エウレカ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: なとり
• Album: 劇場

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of natori's "Eureka" to not only appreciate its unique blend of rock sounds and whispery vocals but also to deepen your understanding of Japanese. The song's emotionally rich lyrics, exploring themes of loss, longing, and self-discovery, offer an excellent opportunity to learn nuanced Japanese expressions and poetic phrasing, making it a special piece for language learners.

[English]

Beyond the exhausted night

Before I knew it, I was left behind

Is it always goodbye?

Waiting for you, trying to forget

Dealing with loneliness, my shame just grows

Spiraling into a whirl, I want to be beautiful

If only these days could be visualized

I don't need them anymore, leave them behind

I love you, Eureka

Won't you let out your cry of joy?

...

To the other side, and beyond that

Before I knew it, it broke apart

Is it always goodbye?

You wait for me, trying to forget

Wrapped in sadness, my heart keeps wear-ing down

No one in this town

Even if they don't remember you

The words that caused the rain to fall

And your prayer's voice, fluttering through the sky

Since when have we

Been inside such a sad dream?

Gathering pain together

Take me to where the light pierces through

Carry me, Eureka

You are everything to me, Eureka

In that final, very last moment

May the world I see be beautiful

Yes, I wish for that

...

The words that caused the rain to fall

And your prayer's voice, echoing through the sky

If only these days could be visualized

I don't need them anymore, leave them behind

I love you, Eureka

Let out your cry of joy

I love you, Eureka

Kill me with your prayer's voice

I love you, Eureka

Beyond this bad dream, maybe

Let's dream again

...

Is there... no joy?

...

[Japanese]

疲れ果てた夜の向こう側

いつのまにか、置いていかれた

「どうしたって、さよなら？」

僕は君を待って、忘れていくこと

寂しさをわずらって、卑しさは増すばかり

螺旋より渦を巻き、美しくありたいのに

可視化した日々なら

もう、いらないよ 置き去りにして

愛しているよ、エウレカ

歓びの産声を上げてくれやしないか

向こう側 その、また向こう側

いつのまにか、壊れてしまった

「どうしたって、さよなら」

君は僕を待って、忘れていくこと

悲しみをまとわって、心を擦り減らすばかり

誰ひとり、この街で

君のことを憶えていなくとも

雨を降らせた言葉と

君の祈りの声が、宙に翻る

僕たちはいつから

こんな、悪い夢の中にいたんだろうか

痛みを束ねて

光りがつらぬいた果てまで

連れて行ってくれ、エウレカ

君がすべてなんだよ、エウレカ

その、最後の最後の最期に

見えた世界が、美しく在るように

そう、願っている

雨を降らせた言葉と

君の祈りの声が、空に響いている

可視化した日々なら

もう、いらないよ 置き去りにして

愛しているよ、エウレカ

歓びの産声を上げてくれ

愛しているよ、エウレカ

君の祈りの声で、僕を殺してくれ

愛しているよ、エウレカ

こんな、悪い夢の向こうで

また、夢を見ようか

歓びの... ないか

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
疲れ果てた /tsukareheta/ B1	adjective - exhausted
螺旋 /rasen/ B2	noun - spiral
渦 /uzu/ B1	noun - whirlpool
可視化 /kashika/ C1	noun - visualization
歓び /kanbi/ B1	noun - joy
産声 /ubugoe/ B2	noun - cry
擦り減らす /suriherasu/ B2	verb - to wear down
束ねて /tsukanete/ B1	verb - to bind
光り /hikari/ B1	noun - light
つらぬいた /tsuranuita/ B2	verb - to pierce
果て /hate/ B1	noun - end
向こう側 /mukōgawa/ B1	noun - the other side
壊れて /kowarete/ B1	verb - to break
まとわって /matowatte/ B2	verb - to wrap
擦り /suri/ B1	noun - friction
光 /hikari/ B1	noun - light
美しく /utsukushiku/ B1	adverb - beautifully

Key Grammar Structures

• いつのまにか、置いていかれた

  ➔ Verb in passive form (placed after られる)

  ➔ The verb is in passive form, indicating the action was done to the subject.

• 「どうしたって、さよなら？」

  ➔ 使役的疑問句，表达不管怎么样都要说再见

  ➔ The phrase uses a rhetorical or speculative question expressing inevitability or resignation.

• 悲しみをまとわって、心を擦り減らすばかり

  ➔ て形 + ばかり; indicates an increasing or only action

  ➔ The pattern て形 + ばかり indicates that an action is ongoing or that only that action is happening.

• 美しくありたいのに

  ➔ Wanted form of ありたい (from ある + たい); expressing desire

  ➔ The phrase uses the たい form to express a desire to be beautiful.

• 見えた世界が、美しく在るように

  ➔ Potential form + ように; expressing hope or wish

  ➔ The structure expresses hope or desire that the world seen will be beautiful.

• また、夢を見ようか

  ➔ Volitional form + か; suggestion or proposal to do something

  ➔ The volitional form + か indicates a suggestion or question about doing something.