あてもなく – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: 22nd Single 『あてもなく』

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ひとりきりだった夜も 数えきれない星々

Even on the nights I was all alone, countless stars

今もずっと 目を瞑ってみればすぐそこに

If I close my eyes now, they're right there

あてもなく歩き続けた 疲れても歩き続けた

I walked aimlessly, kept walking even when tired

僕はずっと 祈りの中にいたいだけ

I just want to be within my prayers

傷だらけ 泥だらけ

Covered in scars, muddy all over

届かない手を伸ばして

Reaching out with hands that can't touch

つかみたい夢や希望のかけら

I want to grasp the fragments of dreams and hopes

今すぐ

Right now

笑っていて 笑っていて 強くなくていいんだよ

Just keep smiling, keep smiling, you don't have to be strong

優しいままの その笑顔が 笑顔があればいいよ

As long as that gentle smile remains, it's enough

曇り空も全部吹き飛ばすような

A smile that can blow away all the cloudy skies

君だけの笑顔が 力に強さになるんだ

Your unique smile becomes strength and power

大切な言葉が今 空を舞ってゆく

Important words are now dancing in the sky

だれかを守ることも たたかうための勇気も

The courage to protect someone, the courage to fight

形だって 重さだって ひとつじゃなくて

Neither shape nor weight is just one

小さな指を繋いでた その温もりを信じてた

I believed in the warmth of those small fingers intertwined

僕はそっと 心に触れていたいだけ

I just want to gently touch my heart

つまずいて さまよって

Stumbling and wandering

新しい道探して

Searching for a new path

見つけたい色とりどりのかけら

I want to find colorful fragments

どこかで

Somewhere

笑っていて 笑っていて 立ち止まっていいんだよ

Just keep smiling, keep smiling, it's okay to stop

痛みは乾いた涙が 涙がつれて行くよ

The pain will be carried away by dry tears

凍えた手を包んで溶かすような

Wrapping and melting the frozen hands

真っ直ぐな優しさが 絆に 勇気になるんだ

Straightforward kindness becomes courage in our bond

結んだ心にほら 声が響いてる

In the tied hearts, look, the voices are resonating

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笑っていて 笑っていて 強くなくていいんだよ

Just keep smiling, keep smiling, you don't have to be strong

優しいままの その笑顔が 笑顔があればいいよ

As long as that gentle smile remains, it's enough

挫けたって 情けなくなんかないよ

Even if you falter, there's nothing to be ashamed of

立ち上がった時は いつでもいつでも そばにいるよ

Whenever you stand up, I'll always be by your side

曇り空も全部吹き飛ばすような

A smile that can blow away all the cloudy skies

君だけの笑顔が 力に 強さになるんだ

Your unique smile becomes strength and power

結んだ心にほら 声が響いてる

In the tied hearts, look, the voices are resonating

大切な言葉が今 空を舞ってゆく

Important words are now dancing in the sky

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /yoɾi/ A1	noun - night
星々 /hoshi/ A2	noun - stars
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
笑顔 /egao/ B1	noun - smile
力 /chikara/ B1	noun - power/strength
勇気 /yuuki/ B2	noun - courage
傷 /kizu/ B2	noun - wound/injury
温もり /nukumori/ B2	noun - warmth
道 /michi/ B2	noun - road/path
声 /koe/ B2	noun - voice/sound
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
空 /sora/ B2	noun - sky
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
立ち上がる /tachiagaru/ B2	verb - to stand up
つかむ /tsukamu/ B2	verb - to grasp/catch

Key Grammar Structures

• たとえ傷だらけでも

  ➔ The phrase uses the concessive conjunction "たとえ" + "ても" to express "even if" or "even though".

  ➔ "たとえ" means "even if" or "even though", and "ても" attaches to verbs or adjectives to indicate concession.

• 笑っていて

  ➔ The te-form "笑って" + "いる" forms the progressive aspect "正在笑".

  ➔ "笑って" is the te-form of the verb "笑う" (to laugh), and "いる" indicates an ongoing action or state.

• 届かない手を伸ばして

  ➔ The negative potential "届かない" + the verb "伸ばす" in the て-form "伸ばして" expresses "reaching out with an unreachable hand".

  ➔ "届かない" is the negative potential form of "届く" (to reach), meaning "cannot reach," and "伸ばす" means "to stretch out"; together, they describe "extending a hand that cannot reach."

• 強くなくていいんだよ

  ➔ The adjective "強い" (strong) in the negative "なくて" form, combined with "いいんだよ", expresses "it's okay not to be strong."

  ➔ The negative form of the adjective "強い" is "強くない," and "なくて" connects it to "いいんだよ," meaning "it's okay not to be strong."

• 心に触れていたいだけ

  ➔ The phrase "触れていたい" combines the te-form "触れて" of "触れる" (to touch) with "いたい" (want to be), expressing "want to keep touching" or "want to stay in contact."

  ➔ "触れていたい" is the te-form of "触れる" (to touch) combined with "いたい" (want to), indicating a desire to continue touching or stay connected.