17 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: TOMOO
• Album: TWO MOON

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

誰もいない路地 見下ろした古いビルの

In an alley with no one around, overlooking an old building

暗い廊下に 染みついた夢の匂い

A dark hallway holds the scent of a dream lingering

くたびれたエレべーター 下って開いたら

Tired elevator descends, then opens up

見覚えのありすぎる後ろ髪

Too familiar are the back of your hair

セブンティーンアイス食べてさ 君が待ってた

Eating a 17 Ice, waiting just for you

暗いビルの出口でずっと待っていた

Waiting all along at the exit of that dark building

聞いてないよ、なんてさ にじむ掠れ声

You say you didn't hear, with a rasping, muffled voice

少年みたいな肩に ぎゅっとダイブして

Diving close and tight onto your shoulder like a boy

遠く近くで 聞こえてた虫の歌と

Hearing the insect songs from far and near

回り道したね 人よりも少しだけさ

We took a detour, just a little more than others

互い違いの昔話 君にアンコール

Our mismatched childhood stories, an encore for you

はにかんだ影法師 見えそうで

Shy shadow figure, I can almost see it

セブンティーンアイス溶けてさ 残る白い染み

The 17 Ice melts, leaving a white stain behind

子供同士にかえってく道の目印

Markers on the road back to childhood friends

17歳の頃にさ 君に出会っても

Even if I met you at 17

きっと好きになったよ ぎゅっとイメージして

I would have fallen in love, imagining it tight

置いてきちゃったいつかの長い長い夢

Leaving behind that long, long dream someday

くぐり抜けるときには 隣で

When passing through, right beside me

セブンティーンアイス食べてさ 君が待ってた

Eating a 17 Ice, waiting just for you

暗いビルの出口でずっと待っていた

Always waiting at the dark building's exit

きっといくつになっても 残る白い羽

No matter how many years pass, that white feather remains

少年みたいな肩に ぎゅっとダイブした

Diving tightly onto your shoulders like a boy

少年みたいな君をずっと覚えてる

I always remember you, like a boy

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
路地 /roːdʑi/ B1	noun - alleyway, back street
ビル /bɪɾu/ A2	noun - building
暗い /kuraɪ/ A2	adjective - dark, gloomy
夢 /yuː/ A2	noun - dream
染みる /shimuɾu/ B2	verb - to soak into, to stain
エレベーター /ereːbetā/ A2	noun - elevator
後ろ髪 /ushirogami/ B2	noun - hair at the back of the head
アイス /aɪs/ A1	noun - ice, ice cream
待つ /matsu/ A2	verb - to wait
掠れる /kasureɾe/ C1	verb - to become hoarse, to fade (voice)
少年 /shounen/ B2	noun - youth, young boy
肩 /kata/ A2	noun - shoulder
ダイブ /daibu/ B2	noun - dive, leap
遠く /toku/ A2	adverb - far, distant
近く /chiku/ A2	adverb - near, close

Key Grammar Structures

• 見下ろした古いビルの

  ➔ The use of the verb "見下ろす" in the past tense "見下ろした" indicates completed action of "looking down".

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• 染みついた夢の匂い

  ➔ The form "染みついた" is the past tense and adjectival form of "染みつく," meaning "to be ingrained" or "to soak into."

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• 見覚えのありすぎる後ろ髪

  ➔ The phrase "ありすぎる" is the potential form combined with the adjective "すぎる" to express "too many" or "overly familiar."

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• 少年みたいな肩に ぎゅっとダイブして

  ➔ The phrase "みたいな" is a simile marker meaning "like" or "similar to," used here to describe "少年" as being like "少年みたいな肩".

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• 残る白い染み

  ➔ The verb "残る" (to remain) is used here in its dictionary form, describing something that "remains" as "white stain."

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