BLUE SOULS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: A_o

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive world of Japanese music with "BLUE SOULS" by A_o. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn the language through its poetic lyrics about youth and the changing seasons. The collaboration between two unique artists and the song's evolution from a simple acoustic tune to a full band arrangement makes it a special piece to explore.

[English]

One, two, three, four

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

If you let go of that hand,

Surely, you won't be able to get it back

And again, we'll pass through spring,

Like it's just a joke, forgetting today

Everything your eyes see

Becomes dyed in blue

You never know what might happen

But I saw you

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

...

[Japanese]

One, two, three, four

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

その手を離してしまったなら

きっともう取り戻せないはずなんだ

こうしてまた春を超えてく

冗談のように 今日を忘れてゆく

目に映るもの全てを

青色に染めてゆく

何が起こるかはわからない

でも 君が見えた

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Hu-uu-uu-uu-uh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
春 /haru/ A1	noun - spring
今日 /kyou/ A1	noun - today
青色 /aoiro/ A2	noun - blue color
忘れる /wasureru/ B1	verb - to forget
起こる /okoru/ B1	verb - to happen
君 /kimi/ B2	noun - you (informal)
映る /utsuru/ B2	verb - to reflect
取り戻す /torimodosu/ B2	verb - to regain
冗談 /joudan/ B2	noun - joke
超える /koeru/ B2	verb - to exceed
戻す /modosu/ B2	verb - to return

Key Grammar Structures

• その手を離してしまったなら

  ➔ Conditional form with なら (nara)

  ➔ The phrase uses the **なら** form to express 'if' or 'in case of', indicating a condition.

• きっともう取り戻せないはずなんだ

  ➔ Expressing certainty with きっと and なんだ (explanation)

  ➔ The phrase uses **きっと** to indicate 'surely' or 'certainly' and **なんだ** to provide an explanatory tone, emphasizing the speaker's conviction.

• 冗談のように 今日を忘れてゆく

  ➔ Comparison with ように (like, as if)

  ➔ The phrase uses **ように** to compare the action to something else, indicating that it happens in a manner similar to a joke, implying a metaphorical or figurative language.

• 目に映るもの全てを 青色に染めてゆく

  ➔ Transitive verb with を to mark the direct object and noun modification

  ➔ The phrase uses the **を** particle to mark the direct object ('everything seen in the eyes') and describes an action of 'dyeing' everything into blue, emphasizing the extent of transformation.

• 何が起こるかはわからない

  ➔ Indirect question using か to mark doubt or uncertainty

  ➔ The phrase uses **か** within a clause to form an indirect question, expressing that the speaker does not know what will happen.