Lyrics:
kyonen no anata no omoide ga
Your memories from last year are

tēpurekōdā kara koboreteimasu
flowing from the tape recorder today

anata no tame ni o tomodachi mo
For you and for your friends

atsumattekuremashita
have [all these people] gathered

futari de kosaeta osoroi no
The matching yukata we had made

yukata mo konya wa hitori de kimasu
I'm wearing it alone tonight

senkō hanabi ga miemasu ka sora no ue kara
Can you see the fireworks in the sky?

yakusokudōri ni anata no aishita
As promised, I will send off

rekōdo mo issho ni nagashimashō
the record you loved with you [on the water]

soshite anata no fune no ato o
Then I will follow

tsuiteyukimashō
your boat

watashi no chīsana otōto ga
My little brother

nani mo shirazu ni hashagimawatte
plays around without knowing anything

shōryōnagashi ga hanayaka ni hajimaru nodesu
The spirit boat procession brightly begins

ano koro anata ga tsumabīta
I played the guitar

gitā o watashi ga hi itemimashita
you used to play those days

itsunomani sabitsuita ito de
That string that had rusted without me knowing

kusuri yubi o kirimashita
cut my ring finger

anata no aishita kāsan no
The mother you loved

konya no kimono wa asagiiro
is wearing a light yellow kimono tonight

wazuka no ma ni toshioite sabishi sōdesu
Looking lonely, she has aged in this short time

yakusokudōri ni anata no kiraina
As promised, tonight I will not show

namida wa misezu ni sugoshimashō
the tears you hated

soshite damatte fune no ato o
Then, I will follow

tsuiteyukimashō
your boat silently

hitogomi no naka o nū yō ni
As if threading through the crowds

shizuka ni jikan ga tōrisugimasu
time passes by quickly

anata to watashi no jinsei o kabau mitai ni
as if shielding yours and my life