エルフ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ado

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

走りなさい　疾く　もっと疾く　哀しみに追いつかれないように

Run fast, even faster, so you won't be caught by sorrow

探しなさい　明かりの灯る道を　それはそれは眩いでしょう

Seek out the lit path, shining brightly, so dazzling it is

挑みなさい　君の美しさや尊さを傷つけるモノに

Challenge those who would hurt your beauty and nobility

眠りなさい　疲れたら眠りなさい　神話を持たないあの星座のように

Go to sleep, rest when you're weary, like a star constellation without a myth

手を離した後　君は気づくだろう　指の形　体温

After you let go, you'll realize—your fingertips' shape, your body heat

その名残が胸を刺す

That lingering feeling stings in your chest

忘れたことも忘れてしまえ　哀しみも温もりも消えてしまえ

Forget what you've forgotten, erase sorrow and warmth from your mind

されど　今も耳に残るは　固く再会をうような

But still, what lingers in my ears is this firm hope for reunion:

「さようなら」

"Goodbye"

Adieu Adieu

Adieu, Adieu

Love You And you？

Love You, and you?

踊りなさい　誰に笑われても　淡雪を払う枝のように

Dance on, even if you're laughed at, like a branch brushing off the snow

叫びなさい　心から叫びなさい　ここに確かにいたんだと響かせて

Shout out loud, from your heart, let it echo that you were here

行合いの空に遠花火が滲む

Fireworks in the distant sky blur as they explode

帰るべき家を探す　長い長い旅路を行くなら

Searching for the home to return to, if you’re on this long, long journey

高らか鳴らせ　その心臓は最後の一打ちまで君の物だ

Raise your voice high—your heart belongs to you until the very last beat

涙涙　溢れるがいい　降る雫が君の森を育てるだろう

Tears, let them flow—those drops will nurture your forest

それは千年のホームシックでした　無限さえも数え終えて

That was a century of homesickness—counting even infinity

怪物のような世界の隅っこで戦い続ける人

A person fighting on the edge of a monster-like world

君はエルフ　エルフ

You are an elf, an elf

(愛しき)旅は続く

(Beloved) your journey continues

忘れたことも忘れてしまえ　哀しみも温もりも消えちまえ

Forget what you've forgotten, erase sorrow and warmth from your mind

されど今も今も耳に残るは　固く再会を希うような

Yet still, what remains in my ears is this firm hope for reunion:

「さようなら」

Goodbye

Adieu Adieu

Adieu, Adieu

Love You And you？

Love You, and you?

Adieu Adieu

Adieu, Adieu

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走り /haʃiɾi/ A1	noun - running, run
哀しみ /kanaʃimi/ B2	noun - sadness, sorrow
明かり /akaɾi/ A2	noun - light, illumination
道 /miʨi/ A1	noun - road, path
眩い /mabuʃi/ B2	adjective - dazzling, radiant
美しさ /utsukushi sa/ B1	noun - beauty
尊さ /toːtosa/ B2	noun - nobility, preciousness
モノ /mono/ A1	noun - thing, object
星座 /seːza/ B1	noun - constellation
指 /jbi/ A1	noun - finger
形 /kataʨi/ A2	noun - shape, form
体温 /taion/ A2	noun - body temperature
温もり /nukumoɾi/ B2	noun - warmth
雪 /juki/ A1	noun - snow
枝 /eda/ A2	noun - branch, twig
心臓 /shinzoː/ B1	noun - heart
涙 /namida/ A1	noun - tear
森 /moɾi/ A1	noun - forest
怪物 /kaibutsu/ B2	noun - monster
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• 走りなさい　疾く　もっと疾く

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb plus adverbs to give a command or encouragement.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **imperative form** of the verb "走る" (to run) to give a command, emphasizing urgency with "疾く" (quickly).

• 探しなさい　明かりの灯る道を

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb "探す" + object particle "を" to indicate what to search.

  ➔ The verb "探す" (to search) is in the **imperative form** "探しなさい" to give a direct command to search, with the object "明かりの灯る道" (the lit path).

• 眠りなさい　疲れたら眠りなさい

  ➔ Imperative form of "眠る" (to sleep), combined with conditional "たら" to express "if" or "when".

  ➔ The command "眠りなさい" (sleep) is reinforced with the conditional "疲れたら" (if you are tired), indicating the appropriate time to rest.

• 手を離した後　君は気づくだろう

  ➔ Past tense verb "離す" in "離した" + after clause, indicative of an action completed before realization.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **past tense** "離した" (let go) followed by "後" (after) to indicate that after releasing, the person will realize something.

• 忘れたことも忘れてしまえ

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb "忘れる" (to forget) with the auxiliary "しまえ" implying a command to completely forget.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **imperative form** "忘れなさい" (forget) combined with "しまえ" to strongly command to forget entirely.

• 固く再会を希うような

  ➔ Verb "希う" (to wish or hope) in its plain form used with "ような" to describe something resembling a certain manner or quality.

  ➔ The phrase combines the **plain form** of "希う" (to hope) with "ような" to depict something that resembles or embodies a certain manner of longing.

• 愛しき旅は続く

  ➔ Noun "旅" (journey) with the adjective "愛しき" (beloved) and the verb "続く" (to continue) in the plain form.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **noun + adjective + verb** structure, with "旅" (journey) described as "愛しき" (beloved) and continuing with "続く" (to continue).