Destiny – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: シェネル
• Album: Destiny

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the captivating world of Che'Nelle's "Destiny," the theme song for the Japanese drama 'Reverse'. This song delves into themes of fate, human relationships, and inner conflict, offering a powerful and emotional journey. Learn about Japanese culture and the nuances of the language through Che'Nelle's expressive lyrics and the song's compelling narrative.

[English]

I'm used to being hurt

慣れているけど

But I'm not skilled enough

To ignore the sadness in others

器用にはできてない

I knew it

From the very beginning

That a truth you can protect

With a lie

Isn't really the truth at all

Sin and punishment

Even the definition of love

Is decided by other people

I don't like

Just missing

The time that's passed

好きじゃない

Looking at a different view

Than the future I dreamed of

Loving someone different

But even still

I believe in destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

...

I put a lock

On my rampaging emotions

I've been living

Relatively well

Until I met you

I told myself

Again and again

That I'd be alright

And somehow I made it here

Night and day, darkness and light

A heart in a wild bloom

I don't like

Just missing

The time that's passed

好きじゃない

Looking at a different view

Than the future I dreamed of

Loving someone different

But even still

I believe in destiny

さだめを信じてる

...

Sin and punishment, even the definition of love

Is decided by other people

Decided by people

I don't like

Just missing

The time that's passed

好きじゃない

Looking at a different view

Than the future I dreamed of

Loving someone different

But even still

I believe in destiny

I believe in it now

It's my, it's my destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

...

[Japanese]

傷つくことには

慣れているけど

悲しむ人を

無視できるほど

器用にはできてない

はじめから

気づいていたの

嘘で守れる

真実なんて

真実じゃないことを

罪と罰

愛の定義さえ

人が決めるものよ

通りすぎた

時間だけを

ただ懐かしむのは

好きじゃない

夢みていた 未来たちと

ちがう景色を見て

ちがう人愛した

それでもまだ

さだめを信じてる

It's my, it's my destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

あばれる気持ちに

鍵をかけてた

わりと上手に

生きてきたのよ

あなたに出会うまでは

私なら 大丈夫だと

何度もつよく

言い聞かせては

ここまでたどり着いた

夜と昼 闇と光たち

狂い咲きの心

通りすぎた

時間だけを

ただ懐かしむのは

好きじゃない

夢みていた

未来たちと

ちがう景色を見て

ちがう人愛した

それでもまだ

さだめを信じてる

罪と罰 愛の定義さえ

人が決めるものよ

決めるものよ

通りすぎた

時間だけを

ただ懐かしむのは

好きじゃない

夢みていた

未来たちと

ちがう景色を見て

ちがう人愛した

それでもまだ

さだめを信じてる

今でも信じてる

It's my, it's my destiny

It's my, it's my destiny

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
傷つく /きずつく/ B1	verb - to be hurt
悲しむ /かなしむ/ B1	verb - to grieve
器用 /きよう/ B2	adjective - skillful
真実 /しんじつ/ B2	noun - truth
罪 /つみ/ B2	noun - sin
罰 /ばつ/ B2	noun - punishment
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
景色 /けしき/ B1	noun - scenery
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
出会う /であう/ B1	verb - to meet
懐かしむ /なつかしむ/ B2	verb - to reminisce
狂い咲き /くるいざき/ C1	noun - wild blooming
さだめ /さだめ/ C1	noun - fate
決める /きめる/ B1	verb - to decide

Key Grammar Structures

• 気づいていたの

  ➔ Verb in past tense + いた (ita)

  ➔ This expresses that she *knew* something in the past and maintains the state.

• それでもまだ

  ➔ Conjunction それでも + adverb まだ

  ➔ Used to indicate that despite previous circumstances, the feeling or action continues.

• 器用にはできてない

  ➔ できてない (dekittenai) — negative form of できる (dekiru)

  ➔ Expresses that she is not skilled at or cannot do something gracefully.

• 真実じゃないことを

  ➔ じゃない (janai) — negative formal form of です (desu)

  ➔ Used to negate that something is the truth or correct, indicating falsehood.

• 愛の定義さえ

  ➔ さえ (s ai) — even, only, just

  ➔ Emphasizes that not even the definition of love is fixed or agreed upon.

• 夜と昼 闇と光たち

  ➔ と (to) — and; noun+たち (tachi) — plural suffix for animate objects

  ➔ Connects nouns '夜 (night)' and '昼 (day)' and their counterparts '闇 (darkness)' and '光 (light)', indicating contrast or pairing.

• 通りすぎた時間だけを

  ➔ だけを (dake o) — only

  ➔ Highlights that she is only nostalgic about the time that has passed.

• 運命を信じてる

  ➔ 信じてる (shinjiteru) — colloquial contraction of 信じている (shinjiteiru)

  ➔ Indicates that she continues to believe in her destiny.