Kaerimichi
Monogatari Series Lyrics

ここをみぎ つぎひだり
Right here, then right and left again.

もう にっちもさっちも いかなくって 困る
I'm lost and don't know which way to go.

みぎひだり ひぎみだり バスの窓から 手や足を出すな
Don't stick your hands or feet out of the bus window as we turn left and right.

そこひだり すぐみぎへ もう どっちがどっちでも 結局同じ
Even if we turn left then immediately right, it doesn't matter which way we go, it all ends up the same.

晴れのち曇り ところにより ときどき雨みたいなことだよね
It's like sometimes life is sunny but then it gets cloudy, and in some places it's like it randomly starts to rain.

寄り道ばかりしてたら いつの間にか 日が暮れてる 年も暮れてる 途方に暮れちゃってる
If we keep on delaying and taking detours, we might end up lost and confused, without realizing how much time has passed by.

お腹が鳴くから帰ろう まっすぐお家へ帰ろう 心が迷う時は その笑顔が目印
When we feel lost or confused, let's just head straight home; that way, we'll always have our loved ones' smiles to guide us.

手と手をつないで帰ろう いっしょにお家へ帰ろう いつだって そこにいて 見つけてくれる あなた
Let's hold hands and go home together; we'll always have each other to rely on when we feel lost or unsure.

遠回りでも 遠回りじゃない
Taking a longer route doesn't necessarily mean we're lost; sometimes, it's just what we need to enjoy the journey.

これひだり またひだり もう そっちはそっちで 目がまわってしまう
Turning left and left again makes me dizzy and confused, and all the different directions just blend together.

みぎをみて ひだりみて もいちど みぎひだり 無限ループ
Looking right and then left, and then right and left again; it's like we're stuck in an infinite loop of directionless wandering.

まだひだり やっとみぎ もう あっちもこっちも うるさいな ちょっと
I'm still turning left and finally right now, but all the noise and chaos around me is making it hard to focus and find my way.

曲がるかと みせかけて 実はみちなりに まっすぐかもよ
Sometimes, even if it looks like we're about to turn, the path ahead might actually be straight and clear; we just need to trust our instincts and keep moving forward.

探し物なら とっくに見つけたけど どうか今は このままでいて 眠くなる時間まで あと少し
If we were looking for something specific, we might have found it already; but for now, let's just stay here a little longer, until we feel tired enough to go home.

遠回りでも 特別な道
Sometimes, taking a longer route can lead us to beautiful and unique places that we wouldn't have discovered otherwise.