The Teacher Never Looks at That Seat

窓際いちばん　後ろの席 君はいつでも　静かに笑う 名前を呼ぶとき　プリント渡すとき 先生だけが　そっちを見ない 手を挙げたって　気づかないふり 目が合いそうなら　黒板を見る ねえ　どうして あの席だけを避けてるの 放課後　職員室の前 聞こえた声に　足が止まる 「あの子を見ると 思い出すんだ」 先生は　あの席を見ない そこに何が　残ってるの 君が笑うほど　増えていく 言えない秘密の影 三年前の　同じ教室 同じ場所にいた誰か 見ないふりをしてるのは いったい誰？ 古いアルバム　途中のページ 君によく似た　ひとりの少女 学期の途中で　名前が消えた 理由の欄には　何もなかった 写真を見せたら 君はつぶやく 「それ　私のお姉ちゃん」 そして小さく 「何もしてないのに」 先生の後悔 君の沈黙 でも録音に残った声 「私を疑ったのは 先生じゃない」 先生は　あの席を見ない 過去を怖がっているだけ 本当に隠している人は 今もどこかで笑ってる 誰が嘘を　最初についた 誰が噂を　広げたの 見ないふりをしてるのは いったい誰？ 翌朝　机の中 折られた紙が 一枚だけ 「三年前を これ以上 調べるな」 君と私 目を合わせた 先生が　あの席を見た 今日初めて　君を見た 教室中が静かになって 時計の音だけ響いてる 忘れたふりじゃ　終われない 消した名前も　戻せない それでも真実を 見つけるまでは 目をそらさない そして君が 後ろを見た 誰かの椅子が 静かに鳴った 振り向いたけど 誰もいない

The last seat by the window You always smile so quietly When I call your name, when I pass you a worksheet Only the teacher never looks over there Even when you raise your hand, they pretend not to notice When our eyes are about to meet, they look at the blackboard Hey, why Do you avoid only that seat? After school, outside the staff room A voice reaches me; my steps come to a halt "When I see that girl, I remember." The teacher never looks at that seat What remains there? The more you smile, the more they grow Shadows of a secret left unsaid The same classroom, three years ago Someone who was there in the same place Who is pretending not to look? Who, exactly? An old album, an unfinished page A girl who looks so much like you Her name vanished halfway through the term Nothing was written in the reason box When I show you the photograph You whisper "That's my older sister." Then, softly, "Even though I did nothing." The teacher's regret Your silence But a voice remains on the recording "The one who suspected me Wasn't the teacher." The teacher never looks at that seat Only afraid of the past The one really hiding the truth Is still laughing somewhere Who was the first to lie? Who spread the rumors? Who is pretending not to look? Who, exactly? The next morning, inside the desk A folded piece of paper Just one "Don't Look into what happened three years ago Any further." You and I Met each other's eyes The teacher looked at that seat Looked at you for the first time today The whole classroom fell silent Only the clock could be heard Pretending to forget won't bring this to an end A name erased from the records can't be restored Even so, the truth Until we find it I won't look away And then you Looked behind you Someone's chair Creaked softly I turned around, but No one was there.