dawn

• By: LiSA
• Album: LANDER

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

Welcome to the dawn of a new era

無数に広がる 夢と願いが

Countless dreams and wishes spread out wide,

夜に飲み込まれ姿を消してく (消してく)

Swallowed by the night, they disappear (disappear)

試されている この答えと僕の覚悟はホンモノか？

Am I being tested? Are my true feelings and resolve genuine?

まだ終われないな

I can't end it yet

喜びを吸い込んで 不安を吐き出して

Inhale the joy, exhale the doubts,

生かされてる意味を ずっと探してるんだよ

I'm always searching for the meaning of being alive.

たとえヒトリゴトになったとしても

Even if I end up talking to myself,

これが僕の確かな光と祈り

This is my certain light and prayer.

(Welcome to the dawn) 誠実に生きることで

(Welcome to the dawn) Living honestly,

(Welcome to the dawn) 強くなれると知った

(Welcome to the dawn) I realized I can become stronger.

見逃すな day by day

Don’t miss out, day by day,

ただ迷い 彷徨い

Wandering and hesitating,

いくつもの日々を追い越したんだ

I’ve overtaken many days.

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

生き残ったこの世界で

Surviving in this world,

新しい 眩しい

A new, dazzling,

幕開けを迎えに行こうか

Beginning, let’s go greet it.

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愛すべきはずの大事なものが

The things we love should be important to us,

僕らしさをまた一つ腐らせていく (腐らせていく)

They’re also making our true selves rot away again (rot away)

(Go anywhere, anymore)

(Go anywhere, anymore)

守ると決めたこの正義が

The justice I’ve decided to protect,

時に誰かを傷つけてしまう (しまう)

Sometimes ends up hurting someone (ends up)

どこで間違えた?

Where did I go wrong?

涙を飲み干して 幸せ噛み締めて

Swallowing my tears, savoring happiness,

この存在の意味を ほら 味わいながら

While tasting the meaning of my existence, hey,

例えば全てがゼロになっても

Even if everything becomes zero,

ありのままの僕に戻るだけ

I’ll just return to being myself.

重ねた step by step

Step by step, repeated,

すれ違い 間違い

Misunderstandings and mistakes,

傷ついてもまだ ここに立ってんだ

Even wounded, I’m still standing here.

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

悩み抜いた長い夜が

Long, agonizing nights of doubt,

悔やまない 逃げない

I don’t regret or run away,

ただ一つの僕のやり方

That’s my only way.

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朱色ノ空ニ 黒ガ溶ケテ 絡ム夜明ケ

The red sky melts into black as dawn intertwines with night,

現実ト夢 混ジル狭間 (Welcome to the dawn)

Reality and dreams blending in the narrow gap (Welcome to the dawn)

滲ム月世 西ノ空ニ 堕チテ逝ク頃 (Forever forever)

The moon dims, falling through the western sky (Forever forever)

玄冬ノ暮レ目 新春ノ息吹 雪月風花

Bitter winter’s end, the breath of new spring, snow, moon, wind, and flowers.

見逃すな day by day

Don’t miss out, day by day,

ただ迷い 彷徨い

Wandering and hesitating,

いくつもの日々を追い越したんだ

I’ve overtaken many days.

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

生き残ったこの世界で

In this surviving world,

新しい 眩しい

A new, dazzling dawn,

幕開けを迎えに行こう

Let’s go greet it.

巡り巡る brand new day

A brand new day that keeps coming around,

泣いても 逃げても

Even if I cry or run away,

幸せをいつも願っていたんだ

I always wished for happiness.

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

(Wow, oh-oh-oh)

いつか終わるその日まで

Until the day it all ends,

新しい 眩しい

A new, dazzling dawn,

幕開けを迎えに行こうか

Let’s go welcome it.

迎エニ行コウカ

Shall we go meet it?

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dawn /dɔːn/ A2	noun - the time of day when light first appears
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
light /laɪt/ A1	adjective - having a lot of light; bright
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
fear /fɪr/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
answer /ˈæn.sər/ B1	noun - a response to a question, letter, or call
existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ C1	noun - the fact or state of living or having objective reality

Grammar:

• Welcome to the dawn of a new era

  ➔ Preposition 'to' used to indicate movement or direction toward a place or concept.

  ➔ 'to' connects the verb or action with the destination or target.

• 試されている この答えと僕の覚悟はホンモノか？

  ➔ Passive form '試されている' ('being tested') to indicate someone is undergoing testing or challenge.

  ➔ '試されている' is a passive form of the verb '試す' (to test), indicating an ongoing state of being tested.

• 喜びを吸い込んで 不安を吐き出して

  ➔ Using the verb '吸い込む' ('to inhale, to absorb') and '吐き出す' ('to exhale, to release') in imperative form to express actions.

  ➔ '吸い込む' means 'to inhale' or 'to absorb', '吐き出す' means 'to exhale' or 'to release'.

• 生き残ったこの世界で

  ➔ Past tense '生き残った' ('survived') used to describe overcoming adversity in the 'world' context.

  ➔ '生き残った' is the past form of '生き残る' (to survive), emphasizing the act of surviving in a challenging environment.

• 巡り巡る brand new day

  ➔ Verb '巡り巡る' (to revolve, to go around) used to depict a recurring cycle or pattern.

  ➔ '巡り巡る' is a verb meaning 'to go around' repeatedly, illustrating cycles in life or time.