存在 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: WANIMA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through '存在' (Sonzai) by WANIMA offers a chance to connect with the emotional depth of the language. The song's heartfelt lyrics about family, gratitude, and the importance of loved ones provide a moving context for learning everyday vocabulary and expressions. Its touching melody and relatable theme make it a special song for learners to experience the power of music in conveying universal emotions.

[English]

I lived a pretty long life, you know

...

Lately, I haven't been feeling well, I knew

...

But I didn't ask for the details

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So, are you serious? What's going on? Tell me, what's wrong?

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You're saying things that don't make sense, it's not like you decided

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What's wrong, are you okay?

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Right, I'm worried

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Bye-bye, mom

...

Aya

...

[Laughter]

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Thanks to mom, the fish floated to the surface, and I took a sudden turn

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And fell

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I spent my days, and the flowers that bloomed, I've forgotten

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Even their lives

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If good things happen, bad things will happen too, that's how it is

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But it's not like that, don't say that, come and be with me

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てそんなことはないよってそばに行てくれ

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If you were there, time would have stopped, just like that time

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And

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Because of your existence

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I'm grateful

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm grateful, I love you, I want to see you

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I want to touch you, I've always loved you

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[Music]

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I woke up early, before anyone else, and got up, I think

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I didn't ask for it, but

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[Music]

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Without showing a tired face

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I make breakfast, just like usual

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I pack a lunch, don't be late

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A familiar conversation, even the parts I didn't like, are nostalgic

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I want to move, I want to talk

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I'm wrapped in your soft back, and I hear the gentle voice of the wind

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It's a flower that's more beautiful than any other, and it's so gentle

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My stomach hurts, and I'm so sad, I'm so hurt

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I'm so tired, I'm so frustrated, but then I see the light

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And I smile, it's like a lie

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I realize your kindness, and it hurts

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If I couldn't forgive you, everything would disappear, and it would be true

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But

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I'm grateful for your existence

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I'm grateful

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Because of your existence

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I'm grateful

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm grateful, I love you, I want to see you

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And I'll wait for you, and I'll love you, and I'll always love you

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I want to see you, I've always loved you

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I've always loved you

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I've always loved you, I've always loved you, and I'll climb to the top

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Until I reach the top

[Japanese]

結構な長生きでしたよ

ね最近はもりが良くなかったんですかった

んでしょ詳しいこと聞いてないん

で本気なのねなんだ話せよ何勝手なこと

言ってるの勝手なことじゃねえし決めたの

何さんやろ大丈夫

でしょこだね

バイバお母さん

あや

[笑い]

お母さん魚途中浮かぶおかげ急な道を転げ

くるように

に過ごした日々や咲いていた花の生も忘れ

ちまう

だろういいことがあればその分

だけ悪いことが待っているんだよねっ

てそんなことはないよってそばに行てくれ

たらあの時と同じよに時は止まったまま

で

あなたの存在ので

かね

今更何度も辛いよごめんねてありがとうて

撫でて会いたくてずっと好きだよ

[音楽]

誰よりも早く目を覚まし起きて頼んだ覚え

はないはずなの

[音楽]

にしんどい顔を見せずに

作る朝ご飯いつもの

弁当遅刻するぞかい

声夢つあと少し冬か

てお決まりのやりとりさえも動

しよう一言嫌なとこも懐かしい

ねあなたの柔らかい背中に包まれこの以上

もないほどの優しいれ花を聞てカしを風に

腹が揺れた空そけ止めきれないほどの

痛も針も手にいた日々の

ラグも困り果てた先に

光て嘘みたい笑

てあなたのその優しさに今きづいて苦しい

よ許せなかったらにもかも全て消えて真に

り

続くあなたの存在ので

かね

今更何度もすいよごめんねてありがとうて

もてて鮮やかに花びらまっていつかまた

会いたくてずっと好きだ

よずっと

ずっと好きだよずっとずっと魚途中

登りきるまで

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
長生き /naga-iki/ B1	noun - long life
詳しい /kuwashi-i/ B1	adjective - detailed
本気 /hon-ki/ B1	noun - seriousness
勝手 /katsu-te/ B1	noun - selfishness
存在 /son-zai/ B2	noun - existence
咲いていた /sai-te-i-ta/ B1	verb - was blooming
生 /sei/ A2	noun - life
忘れ /wa-su-re/ A2	verb - to forget
優しい /ya-sa-shi-i/ B1	adjective - gentle
花びら /ha-na-bi-ra/ B1	noun - petal
鮮やか /se-n-ya-ka/ B2	adjective - vibrant
苦しい /ku-ru-shi-i/ B1	adjective - painful
許せ /yu-ru-se/ B1	verb - to forgive
消えて /ki-e-te/ B1	verb - to disappear
真に /ma-ni/ B2	adverb - truly

Key Grammar Structures

• 最近はもりが良くなかったんですかった

  ➔ Past tense with だった (desu past form)

  ➔ The phrase uses だった to express the past state of being, indicating that "it was not good" previously.

• 何勝手なこと

  ➔ Question word + 勝手な (selfish, arbitrary) + な + こと (thing)

  ➔ This structure shows a question or inquiry about an 'arbitrary' or 'selfish' matter, with 勝手な describing something done at one's own will.

• あなたの存在のでかね

  ➔ Noun + の + で + かね (positive potential form)

  ➔ This phrase expresses the potential or significance of someone's existence, with の indicating possession or relation, and かね conveying positive potential.

• ずっと好きだよ

  ➔ Adverb + だよ (informal emphasis)

  ➔ This structure uses だよ to add emphasis and informality to the statement of loving someone continuously over time.

• 会いたくてずっと好きだ

  ➔ Verb stem + て (te-form) + ずっと (continuously) + 好きだ

  ➔ This grammatical pattern connects a desire to meet with a continuous feeling of love, emphasizing ongoing affection.