Lyrics & Translation
My legs tremble, uncharacteristically
Tears quietly run down my cheeks
Telling me that this is my first love
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
If you're human, everyone
Naturally falls in love, I thought
But all along
If I hadn't met you
I can't believe I would have felt this way
For someone else someday
My heart beats loudly, almost annoyingly
My legs start running on their own
Tears certainly run down my cheeks
Telling me that this is my first love
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I was blaming others
For things I couldn't help
Pretending to accept it all
All this time
If I hadn't met you
I might have just been living
Without knowing the meaning of my birth
I want to offer this fragile me
That can be hurt by just a word
A season that will never come again
Was about to announce its end
Clumsily
What I desire
Seems to be within reach
There's no way I can stop chasing it
Whether it's right or not, in truth
No one knows
The branches trembling in the wind
Stretch towards the sunlight
If we can find joy in small things
We can also be hurt by small things
My heart beats wildly
The gentle rain taps on my shoulder now
Even if I hold back, tears overflow
Telling me that this is my first love
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you
I need you
Key Vocabulary
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高鳴る /takanaru/ B2 |
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胸 /mune/ A2 |
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涙 /namida/ A2 |
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初恋 /hatsukoi/ B2 |
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恋 /koi/ A2 |
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出会う /deau/ B1 |
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生きる /ikiru/ B1 |
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傷つく /kizutsuku/ B2 |
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伝える /tsutaeru/ B1 |
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季節 /kisetsu/ A2 |
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終わる /owaru/ B1 |
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欲しい /hoshii/ A2 |
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叶える /kanaeru/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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これが初恋と
➔ This is... (demonstrative + が particle + noun + ertain copula)
➔ Using the demonstrative 'これ' (this) with the particle 'が' emphasizes the subject, and 'と' is used here as a quote marker or to indicate conclusion.
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人間なら誰しも
➔ If you're human, everyone... (conditional + なら + noun + も)
➔ The phrase 'なら' expresses a hypothetical conditional 'if', and 'も' emphasizes 'everyone' or 'anyone' within that condition.
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だけど
➔ However / But (conjunction)
➔ A conjunction used to introduce contrast or an unexpected turn in the narrative.
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生まれてきた意味も知らずに
➔ Without knowing the meaning of being born (て-form + も + verb + ずに)
➔ Using the て-form + も + verb + ずに expresses doing something without doing the action of the verb, conveying 'without' doing that action.
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終わりを告げようとしていた
➔ Was about to announce the end (終わり + を + 告げよう + としていた)
➔ The phrase '告げようとしていた' combines the volitional form '告げよう' (was about to say) with the 'としていた' to indicate an ongoing intention or action that was about to happen.
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優しく肩を打つ雨が今
➔ The rain gently hitting the shoulder (優しく + 肩を + 打つ + 雨 + が + 今日)
➔ This phrase describes rain gently striking the shoulder, with '優しく' (gently) modifying '打つ' (to hit), and '雨' (rain) as the subject.
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