Dear

• By: Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

扉の先には

Beyond the door

何があるかわからないけど

I don't know what lies ahead

誰かがきっと貴方を待ってる

But someone is surely waiting for you

目の前の今日へ

To the today in front of me

踏み出す勇気も無いけど

I lack the courage to step forward

振り返ってみれば

But when I look back

足跡は続いているから

The footprints continue on

左胸の鼓動を感じてる

I can feel the heartbeat in my left chest

右の脳で君を愛してる

I love you with my right brain

両の手で誰かに触れて

With both hands, I touch someone

私は今日も生きてる

I am living today as well

Bye - 時の流れに任せて

Bye - Letting time flow

Smile - 貴方の宝物よ

Smile - You are my treasure

9月の花の色に準えて

In the colors of September flowers

強く誓う 愛したい

I vow strongly, I want to love

涙も枯れてしまう

Even tears have dried up

哀しみを食らう日もあるけど

There are days when I consume sadness

貴方はきっと強さも持ってる

But you surely have strength too

「生きていけない」

“I can't go on living”

無気力な私を「無価値」だと思っても

Even if you think of my lethargy as “worthless”

立ち止まってみれば

If I stop and take a look

風をまた感じられるから

I can feel the wind again

気持ちは周る

Feelings go around

螺旋階段のように

Like a spiral staircase

鳥が羽ばたく様には行かずとも

Even if it doesn't go like a bird taking flight

時代は変わっていく

Times are changing

幼さでパンを作って

Making bread with innocence

大人びてジャムを塗ろう

Let's spread jam with maturity

いつかまた机を囲んで

Someday, let's gather around the desk again

懐かしい話をしよう

And share nostalgic stories

左胸の鼓動が止まるまで

Until the heartbeat in my left chest stops

ちゃんとこの世界を愛したい

I want to love this world properly

両の腕で誰かが抱きしめてくれるまで

Until someone hugs me with both arms

今日も生きてる

I am living today as well

無くしたものを探す

Searching for what I've lost

道が廃れていようとも

Even if the road has fallen into disrepair

誰かを失うのも人生の一部と呼ばなきゃいけないなら

If losing someone must be called a part of life

どうか

Then please

左胸の鼓動を感じてる

I can feel the heartbeat in my left chest

右の脳で明日を夢見てる

I dream of tomorrow with my right brain

小さな掌の中で

In my small palm

私は夢を握ってる

I hold onto my dreams

幼さでパンを作って

Making bread with innocence

大人びてジャムを塗ろう

Let's spread jam with maturity

いつかきっと出逢う

Someday, I will surely meet

貴方を探してる

I am searching for you

Hi - 時の行方に任せて

Hi - Letting the flow of time guide me

Smile - 不安も味方にしてさ

Smile - Turning anxiety into an ally

ターコイズの光の奇跡を纏って

Wearing the miracle of turquoise light

「強く誓う愛みたい」

“Like a strong vow of love”

壊れそうな場合

In a fragile state

私の肩に寄りかかってさ

Lean on my shoulder

お互い甘えてみましょう

Let's indulge in each other

さぁ 次は何処へ行こうか

Now, where shall we go next?

ここに記す

I write this here

貴方へ

To you

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
扉 /tobira/ A2	noun - door
勇気 /yūki/ B1	noun - courage
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tears
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
強さ /tsuyosa/ B2	noun - strength
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
道 /michi/ A2	noun - path
時代 /jidai/ B1	noun - era
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
記す /shirusu/ B2	verb - to write down
探す /sagasu/ A2	verb - to search
生きる /ikiru/ A1	verb - to live

Grammar:

• 誰かがきっと貴方を待ってる

  ➔ Use of the certainty adverb "きっと" with the verb "待ってる" (待つ in te-form + いる) to indicate a confident expectation.

  ➔ "きっと" expresses a strong certainty or conviction about something happening in the future.

• 踏み出す勇気も無いけど

  ➔ Use of "も" to indicate "also" or "even" and the verb "無い" (ない) to express the absence of courage.

  ➔ "も" is a particle meaning "also" or "even", used here to emphasize the lack of courage.

• 振り返ってみれば

  ➔ Use of "振り返る" (to look back) in the conditional form "みれば" to reflect on past actions or memories.

  ➔ "振り返る" means "to look back" or "review", and "みれば" is the conditional form "if you look back".

• 風をまた感じられるから

  ➔ Use of "から" to indicate reason or cause, and potential form "感じられる" (possible to feel).

  ➔ "から" indicates the reason or cause for something, and "感じられる" is the potential form meaning "can feel".

• 両の手で誰かに触れて

  ➔ Use of "で" to indicate means (by hand), and "に" for the indirect target "誰か" (someone).

  ➔ "で" indicates the means or method used (by hand), and "に" indicates the indirect target (someone).

• 私は夢を握ってる

  ➔ Use of the verb "握る" (to grasp) in the continuous form "握ってる" to express ongoing action of holding or holding onto dreams.

  ➔ "握ってる" is the continuous form (teiru) of "握る" (to grasp), indicating an ongoing action.