凪 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: マルシィ
• Album: Candle

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a deeply emotional journey, and Marcy's "凪" (Nagi) offers a beautiful entry point into Japanese. Through its heartfelt lyrics about love and loss, you can connect with universal feelings while learning expressive vocabulary and grammar. The song's narrative of reminiscence and regret provides a rich context for understanding the nuances of Japanese emotional expression, making the language learning process more meaningful and memorable.

[English]

A digest of you and me

It was like a chase — the start of our love

It feels nostalgic

A donut shop by the station, and a rainbow-colored umbrella

One or two memories that stay with me kept building up

Even now, thinking back on it

You're still not here

I didn't realize when we were close

We needed each other, didn't we?

I wonder if you'll come back and laugh, calling me stupid

Just having you beside me is enough

I'll even grow up properly for you

I'll buy your favorite things when I go home

Come back

I wonder if we can start over

Spending these vague days

Colors are bleeding out

You keep getting more beautiful

It feels like you're drifting away

So much that I can't put you away in the drawers of my heart

I keep thinking of you

I didn't notice when we were close

We needed each other, didn't we?

The you who was at the center of the world, I can't find you

Beside me

If I had noticed when we were close

Could I have stayed your lover?

Did I avoid being悲 and not become so heartbreakingly sad?

In the future, you'll fall in love with someone again

And you'll laugh with that person

Honestly, I can't even watch

I won't say come back

Because I'll grow up properly

[Japanese]

君と僕とのダイジェスト

追いかけっこのような恋の始まりだった

懐かしいな

駅の側のドーナツと虹色の傘と

記憶に残る思い出が一つ二つと増えていった

今更思い返してみたところで

君はいないままだ

側にいた時に気づけなかった

2人じゃないとダメだったんだ

馬鹿ねって笑って戻って来てくれないかな

側に君がいるだけでいいから

ちゃんと大人にだってなるからさ

帰りには君の好きなもの買って帰るから

帰ってきて

やり直せないかな

曖昧な日々過ごす中で

色は滲んでいく

君は綺麗になっていく

遠くなってしまうみたいだ

心の底の引き出しに仕舞えないほどに

君を思ってしまうな

側にいた時に気づけなかった

2人じゃないとダメだったんだ

世界の中心にいた君が見当たらなくてさ

側に

側にいた時に気づけていたら

恋人のままでいられたかな

馬鹿みたいに悲しくなることもなかったのかな

この先君はまた誰かと恋をして

その誰かと笑い合ってしまうんだ

とてもじゃないけど見ていられないや

帰ってきてなんて言わないよ

ちゃんと大人になるからさ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ダイジェスト /daɪdʒɛsto/ B2	noun - a summary or digest of something
追いかけっこ /tsuiikakekko/ A2	noun - a game of tag
懐かしい /natsukashii/ B1	adjective - nostalgic
虹色 /nijiiro/ B1	noun - rainbow-colored
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
思い出 /omoidasu/ B1	noun - memory
馬鹿 /baka/ A2	noun - fool
大人 /otona/ A2	noun - adult
戻って /modotte/ A2	verb - to return
やり直せ /yarinaose/ B1	verb - to redo
曖昧 /aimai/ B2	adjective - ambiguous
色 /iro/ A1	noun - color
滲んで /shinde/ B1	verb - to seep
綺麗 /kirei/ A2	adjective - beautiful
引き出し /hikidashi/ B1	noun - drawer
仕舞い /shimai/ B2	verb - to put away

Key Grammar Structures

• 側にいた時に気づけなかった

  ➔ 〜た時に / 〜たときに

  ➔ Used to indicate a specific point in time when an action or situation occurred.

• 君と僕とのダイジェスト

  ➔ 〜の / 〜との

  ➔ Possessive or descriptive particle indicating belonging or relation.

• 馬鹿ねって笑って

  ➔ 〜ねって / ~って

  ➔ Using the informal quoting particle 〜って to report speech or thoughts.

• 帰ってきて

  ➔ 〜て / 〜てください

  ➔ The te-form of a verb used to connect clauses, request actions, or continue sequences.

• 大人になる

  ➔ 〜になる

  ➔ Expresses becoming or transformation into a certain state or role.

• 今更思い返してみたところで

  ➔ 〜ところで / 〜としても

  ➔ In spite of or even if, used to indicate concession or hypothetical situations.

• ちゃんと大人にだってなる

  ➔ 〜にだって / 〜にさえ

  ➔ Emphasizes that even in the context of becoming an adult, it is indeed possible or certain.