Departure – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SCANDAL
• Album: HELLO WORLD

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

桜の季節が来たね

The season of cherry blossoms has come, hasn't it?

商店街のあの公園も

That park in the shopping district too

寒さに負けずにヒラヒラと

Fluttering without giving in to the cold

今年も満開を迎えてます

This year is also in full bloom

一緒に歩いた夜は

The nights we walked together

綺麗に明かりが灯ってたね

Were beautifully lit up, weren't they?

短い歩幅で着々と

With short strides, steadily

私も一歩ずつ歩いてます

I'm also walking step by step

あれからどれくらい

How long has it been since then?

月日が経ったのかなんてさ

I wonder how much time has passed

忘れそうになるな

I almost forget

立ち止って見上げた サクラ

I stopped and looked up at the cherry blossoms

出会いもあれば別れもあるなんて

There are meetings and partings, they say

誰かが決めた季節に

In a season decided by someone

またね と大きく手を振って

Waving my hand big, saying "See you"

さよならじゃないこと確かめた

I confirmed it’s not a goodbye

言葉にならない気持ちは

Feelings that can't be put into words

この花びらに乗せればいいんだよ

I can just ride on these petals

って君が教えてくれたこと

That's what you taught me

いまでもちゃんと覚えているから

I still remember it well

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桜の季節が過ぎると

When the cherry blossom season passes

商店街のあの公園も

That park in the shopping district too

役目を終えたように静かで

Seems quiet as if it has finished its role

なんだか少し寂しくなります

Somehow, it feels a bit lonely

いまでも変わらない?

Is it still unchanged?

知らないこともきっと増えたね

Surely, there are more things I don't know now

甘えたくないから

I don't want to be spoiled

あの日に置いてきた二つの影

The two shadows I left behind that day

最初の涙も最後の笑顔も

The first tears and the last smiles

見守ってくれた君を

You who watched over me

瞬きするのも怖がって

Even blinking felt scary

何度も何度も焼き付けてた

I burned it into my memory over and over

言葉が足りない

Words are not enough

そんなわがままを

Such selfishness

叫んでは困らせた

I shouted and troubled you

君が想ってくれたこと

It's not that I didn't notice

気づけなかったわけではないけど

What you thought of me

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あれからたくさんの

Since then, many

月日が私を変えたから

Days have changed me

違って見えたのかな

Did it look different?

綺麗に咲き誇った サクラ

The cherry blossoms that bloomed beautifully

出会いもあれば別れもあるなんて

There are meetings and partings, they say

誰かが決めた季節に

In a season decided by someone

またね と大きく手を振って

Waving my hand big, saying "See you"

さよなら じゃないこと確かめた

I confirmed it’s not a goodbye

言葉にならない気持ちは

Feelings that can't be put into words

この花びらに乗せればいいんだよ

I can just ride on these petals

って君が教えてくれたこと

That's what you taught me

いまなら ちゃんとわかっているから

Now I understand it properly

いまでも...

Even now...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
季節 /kisetsu/ A2	noun - season
公園 /kōen/ A2	noun - park
満開 /mankai/ B1	noun - full bloom
歩幅 /hohaba/ B2	noun - step length
月日 /tsukihi/ B1	noun - time passing; days and months
出会い /deai/ B1	noun - meeting, encounter
別れ /wakare/ B1	noun - parting, farewell
決める /kimeru/ A2	verb - to decide
振る /furu/ A2	verb - to wave; to shake
教える /oshieru/ A2	verb - to teach, to inform
変わる /kawaru/ A2	verb - to change
咲く /saku/ A2	verb - to bloom
出会う /deau/ A2	verb - to meet; to encounter
笑顔 /Egao/ B1	noun - smile
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear

Key Grammar Structures

• 桜の季節が来たね

  ➔ The use of the verb 来る (kuru) in the past tense indicates an event that has occurred.

  ➔ The phrase "桜の季節が来たね" translates to "The cherry blossom season has come," indicating a change in time.

• 出会いもあれば別れもあるなんて

  ➔ The use of なんて (nante) expresses a casual or colloquial tone, often used to convey surprise or emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "出会いもあれば別れもあるなんて" translates to "There are meetings and partings," emphasizing the inevitability of both.

• 言葉にならない気持ちは

  ➔ The phrase uses the noun form of the verb 言う (iu) to express feelings that cannot be articulated.

  ➔ The phrase "言葉にならない気持ちは" translates to "Feelings that cannot be put into words," highlighting the complexity of emotions.

• いまでも変わらない?

  ➔ The use of いまでも (ima demo) indicates a continuation of a state or condition into the present.

  ➔ The phrase "いまでも変わらない?" translates to "Is it still the same now?" questioning the continuity of a situation.

• 君が教えてくれたこと

  ➔ The use of the verb 教える (oshieru) in the past tense indicates something learned from someone.

  ➔ The phrase "君が教えてくれたこと" translates to "The things you taught me," indicating a transfer of knowledge.