Missing Promise (song)

Missing Promise
Song by Konomi Suzuki
from the album Missing Promise
B-side	"Reset"
Writer(s)	hotaru
Composition	Tsubasa Handa
Arrangement	Tsubasa Handa
Track length	4:17
Released	August 25, 2021
Appearances
Theme for	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu

"Missing Promise" is the first ending theme for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu. It is sung by Konomi Suzuki.

Lyrics

Japanese	Romanization	English
遠ざかりはじめた　 その背中はもう 振り返らない 長い夜が明けても　 過ちと罪は　 今もずっと消えずに	Toozakari hajimeta Sono senaka wa mou Furikaeranai Nagai yo ga aketemo Ayamachi to tsumi wa Ima mo zutto kiezu ni	That silhouette which Began to grow distant Will never turn back again Even if the long night were to end, The errors and the sins Won't fade away—now or ever
落ちる夕陽　 闇が忍び寄り 黒く染まってゆく純粋 想うほどに　 どうして傷で試した？ 欲しかったのは 唯一つ　 その笑顔なのに	Ochiru yuuhi Yami ga shinobiyori Kuroku somatte yuku junsui Omou hodo ni Doushite kizu de tameshita? Hoshikatta no wa Tatta hitotsu Sono egao nano ni	With the setting sun, The darkness creeps in closer Dyeing all that is pure with black The more I wonder, I ask— Why did you test me with pain? All I ever wanted Was just one single thing— Just that smile
何度間違い 続けた日々を　 解いて結び 直すように 迷っても 会いに行くよ　 悲しい涙は 拭って いつの間に 忘れていた　 その優しい声を 探して また手を 取り合えたなら　 君ともう一度 約束を	Nando machigai Tsudzuketa hibi wo Hodoite musubi Naosu you ni Mayotte mo Ai ni yuku yo Kanashii namida wa Nugutte Itsu no ma ni Wasurete ita Sono yasashii koe wo Sagashite Mata te wo Toriaeta nara Kimi to mou ichido Yakusoku wo...	All those days of making mistakes Again and again— We could take them apart And put them back together in place Even if you lose your way, I'll set off to come see you So come, wipe away all those Heartbreaking tears Before we even realized, We had long forgotten That tender voice of yours— So let us search for it If only we could bring ourselves To take each other's hands again; One more time— A promise with you...
途切れそうな可能性 見失わないように 追いかけて 手に入れたものなら 理想とは違う 何処か欠けた愛情	Togiresou na kanousei Miushinawanai you ni Oikakete Te ni ireta mono nara Risou to wa chigau Dokoka kaketa aijou	Possibilities seemed to sever Not wanting to lose sight of them, I gave chase... And yet, what I had attained Turns out to be nothing like my ideals— A love that was somehow inadequate
痛み嘆き 歪めたままぶつけ合う 逆さまの言葉 想うほどに どうして許せなかった？ 守りたかった 笑顔を 気づけば壊して	Itami nageki Yugameta mama butsukeau Sakasama no kotoba Omou hodo ni Doushite yurusenakatta? Mamoritakatta Egao wo Kidzukeba kowashite	We lament in agony, Twisted and torn, assaulting each other With incongruous words The more I wonder, I ask— Why couldn't we forgive? I only wanted to protect That smile, yet— Before I knew, I had smashed it
たとえすれ違い 離れてても 君を信じられたなら また逢える 日が来たから 二人懐かしい 顔で 何気なく 過ごしていた あの時を 思い返す様な ありのまま 通じ合えてた まるで運命かの ように	Tatoe surechigai Hanaretete mo Kimi wo shinjirareta nara Mata aeru Hi ga kita kara Futari natsukashii Kao de Nanigenaku Sugoshite ita Ano toki wo Omoikaesu you na Ari no mama Tsuujiaeteta Marude unmei ka no You ni	Even if our differences Have made us drift away, If I am able to trust in you... When the day We can reunite comes, We'll both wear faces Filled with nostalgia And then we'll recall Those times we spent Without a care in the world— If such a thing were possible... It would mean we were connected Despite the way we are now Almost as if it were Fated to be so...
失くしたものがもう 戻らないこと わかっていても 未来を駆けること やめられはしない “いつか…”　 どれほど大切な 人だったのか 胸が苦しむ度に 知って	Nakushita mono ga mou Modoranai koto Wakatte ite mo Mirai wo kakeru koto Yamerare wa shinai Itsuka Dore hodo taisetsu na Hito datta no ka Mune ga kurushimu tabi ni Shitte...	Even if I'm aware That the things we lost Won't return anymore, I'm unable to stop myself From dashing into the future "Someday", We'll know how precious of a person We were to each other— Every time our hearts ache, We'll understand...
共に過ごした日を 笑い合った日々を	Tomo ni sugoshita hi wo Waraiatta hibi wo	All those days we spent together... All those days we smiled together...
何度間違い 続けた日々を　 解いて結び 直すように 迷っても 会いに行くよ　 悲しい涙は 拭って いつの間に 忘れていた　 その優しい声を 探して また手を 取り合えたなら　 君ともう一度 約束を交わそう きっと…	Nando machigai Tsudzuketa hibi wo Hodoite musubi Naosu you ni Mayotte mo Ai ni yuku yo Kanashii namida wa Nugutte Itsu no ma ni Wasurete ita Sono yasashii koe wo Sagashite Mata te wo Toriaeta nara Kimi to mou ichido Yakusoku wo kawasou Kitto...	All those days of making mistakes Again and again— We could take them apart And put them back together in place Even if you lose your way, I'll set off to come see you So come, wipe away all those Heartbreaking tears Before we even realized, We had long forgotten That tender voice of yours— So let us search for it If only we could bring ourselves To take each other's hands again; One more time— Let's make a promise to each other For sure....
Translated by Meera Malhotra