Long Distance Call
Lyrics: Sakurai Atsushi
Music: Imai Hisashi
Album: Kyokutou I Love You (released 2002.3.6)

“Can you hear me? Can you hear me? You were already asleep, weren’t you

kikoeru kikoeru kai mou nemutteitan da ne

I can hear you, I can hear you—I’m sorry, I woke you up

kikoeru kikoeru yo gomen yo okoshita ne

Important talk like that, maybe a funny story, ah

sou daiji na hanashi nan da warai banashi ka mo aa

Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Just a little longer, like this

kikoeru kikoeru kai mou sukoshi no kono mama de

I can hear you, I can hear you, thank you for listening to me

kikoeru kikoeru yo arigatou kiitekurete

I haven’t been able to see you in a long while, I’ll say goodnight

mou shibaraku aenain da oyasumi iu yo

At the end of this phone call so, then…

kono denwa saigo ni sore ja...

I love you, Mama, I have nothing else to say

aishiteiru yo Mama hoka ni wa nani mo nai sa

I love you, I love you, there’s nothing more to say

aishiteiru aishiteru hoka ni nani mo

I love you, Mama, I can’t talk smoothly anymore

aishiteiru yo Mama mou umaku hanasenai yo

I love you, I love you, there’s nothing more to say

aishiteiru aishiteru hoka ni nani mo

I haven’t been able to see you in a long while, I’ll just say goodnight

mou shibaraku aenain da oyasumi dake wo

At the end of this phone call, bye then…

kono denwa saigo ni sore ja...

I love you, Mama, I have nothing else to say

aishiteiru yo Mama hoka ni wa nani mo nai sa

I love you, I love you, there’s nothing more to say

aishiteiru aishiteru hoka ni nani mo

I love you, Mama, I can’t catch your words well anymore

aishiteiru yo Mama mou umaku kikitorenai yo

I love you, I love you, there’s nothing more to say

aishiteiru aishiteru hoka ni nani mo

A heart is breaking, going to wound someone

kokoro ga kowareteiku dareka wo kizutsuke ni iku

It won’t stop, it won’t stop, I’m going

tomaranai tomaranai ore wa iku yo

I love you, Mama, I can’t talk smoothly anymore

aishiteiru yo Mama mou umaku hanasenai yo

I love you, I love you, there’s nothing more to say…‿

aishiteiru aishiteru hoka ni nani mo..."


Note: Sakurai wrote this song about his experience of calling his mother long distance while she was dying in the hospital.