想い出を君に返そう
西郷輝彦 Lyrics


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想い出を 君に返そう
美しく 清らかな
青春の 一頁
僕の胸から ちぎりとって
さようなら さようなら
初恋の
君に返そう 君に返そう
知らないで 別れゆくより
恋を知り 愛を知り
苦しんだ 一頁
僕のいのちに 君が書いた
あの夢 この夢を
よせあつめ
君に返そう 君に返そう

想い出を 君に返そう
水色の スカーフと
ため息に包んで
明日は嫁いで ゆく君に
さようなら さようなら




しあわせを
君に返そう 君に返そう

Overall Meaning

The song 想い出を君に返そう is a beautiful tribute to a lost love. The lyrics describe the desire to return a beautiful, pure page from one's youth to someone who was once deeply loved. The singer has torn this page from their heart and offers it as a final goodbye to their first love. It is hinted at in the lyrics that their love was filled with bittersweet moments, as shown by the line "one page of my youth, where pain was interwoven with love." The singer values this shared experience of first love and finds comfort in the memories they made together. The lyrics suggest that whoever the singer is addressing is someone who is leaving with a heavy heart, perhaps to start a new life as a wife. With a scarf of blue adorning them and a deep sigh on their lips, the singer wishes them farewell, and offers the memory of their shared love as a lasting gift.


The song's lyrics evoke feelings of nostalgia and longing for a past love, but they also celebrate the joy and pain that comes with that first love. The lyrics are heartwarming and make it clear that the singer wished their former love every happiness and was content to cherish their loving memories of their short time together.


Line by Line Meaning

想い出を 君に返そう
I want to return my memories to you


美しく 清らかな 青春の 一頁
A beautiful and pure page of youth


僕の胸から ちぎりとって さようなら さようなら 初恋の 君に返そう 君に返そう
Tearing it away from my heart, saying goodbye, saying goodbye, returning it to you, my first love


知らないで 別れゆくより 恋を知り 愛を知り 苦しんだ 一頁 僕のいのちに 君が書いた あの夢 この夢を よせあつめ 君に返そう 君に返そう
Knowing love and pain on this page where you wrote about your dreams on my life, I want to gather them up and return them to you


想い出を 君に返そう 水色の スカーフと ため息に包んで 明日は嫁いで ゆく君に さようなら さようなら しあわせを 君に返そう 君に返そう
Wrapped in a turquoise scarf and a sigh, saying goodbye to you who will get married tomorrow, I want to return happiness to you with my memories




Writer(s): 星野 哲郎, 北原 じゅん, 星野 哲郎, 北原 じゅん

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