地球儀 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

僕が生まれた日の空は

The sky on the day I was born

高く遠く晴れ渡っていた

Was high, distant, and clear

行っておいでと背中を撫でる

Gently patting my back, saying "Go on"

声を聞いたあの日

I heard that voice on that day

季節の中ですれ違い

Passing by in the seasons

時に人を傷つけながら

Sometimes hurting others

光に触れて影を伸ばして

Touching the light, stretching the shadows

更に空は遠く

The sky grows even more distant

風を受け走り出す　瓦礫を越えていく

Running with the wind, overcoming the rubble

この道の行く先に　誰かが待っている

At the end of this road, someone is waiting

光さす夢を見る　いつの日も

I dream of shining dreams, always

扉を今開け放つ　秘密を暴くように

Now I open the door wide, as if to reveal a secret

飽き足らず思い馳せる　地球儀を回すように

Restlessly, I ponder, like spinning a globe

僕が愛したあの人は

The person I loved

誰も知らないところへ行った

Went to a place no one knows

あの日のままの優しい顔で

With the gentle face from that day

今もどこか遠く

Even now, somewhere far away

雨を受け歌い出す　人目も構わず

Singing in the rain, not caring about others

この道が続くのは　続けと願ったから

This road continues because I wished for it to

また出会う夢を見る　いつまでも

I dream of meeting again, forever

一欠片握り込んだ　秘密を忘れぬように

Holding a fragment tightly, so as not to forget the secret

最後まで思い馳せる　地球儀を回すように

Thinking of it until the end, like spinning a globe

小さな自分の　正しい願いから始まるもの

It begins from the small, rightful wishes of myself

ひとつ寂しさを抱え

Embracing a bit of loneliness

僕は道を曲がる

I turn the corner

風を受け走り出す　瓦礫を越えていく

Running with the wind, overcoming the rubble

この道の行く先に　誰かが待っている

At the end of this road, someone is waiting

光さす夢を見る　いつの日も

I dream of shining dreams, always

扉を今開け放つ　秘密を暴くように

Now I open the door wide, as if to reveal a secret

手が触れ合う喜びも　手放した悲しみも

The joy of our hands touching, and the sadness of letting go

飽き足らず描いていく　地球儀を回すように

Restlessly, I keep drawing, like spinning a globe

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
地球儀 /ちきゅうぎ/ B2	noun - globe
晴れ渡る /はれわたる/ B1	verb - to clear up
撫でる /なでる/ A2	verb - to stroke
季節 /きせつ/ A1	noun - season
傷つける /きずつける/ B1	verb - to hurt
影 /かげ/ A2	noun - shadow
瓦礫 /がれき/ B2	noun - rubble
秘密 /ひみつ/ A2	noun - secret
扉 /とびら/ B1	noun - door
欠片 /かけら/ B2	noun - fragment
寂しさ /さびしさ/ B1	noun - loneliness
曲がる /まがる/ A2	verb - to turn
触れ合う /ふれあう/ B1	verb - to touch
喜び /よろこび/ A2	noun - joy
悲しみ /かなしみ/ A2	noun - sadness

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕が生まれた日の空は

  ➔ Plain past tense verb with the subject marker 'が' indicating the subject of the action.

  ➔ 'が' marks the subject in the sentence, emphasizing 'the sky on the day I was born'.

• 時に人を傷つけながら

  ➔ The usage of 'ながら' indicates doing two actions simultaneously.

  ➔ 'ながら' shows that the person is hurting others while doing something else.

• 扉を今開け放つ

  ➔ The verb '開け放つ' is a compound verb meaning 'to throw open' or 'to fling open'.

  ➔ '開け放つ' expresses the act of opening a door completely and freely.

• 空は遠く

  ➔ The adjective '遠く' is the adverbial form of '遠い' meaning 'distant' or 'far away'.

  ➔ '遠く' modifies the verb to suggest something happening at a distance, enhancing imagery.

• 僕は道を曲がる

  ➔ The verb '曲がる' is a regular Godan (u-verb) meaning 'to turn' or 'bend'.

  ➔ '曲がる' describes the action of turning or bending, often used for paths or objects.

• 秘密を暴くように

  ➔ The phrase '暴くように' uses 'ように' to indicate 'like' or 'as if to' perform an action.

  ➔ 'ように' indicates that the act of revealing secrets is performed in a manner similar to something else.

• 地球儀を回すように

  ➔ Again, 'ように' indicates similarity to the action of rotating a globe.

  ➔ 'ように' describes doing something in a manner similar to spinning a globe, implying continuous or cyclical action.