DEAREST

• By: 東方神起
• Album: ZONE

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

もうすぐさよなら

It's almost goodbye.

もう会えないかな？

Wondering if we'll meet again.

他愛のないくらいでいいから

Even if it's just for trivial things.

少し話そう

Let's talk for a little while.

懐かしいガラス玉

Nostalgic glass marbles.

ほらここにあるよ

See, they're right here.

青空透かすだけで

Just by shining through the blue sky,

今 希望に見えた

It now seemed like hope.

憧れも　現実も

Both dreams and reality,

祝福も　葛藤も

Blessings and struggles,

ずっとそばで見届けたいけど

I want to stay by your side and witness it all,

もう行かなくちゃ　だから…

But I have to go now, so...

笑って　笑って　顔を見せて

Smile, smile, show your face.

不安な未来がそこにあっても

Even if an uncertain future is waiting there,

君はいつも好きな人と

You're always walking with the person you love.

並んで歩いていて

Under the distant sky,

遠い空の下に

There was a kind you.

優しかった君がいて

Feeling that we're connected.

繋がってんだって感じていられる

From now on,

これからは

Beyond what seems like a painted sky,

絵空みたいな　時間を越えて

Even if tomorrow I disappear,

明日 僕が消えていても

You will keep smiling, keep smiling...

君は笑って　笑って…

At the long, long end of the road,

永い　永い　途の先で

Many encounters await.

色んな出会いが待っていても

You’re always walking with the person you love.

君はいつも好きな人と

Under the distant sky,

並んで歩いていて

There you are, always walking together.

君は　君は　どんな時も

You, no matter the time,

笑って歩いていて

Keep smiling and walking.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
さよなら (sayonara) /säjoːnäɾä/ A1	noun - goodbye
会う (au) /äu/ A1	verb - to meet
話す (hanasu) /hänäsɯ/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
ガラス玉 (garasudama) /ɡäɾäsɯdämä/ A2	noun - glass ball, marble
青空 (aozora) /äozöɾä/ A2	noun - blue sky
希望 (kibou) /kiboː/ B1	noun - hope
憧れ (akogare) /äkoɡäɾe/ B2	noun - yearning, longing, aspiration
現実 (genjitsu) /ɡendʑitsu/ B1	noun - reality
祝福 (shukufuku) /ʃɯkɯfɯkɯ/ B2	noun - blessing, benediction verb - to bless, to congratulate
葛藤 (kattou) /kättoː/ C1	noun - conflict, struggle
未来 (mirai) /miɾäi/ A2	noun - future
空 (sora) /soɾä/ A1	noun - sky
優しい (yasashii) /jäɕäɕiː/ A2	adjective - kind, gentle
時間 (jikan) /dʑikän/ A1	noun - time
明日 (ashita) /äɕitä/ A1	noun - tomorrow
出会い (deai) /deäi/ A2	noun - encounter, meeting

Grammar:

• もうすぐさよなら

  ➔ もうすぐ (mou sugu)

  ➔ The phrase "もうすぐ" indicates an action or event happening "soon" or "shortly".

• 少し話そう

  ➔ 話そう (hanasou)

  ➔ The verb "話そう" is the volitional form of "話す" (to speak), used to suggest "let's" do something.

• 青空透かすだけで

  ➔ 透かす (sukasu)

  ➔ "だけで" means "just by" or "only with", emphasizing that the action or quality is achieved simply by doing the preceding action.

• 笑って　笑って　顔を見せて

  ➔ て-form + ください (imperative)

  ➔ The repeated use of the て-form plus ください creates an imperative or a gentle command "please" to do the actions.

• 今 希望に見えた

  ➔ に (particle indicating target or direction)

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the target or the point at which the action or state is aimed or perceived.

• ずっとそばで見届けたいけど

  ➔ たい (want to) + けど (but)

  ➔ The たい form expresses desire "want to" do something, while けど introduces a contrast or concession "but".

• 君はいつも好きな人と

  ➔ は (topic particle)

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic of the sentence, highlighting "君" (you) as the subject of the sentence.