Garasu No Kaze - Kotoko

[ebichu64]

Hallo.
First of all, I don't speak Japanese. I've been trying to find an english translation to Garasu No Kaze for some time and can't, so in the end I sat down with Babelfish and Google Translation tools (YOU FOOL! I hear you cry) and decided to try and do it myself.

I've almost managed it - I think - except for a few lines, but can anyone tell me if I'm even close? If I am it's a much sadder song than I expected, but I've been caught out that way before. The lines I haven't been able to work out I've left in romaji and bold. Any help at all would be really appreciated. It's driving me crazy!
Thanks


The distant riverside town has vanished in the heat haze
Follow the voice of the defenceless breeze

For a little while, we can laugh like that day
We kicked off our hot shoes and jumped off the reedy river bank

Gently closing my eyes
sora made wa oesou ni nakute

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other
Think back and you will remember me
Oh well, when things are important, time always passes too swiftly
boku wa futto unazuita (I was nodding?)
kimi wa mou inai no ni...

All the lies hit me in the heart
It hurt to breathe when you left

Gently closing your eyes
The sadness I was too weak to end, you ended for me

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other
I’m growing up now, don’t you think?
Oh well, it was a dream that went nowhere
That's okay, you’re better at moving on than me

Once upon a time in that town we said that we liked each other
Just in that one time when we could meet in peace
Oh well, Even if that cannot happen again, I will never forget
Even though you were a coward who threw my kindness back in my face

The heat haze in the distance is like a warm smiling face
Gently closing its eyes

[Soulshift]

Well, as you expected, in a majority of the lines you have come close but missed the mark, sometimes reversing the meanings in the process. You might be able to understand slightly more if you run each phrase through a J->E dictionary, as well as perhaps checking up on basic grammar.

Having said that, I've gone ahead and translated your missing lines to stave off your curiosity a bit

そっと目を閉じた
空までは追えそうになくて

sotto me wo tojita
sora made ha oesou ni nakute

I softly closed my eyes,
knowing I couldn't follow you to the sky

僕はふっと頷いた
君はもういないのに…

boku wa futto unazuita
kimi wa mou inai no ni

All of a sudden, I nodded
even though you were no longer there

[ebichu64]

Thank you ever so much. The lines are a great help, and I'll follow your advice on the grammar.