chAngE

• By: miwa

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

ChAngE なびかない 流されないよ

ChAngE I won't sway, I won't be swept away

今感じることに 素直でいたいの

I want to stay honest with what I feel now

ChAngE 何度でも 生まれ変わるの

ChAngE I'll be reborn again and again

悲しみも抱きしめて 走り出すよ

I'll hold my sadness tight and start running

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タノシイ裏切りにあって とらわれない私がここにいるの

After experiencing betrayal, I stand here free

足りない 尽きない なんだって もっと 歪ませてよ

When I lack everything, when I can't get enough, just distort it more

パターン化したこんな世界じゃ 自分が誰なのか分からなくなる

In this patterned world, I lose sight of who I really am

枠にはまりたくないわ 決めつけないでよ

I don't want to be boxed in, don’t assume anything about me

道なき道を行くの

Walking a path with no roads

そこにいたって 待っていたって 何も始まらない

Just waiting or being there, nothing will start

ChAngE なびかない 流されないよ

ChAngE I won't sway, I won't be swept away

今感じることに 素直でいたいの

I want to be honest with what I feel now

誰かの思い通りにはさせないわ

I won't let anyone control my feelings

ChAngE 何度でも 生まれ変わるの

ChAngE I'll be reborn again and again

悲しみも抱きしめて 走り出すよ

I'll hold my sadness tight and start running

あなたのもとには もう帰れないわ

I can't go back to you anymore

私は私らしく I wanna chAngE

I want to be myself— I wanna chAngE

なんでそんなためらって 満たされないあなたはどこにいるの?

Why are you hesitating like that? Where are you, unfulfilled?

消えない 錆びない ふりきって もっとハウらせてよ

Unrusted, unfaded, break free and let me be louder

変わったから気づく世界は 今の私を映してくれるでしょ

Because I’ve changed, this world reflects who I am now

あなたの思う未来は 何が写っているの?

What do you see in the future you're imagining?

愛なき明日へ行くの

Going towards a tomorrow without love

引きとめないで 恋しくたって 私は進みたい

Don't hold me back, even if I miss you, I want to move forward

ChAngE 止まらない 振り向かないよ

ChAngE I won't stop, I won't look back

いつだって真実求めていたいの

Always seeking the truth

涙も愛おしく思える気がする

I feel I can even cherish tears

ChAngE 忘れない 失くしたくない

ChAngE I won’t forget, I don't want to lose

喜びも抱きしめて 走り出すよ

I'll hold my joy tight and start running

あなたのもとから 離れてしまっても

Even if I leave your side

私は私らしく I wanna chAngE

I want to be myself— I wanna chAngE

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私が変わった先にあなたがいるなら

If there's you after I change

あなたが変わった先に私がいるなら

If there's me after you change

ChAngE chAngE 走り出すよ

ChAngE ChAngE I'll start running

ChAngE なびかない 流されないよ

ChAngE I won't sway, I won't be swept away

今感じることに 素直でいたいの

I want to be honest with what I feel now

誰かの思い通りにはさせないわ

I won't let anyone control my feelings

ChAngE 何度でも 生まれ変わるの

ChAngE I'll be reborn again and again

悲しみも抱きしめて 走り出すよ

I'll hold my sadness tight and start running

二人で同じ景色が見れるなら

If we can see the same scenery together

あなたのもとに いつか帰りたいわ

Someday, I want to return to you

私は私らしく I wanna chAngE

I want to be myself— I wanna chAngE

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ B1	noun - the state of feeling sad
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time yet to come
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
path /pæθ/ A2	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or support with one's arms or hands
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something

Grammar:

• 今感じることに 素直でいたいの

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate the target or direction of an action (goal or object).

  ➔ "に" marks the indirect object or the goal of the action, here indicating "being honest" about what one feels.

• 何度でも 生まれ変わるの

  ➔ Use of "でも" after 何度 to express 'any number of times' or 'repeatedly'.

  ➔ "でも" adds emphasis to the idea of 'any number of times' or 'repeatedly', emphasizing resilience or renewal.

• 決めつけないでよ

  ➔ Use of the negative form "決めつけない" (without ない) combined with "で" as a command/request to 'not to make assumptions or judge'.

  ➔ "決めつけない" means "to not decide prematurely or judge" (literally "not to make assumptions"), and "で" is used here to make it a request or command.

• あなたのもとには もう帰れないわ

  ➔ Use of "には" to indicate the target or destination of the action; "もう" for emphasis in 'no longer able to'.

  ➔ "には" emphasizes the destination or target of the action, here meaning 'to the point that I cannot return anymore.'

• 私が変わった先にあなたがいるなら

  ➔ Use of "なら" to express "if" or "in case"; "先に" to indicate "ahead" or "before" in space or time.

  ➔ "なら" introduces a condition or hypothetical situation, translating as "if"; "先に" indicates the position "ahead" or "before" in space or time.