烏 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic and atmospheric world of Kenshi Yonezu with 'Karasu.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to study advanced Japanese metaphorical language and evocative vocabulary used in contemporary alternative music.

[English]

In the manga worlds I watched as a child,

Protecting and saving someone was always what mattered most.

Talking big without realizing how naive I was,

I can still remember the darkness of the blood that dripped.

Every time we learned the names of the stars, we grew older,

And one by one, we gathered secrets we could never tell a soul.

The more I wished and grew stronger, the more I feared falling asleep.

Hey, what can you see from there?

For now, let's go to a place where we can't hear anyone's voice.

Tucking the signed messages away in a desk, let's head toward the clear blue sky.

Today, we become just a single, dreamy crow,

Tracing this path again, bathed in the light.

Suddenly, I found an old cassette in the back of the storage room,

The names written directly on it were faded and smudged.

The photos still remaining on my phone,

For some reason, most of them were just pictures of the sky.

The girl who used to hate people ended up having a child.

The guy who shared the same dream ended up breaking his spirit.

Without even getting to say goodbye, that person was gone.

Hey, what can you see from there?

From the manga worlds I saw as a child,

I learned that living meant doing it for someone else.

I can't put it into words well, but the reason I was born...

...wasn't for the sake of anyone else.

Let's scatter the confetti, aiming for that empty seat.

In the park that's now just an empty lot, until the sun goes down.

Talking big without realizing how naive I was,

I can still remember the darkness of the blood that dripped.

For now, let's go to a place where we can't hear anyone's voice.

Tucking the signed messages away in a desk, let's head toward the clear blue sky.

Today, we become just a single, dreamy crow,

Tracing through the dust-covered back alleys once again.

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[Japanese]

子供のころに見ていた漫画の世界はいつも

誰かを守って救うことが何より大切だった

自分の幼さも知らず大口叩きまくって

滴った血の黒さをまだ憶えている

星の名前を知るたび僕らは大人になった

誰にも渡せない秘密が一つずつ増えていった

願うだけ強くなるたび眠るのが怖くなった

なあ　お前には何が見える？

今だけは誰の声も聞こえない場所へ行こう

寄せ書きもそっと机にしまって澄み渡る青い方へ

僕らは今日ただ一羽の夢見がちな烏になって

光を受けて続くこの道を辿り直していく

不意に物置の奥から見つけた古いカセット

直書きされていた名前が燻んで消えかけていた

携帯電話の中にまだ残ってた写真は

何故かその殆ど空ばかりだった

人が嫌いなあの子に気付けば子供ができた

同じ夢を見てたあいつは心を壊していった

さよならも言えないままあの人はいなくなった

なあ　そこからは何が見える？

子供のころに見た漫画の世界から

誰かの為に生きることを教わった

上手く言えないけど僕が生まれたのは

誰かの為じゃなかったんだ

紙吹雪を散らそうあの空席を目掛けて

更地になった公園でひたすら日が暮れるまで

自分の幼さも知らず大口叩きまくって

滴った血の黒さをまだ憶えている

今だけは誰の声も聞こえない場所へ行こう

寄せ書きもそっと机にしまって澄み渡る青い方へ

僕らは今日ただ一羽の夢見がちな烏になって

埃まみれで続く路地裏を辿り直していく

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
子供 kodomo N5	noun - child
世界 sekai N5	noun - world
守る mamoru N4	verb - to protect
救う sukuu N3	verb - to save
大切 taisetsu N4	adjective - important
秘密 himitsu N3	noun - secret
眠る nemuru N4	verb - to sleep
怖い kowai N4	adjective - scary
烏 karasu N2	noun - crow
光 hikari N3	noun - light
道 michi N4	noun - road/path
古い furui N5	adjective - old
消える kieru N3	verb - to disappear
写真 shashin N5	noun - photograph
夢 yume N4	noun - dream
空 sora N4	noun - sky
壊れる kowareru N3	verb - to break
公園 kouen N4	noun - park
埃 hokori N2	noun - dust

Key Grammar Structures

• 自分の幼さも知らず大口叩きまくって

  ➔ ～も知らず (without even knowing...)

  ➔ Used to express doing something without being aware of or considering one's own state. "

• 星の名前を知るたび僕らは大人になった

  ➔ ～たび (every time...)

  ➔ Indicates a recurring action or change every time a specific condition is met. "

• 願うだけ強くなるたび眠るのが怖くなった

  ➔ ～だけ (the more... the more...)

  ➔ Shows a proportional relationship between two states. "

• 誰の声も聞こえない場所へ行こう

  ➔ ～ない場所 (a place where... not...)

  ➔ Using a negative verb to modify a noun, creating a descriptive state. "

• さよならも言えないままあの人はいなくなった

  ➔ ～まま (while remaining in the state of...)

  ➔ Used to describe an action happening while maintaining a previous state or without changing it. "

• 僕が生まれたのは誰かの為じゃなかったんだ

  ➔ ～のは～だ (the reason/thing is that...)

  ➔ Turns the preceding clause into a subject, allowing the speaker to define or explain it. "

• 紙吹雪を散らそうあの空席を目掛けて

  ➔ ～よう (volitional form - let's...)

  ➔ Used to express an invitation or a determination to perform an action. "

• 埃まみれで続く路地裏を辿り直していく

  ➔ ～ていく (indicates a movement away from the present or continuation)

  ➔ Shows an action continuing into the future or moving away from the current point. "