ベテルギウス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 優里
• Album: 弐

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with Yuuri's "Betelgeuse" is a great way to connect with the emotional depth of the language. The song's use of celestial metaphors to describe human relationships offers a unique and beautiful way to learn new vocabulary and expressions. Its heartfelt lyrics and powerful melody make it a memorable and engaging song for any language learner.

[English]

If you stare up at something in the sky

You told me it's a star

It's like we're cuddling close, just like that

Connecting through crying and laughing

Hitting each other hundreds of times

Decades, centuries ago, the light from long ago

Sometimes when even the star itself forgets

It reaches us

We find each other, pull closer

Under the same sky

Shining together, just the two of us

We promised

The endless Betelgeuse far away

A magic that connects us to someone

Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand

We keep moving forward

Even in hard times, we won't cry

We made that vow

The endless Betelgeuse far away

You can see it too—our prayers

Every time we trace back memories, they come alive

Knowing you'll always be there for me

It's like the light from stars, just the same

Connecting through tears and laughter today

Hitting each other hundreds of times

Decades, centuries ago, the light from long ago

When I myself forget

It illuminates us

We find each other, pull closer

Under the same sky

Shining, just the two of us

We promised

The endless Betelgeuse far away

A magic that connects us to someone

How long, how far can we live

Whenever you feel anxious, I stand strong

It's okay, I’m right here with you

Let's connect invisible lines

We find each other, bring closer

Under the same sky

Shining, just the two of us

We promised

The endless Betelgeuse far away

A magic that connects us to someone

Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand

Let's keep moving forward

Even in tough times, just the two of us

We made that vow

The endless Betelgeuse far away

You must see it too—our prayers

If you gaze at something in the sky

You told me it's a star

[Japanese]

空にある何かを見つめてたら

それは星だって君がおしえてくれた

まるでそれは僕らみたいに　寄り添ってる

それを泣いたり笑ったり繋いでいく

何十回　何百回　ぶつかりあって

何十年　何百年　昔の光が

星自身も忘れたころに

僕らに届いてる

僕ら見つけあって　手繰りあって

同じ空

輝くのだって　二人だって

約束した

遥か遠く終わらないベテルギウス

誰かに繋ぐ魔法

僕ら　肩並べ　手取り合って

進んでく

辛い時だって　泣かないって

誓っただろう

遥か遠く終わらないベテルギウス

君にも見えるだろう　祈りが

記憶を辿るたび　蘇るよ

君がいつだってそこに居てくれること

まるでそれは星の光と　同じように

今日に泣いたり笑ったり繋いでいく

何十回　何百回　ぶつかりあって

何十年　何百年　昔の光が

僕自身も忘れたころに

僕らを照らしてる

僕ら見つけあって　手繰りあって

同じ空　

輝くのだって　二人だって

約束した

遥か遠く終わらないベテルギウス

誰かに繋ぐ魔法

どこまで　いつまで　生きられるか

君が不安になるたびに強がるんだ

大丈夫　僕が横にいるよ

見えない線を繋ごう

僕ら見つけあって　手繰りあって

同じ空　

輝くのだって　二人だって

約束した

遥か遠く終わらないベテルギウス

誰かに繋ぐ魔法

僕ら　肩並べ　手取り合って

進んでく

辛い時だって　二人だって

誓っただろう

遥か遠く終わらないベテルギウス

君にも見えるだろう　祈りが

空にある何かを見つめてたら

それは星だって君がおしえてくれた

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
見つめる /mitsumeru/ B1	verb - to stare at
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
寄り添う /yorisou/ B2	verb - to be close to
繋ぐ /tsunagu/ B1	verb - to connect
約束 /yakusoku/ A2	noun - promise
輝く /kagayaku/ B2	verb - to shine
ベテルギウス /beterugiusu/ C1	proper noun - Betelgeuse
魔法 /mahou/ A2	noun - magic
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
辿る /tadoru/ B2	verb - to follow
蘇る /yomigaeru/ B2	verb - to revive
祈り /inori/ A2	noun - prayer
不安 /fuan/ B1	noun - anxiety
強がる /tsuyogaru/ B2	verb - to pretend to be strong
見えない /mienai/ B1	adjective - invisible
線 /sen/ A1	noun - line

Key Grammar Structures

• それは星だって君がおしえてくれた

  ➔ The use of 〜だって (datte) to indicate reported speech or hearsay

  ➔ The particle だって (datte) is used here to report what someone else told you, often conveying hearsay or indirect speech.

• 空にある何かを見つめてたら

  ➔ Conditional form of 〜ている (te-iru), here used as 〜てたら (tara) to express 'if you stare at something'

  ➔ The phrase 〜てたら (tara) is the conditional form linked to 〜ている (te-iru), meaning 'if (someone) is doing something.'

• 僕ら　見つけあって　手繰りあって

  ➔ The use of お互いに (inter-), combined with て form verbs, indicating mutual action (finding and linking together)

  ➔ The phrase お互いに (otagai ni) means 'mutually' or 'each other,' and paired with て form verbs, shows reciprocal actions.

• 約束した

  ➔ Past tense of 約束する (yakusoku suru), meaning 'promised' or 'made a promise'

  ➔ The verb 約束する (yakusoku suru) means 'to promise,' and the なかった tense is expressed here as simply した in its past form.

• 僕が横にいるよ

  ➔ The possessive pronoun phrase 僕が (boku ga) + 横にいる (yoko ni iru), meaning 'I am beside (you)' or 'I am here with you'

  ➔ 僕が (boku ga) indicates the subject 'I,' and 横にいる (yoko ni iru) indicates the location 'beside' or 'with' someone.

• 君にも見えるだろう　祈りが

  ➔ The potential form 見える (mieru) combined with だろう (darou) to express 'probably can see' or 'likely to see'

  ➔ 見える is the potential form meaning 'can see,' and だろう (darou) expresses conjecture or probability, translating as 'probably can see.'