Brave Shine – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hidden in my left hand

My wish stays as just a wish

I was dreaming an endless illusion

In my right hand, I hold the memories of the sky

At the edge of a world no one knows

I was soaked in unending rain

The strength to protect what I want to keep

The weakness that makes me doubt that

Accepting everything

Searching for our future

Brave Shine

If I reach out, there's still

Stay the night

A night full of scars

You save my life

I layered my feelings at the tip of the sword I raised

Prayers transcend time

Your Brave Shine

...

I forgot how to shine

Leaving behind a blue star

I was watching an unending shadow

The red orbit crossing paths

Still just a child who knows nothing

Wandering through an endless night

The weakness of losing something you can't let go

The fragility that makes you unable to trust anything

Even if you can't stand, destiny moves on

Break down

The stars that crumble and fall

A night where we hurt each other

You're breaking dawn

Within the promises we've made

I found support in being alone

With a firm ideal beside me

...

If I can protect what I want to keep

Accept everything

Searching for our future

Lighting the dawn

Brave Shine

If I reach out, there's still

Stay the night

A night full of scars

You save my life

At the end of the tears I shed, I found the light

Prayers transcend time

My Brave Shine

...

[Japanese]

左手に隠した

願いは願いのままで

覚めない幻見てた

右手には空の記憶

誰もしらない世界の果て

やまない雨にうたれていた

守りたいものを守れる強さ

それを信じられなくなる弱さ

すべてを受け入れて

未来を探す

Brave shine

手を伸ばせばまだ

Stay the night

傷だらけの夜

You save my life

かざした刃の先に想いを重ねた

祈りは時を超えて

Your brave shine

光ること忘れた

青い星が残してく

消えない影見てた

すれ違う赤の軌道

何も知らない子供のまま

明けない夜を彷徨ってた

失くせないものを失くした弱さ

何も信じられなくなる脆さ

立てなくなっても 運命は進む

Break down

崩れ堕ちてゆく星座が

傷つけあう夜

You're breaking dawn

交わした約束の中に

独りを支えた

確かな理想を添えて

守りたいものを守れるのなら

すべてを受け入れて

未来を探す

夜明けを灯す

Brave shine

手を伸ばせばまだ

Stay the night

傷だらけの夜

You save my life

重ねた涙の果てに光を見つけた

祈りは時を超えて

My brave shine

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
願い /nega.i/ A2	noun - wish, desire
見る /mi.ru/ A2	verb - to see, watch
守る /ma.mo.ru/ A2	verb - to protect, guard
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
光る /ひかる/ B1	verb - to shine, glow
静か /しずか/ A2	adjective - quiet, calm
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound, injury
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sadness, grief
祈り /いのり/ B2	noun - prayer
まだ /mada/ A1	adverb - still, yet
行く /いく/ A2	verb - to go

Key Grammar Structures

• 願いは願いのままで

  ➔ The phrase 'は' (wa) indicates the topic of the sentence, emphasizing '願い' (wish).

  ➔ 'は' is a topic marker that highlights what the sentence is about, often translating to 'as for' in English.

• 守りたいものを守れるのなら

  ➔ The conditional 'のなら' (nara) expresses 'if' or 'assuming that', here meaning 'if I can protect what I want to protect'.

  ➔ 'のなら' is used to set a condition or assumption, equivalent to 'if' in English.

• 傷だらけの夜

  ➔ The phrase 'の' (no) connects '傷だらけ' and '夜', functioning as a possessive or descriptive particle.

  ➔ 'の' is a possessive or descriptive particle that links two nouns, indicating that the night is 'covered with scars'.

• 祈りは時を超えて

  ➔ The verb '超えて' (koete) is the te-form of '超える' (kueru), meaning 'to cross' or 'to transcend'.

  ➔ The form '超えて' combines the verb root with 'て', connecting actions or indicating a sequence like 'to transcend' beyond time.

• 重ねた涙の果てに光を見つけた

  ➔ The phrase 'の果てに' (no hate ni) means 'at the end of' or 'upon'.

  ➔ 'の果てに' indicates the point 'at the end of' something, here referring to 'the tears' after which the light is found.

• 祈りは時を超えて

  ➔ 'は' is a topic marker, and 'を超えて' (wo koe te) is the te-form of '超える' meaning 'to transcend' or 'to go beyond'.

  ➔ 'は' highlights the topic, and 'を超えて' expresses transcending or going beyond a limit, here 'time'.