残響散歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: 20th single 『残響散歌/朝が来る』

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

誰が袖に咲く幻花（げんか）

Who is that phantom flower blooming in the sleeve?

ただ　そこに藍を落とした

Just there, I dropped indigo.

派手に色を溶かす夜に　銀朱の月を添えて

On a night that vividly melts colors, I add a silver-red moon.

転がるように風を切って

Cutting through the wind as if rolling along.

躓くごとに強くなった

Every stumble made me stronger.

光も痛みも怒りも全部　抱きしめて

Embracing all of the light, pain, and anger.

選ばれなければ　選べばいい

If you're not chosen, then just choose.

声よ　轟け　夜のその向こうへ　

Voice, resound beyond the night.

涙で滲んでた　あんなに遠くの景色まで響き渡れ

Let it echo to distant places where tears blurred the view.

何を奏でて？　誰に届けたくて？

What are you playing? Who do you want to reach?

不確かなままでいい

It's okay to remain uncertain.

どんなに暗い感情も

No matter how dark the feelings.

どんなに長い葛藤も

No matter how long the struggle.

歌と散れ

Sing and disperse.

残響

Resonance.

ただ一人舞う千夜

Dancing alone through a thousand nights.

違えない帯（たい）を結べば

If you tie the unchanging sash tightly.

派手な色も負かす様に　深紅の香こそあはれ

Vivid colors can also be defeated, for the deep crimson scent is truly moving.

この先どんなつらい時も

No matter how difficult the times ahead.

口先よりも胸を張って

Stand tall, more than just words.

抱いた夢の灯りを全部　辿るだけ

Just follow all the lights of the dream you hold.

逃げ出すため　ここまで来たんじゃないだろ？

You didn't come this far to run away, right?

選ばれなければ　選べばいい

If you're not chosen, then just choose.

声をからして　燃える花のように

Shouting out loud, like a burning flower.

闇間を照らしたら

Illuminate the darkness.

曖昧過ぎる正解も譜面にして

Make your ambiguous answers into music sheets.

夜を数えて朝を描く様な　

Like counting nights to draw mornings.

鮮やかな音を鳴らす

Play vivid sounds.

どんなに深い後悔も

No matter how deep the regret.

どんなに高い限界も

No matter how high the limits.

掻き消して

Erase them all away.

残響

Resonance.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
幻花 /げんか/ B2	noun - phantom flower
藍 /あい/ B1	noun - indigo
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
光 /ひかり/ A1	noun - light
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
怒り /いかり/ B1	noun - anger
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
景色 /けしき/ B1	noun - scenery
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
闇 /やみ/ B2	noun - darkness
後悔 /こうかい/ B2	noun - regret
限界 /げんかい/ B2	noun - limit
残響 /ざんきょう/ C1	noun - echo

Key Grammar Structures

• ために

  ➔ used to indicate purpose or goal

  ➔ In the phrase "選ばなければ 選べばいい", "ために" implies the purpose behind choosing or not choosing.

• 抱きしめて

  ➔ te-form of "抱きしめる" (to hold/embrace) used as a command or continuous action

  ➔ The phrase "光も痛みも怒りも全部 抱きしめて" uses the te-form "抱きしめて" to suggest continuing or embracing all feelings.

• 乗り越える

  ➔ verb "to overcome" in dictionary form, often used with transitive or intransitive context

  ➔ In the line "どんなに深い後悔も掻き消して" (Erase even the deepest regrets), "掻き消す" (to wipe out/erase) implies overcoming or dispelling negative feelings.

• 響き渡る

  ➔ intransitive verb "to resonate" in potential or passive form, expressing spreading sound or echo

  ➔ The phrase "夜を数えて朝を描く様な" uses "響き渡る" to describe how the sound spreads or echoes across the night.

• ことに

  ➔ expresses emotional response or emphasis towards a statement

  ➔ In "深紅の香こそあはれ", "ことに" emphasizes the profoundness of the scent.

• ように

  ➔ used for comparisons or to indicate similarity in manner or way

  ➔ In "夜を数えて朝を描く様な", "ように" compares the act of creating morning to counting nights, implying similarity.