Gunjou Rain

This story of Mary and her mother. Shion is telling her not to get out of the house and look at the world.

Background
The song was released on the DVD single チルドレンレコード (Children Record). It got an extra chapter in the manga.

English Translation


(Unofficial Translation)

“I can’t sleep,” you wailed, so I read you a storybook,

As the raindrops knocked on the roof.

When I put in the bookmark, and said I’ll read it again tomorrow,

You were already snoozing away.

You say you want to go out, but the reason I don’t let you

Isn’t because I “hate you” at all.

Yes, it’s about convenience - but it pains me in my chest.

So I’ve said sorry again and again.

There’s a world starting to spin,

And I haven’t even told you about it yet.

But I tell you “don’t make eye contact” so that someday,

You and your eyes can do what you like with the world…

I hated yesterday, I hated the world,

But I’ve changed, and I’ll love tomorrow.

And might you realize love, meet someone,

And make a future of your own?

On your bed, you happily snooze,

And it makes me so happy, I’m on the verge of tears…

There’s more stillness in the night. Through the gaps in the trees,

Pleasant breezes continue to blow.

Will tomorrow be sunny? My chest starts to hurt again.

I can’t let you go outside.

Making excuses for my sleeplessness, I remember something.

A memory from my youth.

Always with my father, I waited for my mother to return,

Though I’d already waited decades.

While I spent my time alone,

I fell in love myself, and things got busy for me.

And you can love this same world today,

With your eyes, and the wonderful things you do…

Days come and go, seasons pass,

I wipe your tears, and you smile.

And for that alone, I want to hold onto you tight.

Or so I find myself thinking…

And if the future is to come knocking one of these days,

I want to send them off with reassurance and a smile.

A sudden farewell to the world I’d grown fond of.

A frightening farewell, one which leaves you so sad.

I couldn’t say I’m sorry. I wanted to say I love you.

…But the world is already opening.

As the raindrops knock on the roof,

You read that diary of mine.

And the tears spilled.

And the tears spilled.

