Eureka

• By: 星野源

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

息を吹き返した Iki o fukikaeshita

I’ve come back to life

私でいる日々が Watashi de iru hibi ga

The days I’ve been myself

動き出していた Ugoki dashite ita

Have started to move

知らない方に Shiranai Hōni

Towards the unknown

未知は暗くて Michi wa kurakute

The unknown is dark

人はふざけ切って Hito wa fuzake kitte

People are completely fooling around

馬鹿げてた Baka ge teta

It was silly

向かうほどに Mukau hodo ni

The more I head toward it

呆れた　希望は Akireta kibō wa

My exhausted hope is

要らないまま Iranai mama

Still unnecessary

窓から陽が射して滲む Mado kara hi ga sashite nijimu

Sunshine spills in through the window and blurs

季節が風と踊り纏い詩を歌う Kisetsu ga kaze to odori matoi uta o utau

The seasons dance with the wind and sing a song

くだらないだろ Kudaranai daro

It's meaningless, right?

妙に綺麗で　泥臭い Myō ni kirei de doro kusai

Strangely beautiful and gritty

わからない中で Wakaranai naka de

While I don’t understand

悲しみに勝った Kanashimi ni katta

I’ve overcome sadness

息をするそれだけで Iki o suru soredake de

Just by breathing

その証拠なんだった Sono shōko nan datta

That’s the proof

織りなす様に Ori nasu yōni

Like weaving together

歩いて　止まって Arui te tomatte

Walking, then stopping

失くして　取り戻して Nakushi te tori modoshi te

Losing and reclaiming

それだけだ Sore dake da

That’s all there is

舞うほどに Mau hodo ni

The more it dances

もらった　寂しいは Moratta Sabishī wa

The loneliness I received

分け合えるから Wake aeru kara

Because I can share it

明ける夜空ここで話そう Akeru yozora koko de hanasō

Let’s talk under the breaking night sky here

“今”は過去と未来の先にあるんだ Ima wa kako to mirai no saki ni arunda

The ‘now’ is beyond the past and future

君は　うまくいくだろう Kimi wa umaku iku darō

You’ll do well

無責任な言葉でも Musekinin na kotoba demo

Even words that lack responsibility

わからないもので Wakaranai mono de

Are things I don’t understand

窓から陽が射して滲む Mado kara hi ga sashite nijimu

Sunshine pours in through the window and blurs

季節が風と踊り纏い詩を歌う Kisetsu ga kaze to odori matoi uta o utau

Seasons dance with the wind and sing a poem

くだらないだろ Kudaranai daro

It's all nonsense, right?

妙に綺麗で　泥臭い Myō ni kirei de doro kusai

Strangely beautiful and earthy

わからない中で Wakaranai naka de

While I don’t understand

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
息 (iki) /iki/ A1	noun - breath
日 (hi) /hi/ A1	noun - day, sun
風 (kaze) /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
歌 (uta) /uta/ A1	noun - song
窓 (mado) /mado/ A2	noun - window
夜空 (yozora) /jozora/ A2	noun - night sky
季節 (kisetsu) /kisetsɯ/ A2	noun - season
希望 (kibō) /kiboː/ B1	noun - hope
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ B1	noun - future
過去 (kako) /kako/ B1	noun - past
踊り (odori) /oꜜdoɾi/ B1	noun - dance verb - to dance
悲しみ (kanashimi) /kanaʃimi/ B2	noun - sadness
証拠 (shōko) /ʃoːko/ B2	noun - proof, evidence
無責任 (musekinin) /mɯsekiɲiɴ/ C1	adjective - irresponsible
泥臭い (dorokusai) /doɾoꜜkɯsai/ C1	adjective - earthy, rustic, unsophisticated

Grammar:

• 知らない方に

  ➔ Target particle + に indicating direction or target

  ➔ The particle "に" is used here to indicate the direction towards "the unknown" or "the other side".

• 動き出していた

  ➔ Past continuous form of the verb "動き出す" (to start moving)

  ➔ This is the past continuous tense expressing that "started moving" was happening in the past.

• 呆れた　希望は

  ➔ Past tense of "呆れる" (to be amazed/disbelieve) + topic marking particle

  ➔ Using the past tense "呆れた" indicates that the feeling of being amazed or disillusioned occurred in the past.

• 分け合えるから

  ➔ Potential form of "分け合う" (to share) + から (because/as)

  ➔ The potential form "分け合える" expresses the ability or possibility to share, and "から" means "because" or "since".

• 明ける夜空ここで話そう

  ➔ Volitional form "話そう" of "話す" (to talk) + location indicator

  ➔ The volitional form "話そう" is used to express the speaker's intention to talk, combined with the location "here".