The original Japanese lyrics were perfectly in time with the music, something that Woosley apparently did not accomplish. Here they are:

"Itoshi no anata wa
Tôi tokoro e?
Iro asenu towa no ai
chikatta bakari ni
Kanashii toki ni mo
tsurai toki ni mo
sora ni furu ano hoshi o
anata to omoi
Nozomanu chigiri o
kawasu no desu ka?
Dô sureba? Nee anata?
Kotoba o matsu"

"Arigatô watashi no
ai suru hito yo
Ichido demo kono omoi
yureta watashi ni
shizuka ni yasashiku
kotaete kurete
itsu made mo itsu made mo
anata o matsu"