ブルーバード – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: いきものがかり
• Album: 10th SINGLE「ブルーバード」

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese rock with Ikimonogakari's "Blue Bird"! This iconic song, beloved by anime fans globally as an opening for 'Naruto: Shippuden,' offers an exciting way to learn Japanese through its energetic lyrics about freedom and courage. Its clear vocals and powerful melody make the expressions memorable, perfect for grasping natural Japanese phrasing and emotional delivery. The song's universal themes of moving forward and chasing dreams resonate deeply, making it a special and motivating piece to explore Japanese language and culture.

[English]

If I take flight, I say I won't come back

My goal was that deep, deep blue sky

...

"Sadness" is still hard to remember

"Loneliness" I've just begun to grasp

This feeling I hold for you

Is now transforming into words

Awakened from the unknown world's wanderings

Spread these wings and take flight

If I take flight, I say I won't come back

The thing I was searching for was that white, white cloud

Knowing that if I break through, I’ll find it

To the point of breaking away, that deep, deep blue sky

...

That deep, deep blue sky

That deep, deep blue sky

...

With a sound as if love has run out

The rusty old window is broken

The cage I've grown tired of, I throw it away

There’s no more looking back

Let’s share this pounding heartbeat and breathe together

Kick open this window and take off

When I run out, I say I can reach it

The one guiding me is that distant, distant voice

Even holding your hand was too bright

The more I seek, that deep, deep blue sky

...

I knew I was going to fall

But still, I keep chasing the light

If I take flight, I say I won't come back

The thing I was searching for was that white, white cloud

Knowing that if I break through, I’ll find it

To the point of breaking away, that deep, deep blue sky

That deep, deep blue sky

That deep, deep blue sky

...

[Japanese]

飛翔いたら 戻らないと言って

目指したのは 蒼い 蒼い あの空

"悲しみ"はまだ覚えられず

"切なさ"は今つかみはじめた

あなたへと抱く この感情も

今"言葉"に変わっていく

未知なる世界の 遊迷から目覚めて

この羽根を広げ 飛び立つ

飛翔いたら 戻らないと言って

探したのは 白い 白い あの雲

突き抜けたら みつかると知って

振り切るほど 蒼い 蒼い あの空

蒼い 蒼い あの空

蒼い 蒼い あの空

愛想尽きたような音で

錆びれた古い窓は壊れた

見飽きたカゴは ほら捨てていく

振り返ることはもうない

高鳴る鼓動に 呼吸を共鳴けて

この窓を蹴って 飛び立つ

駆け出したら 手にできると言って

いざなうのは 遠い 遠い あの声

眩しすぎた あなたの手も握って

求めるほど 蒼い 蒼い あの空

墜ちていくと わかっていた

それでも 光を追い続けていくよ

飛翔いたら 戻れないと言って

探したのは 白い 白い あの雲

突き抜けたら みつかると知って

振り切るほど 蒼い 蒼い あの空

蒼い 蒼い あの空

蒼い 蒼い あの空

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飛翔 /ひしょう/ B2	noun - flight
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B1	noun - sadness
切なさ /せつなさ/ B2	noun - heartache
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word
羽根 /はね/ B2	noun - feather
雲 /くも/ A1	noun - cloud
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
求める /もとめる/ B1	verb - to seek
壊れる /こわれる/ B1	verb - to break
高鳴る /たかなる/ B2	verb - to throb
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search
振り返る /ふりかえる/ B2	verb - to look back
突き抜ける /つきぬける/ B2	verb - to break through

Key Grammar Structures

• 飛翔いたら 戻らないと言って

  ➔ Conditional form with たら (tara) used to express 'if' or 'when' something happens.

  ➔ たら indicates a condition or hypothetical situation, often translated as 'if' or 'when'.

• 悲しみはまだ覚えられず

  ➔ Negative form with ず (zu), used here to mean 'unable to' or 'haven't yet' to do something.

  ➔ ず is a classical negative auxiliary, equivalent to できません, indicating inability or non-occurrence.

• 目指したのは 蒼い 蒼い あの空

  ➔ Noun + の is used to nominalize the preceding verb phrase, serving as the subject of the sentence.

  ➔ The の particle turns a verb phrase into a noun, allowing it to be used as the subject of the sentence.

• 未知なる世界の 遊迷から目覚めて

  ➔ なる is used here as a classical form of である to denote the adjective 'unknown' modifying 世界の.

  ➔ なる is an archaic form of である, used in literary or formal contexts to mean 'be' or 'becoming' when describing qualities.

• 振り切るほど 蒼い 蒼い あの空

  ➔ ほど is used to indicate the degree or extent of something, meaning 'to the extent that'.

  ➔ ほど expresses the extent or degree of an action or quality, often associated with comparison or emphasis.

• 振り切るほど 蒼い 蒼い あの空

  ➔ The repetition of 蒼い (blue) emphasizes the intensity or extent of the feeling or the sky's blueness.

  ➔ Repetition of the adjective 蒼い underscores the magnitude or emotional intensity associated with the sky.