Translation of the song 夏、消息不明 artist Amazarashi

夏、消息不明。

Summer, whereabouts unknown.

太陽の熱に干上がった僕らの今日が、

Our present day, parched by the sun’s heat,

コインランドリーの日陰で、ペットボトルを片手にうな垂れていた。

was hanging its head in the shade of a laundromat, PET bottle in one hand.

夏、消息不明。

Summer, whereabouts unknown.

猛スピードで4号線を走り抜けた僕らの悲しみは、

Our sorrow, which had torn along Route 4 at breakneck speed,

情熱の揺らぎによく似た陽炎にスリップして横転。廃車置場の片隅に放置されていた。

skidded in the heat haze – like wavering emotions – and flipped over. Was left to rest in a corner of the scrapyard.

夏、消息不明。

Summer, whereabouts unknown.

ここ数年姿をくらましていた、僕らのいつかの夏が、

Our summer – from whenever it was – which had disappeared for the past few years,

廃ビルの非常階段にもたれながら、タバコを吹かして

was leaning on the fire escape of an abandoned building, smoking a cigarette;

「夏が近いな」なんて言った。

said something ridiculous like “Summer’s almost here, isn’t it?”