愛してるのに、愛せない – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AAA
• Album: AAA 10th ANNIVERSARY BEST

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

どうして大切なものって儚くうつろう

Why do precious things fade away so fleetingly?

優しさや微笑みさえ色を変えてゆく

Even kindness and smiles change their colors.

尖(とが)る言葉並べて ぶつけあった感情(キモチ)は

The sharp words we lined up, the feelings we clashed,

投げつけたぶんの激しさで 僕の胸を切りつける

Cut through my heart with the intensity of what was thrown.

愛してるのに 愛せない 澄んだ瞳がなおさらに

I love you, yet I can't love you; your clear eyes only

眩しすぎて 苛立ちが募る

shine too brightly, increasing my frustration.

抱きしめたくて 抱けなくて 行き場失くす僕の手から

I want to hold you, but I can't; my hands lose their way,

零れ落ちてく ねえ君の事を

and you slip away, hey, about you.

愛してる

I love you.

いつから迷ったのかな はぐれた二人

Since when have we been lost, the two of us who strayed?

求めれば求めるほど愛を見失う

The more I seek, the more I lose sight of love.

どこにいるの 教えて 欲しいものはなかった

Where are you? Please tell me; I had nothing I wanted.

迷いもなく好きだと言えば 君の元へ行けるかな

If I could say I love you without hesitation, could I reach you?

戻りたいのに 戻れない 無邪気すぎてたあの場所は

I want to go back, but I can't; that place was too innocent.

記憶のなか 陽射しに揺れてる

In my memories, it sways in the sunlight.

判りたいのに 判らない もがきながら傷つけてた

I want to understand, but I don't; while struggling, I hurt you.

伝えたい言葉 ねえ君の事を

The words I want to convey, hey, about you.

愛してる

I love you.

Ah 叶うならどうか 名前も知らないままの二人から

Ah, if only it could happen, from two who don't even know each other's names,

もう一度出逢って 辿りなおしてみたい キミと

I want to meet you again and try to trace back to you.

何も言わず君を抱いてしまえば良いのかい？ねぇ

Is it okay if I just hold you without saying anything? Hey,

涙色に染まる頬の照らせないまま濡れる心

my heart, wet and unable to shine, stained with tears.

間違いと間違いが交わり拗れてく

Mistakes intertwine and get tangled.

せめてあの日までの巻き戻し方をねぇ教えて

At least teach me how to rewind to that day, hey.

愛してるのに 愛せない 澄んだ瞳がなおさらに

I love you, yet I can't love you; your clear eyes only

眩しすぎて苛立ちが募る

shine too brightly, increasing my frustration.

抱きしめたくて 抱けなくて 行き場失くす僕の手から

I want to hold you, but I can't; my hands lose their way,

零れ落ちてく ねえ君の事を

and you slip away, hey, about you.

愛してる

I love you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
大切な /たいせつな/ B1	adjective - important
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
瞳 /ひとみ/ B2	noun - pupil/eye
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion/feeling
迷う /まよう/ B2	verb - to be lost/to hesitate
抱く /だく/ B1	verb - to hold/to embrace
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
戻る /もどる/ B1	verb - to return
求める /もとめる/ B2	verb - to seek/to request
激しさ /はげしさ/ B2	noun - intensity/violence
照らす /てらす/ B2	verb - to illuminate/to shine
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word/language
迷い /まよい/ B2	noun - confusion/hesitation

Key Grammar Structures

• どうして大切なものって儚くうつろう

  ➔ Expressing reasons with どうして (why) + 〜て, which introduces a cause or reason.

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• 優しさや微笑みさえ色を変えてゆく

  ➔ Using さえ to emphasize 'even' or 'still' as in 'even kindness and smiles'.

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• 尖(とが)る言葉並べて ぶつけあった感情(キモチ)は

  ➔ Using て-form to connect verbs, indicating sequence or combination, e.g., 並べて (lining up) + ぶつけあった (exchanged).

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• 投げつけたぶんの激しさで 僕の胸を切りつける

  ➔ Using の to nominalize 前の動詞 (投げつけた) and indicate 'the amount of' with ぶんの.

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• 愛してるのに 愛せない 澄んだ瞳がなおさらに

  ➔ Using のに to express contrast or contradiction, e.g., loving but unable to love.

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• 抱きしめたくて 抱けなくて 行き場失くす僕の手から

  ➔ Using て-form to express purpose and sequential actions; なくて (negative て-form) to indicate 'cannot' + verb.

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• 零れ落ちてく ねえ君の事を

  ➔ Using ている form of 落ちる to indicate an ongoing action—something is dripping or spilling.

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