愛にできることはまだあるかい – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: RADWIMPS
• Album: 天気の子

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through 'Is There Still Anything That Love Can Do?' offers a deep dive into poetic and philosophical language. The song's introspective lyrics, which question the meaning of life and love, provide a rich vocabulary for expressing complex emotions. Its connection to the globally acclaimed film 'Weathering with You' makes it a culturally significant and motivating piece for any learner.

[English]

Is there still something love can do?

Born into nothing, I came into this world.

Struggling in the gaps of eternity.

Only those who’ve given up or who are wise

Breathe in the era of winners, where?

In a time of victory, where do they breathe?

...

Rulers and gods, faces distant and cold.

But deep down, I think they understand.

It's magic—courage, hope, bonds and more.

Adults turn away, no purpose for these spells.

Still, that day’s you remains right at the center

Of all my justice, still here today.

Even if the world turns its back,

You stand firm, still right here.

Is there still something love can do?

Is there still something I can do?

...

Because it’s the courage you gave me.

I want to use it all for you.

It's the love we shared, after all.

Without you, it’s meaningless.

Is there still something love can do?

Is there still something I can do?

...

Fate is just the roll of the dice,

Or the whims of a god’s unpredictable mood.

Chosen and armor that cannot be shed.

Or a distant, unshakable will.

Unfulfilled wishes, impossible reunions,

Unbreakable misunderstandings, hatred piling up.

Voices of forgiveness, hands held tight,

Living each day, holding tightly onto this star.

Is there still something love can do?

Is there still something I can do?

Because it’s the courage you gave me.

I want to use it all for you.

Because it’s the love we’ve built together.

Without you, it’s meaningless.

Is there still something love can do?

Is there still something I can do?

Why did we dream when there’s nothing left?

Why hold hope in a life with an end?

Why give us only things that slip right through our hands?

Yet we cling still—are we ugly?

Or beautiful?

Answer me.

...

Songs of love have been sung out,

And told through countless films.

Born into this barren land, I, you—

Still,

There’s still something love can do.

There’s still something I can do.

...

[Japanese]

愛にできることはまだあるかい

何も持たずに生まれ落ちた僕

永遠の隙間でのたうち回ってる

諦めたものと賢いものだけが

勝者の時代に何処で息を吸う

支配者も神も何処か他人顔

だけど本当は分かってるはず

勇気や希望や絆とかの魔法

使い道もなく大人は目を背ける

それでもあの日の君が今もまだ

僕の全正義のど真ん中にいる

世界が背中を向けてもまだなお

立ち向かう君が今もここにいる

愛にできることはまだあるかい

僕にできることはまだあるかい

君がくれた勇気だから

君のために使いたいんだ

君と分け合った愛だから

君とじゃなきゃ意味がないんだ

愛にできることはまだあるかい

僕にできることはまだあるかい

定めとはつまりサイコロのでた目

はたまた神のいつものきまぐれ

選び選ばれた 脱げられぬ鎧

もしくは遥かな揺らぐことない意志

果たさぬ願いと 叶わぬ再会と

解けぬ誤解と 降り積もる憎悪と

許し合う声と 握りしめ合う手を

この星は今日も 抱えて生きてる

愛にできることはまだあるかい

僕にできることはまだあるかい

君がくれた勇気だから

君のために使いたいんだ

君と育てた愛だから

君とじゃなきゃ意味がないんだ

愛にできることはまだあるかい

僕にできることはまだあるかい

何もない僕たちになぜ夢を見させたか

終わりある人生になぜ希望を持たせたか

なぜこの手をすり抜ける物ばかり与えたか

それでもなおしがみつく僕らは醜いかい

それとも綺麗かい

答えてよ

愛の歌も歌われ尽くした

数多の映画で語られ尽くした

そんな荒野に生まれ落ちた僕、君

それでも

愛にできることはまだあるよ

僕にできることはまだあるよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (Ai) /aɪ/ A1	noun - love
勇気 (Yuuki) /ˈjuːki/ B1	noun - courage, bravery
希望 (Kibou) /kiːˈboʊ/ B1	noun - hope
絆 (Kizuna) /kiˈzuːnə/ B2	noun - bond, connection
世界 (Sekai) /ˈsɛkaɪ/ A1	noun - world
夢 (Yume) /ˈjuːmeɪ/ A2	noun - dream
人生 (Jinsei) /ˈdʒɪnseɪ/ B1	noun - life
正義 (Seigi) /ˈseɪdʒiː/ B2	noun - justice, righteousness
意味 (Imi) /ˈiːmi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
定め (Sadame) /səˈdeɪm/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
憎悪 (Zouo) /ˈzoʊˌoʊ/ C1	noun - hatred, animosity
星 (Hoshi) /hoʊʃi/ A1	noun - star
荒野 (Kouya) /ˈkoʊjə/ B2	noun - wilderness, wasteland
醜い (Minikui) /miˈnikuːi/ B1	adjective - ugly
綺麗 (Kirei) /kiˈreɪ/ A2	adjective - beautiful, clean

Key Grammar Structures

• 何も持たずに生まれ落ちた僕

  ➔ The use of "ずに" to indicate "without doing" or "not having done" an action.

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• 永遠の隙間でのたうち回ってる

  ➔ Use of "で" as a particle to indicate the location where an action takes place.

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• 諦めたものと賢いものだけが

  ➔ Use of "だけが" to specify "only" or "only the" as the subject performing the action.

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• 世界が背中を向けてもまだなお

  ➔ Use of "ても" to express "even if" or "despite" the situation.

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• 愛にできることはまだあるかい

  ➔ Use of "は" as a topic marker to emphasize "what can be done for love."

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• 終わりある人生になぜ希望を持たせたか

  ➔ Use of "なぜ" to ask "why" and the verb "持たせた" as causative form meaning "made to have" or "allowed to have."

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• 答えてよ

  ➔ Use of the imperative form "答えて" to ask "answer" or "reply" in a colloquial way.

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