アイボリー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SCANDAL

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with SCANDAL's 'Ivory,' a song with a comforting message and a unique origin. The lyrics are relatively straightforward and convey a universal feeling of navigating life's uncertainties, making it an accessible and encouraging song for language learners. Its special story, born from a simple melody hummed in a bathtub, adds a personal touch that makes the language feel more connected and real.

[English]

There's no such thing as absolute certainty

Just try it once

I’m afraid of failure

But there’s no need to worry

Because there’s something I don’t want to end

It’s probably there

I think there’s nothing totally meaningless

But even if I attach meaning to everything

It won’t necessarily save me

When I set out on a journey somewhere

I’ll be watching over you

With a hazy, drifting view

I’m feeling my way, feeling my way, just fumbling along

With fluttering, swaying emotions

Living impatiently but happily

What should I wear today?

What shall I eat tonight?

Even a clone probably isn’t perfectly consistent

So I guess you can do whatever you want

Tears gently falling and flowing

I desperately try to stop them

Wind softly blowing, touching my eyes

Wiping my smile, I’m living

With a hazy, drifting view

I’m feeling my way, feeling my way, just fumbling along

With fluttering, swaying emotions

Living impatiently but happily

Living impatiently but happily

Living impatiently but happily

[Japanese]

絶対なんてないけど

⼀回試してみてよ

失敗は怖いけれど

⼼配しなくていいんだよ

終わらせたくないものが

あるはずだから

全く意味のないこと

なんて 無いと思う

だけど 全部に意味をつけたところで

救われるわけでもないでしょ

どこかへ旅⽴つ時は

⾒守ってるから

ふわりふわりぼやけた視界で

探って探って僕も⼿探りだよ

ゆらりゆらり揺れる感情で

もどかしく楽しく⽣きてる

今⽇は何を着ようかな

夜は何を⾷べよう

たぶん クローンでさえ不⼀致はあるだろう

だから好きにしたらいいんだ

ほろりほろり流れる涙を

必死に必死に⾷い⽌めようとも

さらりさらり⾵が沁みる⽬を

こすって微笑んで⽣きてる

ふわりふわりぼやけた視界で

探って探って僕も⼿探りだよ

ゆらりゆらり揺れる感情で

もどかしく楽しく⽣きてる

もどかしく楽しく⽣きてる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
試す /ためす/ B1	verb - to try
失敗 /しっぱい/ B1	noun - failure
心配 /しんぱい/ B1	noun - worry
意味 /いみ/ A2	noun - meaning
救う /すくう/ B2	verb - to save
旅立つ /たびだつ/ B2	verb - to depart on a journey
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun, enjoyable
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
微笑む /ほほえむ/ B2	verb - to smile
着る /きる/ A1	verb - to wear
食べる /たべる/ A1	verb - to eat
不一致 /ふいっち/ B2	noun - inconsistency
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom

Key Grammar Structures

• 絶対なんてないけど

  ➔ なんて (nante)

  ➔ Uses "なんて" to emphasize or downplay the phrase "絶対 (zettai)" meaning "absolute" or "definite"

• 失敗は怖いけれど

  ➔ 〜は〜けれど (wa ~ keredo)

  ➔ Connects two clauses to contrast fear with the statement that follows

• 全く意味のないことなんて無いと思う

  ➔ なんて (nante)

  ➔ Uses "なんて" to emphasize that there is "nothing" that truly has no meaning

• 全部に意味をつけたところで

  ➔ 〜に (ni)

  ➔ Indicates the scope or target where meaning is attached

• 救われるわけでもないでしょ

  ➔ わけでもない (wake demo nai)

  ➔ Expresses that something isn't necessarily the case, often with nuance

• だから好きにしたらいいんだ

  ➔ 〜したらいい (shita ra ii)

  ➔ A form used to give advice or suggestion; translates as "should do" or "it's okay to do"

• ふわりふわりぼやけた視界で

  ➔ で (de)

  ➔ Indicates the means or manner in which the action occurs, here describing the foggy vision