Yakusoku no Kizuna translation

[Fuukanou]

Hi all (again),
I have attempted to transcribe and translate Yakusoku no Kizuna from Kyoukai no Kanata. To be honest this song was probably slightly out of my depth ahaha but I gave it a go.
There appears to be a lot of unwritten subjects in this song, so I gave it my best to select an appropriate one.
Also, because I wanted to keep the song consistent in how I format lines between each verse and chorus (i.e. number of lines in each verse/chorus are the same), it may appear bitty/fragmented. In order to make it clear where there's a new sentence, I've used capital letters at the start of the translation line (one bit with enjambment starts with an 'I' though so it may be a bit unclear).
I am also aware that there's more to the song after the end of what I've written, but this is just repeated verses and choruses from earlier so translation is exactly the same- I've just eliminated it from this post.

約束の絆
Yakusoku no Kizuna
Our Bonds of Promise
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手のひらに掴んだ約束は
tenohira ni tsukanda yakusoku wa
The promise I took hold of in my palm is

永遠に消えないたからもの
eien ni kienai takaramono
an eternally unfading treasure

いつか見上げた空の彼方に
itsuka miageta sora no kanata ni
Beyond the sky we looked up at one day

僕らの明日へと導く FUTURE STAR
bokura no asu e to michibiku FUTURE STAR
is the future star which leads us to our tomorrow
[Question about this line in particular. Is it 'bokura no (asu he to michibiku future star)' or is it '(bokura no asu) he to michibiku future star'? I mean is the star leading an omitted subject to 'bokura no asu' or is it leading 'bokura' to 'asu'? I tried to cover both bases in the translation at the moment]


君と共に流した涙
kimi to tomo ni nagashita namida
The tears I shed with you,

まるで夜を駆ける流星で
marude yoru wo kakeru ryuusei de
it's almost as if they're shooting stars that soar through the night
[again question: what is the 'de' doing at the end of this line, or have I messed up the translation badly?]
EDIT: Is this actually what is granting the wishes in the next line?

願い事が叶うのならば
negaigoto ga kanau no naraba
If my wishes can be granted,

ひとつ大事なものを守るよ
hitotsu daijinamono wo mamoru yo
I will protect my one precious thing



奇跡は偶然じゃない
kiseki wa guuzen ja nai
Miracles are not by chance,

努力の結晶で
doryoku no kesshou de
they're the fruits of our labour
[note: this is paraphrased because 'Miracles are not coincidental, they are a crystallisation of effort' sounds awkward- also again, why is 'de' at the end of this line]

どんな暗闇にも
donna kurayami ni mo
Whatever darkness we're in,

美しい夢はあるよ
utsukushii yume wa aru yo
we have a beautiful dream



もっと前へ進もう
motto mae e susumou
Let's keep advancing even further forwards

諦めない心
akiramenai kokoro
[Our hearts will not give up]
[question: is this just a fragment by itself or is it part of another line?]
[EDIT: Is this actually the subject for the next line? Like "My heart that don't give up can do it's best if I'm with you"?]

君とならば頑張れる
kimi to naraba ganbareru
If with you, I can do my best

無駄なことはないよ
muda na koto wa nai yo
There's nothing pointless,

上を向いて笑おう
ue wo muite waraou
so let's look up and smile

一度きりの時だから
ichidoukiri no toki dakara
Because this time only comes once

忘れないよ笑顔
wasurenai yo egao
I won't forget your smile,

どんなつらい道も
donna tsurai michi mo
even if the path's painful

いつも君がそばにいる
itsumo kimi ga soba ni iru
You are always by my side

辿り着いた先に
tadoritsuita saki ni
At our reached destination,

何が待っていようと
nani ga matteiyou to
whatever awaits us and
[question: 'matteiyou' is conjunctive form of 'matsu' + 'iyou' but I don't know what this 'iyou' is so I had to take a guess]

明日を照らす絆は FUTURE STAR
asu wo terasu kizuna wa FUTURE STAR
the bonds that light tomorrow are a future star



くじけそうなひとりの夜は
kujikesou na hitori no yoru wa
During the night spent alone, about to be disheartened,

いつも君の笑顔を思うの
itsumo kimi no egao wo omou no
I always think of your smile

なぜか胸が熱くなるから
nazeka mune ga atsuku naru kara
Because for some reason my chest becomes hot,

少し前を向いて歩けるよ
sukoshi mae wo muite arukeru yo
I'll walk looking forward a bit more



仲間はかけがえのない
nakama wa kakegaenonai
Our companions are irreplaceable

僕らの青春
bokura no seishun
Our youth

二度と戻れないから
nidoto moderenai kara
will never again return, so

大切な歌があった
taisetsuna uta ga atta
we had an important song
[Note: I don't get how this follows from the previous line but I think the 'kara' means that this line is a result of the previous]



ずっと前へ進もう
zutto mae e susumou
Let's always keep advancing forwards,

光の果てまでも
hikari no hate made mo
until the light's end

君とならば越えられる
kimi to naraba koerareru
If with you, it can be crossed

怖くなんかないよ
kowaku nanka nai yo
There's nothing scary,

だから強く笑おう
dakara tsuyoku waraou
so let's strongly smile-

涙拭うおまじない
namida nuguu omajinai
It's a tear wiping good luck charm

迷わないで行くよ
mayowanaide iku yo
Let's go, unhesitating,

長く険しい道も
nagaku kewashii michi mo
even if it's a long and steep path

いつも君がそばにいる
itsumo kimi ga soba ni iru
Always, you are by my side

どんな悲しい今日も
donna kanashii kyou mo
whatever sad today,

どんな苦しい今日も
donna kurushii kyou mo
and whatever painful today,

明日はきっと輝く DESTINY
asu wa kitto kagayaku DESTINY
tomorrow is surely a shining destiny

---------- Post added at 02:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 AM ----------

Had a bit of a realisation with one of those paragraphs. Matching it up with a similar one later in the song, it implies that perhaps it should look like this:

奇跡は偶然じゃない
kiseki wa guuzen ja nai
Miracles are not by chance

努力の結晶で
doryoku no kesshou de
With the fruits of our labour,

どんな暗闇にも
donna kurayami ni mo
whatever darkness we're in,

美しい夢はあるよ
utsukushii yume wa aru yo
we'll have a beautiful dream

so the 'de' is being used as indicating that the following is done using the 'doryoku no kesshou'. Is this better or worse than the previous one?

[EJTranslations]

This is a good job overall! It's not a bad thing to stretch yourself; that's how you learn new things. I've got some responses to your questions and a few other suggestions; I'm in a bit of a hurry, though, so I may have missed things. Hopefully some other people will also chime in.

[Question about this line in particular. Is it 'bokura no (asu he to michibiku future star)' or is it '(bokura no asu) he to michibiku future star'? I mean is the star leading an omitted subject to 'bokura no asu' or is it leading 'bokura' to 'asu'? I tried to cover both bases in the translation at the moment]

I'm inclined to read it as [僕らの明日]へと導く FUTURE STAR, but the difference in meaning here is pretty small.

EDIT: Is this actually what is granting the wishes in the next line?

Yes, I think so.

[...also again, why is 'de' at the end of this line]

I believe it's being used here to mean something like "and so..."

無駄なことはないよ
muda na koto wa nai yo
There's nothing pointless,

This is a perfectly fine literal translation, so I'm just nitpicking, but 無駄 generally refers to the uselessness/pointlessness/futility of doing something, and I don't think this quite gets that across; I would go for something like "nothing we (can) do is pointless" or maybe even "there's nothing we can't do," though that's a loose translation.

[question: 'matteiyou' is conjunctive form of 'matsu' + 'iyou' but I don't know what this 'iyou' is so I had to take a guess]

I'm not sure how to explain it as a general rule, but in this case "何が待っていようと" means "no matter what awaits/is waiting." "No matter what awaits us when we reach our destination, the bonds that light tomorrow are a future star."

少し前を向いて歩けるよ
sukoshi mae wo muite arukeru yo
I'll walk looking forward a bit more

Note that this is not 歩く but 歩ける, "I can walk." i.e. the fact that the singer's chest grows hot when thinking of the addressee's smile is what makes the singer able to keep walking.

君とならば越えられる
kimi to naraba koerareru
If with you, it can be crossed

It sounds really awkward leaving out the implied "I" here.

どんな悲しい今日も
donna kanashii kyou mo
whatever sad today,

どんな苦しい今日も
donna kurushii kyou mo
and whatever painful today,

This is again an accurate literal translation, but it sounds weird in English. I would say "However sad today is, however painful today is..."

[Fuukanou]

Thanks BluePenguin, I appreciate the help. I tend to translate things rather literally so it's always good to be told when this actually obstructs understanding. I have updated the translation below, bolding the parts which have been updated:

手のひらに掴んだ約束は
tenohira ni tsukanda yakusoku wa
The promise I took hold of in my palm is

永遠に消えないたからもの
eien ni kienai takaramono
an eternally unfading treasure

いつか見上げた空の彼方に
itsuka miageta sora no kanata ni
Beyond the sky we looked up at one day

僕らの明日へと導くフューチャースター
bokura no asu e to michibiku FUTURE STAR
is the future star which leads to our tomorrow



君と共に流した涙
kimi to tomo ni nagashita namida
The tears I shed with you,

まるで夜を駆ける流星で
marude yoru wo kakeru ryuusei de
it's almost as if they're shooting stars that soar through the night

願い事が叶うのならば
negaigoto ga kanau no naraba
If my wishes can be granted by them,

ひとつ大事なものを守るよ
hitotsu daijinamono wo mamoru yo
I will protect my one precious thing



奇跡は偶然じゃない
kiseki wa guuzen ja nai
Miracles are not by chance,

努力の結晶で
doryoku no kesshou de
They're the fruits of our labour, and so,

どんな暗闇にも
donna kurayami ni mo
whatever darkness we're in,

美しい夢はあるよ
utsukushii yume wa aru yo
we will have a beautiful dream



もっと前へ進もう
motto mae e susumou
Let's keep advancing even further forwards

諦めない心
akiramenai kokoro
Our hearts will not give up

君とならば頑張れる
kimi to naraba ganbareru
If with you, I can do my best

無駄なことはないよ
muda na koto wa nai yo
Nothing we do is pointless,

上を向いて笑おう
ue wo muite waraou
so let's look up and smile

一度きりの時だから
ichidoukiri no toki dakara
because this time only comes once

忘れないよ笑顔
wasurenai yo egao
I won't forget your smile,

どんなつらい道も
donna tsurai michi mo
even if the path's painful

いつも君がそばにいる
itsumo kimi ga soba ni iru
You are always by my side

辿り着いた先に
tadoritsuita saki ni
At our reached destination,

何が待っていようと
nani ga matteiyou to
regardless what awaits us,

明日を照らす絆はフューチャースター
asu wo terasu kizuna wa FUTURE STAR
the bonds that light tomorrow are a future star



くじけそうなひとりの夜は
kujikesou na hitori no yoru wa
During the night spent alone, about to be disheartened,

いつも君の笑顔を思うの
itsumo kimi no egao wo omou no
I always think of your smile

なぜか胸が熱くなるから
nazeka mune ga atsuku naru kara
Because for some reason my chest becomes hot,

少し前を向いて歩けるよ
sukoshi mae wo muite arukeru yo
I can walk looking forwards a bit more



仲間はかけがえのない
nakama wa kakegaenonai
Our companions are irreplaceable

僕らの青春
bokura no seishun
Our youth

二度と戻れないから
nidoto moderenai kara
will never again return, so

大切な歌があった
taisetsuna uta ga atta
we had an important song



ずっと前へ進もう
zutto mae e susumou
Let's always keep advancing forwards,

光の果てまでも
hikari no hate made mo
until the light's end

君とならば越えられる
kimi to naraba koerareru
If I'm with you, it can be crossed by us

怖くなんかないよ
kowaku nanka nai yo
There's nothing scary,

だから強く笑おう
dakara tsuyoku waraou
so let's strongly smile-

涙拭うおまじない
namida nuguu omajinai
It's a tear wiping good luck charm

迷わないで行くよ
mayowanaide iku yo
Let's go, unhesitating,

長く険しい道も
nagaku kewashii michi mo
even if it's a long and steep path

いつも君がそばにいる
itsumo kimi ga soba ni iru
Always, you are by my side

どんな悲しい今日も
donna kanashii kyou mo
However sad today is,

どんな苦しい今日も
donna kurushii kyou mo
and however painful today is,

明日はきっと輝くデスティニー
asu wa kitto kagayaku DESTINY
tomorrow will surely be a shining destiny