Kimi ga ita natsu wa
tooi yume no naka
sora ni kietetta
uchiage hanabi
    The summer with you is
    in a distant dream
    Skyrocket fireworks
    that disappeared into the sky

Kimi no kami no kaori hajiketa
yukata sugata ga mabushisugite
omatsuri no yoru wa mune ga sawaida yo
haguresou na hitogomi no naka
"hanarenai de" dashikaketa te o
poketto ni irete nigirishimeteita
kimi ga ita natsu wa
tooi yume no naka
sora ni kietetta
uchiage hanabi
    The scent of your hair reached me
    The sight of you in a yukata was too dazzling
    The night of the festival my heart bounded
    In the crowds that seemed about to separate us
    "Don't leave me" I took the hand you held out
    Put it in my pocket and held it tight
    The summer with you is
    in a distant dream
    Skyrocket fireworks
    that disappeared into the sky

Kodomo mitai kingyo sukui ni
muchuu ni natte sode ga nureteru
mujaki na yokogao ga totemo kawaikute
kimi wa suki na watagashi katte
gokigen dakedo sukoshi mukou ni
tomodachi mitsukete hanarete aruita
    Like a child, too intent on
    'kingyo-sukui' your sleeves got wet (1)
    Your innocent face was so very cute
    I bought cotton candy, your favorite
    I was in a good mood but, a little apart
    You found some friends and walked away from me

Kimi ga ita natsu wa
tooi yume no naka
sora ni kietetta
uchiage hanabi
    The summer with you is
    in a distant dream
    Skyrocket fireworks
    that disappeared into the sky

Jinja no naka ishidan ni suwari
boyaa tto shita yami no naka de
zawamaki ga sukoshi tooku kikoeta
senkou hanabi matchi o tsukete
ironna koto hanashita keredo
suki datte koto ga ienakatta
    In the shrine, we sat on the stone steps
    We dazed off absentmindedly in the darkness
    We could hear the noise of the festival in the distance
    We lit some sparklers with a match
    We talked about many things but
    I couldn't tell you I liked you

Kimi ga ita natsu wa
tooi yume no naka
sora ni kietetta
uchiage hanabi
    The summer with you is
    in a distant dream
    Skyrocket fireworks
    that disappeared into the sky

Kimi ga ita natsu wa tooi yume no naka
sora ni kietetta
uchiage hanabi
    The summer with you is in a distant dream
    Skyrocket fireworks
    that disappeared into the sky

Notes;
1) 'kingyo-sukui' is a game where you try to catch goldfish with a paper net that's often played at summer festivals.