Angel – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: Colours

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ayumi Hamasaki's poignant "ANGEL'S SONG," a track that beautifully captures themes of overcoming loneliness and finding solace. Its heartfelt lyrics offer a gateway to understanding nuanced Japanese expressions of emotion and hope, making it a powerful and special song for language learners.

[English]

I'm wandering and standing still again

Repeating the same questions over and over

My feelings cross time and distance

Please, reach out to that girl

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Again, I wonder where I went wrong

I'm the cause of your sadness

...

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Even now, the wings you gave me are here, here, here...

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

What exactly am I seeking?

Why did I walk all the way here?

...

[Japanese]

僕はまた彷徨い佇んでいる

同じ質問を繰り返している

想いよ時間や距離を超えて

どうかあの子に届けてよ

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

僕はまたどこで間違ったのか

君を悲しませる原因でいる

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

今も君がくれたあの翼がここに ここに ここに...

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

僕はねぇ一体何を求めて

こんな所まで歩いて来たの

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
question /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two things or people
cause /kɔːz/ B2	noun - a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
deliver /dɪˈlɪv.ər/ B2	verb - to bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say or do something again
sorrow /ˈsɔː.roʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune
wing /wɪŋ/ B1	noun - a part of the body of a bird or insect that is used for flying

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕はまた彷徨い佇んでいる

  ➔ The use of the present continuous tense with ている to indicate ongoing actions or states

  ➔ The phrase "佇んでいる" (すわんでいる) uses ている to show that the person is currently lingering or standing still.

• 想いよ時間や距離を超えて

  ➔ Using the verb 超えて (こえて) in the te-form to mean "to surpass" or "to go beyond"

  ➔ Super この部分は、「時間や距離を超えて」— implying overcoming or going beyond time and distance.

• I wanna be an angel for you

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction of 'want to' to express desire

  ➔ Wanna is a casual, spoken form of 'want to', indicating desire or intention.

• 僕はねぇ一体何を求めて

  ➔ Use of 何を求めて (なにをもとめて) as a question phrase with the て form, meaning "what am I seeking?"

  ➔ This phrase uses 求めて (もとめて), the て-form of 求める, meaning "to seek". Combined with 何を (what), it forms a question: "what am I seeking?"