DON’T FORGET MY NAME – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 清水翔太
• Album: Pulsatilla cernua

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

This is my karma

I’ll write it down here

With the resolve to leave it behind, today’s sky

The color of a blue jay’s feather

January, repeating blessings and downfall

I’m not stupid, you know

I’ve endured, and that’s why I’m alive

Alive, yet unable to resist, I make mistakes

A past that can’t be rewritten

Not even worth turning into lyrics

A life with an expiration date

You, who appear and disappear

Taught me how to die

Closing my eyes now, I don’t want to be killed by myself

If the day comes when the dream I once had is no longer a dream

Beyond oblivion, I’ll pick up even a fragment now

Thank you for living

I whisper as I die

Name and mission intertwine

That’s how everyone becomes empty

"I’m home." "Welcome back."

Right now, that’s what I seek

But it’ll probably just fade away

There’s a place to return to

Let’s break free from the past

2024, starting over again from here

I’ve always wondered

Why is my life so tough

Choosing a life without regrets is

So difficult

That’s fate too

Don't forget my name

The morning of goodbye

All alone, I counted

The things I’ve lost, a few

Rather, it’s no surprise there’s less left

I won’t give up on possibilities just because of that

Maybe not now

Still in a daydream

未だ白昼夢の中

No matter what flashbacks, I won’t be afraid

In this shallow sleep, in a world without you

I can only seek meaning

I want to see you, but there’s no future beyond this

F**k

I’ve always wondered

Why is my life so tough

Choosing a life without regrets is

So difficult

That’s fate too

Don't forget my name

I’ve always wondered

Why is my life so tough

Choosing a life without regrets is

So difficult

That’s fate too

Don't forget my name

[Japanese]

これが俺のカルマ

ここに書き示す

書いて遺す覚悟　今日の空

ブルージェイの羽の色

祝福と堕落を繰り返すような1月

俺はバカじゃないからな

踏まえてる踏まえたから生きてる

生きてるから抗えず間違える

書き換えることはできない過去

歌詞にすらもならない

期限付きの生き方

浮かんでは消える君が

諭したのは死に方

瞼閉じる今 俺は俺に殺されたくないしな

いつか見てた夢が夢じゃなくなる日が来るなら

忘却の彼方　今欠片でも拾い上げる

生きてくれてありがとうと

囁いて俺は死ぬ

氏名と使命が絡み合う

そうやって皆、空になる

「ただいま」「おかえり」

ただ今、それを求めるが

どうせ煙に巻かれる

還る場所はあるから

抜け出そう過去から

2024 またここから

ずっと不思議に思ってた

Why is my life so tough

後悔のない人生を選び続けるのは

とても難しい

それも運命

Don't forget my name

さよならの朝

たった一人ぼっち数えたのは

なくしたものが幾つか

むしろ残るものの方が

少ないのは仕方ない

そのくらいで可能性を仕舞わない

たぶん今じゃない

未だ白昼夢の中

何がフラッシュバックしても怖がらない

浅い眠り君がいないこの世界に

意味を求めるしかない

会いたいが今以上の未来はない

f**k

ずっと不思議に思ってた

Why is my life so tough

後悔のない人生を選び続けるのは

とても難しい

それも運命

Don't forget my name

ずっと不思議に思ってた

Why is my life so tough

後悔のない人生を選び続けるのは

とても難しい

それも運命

Don't forget my name

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live, to be alive
死ぬ /shinu/ B2	verb - to die
運命 /unmei/ C1	noun - fate, destiny
過去 /kako/ B2	noun - the past
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
夢 /yume/ B2	noun - dream
生 /sei/ A2	noun - life
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
謝る /ayamaru/ B2	verb - to apologize
殺す /korosu/ C1	verb - to kill
傷つく /kizutsuku/ B2	verb - to get hurt, to be wounded
希望 /kibou/ B2	noun - hope
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change, to vary
忘れる /wasureru/ B2	verb - to forget
望む /nozomu/ B2	verb - to wish, to hope

Key Grammar Structures

• これが俺のカルマ

  ➔ Topic marking with "は/が"

  ➔ "が" marks "カルマ" (karma) as the subject of the sentence. This is often used when introducing a new subject or emphasizing it.

• 書いて遺す覚悟　今日の空

  ➔ Verb in -te form + auxiliary verb to express intention/determination

  ➔ The implied "書いて遺す" shows a strong resolve to "write and leave behind." While not explicitly stated with a common intention verb like "つもり (tsumori)", the context implies a firm decision.

• 踏まえてる踏まえたから生きてる

  ➔ Reason/cause with "から"

  ➔ "踏まえたから生きてる" means "Because I understood/considered it, I am alive."

• 生きてるから抗えず間違える

  ➔ Reason/cause with "から"

  ➔ "生きてるから抗えず間違える" means "Because I am alive, I cannot resist and make mistakes."

• 浮かんでは消える君が

  ➔ Repetitive actions (ては)

  ➔ "浮かんでは消える" describes the repetitive actions of "floating and disappearing."

• いつか見てた夢が夢じゃなくなる日が来るなら

  ➔ Conditional "なら"

  ➔ "来るなら" means "if (the day) comes."

• 生きてくれてありがとうと

  ➔ Giving gratitude for an action: Verb (te-form) + くれる + ありがとう

  ➔ "生きてくれてありがとう" expresses gratitude for someone having lived. It literally means "Thank you for living (for me)."

• 後悔のない人生を選び続けるのは とても難しい

  ➔ Nominalizing a clause with "の" to use as the subject of a sentence.

  ➔ "後悔のない人生を選び続けるのは" nominalizes the clause "to continue choosing a life without regrets", allowing it to function as the subject of the sentence. The sentence means 'To keep choosing a life without regrets is very difficult.'