Brand new planet – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Mr.Children
• Album: SOUNDTRACKS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Mr.Children with "Brand new planet," a hopeful and inspiring song that offers a glimpse into the nuances of the Japanese language. Through its rich lyrics, you can explore expressions of hope, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams, making it an excellent song to deepen your understanding of conversational and poetic Japanese.

[English]

I kept running, thinking that

if I stopped, it would all be over

But the glittering stars above the pedestrian bridge

were laughing at me with the size of the universe

I tried to quietly bury it

I want to liberate the longing

Let's go find a fading star of possibility

I'll probably get lost again somewhere

But it's not too late now

A brand new "want" is coming soon

Hey, can you see it?

It's blinking

The light is a plane taking off

Carrying the lives of many people

Carrying dreams, carrying tomorrow

"If I live in a faraway town

will I meet a different me?"

An escape from reality flashes through my mind

Come on, shout it out, Les Paul

Crush my twisted thoughts

A brand new "want" is coming soon

...

A poem bidding farewell

While dedicating it to this world

Let's kiss the clinging melancholy

Somewhere it's surely waiting

That planet is waiting for me

...

I kept the longing

I want to liberate the longing

Let's go find a fading star of possibility

I'll probably get lost again somewhere

But it's not too late now

A brand new "want" is coming soon

A brand new "want" is coming soon

...

[Japanese]

立ち止まったら そこで何か

終わってしまうって走り続けた

でも歩道橋の上 きらめく星々は

宇宙の大きさでそれを笑っていた

静かに葬ろうとした

憧れを解放したい

消えかけの可能星を見つけに行こう

何処かでまた迷うだろう

でも今なら遅くはない

新しい「欲しい」まで もうすぐ

ねぇ 見えるかな？

点滅してる

灯りは離陸する飛行機

いろんな人の命を乗せて

夢を乗せて 明日を乗せて

｢遠い町で暮らしたら

違う僕に会えるかな？｣

頭を掠める現実逃避

さぁ 叫べ Les Paulよ

いじけた思考を砕け

新しい「欲しい」まで もうすぐ

さようならを告げる詩

この世に捧げながら

絡みつく憂鬱にキスをしよう

何処かできっと待ってる

その惑星が僕を待ってる

この手で飼い殺した

憧れを解放したい

消えかけの可能星を見つけに行こう

何処かでまた迷うだろう

でも今なら遅くはない

新しい「欲しい」まで もうすぐ

新しい「欲しい」まで もうすぐ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走り続ける /はしりつづける/ B1	verb - to continue running
憧れ /あこがれ/ B2	noun - longing or aspiration
星々 /ほしぼし/ A2	noun - stars
宇宙 /うちゅう/ B1	noun - universe
現実逃避 /げんじつとうひ/ C1	noun - escapism
命 /いのち/ A2	noun - life
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
新しい /あたらしい/ A1	adjective - new
町 /まち/ A2	noun - town
飛行機 /ひこうき/ A1	noun - airplane
灯り /あかり/ B1	noun - light
詩 /し/ B2	noun - poem
可能 /かのう/ B2	adjective - possible
待ってる /まってる/ A2	verb - to wait
迷う /まよう/ B1	verb - to hesitate or get lost
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout

Key Grammar Structures

• 立ち止まったら そこで何か終わってしまうって走り続けた

  ➔ Conditional form (たら)

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional form 'たら' to express a condition: if I stop, something will end.

• でも歩道橋の上 きらめく星々は宇宙の大きさでそれを笑っていた

  ➔ Past continuous form (ていた)

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous form 'ていた' to indicate an ongoing action in the past: the stars were laughing.

• 消えかけの可能星を見つけに行こう

  ➔ Volitional form (よう)

  ➔ The phrase uses the volitional form 'よう' to express intention: let's go find the fading potential star.

• 新しい「欲しい」まで もうすぐ

  ➔ Noun + まで (until)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'まで' to indicate a limit or endpoint: until the new 'want'.

• さようならを告げる詩

  ➔ Noun + を告げる (to tell)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'を告げる' to express the act of telling or announcing: a poem that tells goodbye.

• 絡みつく憂鬱にキスをしよう

  ➔ Verb + をしよう (let's do)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'をしよう' to suggest an action: let's kiss the entangled melancholy.