春はゆく

• By: Aimer
• Album: Walpurgis

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

それでも手を取って となりに佇んで

Still, I take your hand and stand beside you.

初めて抱きしめた かたち

The shape of the first time I held you tight.

欲張ってかなしみを抱えすぎていたから

Because I was greedily holding too much sadness.

幸せを何処にも もう持ちきれなくて

I couldn't carry happiness anywhere anymore.

花びらを散らした風が

The wind that scatters the petals.

扉を開いて 変わる季節

Opens the door, and the seasons change.

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しんしんと降り積もる時の中

In the snow-falling cold of time.

よろこびもくるしみもひとしく

Joy and pain, both the same.

二人の手のひらで溶けて行く

They melt away in our palms.

微笑みも贖いも あなたの側で

Smiles and salvation, by your side.

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消え去って行くことも

Even things that fade away.

ひとりではできなくて

Can’t be done alone.

弱虫で身勝手な わたし

I, a selfish, fragile girl.

償えない影を背負って

Carrying shadows I can't atone for.

約束の場所は 花の盛り

The promised place is in full bloom.

罪も愛も顧みず春は逝く

Spring passes without minding guilt or love.

輝きはただ空に眩しく

The shine is only dazzling in the sky.

私を許さないでいてくれる

And I just want you to not forgive me.

壊れたい 生まれたい

I want to break down, I want to be born.

あなたの側で 笑うよ

I’ll smile by your side.

せめて側にいる 大事な人たちに

To those precious ones close to me, at least,

いつも私は 幸せにいると 優しい夢を届けて

I always send gentle dreams, saying I am happy.

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あなたの側にいる

Being by your side.

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あなたを愛してる

I love you.

あなたとここにいる

Being here with you.

あなたの側に

by your side.

その日々は 夢のように⋯⋯

Those days feel like a dream...

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
抱きしめる /daki ɕimeru/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
季節 /kisetsu/ B2	noun - season
花びら /hanabira/ B1	noun - petal
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
笑う /warau/ A2	verb - to laugh
希望 /kibō/ B1	noun - hope
流れる /nagareru/ B1	verb - to flow
思い /omoi/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
過ぎる /sugiru/ B2	verb - to pass, to go beyond
選び取る /erabitoru/ C1	verb - to choose, to pick out
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
輝き /kagayaki/ C1	noun - radiance, brilliance

Grammar:

• 〜でも手を取って

  ➔ Conjunction 『でも』 indicates contrast or concession, meaning 'even so' or 'but' when used with verbs.

  ➔ Used to introduce a contrast, equivalent to 'even so' or 'but' in English.

• 初めて抱きしめた

  ➔ The phrase 『初めて』 functions as an adverb meaning 'for the first time,' modifying the verb 『抱きしめた』 (hugged).

  ➔ '初めて' means 'for the first time' and is used to indicate that an action occurs for the first time.

• 幸せを何処にももう持ちきれなくて

  ➔ The phrase 『持ちきれなくて』 is the te-form of 『持ちきれない』 (cannot hold), used here to connect with the preceding clause, indicating inability to contain happiness anywhere.

  ➔ 『持ちきれなくて』 means 'cannot hold' and is used to connect clauses, indicating an inability to contain or manage something.

• あなたの側にいる

  ➔ The phrase 『側にいる』 uses the noun 『側』 (side) with the particle 『に』 and the verb 『いる』 (to be), indicating location or presence beside someone.

  ➔ 『側にいる』 means 'to be beside' or 'to be at someone's side,' indicating presence next to someone.