Beautiful – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly
• Album: WHITE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of Superfly's "Beautiful," a Japanese rock song that encourages self-love and resilience. Learn how to express your unique inner light and find beauty in life's challenges through the inspiring lyrics and dynamic music of this unforgettable track.

[English]

A shadow stretching far away, erased by the waves of the night

Noticing that I cried, without anyone knowing

If I abandon my heart, it's better to be hurt

Cutting through the cold wind, running as if escaping

Someday, these tears might turn into jewelry

Believing I can be reborn with a beautiful heart

Become the shining light that's one of a kind in the world

It's okay to be me. I'll trust in myself and keep going

Even if it takes a detour, follow the path you must protect

It's okay to be me. I'll live at my own pace

Is longing for someone an inevitable feeling?

Is forgiving someone a difficult feeling?

If I search for what I lack, the list is endless

Let's love slowly, with this life of mine

Become the shining light that's one of a kind in the world

Even if tomorrow comes without destruction

Even if sadness brings loneliness

Today I breathe, today I live

May happiness be mine in this world

Happiness in tears, happiness tomorrow

Become the shining light that's one of a kind in the world

It's okay to cry; I will keep walking forward

Tears flow down my cheeks, like stars falling

Become myself, live fulfilling my dreams

Any day, any day

...

[Japanese]

遠くに伸びる影 夜の波が消した

涙を流したなんて 気づかれないまま

心を捨てるなら 傷付く方がマシさ

冷たい風を切って 逃げるように走る

いつかこの雫は 宝石になるのでしょう

美しい心に生まれ変わる そう信じて

世界で一つの 輝く光になれ

私でいい 私を信じてゆくのさ

遠回りしても 守るべき道を行け

私でいい 私の歩幅で生きてくのさ

誰かをうらやむのは 避けられない心情？

誰かをゆるすのは 難しい心情？

ないものを探せば 数えきれないけれど

ゆっくり愛してみよう 私というこの命を

世界で一つの輝く光になれ

破壊の無い明日を迎えたとしても

悲しみの先に孤独が押し寄せても

息をしてる今日も息をして生きている

世界で一つの 私に幸あれ

涙に幸あれ明日に幸あれ

世界で一つの輝く光になれ

泣いてもいい 私を歩いてゆくのさ

涙は頬を 流れる星のようさ

私になれ 私を叶えて生きてくのさ

いつの日も いつの日も

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
影 /kage/ A2	noun - shadow
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
宝石 /houseki/ B1	noun - gem
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
輝く /kagayaku/ B2	verb - to shine
生まれ変わる /umarekawaru/ B2	verb - to be reborn
守る /mamoru/ B1	verb - to protect
愛する /aisuru/ B1	verb - to love
幸 /sachi/ B2	noun - happiness
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B2	noun - sadness
命 /inochi/ B2	noun - life
今日 /kyou/ A1	noun - today
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• 心を捨てるなら

  ➔ Conditional form with 'なら'

  ➔ 'なら' is used to express a hypothetical condition, similar to 'if' in English.

• 傷付く方がマシさ

  ➔ The comparative form '-方が' meaning 'more' or 'preferable to'

  ➔ '方が' indicates a comparison, often meaning 'more' or 'preferable' than something else.

• 涙を流したなんて 気づかれないまま

  ➔ The phrase 'なんて' implying modesty or minimizing the action

  ➔ 'なんて' is used to express modesty or to diminish the significance of an action.

• 私でいい 私を信じてゆくのさ

  ➔ Using 'でいい' to express 'it's okay to' or 'it's enough to'

  ➔ 'でいい' means 'it's okay to' or 'that's enough' to accept a situation.

• 世界で一つの 輝く光になれ

  ➔ Using 'の' to attribute or specify 'one in the world'

  ➔ 'の' indicates possession or a specific attribute, here meaning 'the only one in the world.'