ベルベットの詩 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: back number
• Album: digital new single『ベルベットの詩』

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

心が擦り切れて

My heart is worn out

ギシギシと軋む音が

The creaking sound

聞こえないように

So that it can't be heard

大きな声で歌おう

Let's sing out loud

理不尽が多すぎて

There's too much injustice

いつの間にかそれに慣れて

Before I knew it, I got used to it

僕は自由だと

I thought I was free

もう忘れてしまいそう

But I might forget that soon

ああ うるさく つたなく

Ah, it's noisy and clumsy

産声のように遠く響け

Let it echo far away like a newborn cry

あるがままの姿で

Just as I am

自分のままで生きさせて

Let me live as myself

決して楽ではないが

It's never easy, but

きっと人生は素晴らしい

Surely life is wonderful

青くさい

So naive

なんて青くさい

How naive

綺麗事だって言われても

Even if they say it's just pretty words

いいんだ 夢見る空は

It's fine, the sky I dream of

いつだって青一色でいい

Is always a solid blue

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恐れない 人はいない

No one is without fear

追いかけて来る震えを

Shaking as they chase after me

振り解くように

As if to shake it off

誰もが走っている

Everyone is running

人がさ 繊細で

People are delicate

でもとても残酷だって事

But also very cruel

僕もそうだと

I know that too

実はもう知っている

Actually, I already know

ああ 嫌だ 悲しいね

Ah, I hate it, it's sad

痛みを抱き締めて進め

Embrace the pain and move forward

あるがままの姿で

Just as I am

自分のままで生きさせて

Let me live as myself

正直者は馬鹿をみるが

Honest people get taken for fools,

きっと人生は素晴らしい

But surely life is wonderful

下らない

So trivial

なんて下らない

How trivial

無駄な事だって言われても

Even if they say it's pointless

いいんだ 下を見ないで

It's fine, don't look down

ひたすら登って行けたらいい

I just want to keep climbing

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心が擦り切れて

My heart is worn out

ギシギシと軋む音が

The creaking sound

聞こえないように

So that it can't be heard

大きな声で歌おう

Let's sing out loud

あるがままの姿で

Just as I am

自分のままで生きさせて

Let me live as myself

努力は実りづらいが

Efforts are hard to bear fruit,

きっと人生は素晴らしい

But surely life is wonderful

泥くさい

So muddy

なんて泥くさい

How muddy

だからこそ綺麗な綺麗な虹を oohh

That's why I have the right to find

見つける権利がある

A beautiful, beautiful rainbow, oohh

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(La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la)

(La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la)

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音がさ 外れても

Even if the sound goes off

たとえ口塞がれても

Even if my mouth is sealed

僕は僕だと

I am still me

自分の声で歌おう

Let's sing with my own voice

代わりはいないと

There's no substitute

自分の声で歌おう

Let's sing with my own voice

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom; liberty
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
人生 /じんせい/ B1	noun - life
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice; sound
響く /ひびく/ B2	verb - to echo; to resonate
生きる /いきる/ A2	verb - to live
努力 /どりょく/ B2	noun - effort; endeavor
悲しい /かなしい/ A2	adjective - sad
綺麗 /きれい/ A2	adjective - beautiful; clean
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
青 /あお/ A1	adjective - blue
残酷 /ざんこく/ B2	adjective - cruel
下らない /くだらない/ B1	adjective - trivial; worthless
権利 /けんり/ B2	noun - right; entitlement

Key Grammar Structures

• 心が擦り切れて

  ➔ Use of the te-form combined with 'ている' to indicate a continuing state or condition.

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• 大きな声で歌おう

  ➔ Use of volitional form 'う' to express a suggestion or imperative to do something.

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• 僕は自由だと

  ➔ Use of quotation with the casual copula 'だ' to state a simple fact or assertion.

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• 綺麗事だって言われても

  ➔ Use of 'だって' to indicate the speaker's perspective or contrast, combined with the passive form.

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• 努力は実りづらいが

  ➔ Use of the causative-passive form 'づらい' to indicate difficulty or challenge in doing something.

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• 心が擦り切れて

  ➔ Use of the te-form '擦り切れて' to connect sequential or causal actions/states.

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• 自分の声で歌おう

  ➔ Use of volitional form 'う' with 'で' to indicate doing something by means of a specific method.

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