北風と太陽

• By: E-girls

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

どんなに激しい北風が吹いても 負けはしなかった

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

あの旅人は 背中に太陽を浴びて コート脱いだのよ

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

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

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

Sunny smile in the gray sky ほほえみをYeah

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

The North Wind and the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun

昨日のあなたを そろそろ許してあげて

It's time to forgive the you of yesterday

誰だって道を

Everyone can stumble off their path

踏み外したりする

Dreams we've never seen before are still waiting ahead

見たことのない夢まだ

The answers are in the past

この旅の先に 待ち構えている

You don’t need many things to carry into tomorrow

お手本は過去にあるわ

Throw away unnecessary things, that’s the key

明日(あす)へと持って行く荷物など多くなくていい

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

余計なモノを捨てる それが大事なの

Keep moving forward, only then will you find strength

北風と太陽 かじかんだ心で うつむいちゃダメ

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

まっすぐ前へ 進むときにしか感じない強さを知って

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

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

The North Wind and the Sun

Sunny smile in the blue sky ほほえみでYeah

La La La...

The North Wind and the Sun

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

La La La...

La La La...

最初は私も 居場所を探せなくて…

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

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

Even if I shut myself away because of relentless hardships

愛されたなら絶対に閉ざさないでしょう？

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

どんなに激しい北風が吹いても 負けはしなかった

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

あの旅人は 背中に太陽を浴びて コート脱いだのよ

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

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

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

Sunny smile in the gray sky ほほえみをYeah

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

The North Wind and the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun

泣いても平気

It’s okay to cry

また笑うから

Because I will smile again

何度つまずいても 私たちは生きてる

No matter how many times we stumble, we are alive

つないだHeart to Heart 結んだ約束全部

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

叶えるまでは ヒカリを求めて

Until they come true, seeking the light

北風と太陽 かじかんだ心で うつむいちゃダメ

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

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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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