海の声 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浦島太郎（桐谷健太）

Lyrics & Translation

"Umi no Koe" offers a beautiful entry point into Japanese language and culture through its heartfelt lyrics and comforting melody. You can learn poetic expressions of longing and natural elements, as well as simple yet profound emotional phrasing. The song's connection to the popular "Santaro" CM series and its blend of modern J-Pop with traditional Okinawan influences make it a special and accessible piece for language learners.

[English]

I want to hear the voice of the sky

Listening carefully to the voice of the wind

I want to know the voice of the sea

I'm searching for your voice

The more I think I can't see you

The more I want to see you grows stronger

The murmuring of the river, the whisper of the mountains

I feel like it's your voice

When I close my eyes, I can hear it

Your cheerful, rolling laughter

If I sing out loud, I feel it might reach you—so today, I keep singing

Carried by the voice of the sea

I want to hear the voice of the sky

Listening carefully to the voice of the wind

I want to know the voice of the sea

I'm searching for your voice

Urashima Taro: "Otsu-chan!"

Even if I become an old man

I'll be singing here

Thinking only of you

Oh voice of the sea, voice of the wind

Oh voice of the sky, voice of the sun

Oh voice of the river, voice of the mountains

Carry my voice on

Momotaro: "Hope it reaches you"

Kintaro: "Yeah"

[Japanese]

♪　空の声が　聞きたくて

♪　風の声に　耳すませ

♪　海の声が　知りたくて

♪　君の声を　探してる

♪　会えない　そう思うほどに

♪　会いたい　が大きくなってゆく

♪　川のつぶやき　山のささやき

♪　君の声のように　感じるんだ

♪　目を閉じれば　聞こえてくる

♪　君のコロコロした　笑い声

♪　声に出せば　届きそうで　今日も　歌ってる

♪　海の声にのせて

♪　空の声が　聞きたくて

♪　風の声に　耳すませ

♪　海の声が　知りたくて

♪　君の声を　探してる

浦島太郎「乙ちゃーん！！」

♪　たとえ僕が　おじいさんになっても

♪　ここで　歌ってる

♪　君だけを想って

♪　海の声よ　風の声よ

♪　空の声よ　太陽の声よ

♪　川の声よ　山の声よ

♪　僕の声を　乗せてゆけ

桃太郎「届くといいね」

金太郎「うん」

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
探す /sagasu/ A2	verb - to search
聞く /kiku/ A2	verb - to listen
感じる /kanjiru/ B1	verb - to feel
大きい /ookii/ A2	adjective - big
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think
歌う /utau/ A2	verb - to sing
届く /todoku/ B1	verb - to reach
想う /omou/ B1	verb - to think, to feel
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
川 /kawa/ A1	noun - river
山 /yama/ A1	noun - mountain
今日 /kyou/ A1	noun - today

Key Grammar Structures

• ～たくて

  ➔ Expressing a strong desire or wish to do something; 'want to' or 'long to'

  ➔ '知りたくて' means 'want to know', indicating a desire to learn or understand something.

• ～のように

  ➔ Like; used to compare one thing to another, indicating similarity

  ➔ In '君の声のように', it compares 'your voice' to something else, illustrating similarity or a metaphor.

• ～にのせて

  ➔ To ride on, to be carried by; indicates something being conveyed by or associated with something else

  ➔ In '海の声にのせて', it means 'carrying' or 'conveyed by' the sound of the sea, implying message or emotion carried by the sound.

• ～と

  ➔ Quotation particle; used to indicate quoting or addressing someone

  ➔ In '浦島太郎「乙ちゃーん！！」', the と indicates that he is calling out to乙ちゃん, addressing someone.

• ～ても

  ➔ Even if; expresses a concession or hypothetical situation

  ➔ In 'たとえ僕が おじいさんになっても', even if I become old, I will keep singing.