どうして恋してこんな – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇野実彩子 (AAA)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Japanese lyrics with Misako Uno's "どうして恋してこんな." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn expressions of love, loss, and memory in Japanese. Its clear and heartfelt vocals make it an excellent choice for language learners to connect with the deeper nuances of the language through the universal experience of a poignant love story.

[English]

Surely swaying with the times

Loving memories turning sepia

I won't remember anymore

Time that can't be erased in the album

Everywhere, every time

Drawing the be the one

Over over, it's over

If I could cry in your arms, would I change?

On a road I can't return to, unfulfilled, I want to see you...

Yes, why did I fall in love like this

Holding you until I could cry

Wanting everything, we

Hurt each other, didn't we?

Just say goodbye

Gently swaying with the times

The traced finger, a gentle memory

I should be able to forget now

Irresistibly loving voices, too

Growing distant, our days

A new every day

Over over, it's over

Now I have to be free, even if I hesitate

Spreading a future that isn't one, one that won’t unite us

Yes, why did I fall in love like this

Loving so much I could cry

Holding back with a sweet kiss

Back in those childhood days

Just say goodbye

Only the words you gave me

Still strong, just as those colors are

Thinking back to the season we met, if only we could meet again...

Yes, more than anyone, loving like this

The world starts to turn

Hurry to continue happiness

As we drift apart

[Japanese]

きっと時に揺れて

セピアに変わる愛しい記憶

もう思い出さないだけど

アルバムの中消せない時間

どこまでも everytime

描いてた be the one

over over it's over

君の胸で泣けてたら変われたの？

戻れない道で叶わない 会いたい...

そう どうして恋してこんな

泣けるほどに抱いて

すべてが欲しくなってふたりは

傷つけたよね

just say goodbye

そっと時に揺れて

なぞった指は優しい記憶

もう忘れられるはずね

どうしようもなく愛しい声も

遠くなる ourdays

新しい everyday

over over it's over

今自由にならなきゃね 迷っても

１つにならない未来図を広げて

そう どうして恋してこんな

泣けるほどに好きで

甘えたキスで引き止めてた

幼かった日に

just say goodbye

君がくれた言葉だけ

その色のままでまだ強くなれるから

出逢えた季節に思う また逢えたら...

そう 誰より恋してこんな

世界は周り出して

幸せの続き急いで

離れて行くの

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時 /toki/ A2	noun - time
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
道 /michi/ A2	noun - path
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
抱く /daku/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
泣く /naku/ A2	verb - to cry
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
欲しい /hoshii/ A2	adjective - wanting, desired
離れる /hanareru/ B1	verb - to separate, to leave
急ぐ /isogu/ B1	verb - to hurry, to rush

Key Grammar Structures

• きっと時に揺れて

  ➔ Use of "きっと" to express certainty or strong belief.

  ➔ The word "きっと" is used to indicate that the speaker believes something will definitely happen or is very sure about it.

• もう思い出さないだけど

  ➔ Use of "だけど" to connect clauses meaning "but" or "although".

  ➔ The phrase "だけど" functions as a conjunction to contrast two statements, indicating a contradiction or an exception.

• 描いてた be the one

  ➔ Use of the past tense "描いてた" (描いていた) indicating an ongoing or continuous action in the past.

  ➔ The form "描いてた" is a colloquial contraction of "描いていた", which indicates an action that was ongoing or repeated in the past.

• 過去の季節に思う

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate the target or context of thinking, specifically "about" the past seasons.

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the target or the focus of the verb "思う" (think), specifying that the thinking is about past seasons.

• 離れて行くの

  ➔ Use of the verb "行く" in its plain form to indicate movement away from a point, often conveying change or separation.

  ➔ The verb "行く" (to go) in its plain form indicates movement away and often implies a change in situation or emotional state, such as separation.