Lyrics - 言えなくて (Ienakute) by ANAKREON (1996)

 From circle ANAKREON's 1996 album 告白 (Kokuhaku). My translation is not enough to fully deliver the maidenly heart that shines through the words of this song. Composed and arranged by Aki Hata, written and performed by Ikuko Ebata.

告白 (1996)

あなたのその思い
邪魔したくないから
なんとなく避けていた
ふたりのことなんか
見ていたくないから
目をそらしていたの
そうしてできた深い溝に
はまってしまって抜けられない

「平気なフリももう限界　つらいよ」

好きなのに好きなのに好きなのに
離れてく　離れてく　離れてく
好きなのに好きなのに好きなのに
離れてく　離れてく　離れてく

「もっと仲良くしたい
言いたいけど言えなくなった
それは······いつから？」

ぎこちないねどこか
よそよそしいねなぜ？ (なぜ？)
わからない原因　空気が違うみたい
通じない読めない
かみ合わないふたり
いつしかそこの深い溝が
埋めてしまいたい埋められない

「元気なフリはから元気　焦るよ」

行かないで行かないで行かないで
言えなくて言えなくて言えなくて
行かないで行かないで行かないで
言えなくて言えなくて言えなくて
「前はどうしていたの？
わかんないよ　思い出せない
たぶん······あのとき？」

好きなのに好きなのに好きなのに
離れてく　離れてく　離れてく
好きなのに好きなのに好きなのに
離れてく　離れてく　離れてく

あなたのその思い
邪魔したくないから
平気なフリをしたふたりのことなど
見ていたくないから
見ていたくないから······



Your very thoughts
I didn't want to disturb, so
I sort of avoided us
being together, or something like that
I didn't want to see you, so
I was looking away
In the deep ditch made this way
I got stuck and I can't get out

"I can't stay calm, it's too cruel!"

Though I like you, though I like you, though I like you -
we're far apart, we're far apart, we're far apart
Though I like you, though I like you, though I like you -
we're far apart, we're far apart, we're far apart

"I want to get to know you more -
is what I wanted to say, but I couldn't
That sort of thing... since when?"

In what way am I awkward?
You're so cold, why...? (why...?)
For a reason I don't understand, the mood seems to have changed
I don't get what's going on
The two of us who do not cross paths
Before one knows there's a deep ditch
I want to cover it all but I can't at all

"I'm only pretending to be fine, I can't stay calm!"

"Don't go away", "don't go away", "don't go away" -
I can't say, I can't say, I can't say
"Don't go away", "don't go away", "don't go away" -
I can't say, I can't say, I can't say

"What is it I've done before?
I don't understand! I can't remember
Maybe... that time?"

Though I like you, though I like you, though I like you -
we're far apart, we're far apart, we're far apart
Though I like you, though I like you, though I like you -
we're far apart, we're far apart, we're far apart

Your very thoughts
I didn't want to disturb, so
The two of us who pretended to be okay
Because I didn't want to see you
Because I didn't want to see you