怪盗 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: back number

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the captivating world of Japanese music with back number's "怪盗." This song, whose title translates to Phantom Thief, offers a chance to learn about Japanese culture and language through its evocative lyrics and themes of escape and transformation. Experience the beauty of J-Pop and enrich your understanding of Japanese through this dynamic song.

[English]

So close your eyes for a moment

And hold on tight to my arm

From the one who steals your smile

I will steal you away

Let's begin the story without revealing its name

If you give me the signal to take you away

I’ll snatch you from here

And break through the night sky

Leaping over a city like a jewel

I’ll show you a world brighter than you can imagine

Just like that, we’ll cross the sea

Riding on the spring breeze

Kicking away the rainbow, scattering it in the sky

虹を蹴散らして 空にばら撒いて

You can be yourself today and tomorrow, it’s okay

With you, there’s nothing impossible for me

Do I really have to go now?

Are you going back to the moon in those glass slippers?

No matter how you deny it

You’re still wonderful

Comparing the me who met you

With the me who never got to meet you

I want to make it a thesis, but

The value of all your cells

I can’t possibly convey

I’ll prove you to yourself

From now on, I’ll take you away

And break through the night sky

Leaping over a city like a jewel

I’ll show you a world brighter than you can imagine

Just like that, we’ll cross the sea

Riding on the spring breeze

Kicking away the rainbow, scattering it in the sky

You can be yourself today and tomorrow, it’s okay

With you, there’s nothing impossible for me

Nothing

Nothing

...

[Japanese]

じゃあちょっと目を閉じて

僕の腕に掴まっておいてよ

君の笑顔 盗む奴から

君を盗むのさ

物語の名前は伏せたまま始めよう

連れ去ってと合図をくれたら

ここから君を奪って

夜空を抜けて

宝石みたいな 街を飛び越えて

君が想像した事ないくらい

眩しい世界を見せてあげる

そのまま海を渡って

春風に乗って

虹を蹴散らして 空にばら撒いて

君は今日も明日も君のままでいていいんだよ

君がいれば僕に不可能なんか無い

もう行かなきゃなんて

ガラスの靴で 月にでも帰るの？

君がどう否定したって

素敵なままだよ

君と出会えた僕と

出会えなかった先の僕を比べて

論文にしたいとこだけど

君の細胞全部の

尊さはきっと伝えられやしない

君自身に君を僕が証明するよ

これから君を奪って

夜空を抜けて

宝石みたいな 街を飛び越えて

君が想像した事ないくらい

眩しい世界を見せてあげる

そのまま海を渡って

春風に乗って

虹を蹴散らして 空にばら撒いて

君は今日も明日も君のままでいていいんだよ

君がいれば僕に不可能なんか無い

無い

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
腕 /ude/ B1	noun - arm
笑顔 /egao/ B1	noun - smile
盗む /nusumu/ B2	verb - to steal
物語 /monogatari/ B2	noun - story
宝石 /houseki/ B2	noun - jewel
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
春風 /harukaze/ B2	noun - spring breeze
虹 /niji/ A2	noun - rainbow
不可能 /fukanou/ B2	noun - impossibility
証明 /shoumei/ B2	noun - proof
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
帰る /kaeru/ A2	verb - to return
素敵 /suteki/ B1	adjective - wonderful
出会う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet

Key Grammar Structures

• じゃあちょっと目を閉じて

  ➔ The request form using "じゃあ" + verb in te-form + "て" (te-form) to suggest or propose an action.

  ➔ "じゃあ" is used to suggest or transition to a new action; the te-form of the verb indicates a request or suggestion.

• 僕の腕に掴まっておいてよ

  ➔ Verb in te-form + のをくれる to express allowing or letting someone do something.

  ➔ The structure combines the te-form of a verb with のをくれる to show granting permission or allowance.

• 君の笑顔 盗む奴から

  ➔ From the noun + から to indicate the starting point or source.

  ➔ The particle から indicates the source or starting point of something, such as 'from the thief'.

• 君が想像した事ないくらい

  ➔ The noun + くらい indicates the extent or degree of something; here, 'unimaginably'.

  ➔ The particle くらい is used to indicate the extent or degree of the noun, often translating as 'about' or 'unimaginably'.

• 君と出会えた僕と

  ➔ The conjunction と to connect two nouns or phrases meaning 'with' or 'and'.

  ➔ The particle と is used to link two nouns or ideas, often translating as 'with' or 'and'.

• 僕と出会えた僕と

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the subject as both the doer and the experiencer, often conveying a sense of personal achievement or reflection.

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