Let You Go) Lyrics [English Meaning] — Chanmina

Chanmina writes and performs ‘Let You Go,’ a heartfelt track about love and letting go. The musician collaborates with JIGG, NISHI HIROTO, and SANGWOO to create a melody that matches the emotional weight of the lyrics. The song tells the story of a love so deep that letting go becomes the ultimate act of care.

Released: March 8, 2026

Let you go)

Chanmina

Lyricist

Chanmina, Jigg, Nishi Hiroto, Sangwoo

Composer

Chanmina

Let you go) Meaning & Lyrics (Chanmina)

Chanmina mentions ‘a tiny three-mat room’ and ‘the watch that stopped working,’ grounding the song in specific memories. One line stands out: ‘I’m letting you go, because I love you.’ The poet uses these details to show how love can mean sacrifice, even when it hurts.

InterleavedOriginalTranslation

I miss you more than anything baby yeahI miss you more than anything, baby, yeah.

I let you go kimi no tame naraI’ll let you go, if it’s for your sake.

Itsu no hi mo soba ni ita kimi waYou were always there by my side,

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I let you goI’m letting you go,

Because I love youbecause I love you.

Do you remember that beautiful moon and starsDo you remember those beautiful stars and the moon?

Ano toki wa nani mo nakattaBack then, we didn’t have a single thing.

Rokujouhan asa made hanashitaWe talked until morning in our tiny ‘three-mat’ room.

Ame mo jigoku mo norikoeta kimi to waI overcame every storm and hardship with you.

Ima te o hanashite flyNow I’m letting go of your hand, so fly.

Marude kimi wa butterflyYou’re just like a butterfly.

Kimi no koe kikoeru nightI can hear your voice in the night.

Now I know what an angel looks likeNow I know what an angel looks like,

Because I see you babebecause I’m looking at you, babe.

Even in the darknessEven in the darkness,

Aitakute mo kimi ga itatteeven if I miss you and you’re still here.

Tashika ni kimi to koko ni itatteI know for sure that you’re right here with me,

Kimi o tebanashitebut as I let you go,

I really appreciateI’m truly grateful for everything.

I miss you more than anything baby yeahI miss you more than anything, baby, yeah.

I let you go kimi no tame naraI’ll let you go, if it’s for your sake.

Itsu no hi mo soba ni ita kimi waYou were always there by my side,

Gold chain diamond kawarenaimore precious than any gold chain or diamond.

I let you goI’m letting you go,

Because I love youbecause I love you.

Dare yori mo chikaku de miteta mainichiI watched you closer than anyone, every single day.

Kimi ga tsuki o nagameteru mitai niJust like the way you gaze at the moon,

I can’t get you out of my mindI can’t get you out of my mind.

Couldn’t choose to lieI couldn’t choose to lie,

Kono namida ga odoridasu madenot until these tears started to fall.

Let you goLetting you go,

Don’t wanna let you gothough I don’t want to let you go.

Atarimae ni sugoshita hibi moThe days we spent together as if they’d never end,

Ima ja oikaketeru maboroshiare just a ghost I’m chasing now.

Sayonara wa mada saki no hazu na no niOur goodbye wasn’t supposed to happen so soon.

I thought it would last foreverI thought it would last forever.

Kimi no senaka goshi niFrom behind your back,

Miteta ano keshikiI watched that scenery.

Can’t forget but I have to leave your sideI can’t forget, but I have to leave your side.

I miss you more than anything baby yeahI miss you more than anything, baby, yeah.

I let you go kimi no tame naraI’ll let you go, if it’s for your sake.

Itsu no hi mo soba ni ita kimi waYou were always there by my side,

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I let you goI’m letting you go,

Because I love youbecause I love you.

I don’t want nobody elseI don’t want anybody else.

Kimi ga ireba sore dake de ii to omoetaI felt that as long as I had you, that was enough.

Roku ni meshi sura kuenai no niEven when we could barely afford to eat,

Kimi ga kureta tokei mo tomattaand the watch you gave me stopped working.

Sore demo ii to omoeta kimi no tonariI was still happy just to be by your side.

Kimi no hajimete no tattoo ga dore ka ore wa shitteruI even know which one was your very first tattoo,

Kimi o aishiteta karabecause I loved you so much.

Kimi ga doko ni ite mo nani o shite mo kimi wa angelNo matter where you are or what you do, you’re an angel.

Ienakatta please stayI couldn’t bring myself to say, ‘please stay.’

Akuma mitai ni shigamitsukenakatta ienakatta pleaseI couldn’t cling to you like a demon, I couldn’t say ‘please.’

Stay stayStay, stay.

I miss you more than anything baby yeahI miss you more than anything, baby, yeah.

I let you go kimi no tame naraI’ll let you go, if it’s for your sake.

Itsu no hi mo soba ni ita kimi waYou were always there by my side,

Gold chain diamond kawarenaimore precious than any gold chain or diamond.

I let you goI’m letting you go,

Because I love youbecause I love you.