飛ぶ時 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: 飛ぶ時・飛ぼうよ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melodic world of Vaundy with '飛ぶ時'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its evocative vocabulary regarding movement and emotion. Its unique blend of genres and poetic phrasing makes it a special tool for listeners looking to understand the nuance and rhythm of modern J-Pop.

[English]

For every bit of pain

It travels through my veins

Piercing through my heart

Reaching my brain just when I’ve forgotten

Well, it’s not exactly painful

But this small, this small bitterness and regret

Please forgive the draft blowing through the gaps

These useless

Words and tears of mine, all of them

Even these wings that grew on a whim

I’ll take them on my back for now, all of them

So, I’ll see you later

I’m leaving it all here

I’m not afraid, into this sky

Look, just follow the wings fluttering in the wind

...

For every word spoken

It travels through your nerves

Breaking through your brainstem

Reaching your eyes just when you’ve forgotten

But what I imagined

Was the moment the light scattered

Please forgive me for having no aim

These useless

Words and tears of mine, all of them

Even these wings catching the headwind

I’ll take them on my back for now, all of them

So, I’ll see you later

I’m leaving it all here

I’m not afraid, into this sky

On the wings fluttering in the wind

With those thick, overgrown supplies and retreat paths

What you see in front of you isn't the only answer

The gust of wind wearing me down is a corridor

Before my fate arrives

Before I end up passing it by

These useless

Words and tears of mine, all of them

Even these wings that grew on a whim

They are my wings, all of them

So, I’ll see you later

I’ll never forget, everything row by row

I’m not afraid, in this night sky

Towards the sunrise, aiming for tomorrow

Look, they are linking together

...

[Japanese]

痛みの数だけ

それは、僕の静脈を通り

心臓を突破して

忘れた頃、到達 脳に

まぁ辛くはないが

この小さな、この小さな うらみわびの

隙間風は 許してくれ

この不甲斐ない

僕の言葉も涙も全部

気分次第で生えた羽だって

今は背で受けておくよ全部

それじゃまた

ここに置いていくから全部

怖くない この空へ

風に靡く羽に ほら従って

言葉の数だけ

それは、あなたの神経を通り

脳幹を突破して

忘れた頃、到達 瞳に

されどイメージしたのは

光飛び散った最中

当てはないことを許してくれ

この不甲斐ない

僕の言葉も涙も全部

向かい風受けた羽だって

今は背で受けておくよ全部

それじゃまた

ここに置いていくから全部

怖くない この空へ

風に靡く羽に

その鬱蒼としげる兵糧と退路

眼前が正解じゃ無いよ

擦り切れる突風が解廊

僕の運命を前に

僕がすれ違ってしまう前に

この不甲斐ない

僕の言葉も涙も全部

気分次第で生えた羽だって

でも僕の翼だよ全部

それじゃまた

ずっと忘れない 軒並み全部

怖くない、この夜空で

明日を目指す 朝焼けに

ほら、連なって

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
痛み itami N4	noun - pain
静脈 joumyaku N1	noun - vein
心臓 shinzou N3	noun - heart
突破 toppa N2	verb - break through
到達 toutatsu N2	verb - arrival / reach
隙間風 sukimakaze N1	noun - draft
不甲斐ない fugainai N1	adjective - shameful / weak
靡く nabiku N1	verb - flutter / yield
神経 shinkei N3	noun - nerve
脳幹 noukan N1	noun - brainstem
瞳 hitomi N2	noun - pupil / eye
鬱蒼と ussouto N1	adjective - thickly overgrown
兵糧 hyourou N1	noun - provisions / rations
突風 toppuu N2	noun - gust
朝焼け asayake N2	noun - morning glow

Key Grammar Structures

• 痛みの数だけ

  ➔ Noun + の数だけ (only as many as / proportional to)

  ➔ The particle 'dake' indicates that the action or state corresponds exactly to the 'number of' something.

• 忘れた頃、到達

  ➔ Verb (past) + 頃 (when / the time when)

  ➔ Describes a point in time after the action 'wasureta' (forgot) has occurred.

• 許してくれ

  ➔ Verb (te-form) + くれる (casual request/favor)

  ➔ A casual, slightly demanding way to ask for forgiveness using 'kure'.

• 気分次第で生えた羽

  ➔ Noun + 次第 (depending on / at the mercy of)

  ➔ 'Shidai' expresses that the growth of the wings depends on the mood.

• 置いていくから

  ➔ Verb (te-form) + いく (action moving away from speaker)

  ➔ Suggests leaving something behind as one moves forward.

• 風に靡く羽

  ➔ Verb (dictionary form) + に + 靡く (influenced by / fluttering in)

  ➔ 'Nabiku' describes the wings fluttering or being influenced by the wind.

• 眼前が正解じゃ無いよ

  ➔ Noun + じゃ無い (negative copula - casual)

  ➔ Casual negative 'ja nai' to emphasize that what is in front is not the absolute truth.

• すれ違ってしまう前に

  ➔ Verb (te-form) + しまう (regret / complete action) + 前に (before)

  ➔ Combines the regretful/complete nuance of 'shimau' with the temporal 'mae ni'.