蒼のワルツ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Eve
• Album: 廻廻奇譚 / 蒼のワルツ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of “蒼のワルツ” by Eve and discover the nuances of the Japanese language through its poetic lyrics. This song, crafted for the anime film “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish,” beautifully illustrates themes of youth, nostalgia, and the acceptance of life’s uncertainties, offering a rich cultural and linguistic experience.

[English]

Lost in nostalgia, we were still so young

Between lingering clouds, I just looked up at the sun

Our careless selves, voices overflowing

Made it so that the important things couldn’t be conveyed

...

I held onto this color without shape

Days of hope and doubt, tasting regret

Reaching out to a world I don't know

Hiding the brave sky in my pocket

All the pain that wrapped kindness too

I want to remember everything

Just wishing, wishing, even if I’m reborn

Singing of an uncertain future, wanting to touch it

Tracing, tracing down my cheeks

The taste of that tears, a promise made once

Turning to ash, fading into haze

Crossing far away somewhere beyond this night, dyed blue

...

Throughout the night, my feelings weaving dreams

Lost in shadows, the moon cast its glow

Unable to sleep, unable to let go of my hands

Pushing away the you I admired

All of that gaze I had back then

Now dims and blurs away

It hurts, it’s unbearable, the sky so blue

Deepening in color, cold as it swells

Tracing, tracing our shoulders trembling together

Holding onto a faint warmth

Flowers dancing in the wind toward an unseen world

Crossing far away somewhere beyond this night, dyed blue

The mistakes I've made, even the regrets afterward

Because they’re irreplaceable

...

Just wishing, wishing, even if I’m reborn

Singing of an uncertain future, wanting to touch it

Tracing, tracing down those tears on my cheeks, a promise once made

Turning to ash, fading into haze

Crossing far away somewhere beyond this night, dyed blue

...

[Japanese]

懐かしさに溺れた まだ青かった僕ら

雲が残る合間 ただ太陽を見ていた

おざなりな僕ら 溢れ出した声が

ただ大切なことは 伝わらないようにできてた

かたちのない色味を 抱きしめてみたの

期待と不安の日々を 後悔の味で知った

知らない世界へ 手を伸ばしたくて

強がりの空を ポケットにしまった

優しさを包む痛みも全部

覚えていたくて

ただ願って願って 生まれ変わっても

不確かな未来を謳っては触れたくて

伝って伝って 頬を流れる

その涙の味は いつかの約束

ただ灰になって 朧げになって

遠くどこかへ この夜を越えて蒼に染まる

夜もすがら夢を 張り巡らした想いを

見つからないまま 月は影を落とした

寝もやらず明けて 手も離せなくて

憧れる君を 遠ざけてしまった

あの日の僕の眼差しも全部

霞んでしまって

ただ痛くて痛くて 堪らない空の

蒼さは深く色を孕んでは冷たくて

伝って伝って 寄せ合う肩を震わせた

微かな温もりを抱いては

まだ見ぬ世界へ 花は風を舞って

遠くどこかへ この夜を越えて蒼に染まる

犯してきた過ちも その後悔さえも

かけがえのないものだから

ただ願って願って 生まれ変わっても

不確かな未来を謳っては触れたくて

伝って伝って 頬を流れるその涙の味はいつかの約束

ただ灰になって 朧げになって

遠くどこかへ この夜を越えて蒼に染まる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
懐かしさ /natsukashisa/ B2	noun - nostalgia
太陽 /taiyō/ A1	noun - sun
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
約束 /yakusoku/ B2	noun - promise
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
深く /fukaku/ B1	adverb - deeply
憧れる /akogareru/ B2	verb - to long for; to yearn for
過ち /ayamachi/ B2	noun - mistake

Key Grammar Structures

• ただ大切なことは 伝わらないようにできてた

  ➔ The causative form using "できてた" (dekiteta) indicates something was arranged or made to happen in a certain way.

  ➔ The phrase "できてた" is the past tense of "できる" in a causative form, meaning "to be able to do" or "to have been made to".

• その涙の味は いつかの約束

  ➔ Use of "は" as a topic marker to emphasize "the taste of that tears" and a noun modifier "いつかの約束" (promise of someday).

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic, focusing on "その涙の味" (the taste of that tears), while "いつかの約束" functions as a noun modifier indicating a specific promise.

• 生まれ変わっても

  ➔ Conditional form using "ても" indicating "even if" or "despite" for hypothetical or concessive situations.

  ➔ The "ても" form attaches to the verb stem, expressing "even if" or "despite" in hypothetical or concessive contexts.

• 遠くどこかへ この夜を越えて蒼に染まる

  ➔ Use of the particle "へ" to indicate direction toward "somewhere distant" and the phrase "越えて" (koshite) as a te-form of "越える" (to cross), meaning "to cross over".

  ➔ The particle "へ" marks the direction, and "越えて" (the te-form of "越える") indicates movement across or through something, here symbolizing crossing over the night into the blue.

• 伝わらないようにできてた

  ➔ The phrase "できてた" (dekiteta) forms the past tense causative describing that something was arranged or made in a way so that "it cannot be conveyed".

  ➔ The causative form "できてた" shows that something was arranged or configured to prevent or inhibit transmission or communication.

• 遠くどこかへ

  ➔ Use of the particle "へ" to denote the direction towards "somewhere distant", implying movement or destination.

  ➔ The particle "へ" marks the direction of movement, here pointing towards "somewhere distant", emphasizing the destination beyond the current location.