アンコール – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

明日世界は終わるんだって

They say the world will end tomorrow.

君にはもう会えないんだって

They say I won’t see you again.

またいつかって手を振ったって

Even if I wave and say see you someday.

叶わないんだよ

It’s just not going to happen.

仕方ないね

There’s nothing we can do about it.

明日世界は終わるんだって

They say the world will end tomorrow.

それならもう

So then, maybe from now on,

その時まで何度でもずっと

Again and again, forever until that moment,

好きな音を鳴らそう

I’ll play my favorite sounds.

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薄暗闇に包まれた

Enveloped in a dim, shadowy darkness,

見覚えのない場所、目を覚ます

In a place I don’t recognize, I wake up.

ここは夜のない世界

This is a world without night.

今日で終わる世界

A world that ends today.

そんな日にあなたに出会った

On such a day, I met you.

好きにしていいと

You told me I could do what I want.

それだけ残して

Leaving only that behind.

何処かへゆく

And then I go somewhere.

あなたの音が遠ざかってく

Your sound drifts further away.

そしてまたひとり

And again, alone,

淀んだ空気の中で

In a stagnant, heavy atmosphere,

ありふれたあの日々をただ思い返す

I think back to those ordinary days.

終わりが来ることを待つ世界で

In a world waiting for its end.

辛い過去も嫌な記憶も

All the painful pasts and unpleasant memories,

忘れられないメロディーも

And even melodies I can’t forget—

今日でさよなら

Today, I say goodbye.

ひとり車を走らせる

Driving my car alone,

営みの消えた街の中を

Through a deserted city,

明日にはもう終わる今日に

On a day that will soon end,

何を願う

What do I wish for?

何を祈る

What do I pray for?

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何処かから不意に

Suddenly, from somewhere,

微かに聞こえてきたのは

I faintly hear—

ピアノの音

The sound of a piano.

遠い日の音

A melody from long ago.

誘われるままに

As if drawn in,

呼吸を合わせるように

Matching my breath.

重ねた音

Layers of sound.

心地良くて

It feels so good,

懐かしくて

So nostalgic.

幾つも溢れてくる

Overflowing with emotions.

いつしか蓋をして閉じ込めていた記憶

At some point, I closed and trapped those memories.

奏でる音が連れてきた思い出

The melodies I played brought back past memories.

気が付けば止まったピアノ

Before I knew it, the piano had stopped.

いつの間にか流れた涙

Tears flowed without me noticing.

続きを鳴らそう

Let’s play on.

ありふれたあの日々をただ思い返す

Thinking back to those ordinary days.

終わりが来ることを待つ世界で

In a world waiting for its end.

辛い過去も嫌な記憶も

All the painful pasts and unpleasant memories,

忘れられないメロディーも

And melodies I can’t forget—

さよならなんだ

It’s goodbye now.

今ここで好きなようにただ音を鳴らす

And right here, I gladly play my sound.

最後の日に二人きりの街で

On the last day, in the quiet city,

ありふれたあの日々をただ想い奏でる音が

I think of those ordinary days, and the sounds I create,

重なり響く

Overlap and resonate.

明日世界は終わるんだって

They say the world will end tomorrow,

明日世界は終わるんだって

They say the world will end tomorrow.

もしも世界が終わらなくって

If the world doesn’t end,

明日がやってきたなら

And tomorrow comes,

ねえ、その時は二人一緒に

Hey, then, together—

なんて

What?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 /seɪkai/ A1	noun - world
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
好き /suki/ A2	adjective - like, love
終わる /owaru/ B1	verb - to end, to finish
涙 /namida/ B2	noun - tear
街 /machi/ A2	noun - town, street
過去 /kako/ B2	noun - past
思い返す /omoikaesu/ B2	verb - to recall, to remember
願う /negau/ B1	verb - to wish, to hope
ピアノ /piano/ A1	noun - piano
重ねる /kasaneru/ B2	verb - to stack, to pile up
懐かしい /natsukashii/ B2	adjective - nostalgic
消える /kieru/ B1	verb - to disappear

Key Grammar Structures

• 明日世界は終わるんだって

  ➔ Reported speech using んだって (nda tte)

  ➔ It indicates hearsay or reported speech, conveying information the speaker heard or inferred.

• 何処かへゆく

  ➔ Movement towards a location using へ (particle)

  ➔ The particle へ indicates direction or destination of movement.

• 終わるんだって

  ➔ Reported speech with んだって (nda tte) indicating hearsay

  ➔ Expresses hearsay or reported speech indicating something is said to have happened.

• 今日で終わる世界

  ➔ Using で to indicate the point in time when something ends

  ➔ The particle で indicates the point in time when the action or state concludes.

• 優しくて

  ➔ Using て form to connect adjectives and express 'and/or because'

  ➔ The て form connects adjectives or verbs to form compound expressions, often implying 'and' or cause.

• 心地良くて

  ➔ Using て form to connect adjectives, implying 'and' or continuing description

  ➔ The て form connects adjectives, often to describe a state or quality in sequence or addition.

• 奏でる音が連れてきた思い出

  ➔ The causative form of 奏でる (奏でる) indicating 'the music that brought back memories'

  ➔ The causative form of the verb 奏でる (to play music) indicates that the music caused or brought about memories.