海の幽霊

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

開け放たれた

The door is wide open

この部屋には誰もいない

There’s no one in this room

潮風の匂い

The scent of the sea breeze

滲みついた椅子がひとつ

A single chair, blurred and stained

あなたが迷わないように

So you won’t get lost

空けておくよ

I’ll leave the door open for you

軋む戸を叩いて

Knocking on the creaky door

なにから話せばいいのか

Not knowing what to say first

わからなくなるかな

Will I forget how to speak?

星が降る夜にあなたにあえた

On a night when stars fall, I met you

あの夜を忘れはしない

I will never forget that night

大切なことは言葉にならない

Important things can’t be put into words

夏の日に起きた全て

Everything that happened on that summer day

思いがけず光るのは

The unexpected shine is

海の幽霊

The ghost of the sea

茹だる夏の夕に

On a scorching summer evening

梢が　船を見送る

The treetops see the boat off

いくつかの歌を囁く

Whispering a few songs

花を散らして

Flowers scatter

あなたがどこかで笑う

And you’re somewhere laughing

声が聞こえる

I can hear your voice

熱い頬の手触り

The feel of a warm cheek

ねじれた道を進んだら

If you take the twisted path

その瞼が開く

Your eyelids will open

離れ離れてもときめくもの

Even when apart, there’s still a thrill

叫ぼう今は幸せと

Let’s shout now that we’re happy

大切なことは言葉にならない

Important things can’t be put into words

跳ねる光に溶かして

Melted by glowing light

星が降る夜にあなたにあえた

On a night when stars fall, I met you

あのときを忘れはしない

I will never forget that moment

大切なことは言葉にならない

Important things can’t be put into words

夏の日に起きた全て

Everything that happened on that summer day

思いがけず光るのは

The unexpected shine is

海の幽霊

The ghost of the sea

風薫る砂浜で

On a fragrant sandy beach

また会いましょう

Let’s meet again

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
海 (umi) /ˈuːmi/ A1	noun - sea, ocean
幽霊 (yūrei) /juːɾeː/ B2	noun - ghost, spirit
部屋 (heya) /heja/ A1	noun - room
匂い (nioi) /ɲioi/ B1	noun - smell, scent
椅子 (isu) /isu/ A2	noun - chair
星 (hoshi) /hoɕi/ A1	noun - star
夜 (yoru) /joɾɯ/ A1	noun - night
言葉 (kotoba) /kotoba/ A2	noun - word, language
夏 (natsu) /nat͡sɯ/ A1	noun - summer
光る (hikaru) /hikaɾɯ/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter
夕 (yū) /juː/ B2	noun - evening
梢 (kozue) /kozɯe/ C1	noun - treetop, the tip of a branch
船 (fune) /ɸɯne/ A2	noun - ship, boat
花 (hana) /hana/ A1	noun - flower
声 (koe) /koꜜe/ A1	noun - voice
砂浜 (sunahama) /sɯnahama/ B2	noun - sandy beach

Grammar:

• あなたが迷わないように

  ➔ Use of ように to express intention or purpose.

  ➔ It indicates an aim or purpose, similar to 'so that' or 'in order to'.

• 大切なことは言葉にならない

  ➔ Noun + は + にならない: expressing that something cannot become or express as words.

  ➔ It indicates that the 'thing' cannot be expressed as words.

• 思いがけず光るのは

  ➔ Noun + のは + ...: used to highlight or turn the noun into the topic or subject of the sentence.

  ➔ It emphasizes or highlights the noun as the subject or theme.

• 星が降る夜にあなたにあえた

  ➔ Noun + に + ...: indicates the time or place where an action occurs.

  ➔ It marks the specific time or place of the action, here 'on the night when the stars fall'.

• 風薫る砂浜で

  ➔ The use of で indicates the place where an action occurs.

  ➔ It specifies the location where the action takes place, here 'on the fragrant sandy beach'.

• また会いましょう

  ➔ Volitional form (ましょう) expressing 'let's' or 'shall' to suggest an action.

  ➔ It suggests a collective intention or invitation to meet again.