Sekai Lyrics With English Meaning – Haku.

Haku sings ‘Sekai,’ a song about a changing world and a self that stays the same. Ai writes the lyrics, and the music comes from Ai, Kei Kawano, Yoshinori Adachi, and Tsubasa Yamazaki. The performer offers a quiet look at time and memory.

Released: March 4, 2026

Sekai

Haku.

Lyricist

Ai

Composer

Ai, Kei Kawano, Yoshinori Adachi, Tsubasa Yamazaki

Sekai Lyrics English Translation by Haku.

Ai describes the wish to return to the past. The line ‘I really want to go back. But I know I can’t go back’ shows the heartache. The poet also writes about brushing dust off a time machine.

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Sekai wa kawatte ikuThe world keeps on changing,

Boku wa boku no mamawhile I just stay the same,

Kimi wa mochiron kimi deand you’re, of course, still you.

Sekai wa kawatte ikuThe world keeps on changing,

Boku wa boku no mamawhile I just stay the same,

Kimi wa mochiron kimi deand you’re, of course, still you.

Ietara ii no niI wish I could tell you,

Onaji basho de uta o. Tte“Let’s sing in that same place again.”

Modoritai no saI really want to go back.

Modorenai no saBut I know I can’t go back.

Modoritai no saI really want to go back.

Modorenai no saBut I know I can’t go back.

ModorenaiI just can’t return.

Sekai wa kawatte ikuThe world keeps on changing,

Boku wa boku no mamawhile I just stay the same,

Kimi wa mochiron kimi deand you’re, of course, still you.

Sekai wa kawatte ikuThe world keeps on changing,

Boku wa boku no mamawhile I just stay the same,

Kimi wa mochiron kimi deand you’re, of course, still you.

Ietara ii no niI wish I could tell you,

Koko ga subete ja nai. Yo ne“This place isn’t everything, right?”

Taimu mashiin no hokori ga haneteBrushing the dust off a time machine,

Sekai wa kawatte ikuthe world keeps on changing.

Sekai wa kizuite iruAnd the world already knows it.

Modoritai no saI really want to go back.

Modorenai no saBut I know I can’t go back.

Modoritai no saI really want to go back.

Modorenai no saBut I know I can’t go back.

Modoranai!I won’t go back!