光るとき

• By: 羊文学
• Album: POWERS

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

あの花が

That flower

咲いたのは

Bloomed because

そこに種が

A seed was

落ちたからで

Dropped there

いつかまた枯れた後で

After withering again someday

種になって続いてく

It turns into a seed and continues on

...

...

君たちの

Your footprints

足跡は

Are

進むたび

Changing every time you advance

変わってゆくのに

But in what seems eternal

永遠に見えるものに

You’re just suffering

苦しんでばかりだね

Running through the wilderness

荒野を駆ける

With these two feet

この両足で

Going, going

ゴーイング ゴーイング

That’s all there is

それだけなんだ

Are you ready to leave for tomorrow?

明日へ旅立つ準備はいいかい

If there’s hesitation there

そこで戸惑う

But destiny

でも運命が

Is calling, calling

コーリング コーリング

Calling out to you

呼んでいる

If that’s the case, then live everything

ならば 全てを生きてやれ

Ah, ah

あー あー

I’ll say it again and again

何回だって言うよ

The world is beautiful

世界は美しいよ

Because you won’t give it up

君がそれを諦めないからだよ

Even if the story’s ending was decided from the start

最終回のストーリーは初めから決まっていたとしても

Only now, it’s here with us

今だけはここにあるよ

Shine just as you are

君のまま光ってゆけよ

That flower

あの花が

When it falls

落ちるとき

Even if you don’t know

その役目を

The role it played

知らなくても

Someone who was by your side

側にいた人はきっと

Would surely understand

分かっているはずだから

分かっているはずだから

...

Cutting through the sea breeze

海風を切る

With your chest full of air

胸いっぱいに

Going, going

ゴーイング ゴーイング

Take a breath

息をするんだ

Are you ready to leave for today?

今日を旅立つ準備はいいかい

Sometimes you hesitate

ときに戸惑う

And repeat

繰り返すんだ

It’s calling, calling

コーリング コーリング

Can you hear it?

聞こえてる

Then live everything

ならば 全てを生きてやる

Again and again

何回だって言うよ

Because the world is beautiful

世界は美しいよ

And you won’t give it up

君がそれを諦めないからだよ

Because you refuse to give up on that

混沌の時代に

In these chaotic times

泥だらけの君のままで輝きを見つめていて

Keep shining, just as you are, even covered in mud

悲しみに向かう夜も

Even on nights facing sadness

揺るがずに光っていてよ

Shine brightly without wavering

いつか巡ってまた会おうよ

Someday we’ll circle back and meet again

最終回のその後も

Even after the final chapter

誰かが君と生きた記憶を

Someone will keep alive the memories of your life

語り継ぐでしょう

And tell your story

いつか笑ってまた会おうよ

Someday let’s laugh and meet again

永遠なんてないとしたら

If there’s no such thing as forever

この最悪な時代もきっと

Then surely

続かないでしょう

These terrible times

君たちはありあまる奇跡を

Will not last forever

駆け抜けて今をゆく

You all run through overflowing miracles

...

And move forward in this moment

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
種 /tane/ A2	noun - seed
足跡 /ashiato/ B1	noun - footprint
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
光る /hikaru/ B2	verb - to shine
旅立つ /tabidatsu/ B2	verb - to depart for a journey
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B2	noun - sadness
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
混沌 /konton/ C1	noun - chaos
奇跡 /kiseki/ B2	noun - miracle
続く /tsuzuku/ B1	verb - to continue

Grammar:

• その役目を 知らなくても

  ➔ Conjunction + ても (temo) to indicate 'even if' or 'despite'

  ➔ "ても" is a conditional form used to express 'even if' or 'despite' in Japanese, indicating an action or state that occurs regardless of the condition.

• 世界は美しいよ

  ➔ は (wa) particle as the topic marker, emphasizing 'the world'

  ➔ The particle "は" (wa) marks the topic of the sentence, highlighting 'the world' as the focus of the statement.

• 君がそれを諦めないからだよ

  ➔ Because + から (kara) indicates causation or reason

  ➔ The particle "から" (kara) is used to indicate the cause or reason for the statement, translating as 'because'.

• 光るとき

  ➔ と (to) as a conditional particle meaning 'when' or 'at the time of'

  ➔ The particle "と" is used here to indicate the time when the flowers shine, meaning 'when' or 'at the time of'.

• 荒野を駆ける

  ➔ を (wo) as the object marker + 駆ける (kakeru) meaning 'to run' or 'to dash'

  ➔ The particle "を" marks the direct object of the verb, here indicating 'the wilderness' being run across.

• 今だけはここにあるよ

  ➔ だけ (dake) indicating 'only' or 'just' + ある (aru) meaning 'to exist' + よ (yo) sentence particle for emphasis

  ➔ だけ (dake) is used to mean 'only' or 'just,' emphasizing the current moment as the only time this is true, with ある (aru) meaning 'to exist,' and よ (yo) emphasizes it.