竈門禰󠄀豆子のうた – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 椎名豪 featuring 中川奈美

Lyrics & Translation

Through the poetic and sparse lyrics of 'Kamado Nezuko no Uta,' listeners can learn evocative Japanese vocabulary related to family, emotions, and nature. Its slow tempo and emotive vocal style make it a perfect tool for practicing pronunciation and understanding the nuance of storytelling in the Japanese language.

[English]

Drifting in and out, piece by piece

Gentle memories emerge

Fragments of the dreams I saw that day

Still live within my heart

Nezuko Kamado's Song

I believe that what truly matters

Is the present moment; let's look forward

The sun shines so brightly

With radiant, sparkling smiles

Our precious bonds will never fade away

Drifting in and out, piece by piece

Gentle memories emerge

Fragments of the dreams I saw that day

Still live within my heart

I believe that what truly matters

Is the present moment; let's look forward

The sun shines so brightly

With radiant, sparkling smiles

Our precious bonds will never fade away

A shallow sleep, broken and intermittent

Tomorrow overflows

The vast blue of the sky I saw that day

Someday, I'll be within it

Do you want to blame someone else?

An infinite transparency

Please let me stay with everyone

There is no end to the feelings in my heart

The sun shines so brightly

With radiant, sparkling smiles

Our precious bonds will never fade away

The sun shines so so brightly

With radiant, sparkling smiles

Our precious bonds will never fade away

[Japanese]

とぎれとぎれに 浮かんでくる

優しい想い出

あの日見てた　夢の欠片

今もこの胸に

竈門禰󠄀豆子のうた

わたしは思う　大切なのは

今なんだよ　前をむこう

おひさま　さんさんと

はじける笑顔　らんらんと

大切な絆は　消えることはない

とぎれとぎれに　浮かんでくる

優しい想い出

あの日見てた　夢の欠片

今もこの胸に

わたしは思う　大切なのは

今なんだよ　前を向こう

おひさま　さんさんと

はじける笑顔　らんらんと

大切な絆は　消えることはない

とぎれとぎれ　浅い眠り

明日が溢れる

あの日見てた　空の青さ

いつかその中へ

誰かのせいにしたいの？

無限の透明さ

みんなとともにいさせて

この胸にかぎりない

おひさま　さんさんと

はじける笑顔　らんらんと

大切な絆は　消えることはない

おひさま　さんさんと

はじける笑顔　らんらんと

大切な絆は　消えることはない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
優しい yasashii N4	adjective - gentle, kind
想い出 omoide N3	noun - memory
欠片 kakera N1	noun - fragment, piece
胸 mune N4	noun - chest, heart
大切 taisetsu N4	adjective - important, precious
絆 kizuna N1	noun - bond, connection
消える kieru N4	verb - to disappear, to vanish
浅い asai N3	adjective - shallow
眠り nemuri N3	noun - sleep
明日 ashita N5	noun - tomorrow, future
溢れる afureru N2	verb - to overflow, to teem
透明 toumei N2	adjective - transparent
笑顔 egao N3	noun - smiling face
夢 yume N5	noun - dream
浮ぶ ukabu N3	verb - to float, to come to mind

Key Grammar Structures

• とぎれとぎれに 浮かんでくる

  ➔ Verb + てくる (Motion/Process)

  ➔ The "〜てくる" form here indicates that memories are coming up or emerging into the speaker's consciousness from a distance.

• あの日見てた 夢の欠片

  ➔ Verb (past progressive) as an adjective

  ➔ The phrase "見てた" (informal for 見ていた) modifies "夢の欠片", describing a dream that was being watched on that day.

• 今なんだよ

  ➔ Noun + なんだよ (Explanatory/Emphasis)

  ➔ The "〜んだよ" structure is used to assert a strong realization or to explain a situation with emotional emphasis.

• 前をむこう

  ➔ Volitional form (〜う)

  ➔ The volitional form "むこう" (from 向く) expresses a personal resolution or an invitation to "let's look forward".

• 消えることはない

  ➔ ことはない (Negative certainty)

  ➔ This construction emphasizes that it is "not possible" or "will never happen" that the bonds disappear.

• 誰かのせいにしたいの？

  ➔ 〜の？ (Inquisitive/Conversational filler)

  ➔ The "〜の" particle is used at the end of the sentence to soften the question and add a conversational, intimate tone.

• みんなとともにいさせて

  ➔ Causative-te form + させて (Asking for permission/desire)

  ➔ By using the causative "いさせて", the speaker is pleading: "Let me be (with everyone)", implying a strong inner desire.

• この胸にかぎりない

  ➔ Noun + に + adjective (Location/Existence)

  ➔ The particle "に" indicates the place (in the heart) where something "limitless" (かぎりない) exists.