Family Song

• By: 星野源
• Album: Family Song

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

目が覚めて涎を拭いたら

When I wake up and wipe my drool

窓辺に光が微笑んでた

The light by the window was smiling

空の青　踊る緑の葉

The blue of the sky, the dancing green leaves

畳んだタオルの痕

The mark of a folded towel

救急車のサイレンが 胸の糸を絞めるから

The siren of an ambulance tightens the strings of my heart

夕方のメロディに 想い乗せて届けてくれないか

Could you carry my thoughts on the evening melody?

ただ　幸せが 一日でも多く 側にありますように

I just hope happiness is by my side for one more day

悲しみは 次のあなたへの 橋になりますように

May sadness become a bridge to the next you

遠い場所も繋がっているよ

Even distant places are connected

出会いに意味などないけれど

There may be no meaning in encounters

血の色　形も違うけれど

The color of blood may differ, and so may the shape

いつまでも側にいることが

It would be nice if we could always be together

できたらいいだろうな

The sun bounces off distant buildings

遠きビルに日が跳ねて

As if to light the way home

帰り道を照らすように

In the melody of the streetlights

街頭のメロディに

Could you carry my prayers and deliver them?

祈り乗せて届けてくれないか

祈り乗せて届けてくれないか

ただ　幸せが

I just hope happiness

一日でも多く

Is by my side for one more day

側にありますように

May sadness

悲しみは

Become a bridge to the next you

次のあなたへの

You can go anywhere

架け橋になるように

You can become anything

あなたは　何処でもいける

I just hope happiness is by my side for one more day

あなたは　何にでもなれる

May sadness become a bridge to the next you

ただ　幸せが 一日でも多く 側にありますように

I hope smiles are by my side for one more day

悲しみは 次のあなたへの 橋になりますように

May the taste of tears become a bridge to the next you

微笑みが 一日でも多く 側にありますように

Even distant places are connected

涙の味は 次のあなたへの 橋になりますように

涙の味は 次のあなたへの 橋になりますように

遠い場所も繋がっているよ

This is Hoshino Gen!

星野源でございまーす！

Hoshino Gen's new single "Family Song"

星野源ニューシングル『Family Song』

Now, the next single from Hoshino Gen is

さーて、次のシングルの星野源さんは

Four songs: "Family Song," "Skin," "Pudding," and "Kids (House ver.)!"

「Family Song」「肌」「プリン」「Kids（House ver.）の4曲でーす！」

「Family Song」「肌」「プリン」「Kids（House ver.）の4曲でーす！」

（ジャーンケーンポンッ！

(Rock-paper-scissors!)

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
笑む /hohoemu/ B2	verb - to smile
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tears
繋がる /tsunagaru/ B1	verb - to be connected
架け橋 /kakehashi/ B2	noun - bridge
想い /omoi/ B2	noun - thoughts, feelings, longing
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
歩む /ayumu/ B2	verb - to walk, to proceed
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
出会い /deai/ B2	noun - encounter
届ける /todokeru/ B2	verb - to deliver
祈り /inori/ B2	noun - prayer
側 /soba/ A2	noun - side, nearby

Grammar:

• 目が覚めて涎を拭いたら

  ➔ て-form used to connect consecutive actions

  ➔ The て-form connects multiple actions, showing that one happens after the other, such as "woke up and wiped saliva".

• 窓辺に光が微笑んでた

  ➔ verb in past continuous (て form + いる, in casual form)

  ➔ Using the casual past tense of ている (微笑んでた), it shows that the light was smiling, i.e., giving a peaceful feeling.

• 救急車のサイレンが 胸の糸を絞めるから

  ➔ が particle used for subject + clause indicating reason or cause

  ➔ The が particle marks the subject (siren) and links to the cause (the sound tightening the chest).

• ただ　幸せが 一日でも多く 側にありますように

  ➔ 願望表現 + ように (wishing or praying for something)

  ➔ The phrase expresses a wish or hope that happiness will be with the person as much as possible.

• 悲しみは 次のあなたへの 橋になるように

  ➔ に to indicate the purpose or direction

  ➔ The phrase indicates that sadness will serve as a bridge toward the next person, with に showing the target or purpose.

• あなたは　何処でもいける

  ➔ でも indicating 'any place' or 'all places'

  ➔ The particle でも emphasizes that the person can go anywhere, matching the idea of limitless possibility.