燈 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 崎山蒼志
• Album: i 触れる SAD UFO

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and '燈' (Akari) by Soushi Sakiyama offers a rich opportunity to explore the nuances of Japanese expression. The song's poetic lyrics, which delve into complex emotions of regret and loss, provide a window into a more profound and artistic side of the language. Sakiyama's unique vocal delivery and the song's beautiful melody make the learning process not just educational, but also deeply moving.

[English]

Before my goodwill breaks down

I should have told you everything

In a life where night falls and dissolves

The blurred feelings flicker like a light

If I accept that it can't be helped

Even if I understand it until then

Somehow it feels unfair, like it has no meaning

Things that seem to be everywhere

I realize they exist only here

Even trivial stories are fine

Show me your blushing face again

Therefore the moon is dark, my mind takes flight

Today I hold the oar

There's nothing to search for, love sways

Living with hidden burdens

Therefore the moon is dark, my mind takes flight

Today I can't go anywhere

Sleeping, sleeping, into a brand new morning

Loneliness under crying

It's troublesome, with no clear boundaries

Memories are fleeting

I have no use for yesterday

Therefore the moon is dark, the light distorts

Where shall I go tomorrow?

Even though I understand a wounded heart

Why do I end up hurting the same marks?

I lumped it all together as ego

The truth between you and me burns transparently

Wanting to change but feelings remain unchanged

Only the form crumbles

I won't let go of hope's hand, with your ghost

If I count the days from loneliness

I was drowning in a single tear

If it's trivial, then just break it

Because I live freely within the song

Ooh, ooh, la, ah-ah, na-na

Ooh, ooh, la, ah-ah, na, na

Ah-ah, na

Things that seem to be everywhere

I realize they exist only here

Another night of trivial silence

Only I awake, living in memories

Only here

I want to touch you

Even trivial stories are fine

Show me your blushing face again

Loneliness under crying

Loneliness under crying

Loneliness under crying

Loneliness under crying

(Ah-ah, ah-ah) Why

Loneliness under crying

It's troublesome, with no clear boundaries

Memories are fleeting

I have no use for yesterday

Therefore the moon is dark, the light distorts

明日は何処行こう

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[Japanese]

僕の善意が壊れてゆく前に

君に全部告げるべきだった

夜が降りて解けての生活に

混濁した気持ち掠れる燈

仕方がないと受け入れるのなら

それまでだってわかっても

なんだか割に合わないの 意義がないなんて

何処にでもあるようなものが

ここにしかないことに気づく

くだらない話でもよくて

赤らめた顔また見せて

故に月は暗い 頭 flight

今日は櫂を持って

探し物がない 揺れる愛

隠し持って生きる

故に月は暗い 頭 flight

今日は何処も行けず

眠る 眠る 新品の朝へ

孤独 under crying

めんどくさい 線引きのない

記憶は儚い

昨日にまるで用はない

故に月は暗い 歪む light

明日は何処行こう

傷ついてる心がわかるのに

なぜ傷つけてしまうおんなじ跡

エゴといって一括りにしていた

僕とあなたの本当 透明に燃えて

変わりたくって変わらない気持ち

形だけ崩れてく

希望の手 離さない 君の幽霊と

孤独から日々を数えたら

ひとつの涙に溺れてた

くだらないならいっそ壊して

歌の中で自由に生きるから

Ooh, ooh, la, ah-ah, na-na

Ooh, ooh, la, ah-ah, na, na

Ah-ah, na

何処にでもあるようなものが

ここにしかないことに気づく

くだらない静けさの夜また

記憶に住む僕だけ目覚める

ここにしかない

君に触れたい

くだらない話でもよくて

赤らめた顔また見せて

孤独 under crying

孤独 under crying

孤独 under crying

孤独 under crying

(Ah-ah, ah-ah) なぜ

孤独 under crying

めんどくさい 線引きのない

記憶は儚い

昨日にまるで用はない

故に月は暗い 歪む light

明日は何処行こう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
燈 /tō/ B1	noun - lamp, light
混濁 /konton/ B2	adjective - turbid, cloudy
掠れる /kasureru/ B1	verb - to brush against, to graze
赤らめる /akarameru/ B1	verb - to blush, to redden
故に /yueni/ B1	conjunction - therefore, thus
孤独 /kodoku/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
儚い /hakanai/ B2	adjective - fleeting, transitory
透明 /tōmei/ B1	adjective - transparent, clear
燃えて /moete/ B1	verb - to burn, to blaze
希望 /kibō/ B1	noun - hope, expectation
幽霊 /yūrei/ B2	noun - ghost, spirit
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear, drop
溺れる /oboreru/ B1	verb - to drown, to sink
壊して /kowashite/ B1	verb - to break, to destroy
自由 /jiyū/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty

Key Grammar Structures

• 前に

  ➔ used as a time marker meaning 'before'

  ➔ Indicates that the action occurs before a specific point in time.

• 壊れてゆく

  ➔ verb + てゆく to indicate a gradual change or movement away from the current state

  ➔ Expresses that the action or state is changing gradually over time.

• 掠れる

  ➔ verb + る in the potential-form to indicate a change or fading

  ➔ Indicates that the action or feeling is fading or becoming less distinct.

• 仕方がない

  ➔ phrase meaning 'it cannot be helped' or 'there's no choice'

  ➔ Expresses acceptance of a situation that cannot be changed.

• 気づく

  ➔ verb meaning 'to notice' or 'to realize'

  ➔ To become aware of something or realize something previously unnoticed.

• 住む

  ➔ verb meaning 'to live' or 'to inhabit'

  ➔ Refers to residing or having one's home in a particular place.

• 傷つく

  ➔ verb meaning 'to hurt' or 'to get wounded'

  ➔ To sustain physical or emotional injury or damage.