Released: September 27, 2001

Songwriter: 長尾大 (Dai Nagao) 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Producer: Max Matsuura

浜崎あゆみ「Dearest」の歌詞

[バース 1]
本当に大切なもの以外
全て捨ててしまえたら
いいのにね
現実はただ残酷で
そんな時いつだって
目を閉じれば
笑ってる君がいる

[コーラス]
Ah-いつか永遠の
眠りにつく日まで
どうかその笑顔が
絶え間なくある様に

[バース 2]
人間は皆悲しいかな
忘れゆく 生き物だけど
愛すべきもののため
愛をくれるもののため
できること

[コーラス]
Ah-出会ったあの頃は
全てが不器用で
遠まわりしたよね
傷つけ合ったよね

[コーラス]
Ah-いつか永遠の
眠りにつく日まで
どうかその笑顔が
絶え間なくある様に
Ah-出会ったあの頃は
全てが不器用で
遠まわりしたけど
辿りついたんだね

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is one of the most prolific singers to have emerged on the Japanese pop scene. Having debuted in the late ‘90s with a mini-album that failed to gain any commercial recognition, only to get catapulted a few years after into stardom with the release of her major studio album. She has released seventeen studio albums and seven extended plays, as well as a series of compilations, remix and live albums.

She is one of the best-selling solo artists of all time in Japan, and holds an impressive amount of record achievements under her belt, including the most number-one hits as well as the most consecutive number-one hits by a female artist.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a recognized figure not only in Japan, but throughout several other Asian countries as well.