でも、 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 高瀬統也, れん
• Album: 8

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese through the emotive power of music with “でも、” by Takase Toya and Ren. This song is a beautiful and sorrowful ballad about the lingering feelings after a breakup. Its lyrics are filled with poetic and emotional expressions, like the conflict between wanting to forget someone but being unable to, which can help you understand the nuances of expressing heartfelt emotions in Japanese. What makes this song special is the beautiful harmony of the two male vocalists and its raw, relatable depiction of heartbreak.

[English]

Let's share a kiss before we say goodbye

Forget everything after we part ways

But your name still won't fade away

I can't let go (yeah), can't speak (yeah), I want to go back (yeah)

Take me free

This furniture holds the memories of you (yeah)

Colors frozen in those days

The room is filled with traces of perfume

The flavor of heartbreak

Even ordinary things feel like miracles

Our every little moment feels trivial yet meaningful

No matter how much I loved you

I still can't overcome you

I feel like I understand now (yeah yeah)

If only I could go back to the past now

Let's share a kiss before we say goodbye

Forget everything after we part ways

But your name still won't fade away

I can't let go (yeah), can't speak (yeah), I want to go back

Take me free

I love you so much I wish I could curse it

Before I knew it, I kept thinking only of you

It's okay if tomorrow comes

How many times do I have to tell myself this?

I'm drowning in the swamp called love

My voice can't reach you

Let's share a kiss before we say goodbye

Forget everything after we part ways

But your name still won't fade away

I can't let go (yeah), can't speak (yeah), I want to go back (yeah)

Take me free

Let's share a kiss before we say goodbye

Forget everything after we part ways

But your name still won't fade away

I can't let go (yeah), can't speak (yeah), can't go back (yeah)

Take me free

...

[Japanese]

さよならの前にキスをして

さよならの後は忘れさせて

でも、あなたの名前が消えない

離れない (yeah) 話せない (yeah) 戻りたい (yeah)

Take me free

この家具は君が居た (yeah)

あの日々で止まった色味

部屋の中は香水だらけに染めた

失恋のフレーバー

当たり前さえも奇跡

当たり障りない君との軌跡

どれだけ恋しても

越えられない君を

今なら分かる気がして (yeah yeah)

今から過去に戻れるなら

さよならの前にキスをして

さよならの後は忘れさせて

でも、あなたの名前が消えない

離れない (yeah) 話せない (yeah) 戻りたい

Take me free

呪いたい程愛しているのよ

気づけばあなたのことばかり浮かべて

明日になれば大丈夫

何度言い聞かせればいいの

愛という沼に溺れている

私の声は届かない

さよならの前にキスをして

さよならの後は忘れさせて

でも、あなたの名前が消えない

離れない (yeah) 話せない (yeah) 戻りたい (yeah)

Take me free

さよならの前にキスをして

さよならの後は忘れさせて

でも、あなたの名前が消えない

離れない(yeah) 話さない(yeah) 戻れない(yeah)

Take me free

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
さよなら /sa.yo.na.ra/ A1	noun - goodbye
キス /ki.su/ A1	noun - kiss
名前 /na.ma.e/ A1	noun - name
消えない /ki.e.na.i/ B1	verb - to not disappear
離れない /ha.na.re.na.i/ B1	verb - to not be able to leave
話せない /ha.na.se.na.i/ B1	verb - to not be able to speak
戻りたい /mo.dori.ta.i/ B1	verb - to want to return
失恋 /shitsu.ren/ B2	noun - heartbreak
軌跡 /ki.se.ki/ B2	noun - trajectory
呪いたい /no.ro.i.ta.i/ B2	verb - to want to curse
愛 /a.i/ A1	noun - love
沼 /nu.ma/ B2	noun - swamp
溺れる /o.bo.re.ru/ B2	verb - to drown

Key Grammar Structures

• でも、あなたの名前が消えない

  ➔ Negative form of the verb with が indicating the subject remains unaffected.

  ➔ The phrase "が消えない" uses the negative form of 消える (to disappear), meaning "does not disappear."

• 離れない

  ➔ Negative form of 離れる (to leave, to separate), indicating the subject does not leave or part.

  ➔ The verb 離れる is in its negative form 離れない, meaning "not to leave" or "not separated."

• 話せない

  ➔ Potential form of 話す (to speak), in its negative 難い, expressing inability to speak.

  ➔ The potential form of 話す is 話せる, meaning "can speak." The negative 難い turns it into 難い, meaning "cannot speak."

• 戻りたい

  ➔ Desired form of 戻る (to return), expressing the speaker's wish to go back.

  ➔ The verb 戻る (to return) is in its desiderative form 戻りたい, meaning "want to return."

• Take me free

  ➔ Imperative or wish expression, asking for liberation or freedom.

  ➔ The phrase "Take me free" is a direct expression of the desire to be free.

• 忘れさせて

  ➔ Causative form of 忘れる (to forget), meaning "make someone forget" or "let me forget."

  ➔ The form 忘れさせて is the te-form of the causative 忘れさせる, requesting to make someone forget.

• 戻れない

  ➔ Potential negative form of 戻る (to return), indicating inability to return.

  ➔ The verb 戻る in its potential form becomes 戻れる, and in negative form 戻れない, meaning "cannot return."