チューリップ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: indigo la End
• Album: 夜行秘密

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the delicate nuances of Japanese through indigo la End's "チューリップ," a song that paints a vivid picture of heartbreak using the symbolic language of flowers. Learn how colors and imagery intertwine to express deep emotions, enhancing your understanding of Japanese cultural expressions and lyrical storytelling.

[English]

I am completely stained

I can't change it now

I told a story

A runway to the afterword

You shook me off

A butterfly is barely visible

That's enough to be the end

An abrupt turning point

I don't need any awards

You are becoming a part of the past

The color of your leftover gift is deepening

It's just painfully hard

If saying goodbye is already unavoidable

At least make me feel warm

The night you cut

Was a bit too big

I always knew the weather was changing

But I was hoping for a glimmer of light

I'm such a fool

I still want to wish

You who changed colors

Looked at the broken me

Withdrew the hand you tried to extend

That's how it seemed

I was closed off in melancholy

Even in such times, being encouraged

Was your memory

It's painful

Ah, it's painful

No matter how much I scream that I can't end it

You shake your head

To the light that has grown cold

It's strangely pale

If it doesn't become the past

I wouldn't mind being second

I tried to open my mouth

But what has closed

Can't return and can't be said

...

In the night split in two

The scent of tulips changing

Filling dreams

It brings tears

Because I can't do anything anymore

The only thing I can do is hold onto your sleeve

If saying goodbye is already unavoidable

At least make me feel warm

The night you cut

Was a bit too big

The two of us who were red

End today and mixed with the snow

Became the color you desired

Ah, it's cold

...

[Japanese]

染まりきった私

今さら変えられないの

物語った私

後書きへの助走ルート

振りほどいたあなた

蝶がちょっと見え隠れ

それだけでも終わりなの

散文的な変わり目

優秀賞なんていらない

過去になっていくあなたの

置き土産の色が濃くなって

ひたすら苦しいよ

さよならがもうどうにもならないなら

せめて私を寒くなさって

あなたが切った夜は

少し大きすぎた

雲行きはずっと分かってたけど

一縷の光に期待してたの

私馬鹿だからさ

まだ願いたいよ

色を変えたあなた

壊れきった私を見て

差し出そうとした手を引っ込めた

そう見えたの

憂愁に閉ざされてた

そんな時に励まされるのも

あなたの記憶だった

苦しいな

ああ、苦しいな

終われないって私がいくら喚いたとて

あなたは首を横に振る

冷たくなった光に

やけに青白くて

過去にならなきゃ

2番目でも構わないって

口を開こうとしたけど

閉じてしまったものは

もう戻らなくて言えない

二つに割れた夜に

移ろうチューリップの香り

夢を満たして

涙を誘うよ

私にはもうどうにもできないから

あなたの袖を掴むことくらいしかできない

さよならがもうどうにもならないなら

せめて私を寒くなさって

あなたが切った夜は

少し大きすぎた

赤かったふたりは

今日で終わって雪に混じりあった

あなたの望む色になった

ああ、寒いな

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
私 /わたし/ A1	noun - I, me
変える /かえる/ A2	verb - to change
物語 /ものがたり/ B1	noun - story, tale
助走 /じょそう/ B2	noun - run-up, approach
苦しい /くるしい/ B1	adjective - painful, difficult
記憶 /きおく/ B2	noun - memory
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
色 /いろ/ A1	noun - color
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
寒い /さむい/ A1	adjective - cold
終わり /おわり/ A2	noun - end
切る /きる/ A2	verb - to cut
青白い /あおじろい/ B2	adjective - pale blue
望む /のぞむ/ B1	verb - to wish, to hope for
混じる /まじる/ B2	verb - to mix

Key Grammar Structures

• 今さら変えられないの

  ➔ The phrase uses the grammatical structure for expressing 'can't do' or 'unable to' with a potential form and the negative.

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• 後書きへの助走ルート

  ➔ The phrase uses the particle 'への' indicating direction or target, and the noun phrase '助走ルート' meaning 'start-up route'.

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• 振りほどいたあなた

  ➔ The verb '振りほどいた' is the past tense of '振りほどく', meaning 'to shake off' or 'to break free from'.

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• それだけでも終わりなの

  ➔ The phrase uses 'でも' to mean 'even', emphasizing that 'that alone' is enough to signify 'the end'.

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• 過去にならなきゃ

  ➔ This uses the conditional form 'にならなきゃ', a contracted form of 'ならなければ', meaning 'if (it) doesn't become in the past'.

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• 閉じてしまったものは

  ➔ The verb 'しまった' indicates completion or regret, attached here to '閉じて', the te-form of '閉じる'.

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• あなたの望む色になった

  ➔ The phrase uses '望む' (to wish) as the modifier for '色', and the past tense 'になった' meaning 'became'.

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• 寒いな

  ➔ The sentence uses the ending 'な' to express a casual, reflective or emotional tone of '寒い', meaning 'cold'.

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