Dreamed a Dream – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

古いモノと懐かしいモノは

Old things and nostalgic things

どこでライン引いてく

Where do we draw the line?

使えなくなったキングと

The king that can no longer be used

使わなくなったクイーンだとか

And the queen that is no longer used

ちょっと心の中の

A little bit of what's in my heart

居場所だとか置き方だとかね

Like where I belong or how I place it

Uh- ここまで

Uh- up to here

Uh- なんとなくに

Uh- somehow

Uh- してたカードの

Uh- the cards I had

配置しなくちゃ

I have to rearrange them

粉々に砕け散ったあと

After being shattered into pieces

無様でもいいと

It's okay to be clumsy

這いつくばってた

I was crawling

泣きながら拾い集めてた

Picking up the pieces while crying

諦められなくて

Unable to give up

ケンカして抱き合って

Fighting and embracing

そんなんだって

Even so

そうやって

That's how it is

今だって

Even now

一緒の夢を夢に見てる

I'm dreaming the same dream with you

粉々に砕け散ったあと

After being shattered into pieces

無様でもいいと

It's okay to be clumsy

這いつくばってた

I was crawling

粉々に砕け散ったあと

After being shattered into pieces

無様でもいいと

It's okay to be clumsy

這いつくばってた

I was crawling

泣きながら拾い集めてた

Picking up the pieces while crying

諦められなくて

Unable to give up

ケンカして抱き合って

Fighting and embracing

全部なくなったその後で

After everything was gone

何に救われた

What saved me?

何を欲しがった

What did I desire?

未来がどんなんだったって

No matter what the future was like

腐ったもんだって

Even if it was rotten

僕の真っ直ぐと

My straightforwardness

君の真っ直ぐが

And your straightforwardness

どこかで合わさって

Somewhere they come together

交わって光になれ

Intertwine and become light

そんなんだって

Even so

そうやって

That's how it is

今だって

Even now

一緒の夢を夢に見てる

I'm dreaming the same dream with you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢(yume) /jɯme/ A1	noun - dream
古い(furui) /ɸɯɾɯi/ A1	adjective - old
懐かしい(natsukashii) /natsɯka̠ɕiː/ B1	adjective - nostalgic
引く(hiku) /çikɯ/ A1	verb - to draw, to pull
心(kokoro) /ko̥koɾo/ A2	noun - heart, mind
居場所(ibasho) /ibaɕo/ B2	noun - place where one belongs; whereabouts
配置(haichi) /hai̯t͡ɕi/ B2	noun - arrangement, disposition verb - to arrange, to dispose
粉々(konagona) /ko̞na̠ɡo̞na̠/ B2	adjective - into pieces; in fragments
砕け散る(kudakechiru) /kɯdake t͡ɕiɾɯ/ B2	verb - to shatter; to break into pieces
無様(busama) /bɯsa̠ma̠/ B2	adjective - awkward, clumsy, unsightly
這いつくばう(haitsukubau) /hai̯t͡sɨkɯba̠ɯ/ C1	verb - to crawl, to grovel
泣く(naku) /na̠kɯ/ A1	verb - to cry
拾う(hirou) /çiɾoɯ/ A2	verb - to pick up
諦める(akirameru) /a̠kiɾa̠me̞ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to give up
ケンカ(kenka) /keŋka/ B1	noun - quarrel, fight verb - to quarrel, to fight
抱き合う(dakiau) /da̠kʲia̠ɯ/ B1	verb - to embrace each other
救う(sukuu) /sɯkɯː/ B1	verb - to save, to rescue
欲しがる(hoshigaru) /ho̞ɕiga̠ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to want, to desire
腐る(kusaru) /kɯsa̠ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to rot, to decay
真っ直ぐ(massugu) /ma̠ssɯɡɯ/ B1	adjective - straight, direct
交わる(majiwaru) /ma̠ʑiɰᵝa̠ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to cross, to intersect
光(hikari) /çikaɾi/ A2	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• 古いモノと懐かしいモノは

  ➔ The use of "は" as a topic marker

  ➔ "は" indicates the topic of the sentence, emphasizing what the sentence is about.

• ちょっと心の中の居場所だとか置き方だとかね

  ➔ Use of "だとか...だとか" to list examples, meaning "such as... and..."

  ➔ "だとか" is used within a list to give examples, often translating to "such as" or "for example".

• 粉々に砕け散ったあと

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate the manner in which the verb occurs (adverbial "粉々に" meaning "into pieces")

  ➔ "に" marks the manner or state of the action described by the verb, functioning similarly to an adverb.

• 無様でもいいと

  ➔ Use of "てもいい" to express permission or acceptability of a state (here, "it's okay to be miserable")

  ➔ "てもいい" means "it's okay to..." or "may do...", indicating permission, acceptance, or that something is permissible.

• 全部なくなったその後で

  ➔ Use of "で" as a time or place marker, meaning "after" or "at"

  ➔ "で" indicates the point in time or place when an event occurs, often translated as "after" or "at".

• どこかで合わさって

  ➔ Use of "て" form with "合う" to indicate action taking place jointly or intersecting

  ➔ "て" form links verbs to show sequence or joint action, and "合う" means "to meet" or "to join".