北風と太陽 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: E-girls

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with E-girls' “Kitakaze to Taiyou”! This song is a great way to learn vocabulary related to nature and emotions, all while being motivated by its positive and uplifting message. The lyrics are based on a famous fable, making the story easy to follow and a fun way to engage with the Japanese language.

[English]

No matter how fierce the North Wind blows, I won’t give up

That traveler, bathing in the sunlight on their back, took off their coat

I also want to be a sunny spot - even in the coldest winter, shining through

Sunny smile in the gray sky, with a gentle smile, yeah

The North Wind and the Sun

It's time to forgive the you of yesterday

Everyone can stumble off their path

Dreams we've never seen before are still waiting ahead

The answers are in the past

You don’t need many things to carry into tomorrow

Throw away unnecessary things, that’s the key

The North Wind and the Sun, don’t hang your head with a frozen heart

Keep moving forward, only then will you find strength

Casting a magic that melts away sadness – aim for a clear, bright future

Sunny smile in the blue sky, with a smile, yeah

The North Wind and the Sun

La La La...

At first, I couldn’t find my place either...

La La La...

最初は私も 居場所を探せなくて…

あなたに出逢って やさしさに出逢った

Even if I shut myself away because of relentless hardships

If I am loved, I won’t close myself off, right?

No matter how fierce the North Wind blows, I won’t give up

That traveler, bathing in sunlight on their back, took off their coat

I also want to be a sunny spot - shining even in the dead of winter

Sunny smile in the gray sky, with a gentle smile, yeah

The North Wind and the Sun

It’s okay to cry

Because I will smile again

No matter how many times we stumble, we are alive

All the promises we make, hearts connected, tying us together

Until they come true, seeking the light

The North Wind and the Sun, don’t hang your head with a frozen heart

[Japanese]

どんなに激しい北風が吹いても 負けはしなかった

あの旅人は 背中に太陽を浴びて コート脱いだのよ

私も 陽だまりになっていたいんだ 真冬さえ照らせるような

Sunny smile in the gray sky ほほえみをYeah

The North Wind and the Sun

昨日のあなたを そろそろ許してあげて

誰だって道を

踏み外したりする

見たことのない夢まだ

この旅の先に 待ち構えている

お手本は過去にあるわ

明日(あす)へと持って行く荷物など多くなくていい

余計なモノを捨てる それが大事なの

北風と太陽 かじかんだ心で うつむいちゃダメ

まっすぐ前へ 進むときにしか感じない強さを知って

カナシミ 溶かしてく魔法かけるんだ 晴れ渡る未来目指せ

Sunny smile in the blue sky ほほえみでYeah

The North Wind and the Sun

La La La...

最初は私も 居場所を探せなくて…

あなたに出逢って やさしさに出逢った

やりきれない厳しさに自分自身 閉ざしても

愛されたなら絶対に閉ざさないでしょう？

どんなに激しい北風が吹いても 負けはしなかった

あの旅人は 背中に太陽を浴びて コート脱いだのよ

私も 陽だまりになっていたいんだ 真冬さえ照らせるような

Sunny smile in the gray sky ほほえみをYeah

The North Wind and the Sun

泣いても平気

また笑うから

何度つまずいても 私たちは生きてる

つないだHeart to Heart 結んだ約束全部

叶えるまでは ヒカリを求めて

北風と太陽 かじかんだ心で うつむいちゃダメ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
北風(kitakaze) /kitaꜜkaze/ A2	noun - north wind
太陽(taiyou) /taijoː/ A2	noun - sun
旅人(tabibito) /tabibito/ B1	noun - traveler, wanderer
背中(senaka) /seꜜnaka/ A2	noun - back (body)
コート(kōto) /koːto/ A1	noun - coat
脱ぐ(nugu) /nɯɡɯ/ A2	verb - to take off (clothes)
陽だまり(hidamari) /hidamari/ B2	noun - sunny spot, patch of sunlight
真冬(mafuyu) /maɸɯjɯ/ A2	noun - midwinter
照らす(terasu) /teɾaꜜsɯ/ B1	verb - to illuminate, to shine
道(michi) /michi/ A1	noun - road, path
夢(yume) /jɯme/ A1	noun - dream
過去(kako) /kako/ A2	noun - past
捨てる(suteru) /sɯteɾɯ/ A2	verb - to throw away, discard
心(kokoro) /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind
強さ(tsuyosa) /tsɯjoꜜsa/ B1	noun - strength
カナシミ(kanashimi) /kanaʃimi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
魔法(mahō) /mahoː/ B1	noun - magic, witchcraft
未来(mirai) /miɾai/ A2	noun - future

Key Grammar Structures

• どんなに激しい北風が吹いても

  ➔ Regardless of how intense the north wind blows

  ➔ 'でも' is used to express contradiction or concession, meaning 'even if' or 'regardless of'.

• 背中に太陽を浴びて

  ➔ Using the verb '浴びる' (to bathe oneself in, to be exposed to), indicating an action of being bathed or exposed.

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• 負けはしなかった

  ➔ Verb 'する' in the auxiliary form '～はしなかった' (did not do), expressing past negation emphasis.

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• 過去にあるわ

  ➔ Existence of something 'ある' in the past context, indicating something that exists or exists in the past.

  ➔ 'わ' is a sentence-ending particle that adds affirmation or emphasis, often in feminine speech.

• 未来目指せ

  ➔ Imperative form of '目指す' (to aim for), used here as a command or encouragement to aim for the future.

  ➔ 'せ' at the end of '目指せ' is the imperative form, used to give commands or encouragement.

• この旅の先に 待ち構えている

  ➔ The phrase '待ち構えている' is the present continuous form of '待ち構える' (to be waiting and ready), indicating ongoing action.

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