去りゆく夏
サーカス Lyrics

The lyrics of 去りゆく夏 by サーカス (Circus) reflect on a bittersweet goodbye to summer and love. The opening lines, "When morning comes, you will leave. Summer is ending, and my fingertips touch the hair that remains in the shadow of autumn," suggest that the singer's love interest will be leaving as the season changes. The reference to the touch of hair foreshadows the idea of the impermanence of love and the fleeting nature of summer. The next lines, "Crossing the table, slender glasses, we laugh, and we toast with a kiss," create a nostalgia for the sweet memories that were formed over the summer. The chorus, "But Mon amour, why do people love each other? Yes, just for such painful goodbyes. But Mon amour, I will never forget love's life. It was shining so brightly that it was sad," acts as a commentary on the universal pain of separation and love's transience.

The second verse invokes a vivid image of the light passing through the window glass, reminding the singer that time is passing. The verse progresses to say, "Disappearing into the grove without looking back. But Mon amour, why does love disappear? Yes, what sin have we committed? But Mon amour, I will never forget love's life. It was shining so brightly that it was sad." The repetition of the chorus functions to reinforce the profound sense of questioning and loss that the singer experiences.

The song ends with an answering chorus, "Allons, viens Mon amour" (Come on, My love), invoking the sense of departure and the acceptance of the inevitability of moving on as time passes.