Deep down – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Mini Album Deep down

Lyrics & Translation

Aimer's "Deep down" offers a compelling gateway into the emotive world of Japanese music. Its poignant lyrics and haunting melody provide an excellent opportunity for language learners to immerse themselves in authentic expressions of loss and profound emotion. Aimer's unique, husky vocal delivery makes this song a truly special and memorable listening experience, showcasing the intricate storytelling possible within J-pop.

[English]

The cry of life ends in darkness

When I melted, I scattered my words

Falling into a deep, deep drowsiness, as if to sleep

With red fingers, close your eyes

As if afraid, like drowning in blood, a forbidden law

Like rain falling on a wound, carving pain deeper

Lost among wandering crowds, unaware of where you’re headed

Again, one piece is missing

I don't understand, I want to understand, tears thrown away without picking up

Unreachable, inaudible, those grasping voices awaken frivolous words

Forgetting what was lost, shadows dwelling in the gaps

Since when had you been there, smiling

I feel you deep, deep, deep, deep down

Struck by a moment's icy rain, awakening

Dispersing the murmurs of whispers

If I shake off the faint, faint illusion

Deceptions take shape

Like bowing down, a wedge driven into my chest

Holding my breath, struggling, tearing apart memories

Branding frayed hope into a faded world

Just holding on

Can't let go, want to, signs of clinginess without healing

Unable to return, no echo, slipping away voices, pounding heartbeat

Having gained what I wished for, consumed by sweetness and loss

How long have I been wandering through time

I call you deep, deep, deep, deep down

[Japanese]

命の悲鳴 途絶え闇へ

とけたら 言の葉を散らした

深い 深い 微睡(まどろみ)へ 眠れるよう

赤い指でその目を閉じ

畏れるように 血に溺れる戒律のように

傷口に降る雨のように 痛み刻みつけて

彷徨う群れの中で 行き着く場所に気づけないまま

また一つ欠けた

わからない 解りたい 拾うことなくまた捨てゆく涙

届かない 聞こえない 縋り付く声呼び覚ます戯れ言

失くした物を忘れた 隙間に棲みついている影

いつからそこに居て 笑ってた

I feel you deep deep deep deep down

刹那の氷雨(ひさめ) 打たれ目醒め

ざわめく 告毎(つげごと)を散らした

淡い 淡い 幻を 振り切れば

偽りが輪郭を浮かべ

平伏すように 胸に穿つ楔のように

息を止め抗うほどに 記憶を引き裂いて

擦り切れる希望を 褪せた世界に焼き付けたまま

ただ繋ぎ止めた

離れない 離したい 癒えることなく 纏わりつく兆し

戻れない 響かない すり抜けた声 かき鳴らした鼓動

願った物を手にした 甘美と喪失に飲まれ

どれほど長い時を 辿ってた

I call you deep deep deep deep down

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悲鳴 /ひめい/ B2	noun - scream; cry of pain
闇 /やみ/ B1	noun - darkness
微睡 /まどろみ/ C1	noun - drowsiness; light sleep
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
影 /かげ/ B2	noun - shadow; silhouette
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
希望 /きぼう/ B2	noun - hope
世界 /せかい/ A1	noun - world
喪失 /そうしつ/ C1	noun - loss
願う /ねがう/ B2	verb - to wish; to hope for
戻る /もどる/ B1	verb - to return
響く /ひびく/ B2	verb - to resonate; to echo
深い /ふかい/ A2	adjective - deep
赤い /あかい/ A1	adjective - red

Key Grammar Structures

• 心に穿つ楔のように

  ➔ Simile using 'like' (ように)

  ➔ 'ように' is used to make comparisons or similes, indicating that one thing resembles another.

• 命の悲鳴 途絶え闇へ

  ➔ Noun + へ indicating direction or goal

  ➔ 'へ' is used after a noun to indicate the direction or destination of an action.

• 傷口に降る雨のように

  ➔ Noun + のように (like, as)

  ➔ 'のように' is used to compare or liken one thing to another, often creating a simile.

• 血に溺れる戒律のように

  ➔ Noun + のように (like, as)

  ➔ 'のように' is used to liken or compare one concept to another, often emphasizing similarity.

• 傷口に降る雨のように

  ➔ Noun + のように (like, as)

  ➔ 'のように' is used to create comparisons or metaphors, indicating resemblance.

• 心に穿つ楔のように

  ➔ Noun + のように (like, as)

  ➔ 'のように' is used to describe resemblance or to make a comparison, often emphasizing a metaphorical similarity.