Deep down – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Mini Album Deep down

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

命の悲鳴 途絶え闇へ

The cry of life ends in darkness

とけたら 言の葉を散らした

When I melted, I scattered my words

深い 深い 微睡(まどろみ)へ 眠れるよう

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

赤い指でその目を閉じ

With red fingers, close your eyes

畏れるように 血に溺れる戒律のように

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

傷口に降る雨のように 痛み刻みつけて

Like rain falling on a wound, carving pain deeper

彷徨う群れの中で 行き着く場所に気づけないまま

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

また一つ欠けた

Again, one piece is missing

わからない 解りたい 拾うことなくまた捨てゆく涙

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

届かない 聞こえない 縋り付く声呼び覚ます戯れ言

Unreachable, inaudible, those grasping voices awaken frivolous words

失くした物を忘れた 隙間に棲みついている影

Forgetting what was lost, shadows dwelling in the gaps

いつからそこに居て 笑ってた

Since when had you been there, smiling

I feel you deep deep deep deep down

I feel you deep, deep, deep, deep down

刹那の氷雨(ひさめ) 打たれ目醒め

Struck by a moment's icy rain, awakening

ざわめく 告毎(つげごと)を散らした

Dispersing the murmurs of whispers

淡い 淡い 幻を 振り切れば

If I shake off the faint, faint illusion

偽りが輪郭を浮かべ

Deceptions take shape

平伏すように 胸に穿つ楔のように

Like bowing down, a wedge driven into my chest

息を止め抗うほどに 記憶を引き裂いて

Holding my breath, struggling, tearing apart memories

擦り切れる希望を 褪せた世界に焼き付けたまま

Branding frayed hope into a faded world

ただ繋ぎ止めた

Just holding on

離れない 離したい 癒えることなく 纏わりつく兆し

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

戻れない 響かない すり抜けた声 かき鳴らした鼓動

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

願った物を手にした 甘美と喪失に飲まれ

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

どれほど長い時を 辿ってた

How long have I been wandering through time

I call you deep deep deep deep down

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.