"Kimi to Aruita Seishun" was Hiromi Ota's 21st single, released 1981
(after being on her album "12 Pages no Shishuu" five years earlier)

Momoka, Reni and Ota sang it in the fourth "Sakazaki Kounosuke
no Momoiro Folk Mura" episode in 2014

Mus/Lyr: Shozo Ise (伊勢正三)

TV version:

Kanji

君がどうしても　帰ると言うのなら
もう止めはしないけど
心残りさ　少し　幸せに出来なかった事

故郷へ帰ったら　あいつらに会うといいさ
よろしく伝えてくれ
きっと又　昔のように　みんなで楽しくやれるさ

みんないい奴ばかりさ
僕とは　違うさ
そして　あの頃と同じように
みんなで釣りへでも行きなよ

ケンカ早い奴もいた　涙もろい奴もいた
みんな君の事が　好きだったんだよ

本当はあいつらと　約束したんだ
抜けがけは　しないとね
バチ当りさ　僕は　だけど本当さ　愛していたんだ

きれいな夕焼け雲を
憶えているかい
君と始めて出逢ったのは
僕が一番最初だったね

君と歩いた青春が
幕を閉じた
君はなぜ
男に生まれてこなかったのか

Romaji

Kimi ga doushitemo kaeru to iu no nara
Mou tome wa shinai kedo
Kokoronokori sa sukoshi shiawase ni dekinakatta koto

Furu he kaettara aitsura ni au to ii sa
Yoroshiku tsutaete kure
Kitto mata mukashi no you ni minna de tanoshiku yareru sa

Minna ii yatsu bakari sa
Boku to wa chigau sa
Soshite ano koro to onaji you ni
Minna de tsuri he demo yukina yo

Kenka bayai yatsu mo ita namida moroi yatsu mo ita
Minna kimi no koto ga suki dattanda yo

Hontou wa aitsura to yakusoku shitanda
Nukegake wa shinai to ne
Bachiatari sa boku wa dakedo hontou sa aishite itanda

Kirei na yuuyake gumo wo
Oboeteiru kai
Kimi to hajimete deatta no wa
Boku ga ichiban saisho datta ne

Kimi to aruita seishun ga
Maku wo tojita
Kimi wa naze
Otoko ni umarete konakatta no ka

Translation

If you really insist on going back no matter what
Then I won’t stop you any longer, but
There’s a slight regret for not being able to give you happiness

Won’t it be great when you return to our hometown and see them again?
Please ask after them for me
You’ll surely all have so much fun together again, just like in the past

Everyone’s such a good chap
So different from me
Then, just like at that time
Do go fishing together with them again

There were those who got angry easily, and those tender-hearted with tears
Everyone just loved you

Actually, I made a promise with them
That we won’t steal the act
Curse me, but really, I loved you

Do you remember
Those beautiful sunset clouds?
I was the very first one
To meet you

The youth I walked with you
Has drawn to a close
Why were you
Not born as a guy?