Kaze Wo Atsumete
はっぴいえんど Lyrics

Machi no hazure no
When I took a walk through the empty alleyways on the outskirts of town

Senobi shita roji wo sanpo shitetara
And looked up at the tall buildings as I strolled through the small streets

Shimi darake no moya goshi ni
I caught a glimpse of a graffiti-covered alleyway

Okinuke no romen densha ga
And saw a train leaving the station, headed towards the sea

Umi wo wataru no ga mieta n desu
And I could see it crossing over the waters

sorede boku mo
That's when I too

Kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete
Gathered the winds, gathered the winds, gathered the winds

Aozora wo kaketain desu
And wanted to paint the blue sky

totemo suteki na
It was such a beautiful

Asaake doki wo toorinuketetara
Morning moment, when I made my way past the time of dawn

Garan to shita bouhatei goshi ni
And looked over the fence surrounding the amphitheater

Hi'iro no ho wo kakageta toshi ga
I could see the silhouette of a gray-haired man holding up a sail

Teihaku shiteru no ga mieta n desu
And he appeared to be gazing off into the distance

sorede boku mo
That's when I too

Kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete
Gathered the winds, gathered the winds, gathered the winds

Aozora wo kaketain desu
And wanted to paint the blue sky

hitoge no nai
In a small, empty

Asa no KO-HI-ya de hima wo tsubushitetara
Café on a morning when I had nothing to do

Hibi wareta GARASU goshi ni
I peered through the broken glass

Matenrou no kinuzure ga
And could see the rubble of a skyscraper

Hodou wo hitasu no wo mita n desu
That had fallen onto the street below

sorede boku mo
That's when I too

Kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete kaze wo atsumete
Gathered the winds, gathered the winds, gathered the winds

Aozora wo kaketain desu
And wanted to paint the blue sky