eternal – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SCANDAL

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through SCANDAL's 'eternal' offers a poetic and emotionally rich experience. The lyrics, penned by drummer RINA, delve into themes of time, memory, and finding beauty in life's dualities. This song is special because it encapsulates the band's 15-year journey, offering both a sense of nostalgia and hope for the future, making it a meaningful and beautiful piece for language learners to connect with.

[English]

Swaying in the wind

I wanted to see the daisy flowers and the sea

Just about to cry,

I looked up at the sky and said

“Shall we go now?”

Releasing a dazzling light

Pouring down in a shower of love

Please, unlock my heart

Touching a gentle world

I wonder why

Pain and joy that became one

Even if I'm scared, I’ll open the door again

Just look at my face

Watch me

Releasing a dazzling light

Pouring down in a shower of love

Please, unlock my heart

Towards a gentle world

Releasing a dazzling light

There’s love pouring down

Please, unlock my heart

Touching a gentle world

Hey, let’s make this moment forever

Make this moment last forever

Make this moment last forever

Make this moment last forever

[Japanese]

風に揺れるわ

ひなぎくの花 海が見たかった

泣き出しそうな　

空を見て言った

「今から、行こうか。」

眩しい ひかり 放って

降り注ぐ愛のシャワー

お願い こころ 解いて

やさしい世界に触れて

どうしてかしら

ひとつになった 痛みと喜び

怖くてもまた鍵を開けてく

わたしの姿をみててよ　

みててよ

眩しい ひかり 放って

降り注ぐ愛のシャワー

お願い こころ 解いて

やさしい世界へと

眩しい ひかり 放って

降り注ぐ愛がある

お願い こころ 解いて

やさしい世界に触れて

ねぇ、この瞬間を永遠にして

この瞬間、永遠にしてよ

この瞬間、永遠にして

この瞬間、永遠にしてよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
瞬間 /shunkan/ B1	noun - moment
喜び /yorokobi/ B1	noun - joy
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
鍵 /kagi/ B1	noun - key
姿 /sugata/ B2	noun - figure, appearance
眩しい /mabushii/ B2	adjective - dazzling, bright
解く /toku/ B1	verb - to untie, to solve
放つ /hanatsu/ B2	verb - to release, to emit
降り注ぐ /furi sosogu/ B2	verb - to pour down, to rain down
行く /iku/ A1	verb - to go

Key Grammar Structures

• 風に揺れるわ

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating the agent or location of action.

  ➔ The particle **'に'** marks the **'wind'** as the agent causing the swaying.

• 泣き出しそうな

  ➔ Verb conjugation '出す' in the potential form, combined with 'そうな' indicating appeared to or likely to.

  ➔ The phrase **'泣き出しそうな'** describes someone who **seems about to cry**.

• 海が見たかった

  ➔ Past tense of '見たい' (want to see), expressed as '見たかった'.

  ➔ The phrase **'見たかった'** expresses **the desire to see** the sea in the past.

• お願い こころ 解いて

  ➔ Imperative form of '解く' (to untie, to open), used as a plea or request, 'お願い'.

  ➔ The phrase **'解いて'** is a request or command to **untie or open the heart**.

• やさしい世界に触れて

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating direction or target, and verb '触れる' in imperative form '触れて' (touch).

  ➔ The phrase **'触れて'** is an imperative command to **touch** the **kind world**.

• この瞬間、永遠にしてよ

  ➔ Imperative form 'してよ' from 'する' (to do), expressing a request or desire to make this moment eternal.

  ➔ The phrase **'永遠にしてよ'** is a request to **make this moment eternal**.