Eternal Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE TAKAHIRO

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

どれほど君を愛しても

No matter how much I love you

言葉は想いに足らなくて…

Words can't fully express my feelings...

どれほど君を傷つけて

No matter how much I hurt you

もがいて苦しみ嘆いても

Struggling, suffering, and mourning, even then

いつかは届く そう信じていれば

If I believe that someday it will reach you

失ってきたものさえ

Even what I've lost before

取り戻せるかな

Can I get it back?

君の瞳に 心に フォーカス合わせて

Focusing my heart and eyes on your gaze

二人の未来を描くよ

I'll paint our future together

悔やんだ過去も 全てを受け止めて

Embracing all the past regrets and everything

揺るがない 愛を君に

With unwavering love for you

なにげない二人の写真を

Casual photos of us

何度も 何度も 見返して

Over and over again, I look back at them

なぜだろう… 切なくなるほど

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

懐かしさが 胸しめつけた

Nostalgia gripping my chest

理屈じゃなくて 感じていたいから

Because I want to feel, not just reason

“もっと触れ合っていたい”

“I want to be closer to you”

君はつぶやいた

You whispered

君の孤独も 不安も 包みこむように

As if to envelope your loneliness and anxiety

優しく抱きしめられたら

If I can hold you gently

この運命に 全てを注ぐから

I'll pour everything into this fate

絶え間ない 愛を君に

Endless love for you

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.