A Tribute to Koro-Sensei

Domo Arigatogozaimasu

Kaze ga fuiteru

Boku no kata osu you

I never really knew the feeling of pain

Until you were really gone from our lives.

The best I can do these days is feign

My happiness and pretend I'm alright.

Aa susumubeki

Michi wa ima

Anata no saki e to

That final night when we were together

I was naive and hopeful then.

But then I finally realised I'd never

Be able to see you and talk to you again.

Jibun wo

Akirameteta

Boku ni hikari wo tomoshita

Sometimes I'm so unexplainably mad

That I didn't cherish your company while you lived.

Other times I can't help feeling bad

That I couldn't save you - there was nothing I could give.

Anata no kotoba

Ikikata wo

Kitto wasurenai

This aching hole in my heart

The hole that your existence had filled

Now it's gaping, tearing me apart

A tumbling sea that can't be stilled

Sakura sakura sakura,

Mai ochiru

I miss your voice. I miss your grin.

I miss your touch, and the way you sing.

I miss your childish desire to win.

I miss absolutely everything.

Bokura no jikan

Hontou ni oeru tame ni

Yakusoku hatasu

Yakusoku wo

We really loved you. You'd never guess

how much we really, actually adored you.

Even though our lives were a mess

We'd always feel like smiling before you.

Chanto mamoritai

Wakare no jikan

Atarashii michi no mae de

We were never prepared enough for your death

Every single day, from when we first met.

Until you breathed your final breath,

I've held that terrible feeling of regret.

Sukoshi tomadou

Jikan kudasai

Tabidachi no uta

You were a father figure, a preacher

You taught us the right times to stay strong.

But most importantly, you were a teacher.

With that bright smile, you guided us along.

Kaze ga fuiteru

Arubamu mekuru you

Aa nani mo kamo kagayaite

Yasashita attanda

You were the candle lighting up the dark road

You were the eyes that helped me see

You were the helper who carried my load

I can't tell you how much you meant to me.

Dare yori mo bokura no koto

Rikai shite kurete ita

Anata no oshie

Kyou kara mo

Kitto michishirube

You've cherished every one of us

More than you would cherish yourself.

In return, I gave you my trust

And love you more than anyone else

Sakura sakura sakura,

Mai ochiru

I really cannot thank you enough

For the things you did, so kindly, for me.

You took my hand when things got rough

And when I was trapped, you set me free.

Bokura no jikan

Tomedonaku omoi afure

Wakatteru kedo ugokezu ni

And all those challenges we've been through

Through thick and thin, over hundreds of miles.

The way we handled it was all thanks to you

You and that ridiculous smile.

Sora wo miteitanda

Wakare no jikan

Now, looking back on that horrible task

Our mission to kill you seemed such a crime.

I just wanted to wonder…I wanted to ask

If I could see you just one last time.

Arigatou daisuki deshita

Anata no eeru

Senaka ni ukete

Tabidachi no uta

Sometimes I can feel your presence

Standing comfortingly behind me.

Sometimes it feels warm and pleasant

Other times, I let the tears blind me.

Bokura no jikan

Toozakaru ano manabiya

Taisetsu na tomo

Jinsei no shi

So with every fibre of my being, I thank you

For everything that you have done.

I thank you with tears and laughter - it's true.

I thank you on behalf of everyone.

Zenbu soko ni atta

Wakare no jikan

We will always hold you here

In our memories and in our minds.

It's impssible for those thoughts to disappear

We'll never leave those memories behind.

Bokutachi wa sotsugyou suru

Anata ni okuru

Kansha no kawari ni

Tabidachi no uta

And thinking back to all the nights we cried

The stunning realisation you'd passed away.

In reality, though, you've never died

Not within us, anyway.

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Domo Arigatogozaimasu, Koro-Sensei

Watashitachi wa anata o aishitemasu

Eien ni itsu made mo

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Thank you so much, Koro-Sensei

We will love you

Forever and ever