Good-bye – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The noise will probably fade away

Returning wholeheartedly

Like a rainbow until dawn

When I run along the path that goes on

Goodbye, I hope we can meet again

Just like yesterday, today

In the sky waiting for the sunrise, a song that never ends

So that we can meet here without hesitation

I'll keep it forever

The time I spent with you now

Keeps asking me again and again

Goodbye, just love freely

That should be enough, right?

Without fear of losing, without worrying about returns, even for a moment

Struggling and悩みing among people, to touch love

The constantly running news

Flows like an exchange

Peaceful nights seem wonderful

If you are born on this earth

And if you know what is irreplaceable

Living is not sad

Hope to see you again

Goodbye until then

Like a rainbow until dawn, a song that never ends

So that we can meet here without hesitation

I'll keep it forever

...

[Japanese]

ざわめきは消えるだろう

心から還く

夜明けまで虹のように

続いてく道を走るとき

Goodbye 会えるといいね

ただ昨日の今日に

朝陽を待つ空には永遠に終わらない歌を

迷わずここで会えるように

ずっと残しておくよ

君といた時間が今

繰り返し私に問い続ける

Goodbye 愛せばいいさ

ただそれでいいのだろう

失うこと恐れず見返りは気にせず一瞬も

人の中でもがき悩み 愛に触るために

つけっばなしのニュースが

イン夕ーチェンジを流れる

平和な夜が素敵に思える

地上に生まれてきたなら

かけがえのないものを知るなら

生きることは悲しくない

また会えるといいね

それまでのさよなら

朝陽を待つ空には永遠に終わらない歌を

迷わずここで会えるように

ずっと残しておくよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
消える (kieru) /ki.e.ɾɯ/ A2	verb - to disappear, to vanish
心 (kokoro) /ko.ko.ɾo/ A1	noun - heart, mind, spirit
夜明け (yoake) /jo.a.ke/ B1	noun - dawn, daybreak
虹 (niji) /ni.d͡ʑi/ A2	noun - rainbow
道 (michi) /mi.t͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path, way
走る (hashiru) /ha.ʃi.ɾɯ/ A1	verb - to run
会う (au) /a.ɯ/ A1	verb - to meet
昨日 (kinou) /ki.noː/ A1	noun - yesterday
今日 (kyou) /kʲoː/ A1	noun - today
朝陽 (asahi) /a.sa.hi/ B1	noun - morning sun, rising sun
空 (sora) /so.ɾa/ A1	noun - sky
永遠 (eien) /eː.eɴ/ B2	noun - eternity, permanence
歌 (uta) /ɯ.ta/ A1	noun - song
迷う (mayou) /ma.jo.ɯ/ B1	verb - to be lost, to lose one's way
愛 (ai) /a.i/ A2	noun - love
失う (ushinau) /ɯ.ɕi.na.ɯ/ B2	verb - to lose (something)
恐れる (osoreru) /o.so.ɾe.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to fear, be afraid of
悩み (nayami) /na.ja.mi/ B2	noun - worry, trouble, distress
平和 (heiwa) /heː.wa/ A2	noun - peace, harmony
地上 (chijou) /t͡ɕi.d͡ʑoː/ B2	noun - earth, ground, surface
悲しい (kanashii) /ka.na.ʃiː/ A2	adjective - sad

Key Grammar Structures

• 夜明けまで虹のように

  ➔ use of "まで" to indicate "until"

  ➔ "まで" is used to indicate the endpoint in time or space, meaning "until".

• 会えるといいね

  ➔ Use of potential verb "会える" with a conditional "といい" to express hope

  ➔ "会える" is the potential form of "会う" (to meet), expressing ability or possibility, combined with "といい" which indicates hope or wish.

• 迷わずここで会えるように

  ➔ Use of "迷わず" (without hesitation) + potential form "会える" + "ように" to express a desire or wish

  ➔ "迷わず" means "without hesitation," combined with "会える" (can meet) in potential form and "ように" to express a wish or hope.

• 何も気にせず

  ➔ Use of "気にせず" (without worrying) with negation to express doing something without concern

  ➔ "気にせず" means "without worrying" or "without concern," used with negatives to describe acting freely without worry.

• 愛に触るために

  ➔ Use of "ために" to indicate purpose or goal

  ➔ "ために" expresses purpose or goal, meaning "in order to" or "for the purpose of."

• ずっと残しておくよ

  ➔ Use of "残しておく" in the te-form + よ to indicate intention to keep something (ongoing)

  ➔ "残しておく" combines the te-form of a verb with "おく" to indicate an action performed intentionally for future purposes, with "よ" adding emphasis or softness.