Hinako Yaotose sings ‘Lily,’ a letter to herself about life after change. 北澤 ゆうほ writes both lyrics and music, creating a touching melody. The song tells a personal story of transformation after a difficult event.
Released: October 3, 2025
Lily
Hinako Yaotose(Cv
Lily Lyrics Translation – Hinako Yaotose(Cv
北澤 ゆうほ describes a ‘corpse-like heart’ touched by a summer breeze. The writer mentions freshly washed uniforms and cold skin to show isolation. The line ‘I’m breathing again’ signals hope after darkness.
Haikei okuru yo ririiDear Lily, I’m sending this letter to you.
Watashi no hibi wa to iu toAs for how my days have been,
Kawari bae no nai hibi o sugoshitemasuI’m spending them much the same as always.
Kawatte shimatta ano hi karaEver since that day when everything changed,
Watashi no hibi wa to iu tospeaking of my daily life,
Kokoro wa konnani mo hidoku omoi no nieven though my heart feels so terribly heavy,
Karada wa fuwafuwa to karukutemy body feels light and drifts,
Honoka ni kaoru hou e sasowarete yuku mitai naas if I’m being lured toward a faint scent.
Sonna hibi deshitaThat’s just how my days have been.
Totsuzen no natsu kaze ni shiroi hana ga yuretaA white flower swayed in the sudden summer breeze,
Mukuro mitai na kokoro ni furetaand when it touched my corpse-like heart,
Sono hitomi de mitsukete kuretan da neyou found me with those eyes of yours.
Haikei watashi eDear myself,
Kakaeta mama datta itami waI wonder if the pain I’ve been holding onto
Chitte chitte yuku no kanawill finally scatter and fade away.
Taigai utsukushiiThe scenery you showed me
Kimi ga misete kureta keshiki gais almost always beautiful,
Saite saite irun da yoand it’s blooming all around me now.
Kage mo ochinu hodo no kuroi umi gaIf the black sea, where even shadows cannot fall,
Ikiba o nakushita sayonara ocould accept a ‘goodbye’ that has nowhere left to go,
Uketomete kureru nara nantethen maybe I could move on,
Sonna koto o omotte shimattaor so I found myself thinking.
Dakedo kimi ga sugite mata iki o shiteruBut you passed by, and I’m breathing again.
Kyou no watashi janaiIt’s not for the me of today,
Ano hi no watashi ni okuru ririibut a ‘Lily’ sent to the me of that day.
Watashi no hibi wa to iu toAs for how my days go,
Araitate no seifuku ni kubi o tooshiI slip my head through a freshly washed uniform,
Hada no tsumetasaa o shiru no desuand I realize just how cold my skin feels.
Watashi no hibi wa to iu toAs for my days,
Torinokosareta you deit feels like I’ve been left behind,
Watashi no hou ga jitsu wa omoide tachi o torinokoshitebut actually, I’m the one leaving my memories behind,
Hitori de kagaribi o fuyasuas I light more bonfires all on my own.
Sonna kono inochi lo tsumetasaa o shiru no desuThat is how I learn the coldness of this life.
Arifureta koto sae mo dekinaku natteI became unable to do even the most ordinary things,
Tada itsumo madogoshi ni sekai o mitetaand just stared at the world through the window.
Kono hitomi de nani o mitsukerareru darouI wonder what I’ll be able to find with these eyes.
Haikei watashi eDear myself,
Sasatta mama datta yaiba gathe blade that remained stuck deep inside
Zutto zutto uzuiteruhas been aching for so, so long.
Saitei da datteI tell myself I’m the worst,
Kimi o kizutsukete shimatta to shite mobecause even if I ended up hurting you,
Kokoro ga ugoku ka wakaranai n daI don’t even know if my heart would be moved.
Watashi waAs for me,
Kaitei ni shizunde shimaeru hodo nowith a heavy heart dense enough
Mitsudo no kokoro o kakaeta mamato sink right to the bottom of the ocean,
Kanashimi bakari o sutte sutteI just kept inhaling sadness over and over,
Iki ga dekinaku nari sou dattauntil I felt like I couldn’t breathe anymore.
KedoBut,
Haikei watashi edear myself,
Kakaeta mama datta itami waI suppose the pain I was holding onto
Chitte chitte yuku no deshouwill finally scatter away.
Taigai utsukushiiThe scenery you showed me
Kimi ga misete kureta keshiki gais usually so beautiful,
Saite saite shikata ga nai n dathat it’s blooming uncontrollably.
Subete wakatte iru mitai ni warauYou laugh as if you understand everything,
Umi no you na kimi no hitomi niand in those eyes of yours that look like the sea,
Watashi wa dou utsutteru no kanaI wonder how I’m being reflected.
Isso issho ni shizunde kuretaraIf only you would sink down with me—
Dakedo kimi ga waratte mata iki o shitabut instead you laughed, and I took a breath again.
Kyou no watashi janaiIt’s not for the me of today,
Ano hi no watashi ni okuru ririibut a ‘Lily’ sent to the me of that day.
Ano hi no watashi ni okuru ririiA ‘Lily’ sent to the me of that day.
Watashi no hibi wa to iu toAs for how my days go,
Kawari bae lo nai hibi o sugoshitemasuI’m spending them much the same as always.
Kimi ga arawareta ano hi karaEver since that day you appeared.
Lily Music Video
The translation of ‘Lily’ lyrics explores healing through self-addressed letters. Hinako Yaotose delivers this touching Japanese song about finding beauty in life’s struggles.