BOY – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

その涙が汗が滲んだ

Those tears and sweat are glistening

誰とも違う美しさで

With a beauty unlike anyone else's

笑っておくれよ

Please go on and smile for me

息を切らした

Breathless

君は誰より素敵さ

You're more wonderful than anyone else

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気の抜けた炭酸みたいに

Like soda gone flat

微かに気怠い日々に溶けた

Fading into the faintly sluggish days

家鴨の侭で翼を広げて

Spreading your wings like a domestic duck

空を舞う白鳥の夢を見る

Dreaming of soaring as a swan

彷徨うくらいなら

If I’m just wandering around

一層味わい尽くしましょ

Let’s savor it even more

近道ばかりじゃ味気がないでしょ

Taking the scenic route makes life more interesting

道草を食って

Getting sidetracked

泥濘み飲んで

Drinking up the muddy puddles

でもたどり着けなくて

But still, I can’t seem to reach the goal

また何度だって夕暮れ追いかけるの

Chasing the sunset over and over again

走れ遥か先へ

Run forward, far ahead

汚れた靴と足跡は確かに未来へと

Your muddy shoes and footprints are surely heading toward the future

今駆けてゆく

Now, I’m racing on

息を切らした

Breathless

君は誰より素敵さ

You’re more wonderful than anyone else

...

...

物語の始まりはいつも

The story always begins with a sudden break in silence

静寂を切り裂き突然に

Suddenly tearing through quiet

胸の中ざわめく焔に

In the flickering flames inside my chest

照れて忘れて大人になる

Getting shy, forgetting, becoming an adult

形振り構わず今日は御仕舞いにしましょ

No matter how much we try to hide it, let’s end today here

日溜まりのような

Hoping to dream like a sunlit afternoon

夢を見れますように

Holding my breath

固唾を呑んで

Enduring the shame

恥を忍んで

Still unable to give up

まだ諦めきれなくて

Again and again

また何度だって

Chasing tomorrow

明日を追いかけるの

Until my voice is hoarse

声を枯らすまで

Crying out loud

泣いていたんだよ

Even when I realize it’s impossible

叶わないと判って尚

Keep struggling, please

抗っておくれよ

You, blooming openly

剥き出しで咲く君は

You’re more wonderful than anyone else

誰より素敵さ

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今日も その涙が汗が滲んだ

Today, again, those tears and sweat are glistening

誰とも違う美しさで

With a beauty unlike anyone else's

笑っておくれよ

Please go on and smile for me

息を切らした

Breathless

君は誰より素敵さ

You’re more wonderful than anyone else

走れ遥か先へ

Run forward, far ahead

汚れた靴と足跡は確かに未来へと

Your muddy shoes and footprints are surely heading toward the future

今駆けてゆく

Now, I’m racing on

息を切らした

Breathless

君は誰より素敵さ

You’re more wonderful than anyone else

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
美しさ /うつくしさ/ B1	noun - beauty
笑う /わらう/ A1	verb - to laugh
息 /いき/ A1	noun - breath
素敵 /すてき/ B1	adjective - wonderful
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
走る /はしる/ A1	verb - to run
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
物語 /ものがたり/ B2	noun - story
静寂 /せいじゃく/ C1	noun - silence
焔 /ほむら/ C2	noun - flame
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
恥 /はじ/ B2	noun - shame
抗う /あらがう/ B2	verb - to resist

Key Grammar Structures

• その涙が汗が滲んだ

  ➔ The particles 'が' are used to mark the subject in a sentence, especially when emphasizing or highlighting the subject.

  ➔ The particle '**が**' marks the subject of the sentence, indicating '涙' (tears) and '汗' (sweat).

• 笑っておくれよ

  ➔ The verb '笑う' (to laugh/smile) is in the te-form '笑って' combined with the auxiliary verb 'おくれる' (to do something in advance), forming a request or urging someone to smile.

  ➔ '笑って' is the te-form of '笑う', used to connect to other verbs or to make requests.

• 一層味わい尽くしましょ

  ➔ The phrase '一層' (more, even more) is used to intensify the following action, and '尽くす' (to fully enjoy/consume) in volitional form '尽くしましょ' indicates a suggestion or proposal.

  ➔ ‘一層’ emphasizes doing something more thoroughly or intensely, and ‘尽くしましょ’ is the volitional form suggesting 'let's do it' or 'shall we enjoy it fully'.

• 形振り構わず今日は御仕舞いにしましょ

  ➔ The phrase '形振り構わず' (without caring about appearances) is an adverbial expression, and 'しましょ' is the volitional form of 'する' (to do), suggesting a decision to end something today.

  ➔ ‘形振り構わず’ describes acting without regard for outward appearances or conventions, and ‘しましょ’ expresses a suggestion or decision to leave things as they are or finish.

• 固唾を呑んで

  ➔ The phrase '固唾を呑んで' (swallowing one's saliva) is an idiomatic expression meaning to be nervous or to hold one's breath while tense.

  ➔ It describes a state of nervous anticipation or anxiety, often implying carefully watching or waiting.