゃ見れない　夢を見て

ボクは探してた　君とめぐり逢えたんだ

例えば　叶わない夢だって

描く理由は　振り返ればそこにある

隣を歩く足音を　鳴らしていて　ダーリン

君の肩越し　飛行機雲が

やわらかく描かれる　美しい刹那

ちゃんと目を見て　言うと照れるけど

“生まれて　めぐり逢ってくれて

ホント ありがとう”

果てしない空へと　かざした手を

固く　つないで　ボクらは　今　歩き出す

何処でも　自由に　行けそうで

失くした涙　君となら取り戻せる

隣を歩く足音を　鳴らしていて　ダーリン

大好きだよ　ダーリン

Moshimo ano hi sora wo mizu ni

Kimi to boku ga hanasu kikkake ga nakattara

Ima mo taikutsu na kyoushitsu de

Tameiki tsuite ita no ka na?

Koko no sora moyou ni mou aenakunaru kedo

Boku yo mata aruitemo ii kai?

Hateshinai sora e to te wo nobashite

Umareta hi kara kitto kimi wo sagashiteita

Namida wo nakushita boku dakedo

Kimi ni akasu yo "honto samishikattan da"

Tonari wo aruku ashioto wo narashiteite daarin

Mina no boku wo yonderu koe

Kashite kureta seetaa honoka na kimi no nioi

Yume wa tooi mama da keredo

Mitsumeteru no wa hitori janai

Kitto ne surechigatte butsukariau hi mo kuru

Kimi yo kizutsuitemo ii kai?

Hitori ja mirenai yume wo mite

Boku wa sagashiteta kimi to meguriaetanda

Tatoeba kanawanai yume datte

Egaku riyuu wa furikaereba soko ni aru

Tonari wo aruku ashioto wo narashiteite daarin

Kimi no katagoshi hikoukigumo ga

Yawarakaku egakareru utsukushii setsuna

Chanto me wo mite iu to tereru kedo

"Umarete meguriatte kurete

honto arigatou"

Hateshinai sora e to kazashita te wo

Kataku tsunaide bokura wa ima arukidasu

Doko demo jiyuu ni yukesou de

Nakushita namida kimi to nara torimodoseru

Tonari wo aruku ashioto wo narashiteite daarin

Daisuki da yo daarin

If that day I didn't look at the sky,

and we didn't have the chance to talk,

Would I still be in this boring classroom, sighing?

The sky here is saying that we won't meet again.

Is it okay to keep walking, me?

I stretched my hands to the endless sky.

I was definitely looking for you from the day I was born.

I am out of tears, but

I will reveal to you, "I am really lonely."

Keep ringing your footsteps next to me, darling!

The voice of everyone calling to me.

The sweater that you lent me has a little bit of your scent.

Although my dream is still far away,

I'm not seeing it alone.

Surely the day will come when we disagree and clash with each other.

Are you fine with getting hurt?

I'm seeing a dream that I can't see alone.

I keep on searching, and then I finally meet you.

Even if that's a dream that won't come true,

The reason to keep drawing it is there when you look back.

Keep ringing your footsteps next to me, darling!

I can see an airplane contrail over your shoulder.

It softly paints a beautiful moment.

I'm too shy to look at you in the eyes and say this,

"Thank you so much for being born and meeting me!"

We held out our hands to the endless sky.

Hold them tight and let's walk together now.

I feel like I'm free to go anywhere.

I can retrieve my lost tears if I'm with you.

Keep ringing your footsteps next to me, darling!

I love you very much, darling!

## Trivia

* Unlike the previous end songs, *DARLING* has no visual sequence of the girls. The song plays in the final scenes of episodes 21-23.
* In Ending Collection vol. 2 where Zero Two, Ikuno and Kokoro sing a song solo, Kokoro sings the TV size version of Darling.
* Darling chorus has the same tune with the first verse of Hitori. In the TV Size version of Darling, the intro tune is the same tune as Hitori chorus.

## Links

* Darli-Fra
* iTunes

## Sources

Kanji and Japanese Lyrics
Lyrical Nonsense