KLY (一千光年, Issen Kounen, lit. 1000 Light Years) is a song released on March 19, 2023 featuring various singers.
Background[]
The song was a submission to the spring 2023 edition of The VOCALOID Collection, a bi-seasonal online event where Vocaloid producers compete for the highest Niconico ranking over a period of three days. It placed 2nd.
Meaning[]
The song seems to be a celebration of Vocaloid.
Lyrics[]
※ Translation by AngelSubs
Japanese | English |
「どこへ行こう」と話しかける | I ask, "Where are you going?" |
窓の中じきに春 | Through the window, spring's almost here |
「そこへ行こう」と思いふける | I think, "Let's go outside" |
白紙の地図さえも持たずに | Without so much as a blank map |
かわいいわがままを言って | Stating my childish demand |
その隣で歩きたいな | To walk by your side |
かっこいいことを言って | Trying to be cool |
振り返って笑えるかな | Can I turn around and smile? |
退屈の土にまいた種が | The seeds sown in the soil of boredom— |
押し流されるような日々が | These days that seem to sweep us along— |
ぬかるむ道を進みながら | While wading through a muddy road |
霧を晴らしながら | While cutting through the fog |
一千光年先へ | One thousand light years ahead |
途切れない音でおしえて | Teach us with a pure sound |
その髪に光を編んでいたい | I want to knit the light into your hair |
昨日新しくした靴も | Those new shoes from yesterday |
すぐにほつれちゃうから 愛おしいんだ | Will soon be covered in mud—that's why they're precious |
生きていても | Even if I’m alive |
死んでいても | Even if I’m dead |
どっちでもいいんだよ | It doesn't matter |
愛があるだけ | It's all love |
恋焦がれても 触れられるのは | Even if we love you, we can only reach you |
夢の中だけ | Within our dreams |
だから | So... |
「どこへ行こう」と話しかける | I ask, "Where are you going?" |
青い床に寝そべる | Lying on a blue floor |
残りの今日と踊り出す | Dancing with the rest of today |
白紙のはずだった布切れに | On a scrap of cloth that should be blank |
おどけたジョークを言って | Telling a dumb joke |
吹き出させてやりたいよな | I want to crack you up |
新しいことを言って | Telling you something new |
それアリって思えるような | To make you believe the future |
未来を | Will be fun |
君は | You |
一千光年先へ | Are a thousand light years ahead |
千切れない糸でつないで | Tie us with a thread that will never break |
その袖に恋を隠してみたい | I want to hide my love for you in those sleeves |
大切に数えていた年も | These years we count so preciously |
すぐに追い越してしまう誰かが | Flash in the blink of an eye to a certain someone |
そばにいても | With you |
離れていても | If I’m apart from you |
どっちでもいいんだよ | It still doesn’t matter |
愛があるだけ | It's all love |
大事なことは忘れないのが | That you'll never forget what's important |
嬉しかっただけ | Just makes us happy |
(嬉しかっただけ) | I was just happy |