Centimillimental tells a touching story in ‘Ai no shoumei.’ The musician crafts heartfelt lyrics about love and loss. 温词 writes the touching verses, while 温词, Satoshi Hosoi, and Hiromichi ‘Tucky’ Takiguchi create a beautiful melody.
Released: August 6, 2025
Ai no shoumei
Centimillimental • From “Cafune”
Cafune’s Ai no shoumei Japanese Lyrics English Translation
温词 mentions gathering shadows left behind after separation. ‘I died right then and there’ captures the heartbreak of goodbye. The lyrics describe picking up scattered memories that represent pieces of a broken relationship.
Kimi to sayonara wo shita ano tokiAt the moment we said our goodbyes,
Kitto boku wa shinde shimatteI’m certain that I died right then and there.
Sorekara wa boku ni yoku niteiruEver since, someone who looks just like me,
Shiranai dareka to shite ikiteirubut is a stranger I don’t know, has been living my life.
Doko de machigatte shimatta no kaWhere did things go so wrong?
Dokokara yarinaoseba ii no kaWhere should I even begin to fix this?
Doko de bokutachi hazure chigatteAt what point did our paths drift apart,
Doko de kimi wa ima ikiteiru noand where in this world are you living now?
Zutto sokorajuu chirabaru kimi no kage woI’m always gathering the shadows you left behind,
Itsumo hiroi atsumetescattered all around me.
Kuragari ni mayotte shimau kedoI keep picking them up, even if I get lost in the dark.
Kimi wo aishiteru yo kimi wo aishiteru yoI love you, oh, I still love you.
Nando kimi wo omoidasu subete sutesatte moEven if I threw away every memory of you,
Kokoro ga oboeteirumy heart would still remember.
Kimi wo aishiteru yo kimi wo aishiteru yoI love you, oh, I still love you.
Nandomo mune wo tsubushite soredemo tsumuidaEven though it crushes my chest again and again, I still spun this thread;
Kitto kore ga ai no shoumeisurely, this is the proof of my love.
Nakimushi na kimi no sono namida moYou were always a crybaby, but those tears of yours,
Mou nugutte agerarenai nda naI can’t wipe them away for you anymore.
Yagate kimi wa ichiban saigo niEventually, when all is said and done,
Sono yakume wo dare ni ageru ndarouI wonder who you’ll give that role to?
Kitto sokorajuu chirabaru boku no omoi moI’m sure my feelings are scattered everywhere too,
Zenbu kimi no me ni wabut none of them reflect in your eyes.
Utsurazu ni sekai wo tadayoi tsuzukeru dakeThey just continue to drift endlessly through the world.
Saigo no saigo ni kimi ga omoidasuAt the very end, when you look back,
Hontou ni daiji na kioku no naka ni sadeep within your most precious memories,
Douka tatta hitotsu de ii karaplease, even if it’s just a single fragment,
Boku no koto ga haittemasu you niI pray that you’ll find me there.
Kimi wo aishiteru yo kimi wo aishiteru yoI love you, oh, I still love you.
Zutto wasuretaku nai kara kawaritaku nai karaBecause I don’t want to forget, and I don’t want to change,
Nandomo kurikaesuI’ll say it over and over again.
Kimi wo aishiteru yo kimi wo aishiteru yoI love you, oh, I still love you.
Yagate sono kirei na me niEven if those beautiful eyes of yours
Dareka wo utsushitemo zuttoeventually reflect someone else, I’ll always…
Ano koro yori mo honno sukoshi dakeNow that I’m just a little further away from you,
Kimi no koto hanarete mitsumetewatching you from a distance compared to back then,
Kokoro ga itsumo sakebu kotoba woI’ll sing the words my heart is always screaming,
Koko de utau kara uketotte yoso please, accept them here.
Kimi wo aishiteru yoI love you.
Kore ga ai no shoumeiThis is the proof of my love.
Ai no shoumei Music Video
The meaning behind ‘Ai no shoumei’ is love’s persistence after heartbreak. Centimillimental delivers this touching Japanese ballad that resonates with anyone who has experienced loss.