Forevermore – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

確かな足取りで家路につく人が

People heading home with certain steps

溢れる大通りを避けて

Avoiding the crowded streets

壊れたイヤホンで耳を塞ぎながら

Blocking my ears with broken earphones

あなたの名を呟きかけた

I almost whispered your name

あなたの代わりなんて居やしない

There's no one who can replace you

こればっかりは

This much is certain

裏切られても変わらない

Even if betrayed, it won't change

愛してる 愛してる

I love you, I love you

薄情者な私の胸を

It's only you who can

こうも絶えず締め付けるのは

Tighten my heart like this

あなただけだよ

You're the only one

Others come and go

Others come and go

But you're in my soul forevermore

But you're in my soul forevermore

いつまでも いつまでも

Forever and ever

いつまでもそうよ

Always, yes always

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友達は入れ替わり 服は流行り廃る

Friends come and go, fashion fades

私を私たらしめるのは

What makes me, me

染み付いた価値観や

Is not the ingrained values

身に付いた趣味嗜好なんかじゃないと

Or the hobbies I've picked up

教えてくれた

You taught me that

私の終わりなんて怖くない

I'm not afraid of my end

もしかしたら

Maybe

生まれ変わっても忘れない

Even if I'm reborn, I won't forget

愛してる 愛してる

I love you, I love you

一人きりが似合う私を

It's only you who can

今日も会えず泣かせるのは

Make me cry today without seeing me

あなただけだよ

You're the only one

Others come and go

Others come and go

But you're in my soul forevermore

But you're in my soul forevermore

いつまでも いつまでも

Forever and ever

いつまでもそうよ

Always, yes always

恋の後も いつまでも いつまでも

Even after love, forever and ever

最後の瞬間を待たずとも

Without waiting for the last moment

これだけは言える

I can say this much

Forevermore

Forevermore

愛してる 愛してる

I love you, I love you

それ以外は余談の域よ

Everything else is just a side note

愛してる 愛してるのは

I love you, I love you

あなただけだよ

You're the only one

Others come and go

Others come and go

But you're in my soul forevermore

But you're in my soul forevermore

いつまでも いつまでも

Forever and ever

いつまでもそうよ

Always, yes always

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
足取り /あしどり/ B1	noun - footsteps
家路 /いえじ/ B1	noun - way home
壊れた /こわれた/ B2	adjective - broken
耳 /みみ/ A1	noun - ear
名 /な/ A2	noun - name
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
胸 /むね/ B1	noun - chest
絶えず /たえず/ B2	adverb - constantly
一人きり /ひとりきり/ B1	phrase - all alone
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B2	noun - moment
言える /いえる/ B1	verb - to be able to say
余談 /よだん/ C1	noun - digression
域 /いき/ C1	noun - domain

Key Grammar Structures

• 溢れる大通りを避けて

  ➔ The use of the te-form "避けて" indicates a sequential or connected action, functioning as 'and' or providing a reason for the previous action.

  ➔ The "te-form" connects verbs and expresses actions in sequence or purpose.

• 裏切られても変わらない

  ➔ The passive form "裏切られて" combined with "も" expresses 'even if' or 'despite being betrayed'.

  ➔ The passive form indicates that the subject receives the action.

• だからだよ

  ➔ The phrase "だからだよ" serves as an explanatory phrase meaning 'that's why' or 'it's because'.

  ➔ It links cause and effect, expressing reasoning.

• 最後の瞬間を待たずとも

  ➔ The phrase "待たずとも" combines the verb "待つ" in its negative form with "とも" to mean 'even if not waiting'.

  ➔ The pattern "Vずとも" expresses 'even if' or 'without doing' the action.

• 永遠に在る

  ➔ The phrase "永遠に" (eien ni) uses the adverb "永遠" with the particle "に" to mean 'forever' or 'eternally'.

  ➔ The particle "に" with an adverb indicates the manner or extent of the action or state.