ブルーアンバー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: back number

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant world of back number's "ブルーアンバー," a Japanese song that beautifully articulates hidden emotions and inner struggles. Learning Japanese through its evocative lyrics will not only deepen your appreciation for its themes of resilience and self-acceptance but also introduce you to the nuanced expressions of J-Pop storytelling. This song's profound connection to a drama's narrative makes it a powerful and special piece for language learners.

[English]

From the memory of being held tight - a red droplet flowed out

It’s not something to show to others

The words I never spoke became - another version of me

Screaming something inside my body

Ah - I wanted it so much - I was so frustrated

No, you can’t hide everything - I’m sorry

Because one person’s sadness is enough - and I don’t want to become any uglier

Unfound by anyone within me - you cried until you turned this color

It’s beautiful

From the heart I never gave - a blue droplet flowed out

It’s not something to shower on others

Swallowing it all without a trace - sinking to the bottom of a distant sea

I’ll wait to turn into a gem just like that

Decorating the truth with lies - comforting myself with a pretend life

Healing my own tragedy with someone else’s

Frozen in the moment I drowned in longing - breathless, I just love you

Because one person’s sadness is enough - and I don’t want to become any uglier

Unfound by anyone within me - you cried until you turned this color

It’s beautiful

I’m sorry

Hey, it’s beautiful

[Japanese]

抱きしめられた記憶から 流れ出た赤い雫

人様に見せるものじゃないの

伝えなかった言霊が もうひとつの私になって

身体の内側で何かを叫んでる

ああ 欲しかったのに 悔しかったのに

駄目だよ全部隠しておくの ごめんね

悲しいのは一人で充分だからと これ以上醜くなりたくないのと

私の中で誰にも見付けられずに こんな色になるまで泣いていたんだね

綺麗よ

渡しそびれた心から 流れ出た青い雫

人様に浴びせるものじゃないの

余すとこなく飲み込んで 遠くの海の底に沈んで

そのまま宝石にでもなれるのを待つわ

本当を嘘で飾って ごっこみたいな暮らしで慰めて

誰かの悲劇で自分の悲劇を癒して

恋しさに溺れた瞬間のままで 息も出来ずただ 愛してるの

悲しいのは一人で充分だからと これ以上醜くなりたくないのと

私の中で誰にも見付けられずに こんな色になるまで泣いていたんだね

綺麗よ

ごめんね

ねぇ綺麗よ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
雫 /shizuku/ B1	noun - droplet
赤い /akai/ A2	adjective - red
青い /aoi/ A2	adjective - blue
隠す /kakusu/ B1	verb - to hide
悲しい /kanashii/ B1	adjective - sad
醜い /minikui/ B2	adjective - ugly
綺麗 /kirei/ B1	adjective - beautiful, pretty
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart, mind
沈む /shizumu/ B2	verb - to sink
飾る /kazaru/ B2	verb - to decorate, to adorn
慰める /nagameru/ B2	verb - to comfort, to console
溺れる /oboreru/ B2	verb - to drown, to be addicted
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B1	verb - to shout, to scream
宝石 /houseki/ B2	noun - jewel, gem
嘘 /uso/ A2	noun - lie

Key Grammar Structures

• 抱きしめられた記憶から

  ➔ Passive voice with ~られる

  ➔ The verb 抱きしめる (to hug) is in the passive form 抱きしめられた, indicating the action was done to the subject.

• 伝えなかった言霊が

  ➔ Negative past tense

  ➔ The verb 伝える (to convey) is negated in the past tense as 伝えなかった, meaning 'did not convey'.

• もうひとつの私になって

  ➔ Te-form + なる

  ➔ The te-form of the verb なる (to become) is used to express change or transformation.

• ごめんね

  ➔ Polite apology

  ➔ ごめんね is a polite and casual way to apologize, often used in close relationships.

• 渡しそびれた心から

  ➔ そびれる (to fail to do)

  ➔ 渡しそびれた means 'failed to give', using the verb 渡す (to give) with そびれる to express an action that was not completed.

• 余すとこなく飲み込んで

  ➔ とこ (emphasis)

  ➔ 余すとこなく means 'completely without leaving anything out', using とこ to emphasize the extent of the action.

• 恋しさに溺れた瞬間のままで

  ➔ に溺れる (to be drowned in)

  ➔ に溺れる is used to express being overwhelmed or consumed by an emotion, here 'longing'.

• ねぇ綺麗よ

  ➔ ねぇ (interjection)

  ➔ ねぇ is an interjection used to softly call attention or express emotion, similar to 'hey' or 'oh'.