Orange by 7!! (オレンジ): Lyrics, Translation & Line Breakdown

Small shoulders walking side by side, a city dyed orange at dusk, and a voice you can still hear if you really listen — that is the emotional weather of オレンジ (Orange), the song by the Okinawan band 7!! (Seven Oops / セブンウップス).

It is also the second ending theme of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April / 四月は君の嘘). Below is the full lyric in Japanese, an English reading that favors feeling over word-for-word stiffness, and a line-by-line breakdown with vocabulary for anyone studying the language through anime music.

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About Orange by 7!! and Your Lie in April

Orange was written and composed by MICHIRU and released as a single on February 11, 2015 under Epic Records Japan. In the anime, the ending runs from around episode 12 through the later stretch of the series, sitting next to the piano, the friendship, and the bittersweet tone that made Your Lie in April stick with so many listeners.

The band name is easy to misread as a plain “7”. The official stylization is 7!!, pronounced Seven Oops. The acoustic cut of the song is slower and easier to follow while you read; the full original arrangement is the one most people first meet in the ending credits.

You can listen to the original version on YouTube. If you enjoy this kind of slow walk through Japanese song lyrics, the same approach works well on pieces like Oto no Naru Hou e and other anime endings built on memory and leaving home.

Orange 7!! — lyrics with kanji

小さな肩を並べて歩いた
何でもない事で笑い合い 同じ夢を見つめていた
耳を澄ませば 今でも聞こえる
君の声 オレンジ色に染まる街の中
君がいないと本当に退屈だね
寂しいと言えば笑われてしまうけど
残されたもの 何度も確かめるよ
消えることなく輝いている

雨上がりの空のような 心が晴れるような
君の笑顔を憶えている 思い出して笑顔になる
きっと二人はあの日のまま 無邪気な子供のまま
巡る季節を駆け抜けていく それぞれの明日を見て

一人になれば不安になると
眠りたくない夜は 話し続けていた

君はこれから何を見ていくんだろう
私はここで何を見ていくのだろう
沈む夕焼け オレンジに染まる街に
そっと涙を預けてみる

何億もの光の中 生まれた一つの愛
変わらなくても変わってしまっても 君は君だよ 心配無いよ
いつか二人が大人になって 素敵な人に出会って
かけがえのない家族を連れて この場所で逢えるといいな

雨上がりの空のような 心が晴れるような
君の笑顔を憶えている 思い出して笑顔になる
何億もの光の中 生まれた一つの愛
巡る季節を駆け抜けていく それぞれの明日を見て
それぞれの夢を選んで

English translation of the song

This English version aims for natural flow and emotional sense. It is not a courtroom-literal gloss of every particle.

We walked with our small shoulders side by side
Laughing at nothing important, looking toward the same dream
If I listen carefully, I can still hear it even now:
Your voice, in a town dyed the color of orange
When you are not here, it really is boring
If I say I am lonely, I would just get laughed at

I check again and again what was left behind
Still shining, without disappearing

Like the sky after the rain, like a heart clearing up
I remember your smile; remembering it makes me smile
Surely the two of us stay as we were that day, still innocent kids
Running through the turning seasons, looking at our own tomorrows

Whenever being alone turned into unease
On nights I did not want to sleep, we just kept talking

I wonder what you will go on seeing from here
And what I will keep seeing right here
In the sinking sunset, to this town dyed orange
I try gently entrusting my tears

Among hundreds of millions of lights, one love was born
Even if you do not change, even if you do change — you are you, so do not worry
Someday when both of us become adults and meet wonderful people
I hope we can bring our irreplaceable families and meet again in this place

Like the sky after the rain, like a heart clearing up
I remember your smile; remembering it makes me smile
Among hundreds of millions of lights, one love was born
Running through the turning seasons, looking at our own tomorrows
Choosing each of our dreams

Breaking down the lyrics line by line

小さな肩を並べて歩いた

We walked with our small shoulders side by side

• 小さな (ちいさな) = small
• 肩 (かた) = shoulder
• 並べて (ならべて) = side by side, lined up
• 歩いた (あるいた) = walked (past of 歩く, to walk)

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何でもない事で笑い合い 同じ夢を見つめていた

Laughing at nothing important while looking toward the same dream

• 何でもない = nothing special; “it’s nothing”
• 事 (こと) = thing, matter
• 笑い合い (わらいあい) = laughing together (laugh + reciprocal 合い)
• 同じ (おなじ) = same
• 夢 (ゆめ) = dream
• 見つめていた (みつめていた) = were gazing at (continuous past)

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耳を澄ませば 今でも聞こえる

If I listen carefully, I can still hear it even now

• 耳 (みみ) = ear; hearing
• 澄ませば (すませば) = if (I) clear / strain — from 耳を澄ます, “to listen intently,” not “to finish”
• 今でも (いまでも) = even now
• 聞こえる (きこえる) = to be audible; can hear

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君の声 オレンジ色に染まる街の中

Your voice, in a town dyed the color of orange

• 君の声 = your voice (君 you / 声 voice)
• オレンジ色 (オレンジいろ) = orange color
• 染まる (そまる) = to be dyed, stained, colored
• 街 (まち) = town, city streets
• 中 (なか) = in; inside

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君がいないと本当に退屈だね

When you are not here, it really is boring

• 君がいない = you are not here
• 本当に (ほんとうに) = really, truly
• 退屈だね (たいくつだね) = it’s boring, isn’t it

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寂しいと言えば笑われてしまうけど

If I say I am lonely, I would just get laughed at

• 寂しい (さびしい / さみしい) = lonely
• 言えば (いえば) = if (I) say
• 笑われてしまう = end up being laughed at
• けど = but / though

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残されたもの 何度も確かめるよ

I check again and again what was left behind

• 残された (のこされた) = left behind; remaining
• もの = thing(s)
• 何度も (なんども) = many times; over and over
• 確かめる (たしかめる) = to check, confirm, make sure

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消えることなく輝いている

Still shining, without disappearing

• 消える (きえる) = to disappear
• ことなく = without …ing
• 輝いている (かがやいている) = is shining

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雨上がりの空のような 心が晴れるような

Like the sky after the rain, like a heart clearing up

• 雨上がり (あめあがり) = after the rain
• 空 (そら) = sky
• ような = like; as if
• 心 (こころ) = heart; mind
• 晴れる (はれる) = to clear up (weather or mood)

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君の笑顔を憶えている 思い出して笑顔になる

I remember your smile; remembering it makes me smile

• 笑顔 (えがお) = smile (smiling face)
• 憶えている (おぼえている) = remember; keep in mind
• 思い出して (おもいだして) = recalling / bringing to mind
• なる = to become

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きっと二人はあの日のまま 無邪気な子供のまま

Surely the two of us stay as we were that day, still innocent kids

• きっと = surely; I am sure
• 二人 (ふたり) = the two of us
• あの日 (あのひ) = that day
• のまま = as is; remaining as
• 無邪気な (むじゃきな) = innocent; pure-hearted
• 子供 (こども) = child

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巡る季節を駆け抜けていく それぞれの明日を見て

Running through the turning seasons, looking at our own tomorrows

• 巡る (めぐる) = to go around; turn; cycle
• 季節 (きせつ) = season
• 駆け抜けていく (かけぬけていく) = run through and keep going (駆ける + 抜ける / ぬける)
• それぞれの = each (of our)
• 明日 (あした / あす) = tomorrow
• 見て = looking at; seeing

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一人になれば不安になると

Whenever being alone turned into unease

• 一人 (ひとり) = alone; one person
• になれば = when / if (I) become
• 不安 (ふあん) = anxiety; unease

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眠りたくない夜は 話し続けていた

On nights I did not want to sleep, we just kept talking

• 眠りたくない (ねむりたくない) = do not want to sleep (from 眠る)
• 夜 (よる) = night
• 話し (はなし) = talk; conversation
• 続けていた (つづけていた) = were continuing (続ける)

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君はこれから何を見ていくんだろう

I wonder what you will go on seeing from here

• これから = from now on; from here
• 見ていくんだろう = I wonder what (you) will keep seeing

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私はここで何を見ていくのだろう

And what will I keep seeing right here

• 私 (わたし) = I (the singer’s side — not “you”)
• ここで = here; in this place
• のだろう = I wonder…

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沈む夕焼け オレンジに染まる街に そっと涙を預けてみる

In the sinking sunset, to this town dyed orange, I try gently entrusting my tears

• 沈む (しずむ) = to sink; set (sun)
• 夕焼け (ゆうやけ) = sunset glow
• そっと = gently; quietly
• 涙 (なみだ) = tears
• 預けてみる (あずけてみる) = try entrusting / leaving (with)

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何億もの光の中 生まれた一つの愛

Among hundreds of millions of lights, one love was born

• 何億もの (なんおくもの) = hundreds of millions of…
• 光 (ひかり) = light
• 生まれた (うまれた) = was born
• 一つの愛 (ひとつのあい) = one love

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変わらなくても変わってしまっても 君は君だよ 心配無いよ

Even if you do not change, even if you do change — you are you, so do not worry

• 変わらなくても = even if (you) do not change (変わる)
• 変わってしまっても = even if (you) end up changing
• 心配無いよ (しんぱいないよ) = it’s okay; no need to worry

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いつか二人が大人になって 素敵な人に出会って

Someday when both of us become adults and meet wonderful people

• いつか = someday
• 大人 (おとな) = adult
• 素敵な (すてきな) = wonderful; lovely
• 出会って (であって) = meet (by chance / along the way)

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かけがえのない家族を連れて この場所で逢えるといいな

I hope we can bring our irreplaceable families and meet again in this place

• かけがえのない = irreplaceable
• 家族 (かぞく) = family
• 連れて (つれて) = bringing along
• この場所 (このばしょ) = this place
• 逢える (あえる) = to be able to meet
• といいな = I hope…; it would be nice if…

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The chorus returns with the rain-cleared sky, the remembered smile, the single love among countless lights, and the seasons racing past — then closes on one last choice:

それぞれの夢を選んで

Choosing each of our dreams

• 選んで (えらんで) = choosing; selecting

What the orange city is really saying

The song is less about winning someone back and more about walking forward without erasing the past. The color orange is the town at sunset — warm, temporary, hard to forget — and the singer keeps checking the memories that still shine. Parallel paths, future families, and a hoped-for reunion in the same place make the ending feel like a soft goodbye that still believes in meeting again.

That is why the line-by-line work matters: once you see how 耳を澄ませば, かけがえのない, and それぞれの明日 sit in Japanese, the English “nostalgia” label turns into concrete grammar and feeling you can hear in the melody.