BELIEVE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 西内まりや

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the inspirational sounds of J-Pop with 西内まりや's “BELIEVE”. Delve into themes of self-empowerment and resilience, and explore the nuances of Japanese pop culture through this captivating song, originally created for the movie “CUTIE HONEY -TEARS-”.

[English]

Counting the time we've spent since then

Repeating lonely sad nights

Love etched deep in my heart, overflowing tonight

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

Once I wipe away these tears

BELIEVE... in myself, BELIEVE... in the future

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

Because a shining day will come

No matter how tough it gets

I'll keep shining in my world

Even if I wish for the feelings I hid back then

Dreams and reality are different

This suffering heart makes me want to run away

Overflowing, stubbornly alone tonight

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

The path I’ve decided in my heart

BELIEVE... in myself, BELIEVE... in the future

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

Words I've received so many times

Now I cherish and gather them carefully

With a gentle smile, Goodbye Tears

[Japanese]

あれから過ごした時間を数えても

繰り返す lonely sad nights

私の心に刻み込まれた　愛を抱いて溢れ出す tonight

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

この涙をぬぐったら

BELIEVE... in myself BELIEVE... in the future

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

輝く日が来るから

たとえどんなに　辛くても

照らし続けよう In my world

あの時秘めた思いを願っても

理想と現実は It's different

逃げ出したくなるほどこの Suffering heart

独りよがりで　溢れ出す tonight

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

心に決めた道を

BELIEVE... in myself BELIEVE... in the future

I'm never gonna cry again... forever

沢山もらった言葉

今大切に　拾い集め

優しい笑顔で Goodbye Tears

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
心 /こころ/ A1	noun - heart/mind
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
輝く /かがやく/ B1	verb - to shine
辛い /つらい/ B1	adjective - painful
願う /ねがう/ B1	verb - to wish
照らす /てらす/ B2	verb - to illuminate
違う /ちがう/ B2	verb - to differ
心に決める /こころにきめる/ B2	verb phrase - to decide in one's heart
独りよがり /ひとりよがり/ C1	adjective - self-centered
Suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ C1	noun - the state of undergoing pain or distress
言葉 /ことば/ B2	noun - words
笑顔 /えがお/ B2	noun - smile
Goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ B2	noun - a parting phrase

Key Grammar Structures

• 私の心に刻み込まれた

  ➔ Passive past tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the passive form to indicate that the 'heart' has *been engraved* with something.

• 繰り返す lonely sad nights

  ➔ Present tense verb (repeated action)

  ➔ The verb '繰り返す' is in present tense, indicating a recurring action.

• 私の心に刻み込まれた

  ➔ Passive present perfect

  ➔ The phrase indicates that something has been engraved into the heart, using the passive form with a past participle.

• 愛を抱いて溢れ出す tonight

  ➔ Adjective + verbs indicating ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase combines an adjective '溢れ出す' (overflowing) with the verb to show continuous or overflowing action today.

• 理想と現実は It's different

  ➔ Subject + linking verb + adjective phrase

  ➔ The sentence states that 'ideal' and 'reality' are not the same, with an implied 'are' (It's).

• 心に決めた道を

  ➔ Relative clause + object noun

  ➔ The phrase acts as a relative clause describing 'the path' that has been 'decided' in the heart.