Eternal Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE TAKAHIRO

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Japanese language through EXILE TAKAHIRO's touching ballad, "Eternal Love." This song showcases tender expressions of love and longing, offering a glimpse into the nuances of Japanese emotional expression and the depth of its vocabulary related to love and relationships.

[English]

No matter how much I love you

Words can't fully express my feelings...

No matter how much I hurt you

Struggling, suffering, and mourning, even then

If I believe that someday it will reach you

Even what I've lost before

Can I get it back?

Focusing my heart and eyes on your gaze

I'll paint our future together

Embracing all the past regrets and everything

With unwavering love for you

Casual photos of us

Over and over again, I look back at them

Why is it... feeling so painful, almost tear-inducing

Nostalgia gripping my chest

Because I want to feel, not just reason

“I want to be closer to you”

You whispered

As if to envelope your loneliness and anxiety

If I can hold you gently

I'll pour everything into this fate

Endless love for you

[Japanese]

どれほど君を愛しても

言葉は想いに足らなくて…

どれほど君を傷つけて

もがいて苦しみ嘆いても

いつかは届く そう信じていれば

失ってきたものさえ

取り戻せるかな

君の瞳に 心に フォーカス合わせて

二人の未来を描くよ

悔やんだ過去も 全てを受け止めて

揺るがない 愛を君に

なにげない二人の写真を

何度も 何度も 見返して

なぜだろう… 切なくなるほど

懐かしさが 胸しめつけた

理屈じゃなくて 感じていたいから

“もっと触れ合っていたい”

君はつぶやいた

君の孤独も 不安も 包みこむように

優しく抱きしめられたら

この運命に 全てを注ぐから

絶え間ない 愛を君に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart, mind
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
写真 /shashin/ B2	noun - photograph
切ない /setsunai/ B2	adjective - painful, heart-wrenching
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to hug, to embrace
苦しみ /kurushimi/ B2	noun - suffering, pain
信じる /shinjiru/ B2	verb - to believe
悔やむ /kuyamu/ B2	verb - to regret
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety, unease
懐かしさ /natsukashisa/ C1	noun - nostalgia
揺るがない /yuruganai/ C1	adjective - unshakable, unwavering
取り戻す /torimodosu/ C1	verb - to regain, to recover

Key Grammar Structures

• 言葉は想いに足らなくて

  ➔ の + noun to indicate possession or relation

  ➔ The の marks the noun '言葉' as related to '想い', showing possession or attribution.

• いつかは届く そう信じていれば

  ➔ 〜ば /〜たら conditional form + いれば /〜ば (if...then...)

  ➔ The phrase combines the conditional form 〜ば with いれば to mean 'if you believe, then it will reach someday.'

• 失ってきたものさえ取り戻せるかな

  ➔ さえ + noun to emphasize even (the least or unexpected)

  ➔ The particle さえ emphasizes that even the things that were lost can potentially be regained.

• 揺るがない 愛を君に

  ➔ ない (negative form) + 〜 to express 'not wavering' or 'steadfast'

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative form ない to describe love that is unwavering or steady.

• 理屈じゃなくて 感じていたいから

  ➔ じゃなくて (formal version of じゃない) to indicate negation or contrast

  ➔ The phrase contrasts feeling directly with logical reasoning, emphasizing emotional experience over rationality.

• 絶え間ない 愛を君に

  ➔ ない (negation) + 〜 to indicate 'unceasing' or 'endless'

  ➔ The phrase conveys the idea of love that is perpetual and never-ending.