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

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of back number's "Velvet no Uta" to not only appreciate its profound message of resilience and self-acceptance but also to enhance your Japanese language skills. This song offers a beautiful blend of poetic expression and everyday language, making it an excellent resource for understanding nuances of emotion and encouragement in Japanese. You can learn how to express feelings of struggle, hope, and the affirmation of life, while immersing yourself in a contemporary Japanese ballad.

[English]

My heart is worn out

The creaking sound

So that it can't be heard

Let's sing out loud

There's too much injustice

Before I knew it, I got used to it

I thought I was free

But I might forget that soon

Ah, it's noisy and clumsy

Let it echo far away like a newborn cry

Just as I am

Let me live as myself

It's never easy, but

Surely life is wonderful

So naive

How naive

Even if they say it's just pretty words

It's fine, the sky I dream of

Is always a solid blue

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

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

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

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

No one is without fear

Shaking as they chase after me

As if to shake it off

Everyone is running

People are delicate

But also very cruel

I know that too

Actually, I already know

Ah, I hate it, it's sad

Embrace the pain and move forward

Just as I am

Let me live as myself

Honest people get taken for fools,

But surely life is wonderful

So trivial

How trivial

Even if they say it's pointless

It's fine, don't look down

I just want to keep climbing

...

My heart is worn out

The creaking sound

So that it can't be heard

Let's sing out loud

Just as I am

Let me live as myself

Efforts are hard to bear fruit,

But surely life is wonderful

So muddy

How muddy

That's why I have the right to find

A beautiful, beautiful rainbow, oohh

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

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

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

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

Even if the sound goes off

Even if my mouth is sealed

I am still me

Let's sing with my own voice

There's no substitute

Let's sing with my own voice

...

[Japanese]

心が擦り切れて

ギシギシと軋む音が

聞こえないように

大きな声で歌おう

理不尽が多すぎて

いつの間にかそれに慣れて

僕は自由だと

もう忘れてしまいそう

ああ うるさく つたなく

産声のように遠く響け

あるがままの姿で

自分のままで生きさせて

決して楽ではないが

きっと人生は素晴らしい

青くさい

なんて青くさい

綺麗事だって言われても

いいんだ 夢見る空は

いつだって青一色でいい

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

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

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

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

恐れない 人はいない

追いかけて来る震えを

振り解くように

誰もが走っている

人がさ 繊細で

でもとても残酷だって事

僕もそうだと

実はもう知っている

ああ 嫌だ 悲しいね

痛みを抱き締めて進め

あるがままの姿で

自分のままで生きさせて

正直者は馬鹿をみるが

きっと人生は素晴らしい

下らない

なんて下らない

無駄な事だって言われても

いいんだ 下を見ないで

ひたすら登って行けたらいい

心が擦り切れて

ギシギシと軋む音が

聞こえないように

大きな声で歌おう

あるがままの姿で

自分のままで生きさせて

努力は実りづらいが

きっと人生は素晴らしい

泥くさい

なんて泥くさい

だからこそ綺麗な綺麗な虹を oohh

見つける権利がある

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

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

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

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

音がさ 外れても

たとえ口塞がれても

僕は僕だと

自分の声で歌おう

代わりはいないと

自分の声で歌おう

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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