あなた – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

あなたのいない世界じゃ

In a world without you

どんな願いも叶わないから

no wish can come true

燃え盛る業火の谷間が待ってようと

Even if a raging inferno awaits

守りたいのはあなた

what I want to protect is you

あなた以外なんにもいらない

I need nothing but you

大概の問題は取るに足らない

Most problems are trivial

多くは望まない 神様お願い

I don't ask for much, oh God, please

代り映えしない明日をください

Give me a tomorrow that’s just the same

一日の終わりに撫で下ろす

At the end of the day, I caress

この胸を頼りにしてる人がいる

someone who relies on this heart of mine

くよくよなんてしてる場合じゃない

Now's not the time to dwell on worries

Oh ただの数字が特別になるよ

Oh, just a number becomes special

あなたと歩む世界は

The world I walk with you

息を飲むほど美しいんだ

is breathtakingly beautiful

人寄せぬ荒野の真ん中

In the middle of a desolate wilderness

私の手を握り返したあなた

you held my hand back

あなた以外なんにもいらない

I need nothing but you

大概の問題は取るに足らない

Most problems are trivial

多くは望まない 神様お願い

I don't ask for much, oh God, please

代り映えしない明日をください

Give me a tomorrow that’s just the same

戦争の始まりを知らせる放送も

Even the broadcasts announcing the start of war

アクティヴィストの足音も届かない

and the footsteps of activists don't reach here

この部屋にいたい もう少し

I want to stay in this room a little longer

Oh 肌の匂いが変わってしまうよ

Oh, the scent of your skin is changing

あなたの生きる時代が

Even if the era you live in

迷いと煩悩に満ちていても

is filled with confusion and desires

晴れ渡る夜空の光が震えるほど

the light of the clear night sky trembles

眩しいのはあなた

it's dazzling because of you

あなた以外思い残さない

I have no regrets but you

大概の問題は取るに足らない

Most problems are trivial

多くは望まない 神様お願い

I don't ask for much, oh God, please

代り映えしない明日をください

Give me a tomorrow that’s just the same

何度聞かれようと

No matter how many times I'm asked

変わらない答えを

I want to share an unchanging answer

聞かせてあげたい

with you

なんと言われようと

No matter what is said

あなたの行く末を

I can't help but worry about your future

案じてやまない

Enduring endless suffering

終わりのない苦しみを甘受し

Darling, let’s continue our journey

Darling 旅を続けよう

Darling 旅を続けよう

あなた以外帰る場所は

There’s no place to return to but you

天上天下 どこにもない

Nowhere in heaven or earth

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
願い /nega.i/ A2	noun - wish; desire
守る /mamoru/ B1	verb - to protect; to guard
叶う /kanau/ B2	verb - to come true; to be fulfilled
待つ /matsu/ A2	verb - to wait
叶 /ha/ A2	noun - leaf
愛 /ai/ B1	noun - love
生きる /ikiru/ B2	verb - to live
望む /nozomu/ B2	verb - to wish; to desire
甘受 /kanju/ C1	verb - to endure; to accept (sufferings or hardships)
旅 /tabi/ B2	noun - journey; trip
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place; location
答え /kotae/ A2	noun - answer

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたのいない世界じゃ

  ➔ Use of "の" to indicate possession and "じゃ" as a colloquial form of "では" meaning "in" or "at".

  ➔ "の" indicates possession or association, similar to "of". "じゃ" is a colloquial contraction of "では," used in casual speech to mean "in" or "at".

• 神様お願い

  ➔ Use of "お願い" to make a polite or earnest request, often accompanied by "神様" meaning "God".

  ➔ "お願い" (onegai) means "please" or "a request," expressing politeness or earnestness. "神様" (kamisama) means "God."

• 一日の終わりに撫で下ろす

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate the time when an action occurs, and"下ろす" (orosu) meaning "to lower" or "to put down."

  ➔ "に" marks the point in time where the action takes place. "下ろす" (orosu) means "to lower" or "to put down."

• あなたと歩む世界は

  ➔ Use of "と" to indicate "with" or "together with" in the context of walking with someone.

  ➔ "と" indicates "with" or "together with" when talking about accompanying someone or something.

• 終わりのない苦しみを甘受し

  ➔ Use of "の" to modify "終わり" (end) and "甘受し" (to endure or accept), expressing enduring endless suffering.

  ➔ "の" connects "終わり" (end) with "苦しみ" (suffering), while "甘受し" (kanjūshi) means "to endure" or "accept," showing enduring endless suffering.

• あなた以外帰る場所は

  ➔ Use of "以外" to mean "except" or "other than" someone, indicating "the place to return" besides "you."

  ➔ "以外" (igai) means "except" or "other than," specifying something that is outside or different from the referenced person or thing.

• 天上天下 どこにもない

  ➔ Use of "どこにもない" to emphasize that something is "nowhere" or "not anywhere," with "にも" emphasizing "anywhere".

  ➔ "どこにもない" means "not anywhere" or "nowhere," used to express the absence of something in all places, with "にも" emphasizing "anywhere."