Black Bird – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Sun Dance, Penny Rain

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

小さな頃の

When I was little

小さな願いは

my small wish

誰のために

was for whom

どんどん大きくなった

kept growing bigger and bigger

Everyone never knows

Everyone never knows

重ね続け

continuing to pile up

すぎた嘘に

to the lies that have passed

No one finds me

No one finds me

分からなくなる

I become unable to understand

You're a black bird

You're a black bird

すぐに落ちて行きそうだ

seems like I'm about to fall soon

まるで一人のステージ

like a stage for one

真っ暗闇で

in complete darkness

声を枯らすよ I cry

I cry, my voice is hoarse

きっと空の飛び方なんて

Surely, no one taught me

誰も教えてくれなかったよ

how to fly in the sky

真っ逆さまに

I just wanted to be

海の底へ I fall

someone who is loved

愛されるような

If it's your eyes

誰かになりたかっただけ

in this distorted world

あなたの目なら

あなたの目なら

歪んだ世界の

歪んだ世界の

何もかもが

everything

どんなに綺麗だろう

how beautiful it could be

いつか叶うと

I kept searching for the morning

探し続けて来た朝に

that would someday come true

No one finds me

No one finds me

戸惑いながら Black bird

while being confused, Black bird

ふいに消えて行きそうだ

seems like I'm about to suddenly disappear

急に光出す景色

the scenery suddenly starts to shine

真っ赤な太陽

a bright red sun

羽を溶かすの I fly

melting my wings, I fly

こんな声も泣き声なんて

this voice, even if it's a crying voice

誰も気付いてくれなかったよ

no one noticed it

真っ黒焦げに

burned completely black

身を焦がして I fall

I burn myself, I fall

抱きしめるような

I just wanted to be

あなたになりたかっただけ

someone who could embrace you

すぐに落ちて行きそうだ

seems like I'm about to fall soon

ふいに消えて行きそうで

seems like I'm about to suddenly disappear

真っ暗闇で

in complete darkness

声を枯らすよ I cry

I cry, my voice is hoarse

ずっと空の飛び方なんて

all along, no one taught me

誰も教えてくれなかったよ

how to fly in the sky

真っ逆さまに

upside down

夢の淵へ I Fall

to the edge of a dream, I fall

愛されるような

I just wanted to be

誰かになりたかっただけ

someone who is loved

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
願い /ねがい/ B1	noun - wish
嘘 /うそ/ B1	noun - lie
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
空 /そら/ A2	noun - sky
海 /うみ/ A2	noun - sea
光 /ひかり/ B1	noun - light
太陽 /たいよう/ A2	noun - sun
夢 /ゆめ/ B1	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
一人 /ひとり/ A2	noun - one person
落ちる /おちる/ B1	verb - to fall
消える /きえる/ B1	verb - to disappear
探す /さがす/ B1	verb - to search
枯らす /からす/ B2	verb - to wither
焦がす /こがす/ B2	verb - to burn

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰のために

  ➔ used to indicate purpose or for whom an action is performed

  ➔ The phrase '誰のために' uses the particle 'の' to indicate possession or relation and 'ために' to express purpose.

• すぐに落ちて行きそうだ

  ➔ expresses an immediate or impending action with the phrase 〜そうだ indicating conjecture or likelihood

  ➔ The ending 'そうだ' is used to indicate conjecture, appearance, or likelihood of an action happening soon.

• 真っ逆さまに

  ➔ adverbial phrase meaning 'headlong' or 'completely upside down'

  ➔ The phrase '真っ逆さまに' functions as an adverb to describe doing something in a completely inverted or headlong manner.

• 声を枯らすよ

  ➔ the verb '枯らす' (kurasu) means 'to deafen' or 'to lose one's voice,' with 'を' marking the direct object

  ➔ '枯らす' is a transitive verb, and '声を枯らす' means to lose one's voice or to make the voice hoarse.

• 羽を溶かすの

  ➔ the verb '溶かす' means 'to melt' or 'to dissolve', with 'を' indicating the direct object; the phrase functions as a metaphor

  ➔ '溶かす' is a transitive verb meaning 'to melt' or 'to dissolve'; in the song, it is used metaphorically to describe something being melted or transformed.

• 夢の淵へ

  ➔ use of the noun '淵' meaning 'abyss' or 'depth', with 'へ' indicating direction towards the abyss or depths of a dream

  ➔ The phrase '夢の淵へ' combines '夢' (dream), 'の' (possessive/relational particle), and '淵' (abyss/depth), with 'へ' indicating movement toward the depth of a dream.