Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ONE AND LAST by Aimer from Japanese to English.
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yume no naka hibiwareta koe ya toiki no kakeratachi
Inside a dream, fragments of cracked voices and breaths
kako mo uso himete ima tooku no machi de inotteite
Keeping the past and the lies hidden, now go on praying in a faraway town
sagashita sen o egaitemo nakushita mono wa kaeranai
Even if I trace the line I searched for, what I lost won't come back
hontou no koto wa wakannai sono kotae ni imi mo nai
I don't know what's true, and that answer has no meaning
fuan no uzu afuredasu chikatta hazu no one and last
A whirlpool of anxiety overflows, the one and last I was sure I'd sworn
machigai darake da toshite
Even if it's full of mistakes
moshi umarekawaretara nante iwanaide
Don't say things like "If I could be reborn"
kogoesouna anata o dakishimeta
I held you as you were nearly freezing
tada shiawase o negau koto ga kowakute
I was scared to simply wish for happiness
kowaresouna sekai kara se o mukete
Turning my back on a world that's about to break
sayonara tte mata sakebu no sayonara tte tada sakebu no
I cry out "goodbye" again, I just cry out "goodbye"
nidoto hanasanai mamottemiseru
I'll never let you go again, I swear I'll protect you
warattemisete yo warattemisete yo
Show me your smile, show me your smile
kasuka ni kikoeteitemo shiranai nani mo nai
Even if I can faintly hear it, I don't know, there's nothing
nani mo nai iki o hisomete hisonda kono heya ni wa nani mo nai
Nothing. Holding my breath, in this room where I hid, there's nothing
koraekirezu nagaredasu chikatta hazu no one and last
Unable to hold it back, it spills out, the one and last I was sure I'd sworn
saiai sore dake o shitte
My dearest, know only that
toki o makimodosu you na yume o misenaide
Don't show me dreams that seem to turn back time
koboreochita kotoba ni me o fuseta
I lowered my eyes at the words that spilled out
karamitsuku kioku no tobari o nugisatte
Shedding the veil of memories that cling to me
kore ga kitto saigo da to kimetsukete
Convincing myself that this must surely be the last time
sayonara tte mata sakebu no sayonara tte tada sakebu no
I cry out "goodbye" again, I just cry out "goodbye"
nani mo kawaranu towa no rarabai
An eternal lullaby where nothing changes
utatteageru yo utatteageru yo
I'll sing it for you, I'll sing it for you
yume no naka hibiwareta koe ya toiki no kakeratachi
Inside a dream, fragments of cracked voices and breaths
kako mo uso himete ima tooku no asa o inotteite
Keeping the past and the lies hidden, now go on praying for a faraway morning
moshi umarekawaretara nante iwanaide
Don't say things like "If I could be reborn"
kogoesouna anata o dakishimeta
I held you as you were nearly freezing
tada shiawase o negau koto ga kowakute
I was scared to simply wish for happiness
kowaresouna sekai kara se o mukete
Turning my back on a world that's about to break
sayonara tte mata sakebu no sayonara tte tada sakebu no
I cry out "goodbye" again, I just cry out "goodbye"
nani mo kawaranu towa no rarabai
An eternal lullaby where nothing changes
utatteageru yo mamottemiseru
I'll sing it for you, I swear I'll protect you
warattemisete yo warattemisete yo
Show me your smile, show me your smile
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帳（とばり） — veil / curtain
帳（とばり） is a poetic word for a curtain or veil, often suggesting darkness, separation, or something hidden from view. In the song, 記憶の帳 means “the veil of memories,” which the singer wants to shed and leave behind, making this an especially vivid and memorable expression.
Aimer opens this one inside a dream, picking through "ひび割れた 声や吐息のかけらたち" [cracked fragments of voices and breaths]. Someone is far away, told to keep praying "遠くの町で" [in a distant town], and the singer has stopped pretending the past can be fixed: "失くしたものは帰らない" [what was lost won't come back]. The hook word is "誓ったはずの one and last" [the one and last I was supposed to have sworn to], with the English slipped into the Japanese line. That はず (hazu, "supposed to") is worth learning: it marks something that should be true but now feels shaky, so the vow itself is wobbling.
The chorus is blunt in a way I love. She asks the other person to stop saying "「もし 生まれ変われたら」" ["if I could be reborn"], because she has already "凍えそうなあなたを抱きしめた" [held you while you were close to freezing]. Then comes the odd confession "ただ幸せを願うことが怖くて" [just wishing for happiness scared me]. She shouts "さよならって" [goodbye] twice, yet in the same breath promises "二度と離さない 守って見せる" [I'll never let go again, I'll protect you] and begs "笑って見せてよ" [show me a smile]. The verses are full of an empty room where she holds her breath, and the song closes on a "永久のララバイ" [eternal lullaby] she offers to sing: "歌ってあげるよ" [I'll sing it for you]. Note 〜てあげる: it means doing something as a favor for someone, which makes the ending sound tender rather than sad.
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