エンドレス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: TOMOO

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through TOMOO's "Endless" offers a chance to explore beautiful, metaphorical language. The song uses poetic imagery like "two ribbons drawing a spiral" to express complex emotions about love and connection. Its minimalist and clear vocal delivery makes it an excellent piece for listeners to appreciate the nuances of Japanese lyrics and the gentle, heartfelt expression unique to TOMOO's music.

[English]

If I had to compare it to two ribbons

It's okay if they don't tie together

Without getting wrinkled or anything, just

Each drawing its own spiral

You know, what I'm dreaming of

Is a scenery no one knows

Seeing it side by side with you

On the beach, or sunrise

Even late at night or in the woods is fine

Could it possibly come true?

Even the pain and selfishness hidden behind love

Even if I swallow them all

I can still feel gentle feelings

Longer than being fulfilled

More surely than just touching

Listening to your clear voice

After the rain, the aftermath

If I had to compare it to a half-finished painting

It will never be completed

Layers of lines, unpainted colors

Even so, they burn into me instinctively

Because the world where you are

Is not something to throw away

It's all things I don't want to forget

You know, what I'm dreaming of

The happiest thing is, yes

Someone's happiness

Becoming your happiness

Even the pain and selfishness hidden behind love

Swallowing it all

I can still feel gentle feelings

Closer than hugging

More definitely than speaking

Listening to your unwavering voice

After the rain, the aftermath

If I had to compare it to two ribbons

It's okay if they don't tie together

Just walking side by side, continuing on

If only we can draw spirals

[Japanese]

たとえるなら 二つのリボン

結び合わせないままでもいい

しわくちゃにもならずにただ

それぞれ螺旋を描いて

あのね 夢見てるのは

誰も知らない景色を

あなたと並んで見ること

海辺でも朝日でも

夜更けでも木立でもいい

叶うでしょうか

愛しさの陰に隠れた痛みと我儘を

全部飲み込んでも

まだ優しい気持ちになれる

満たされるよりも永く

触れるよりもたしかに

透き通る声をきいていた

雨上がりのあとさき

たとえるなら描きかけの絵

それはずっと出来上がらないまま

重ねた線 塗られない色

それでも無性に焼きついて

あなたのいる世界は

捨てたものじゃないから

忘れたくないことばかりです

あのね 夢見てるのは

一番嬉しいことが そう

誰かの幸せ

あなたの幸せになること

愛しさの陰に隠れた痛みと我儘を

全部飲み込んでも

まだ優しい気持ちになれる

抱きしめるよりも近く

語るよりもたしかに

つらぬいた声をきいていた

雨上がりのあとさき

たとえるなら 二つのリボン

結び合わせないままでもいい

並んでただ続いていく

螺旋を描けたなら

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢見る(yumemiru) /jɯme̞miɾɯ/ B2	verb - to dream, to have a dream
景色(keshiki) /ke̞ɕiki/ B1	noun - scenery, view
並ぶ(narabu) /naɾabɯ/ A2	verb - to line up, to stand in a row
海辺(umibe) /ɯmibe̞/ B1	noun - seaside, beach
朝日(asahi) /asahi/ B1	noun - morning sun, sunrise
夜更け(yofuke) /joɸɯke̞/ B2	noun - late at night
木立(kodachi) /kodaꜜt͡ɕi/ C1	noun - grove of trees, cluster of trees
愛しさ(itoshisa) /itoɕisa/ B2	noun - love, affection, endearing quality
痛み(itami) /itami/ A2	noun - pain, ache
我儘(wagamama) /waɡamama/ B2	adjective - selfish, willful noun - selfishness, willfulness
優しい(yasashii) /jasajiː/ A2	adjective - kind, gentle
気持ち(kimochi) /kʲimo̞t͡ɕi/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
声(koe) /ko̞e/ A1	noun - voice
雨上がり(ameagari) /ameaɡaɾi/ B1	noun - after the rain
絵(e) /e/ A1	noun - picture, drawing
世界(sekai) /se̞kai/ A1	noun - world
幸せ(shiawase) /ɕi̥aɰᵝase̞/ A2	noun - happiness, good fortune adjective - happy, fortunate
抱きしめる(dakishimeru) /dakʲiɕime̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
螺旋(rasen) /ɾase̞ɴ/ B2	noun - spiral, helix

Key Grammar Structures

• たとえるなら 二つのリボン

  ➔ もし～なら / Noun + なら

  ➔ Used to express 'if' or 'assuming' something in hypothetical or conditional scenario.

• しわくちゃにもならずにただ

  ➔ Vclause + も / negation + ずに

  ➔ Indicates performing or not performing an action without doing the main verb.

• それぞれ螺旋を描いて

  ➔ Vて form + いる / 描く + て

  ➔ Expresses ongoing action or creation of a pattern or motion, like drawing a spiral.

• 夢見てるのは

  ➔ Vている / が

  ➔ Using the ている form to indicate ongoing action or state, often translated as 'am/are/is ...ing'.

• 雨上がりのあとさき

  ➔ Noun + の + のち / 后

  ➔ Expresses a temporal relationship indicating something happening after a specific event or point.

• たとえるなら 描きかけの絵

  ➔ Vる + なら / たとえるなら

  ➔ Used to introduce a hypothetical scenario or analogy, similar to 'if' or 'in case of'.

• それはずっと出来上がらないまま

  ➔ Ving + ない + まま / まま

  ➔ Indicates that an action or state remains unchanged or continues without completing or changing.

• 続いていく

  ➔ Vていく

  ➔ Expresses continuing action or progression toward the future, often implying ongoing movement or development.