海色 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKINO from bless4

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with "Miiro" by AKINO from bless4 is an exciting way to dive into the language. The song's fast-paced and repetitive lyrics, including the emphatic "Weigh Anchor!", make it a great tool for practicing pronunciation and building vocabulary related to determination and the sea. Its connection to the popular "Kantai Collection" franchise also offers a rich cultural context to explore, making your language learning journey both fun and meaningful.

[English]

The morning light is dazzling

Weigh anchor!

Without words

Just listening to the sound of the waves

As if the meaning of memory is being tested

I remember even in the darkness

Watch me move forward

So repeatedly, we won’t regret it

I used to think that way too

Longing, sailing, the future

Despair, loss, farewell

Crossing many seas of sadness

Even if

Even if everything in the world melts into the sea's color

Surely, I hear your voice

It’s okay, I’ll come back

If only the world is turned upside down

Still, I look straight ahead with you

Now, I unleash a wish, and it explodes

She was magnificent, like our flagship

But that’s now in the past

She never lost hope, even to the very end

Only the sea knows, so

Even if it’s erased, I won't forget

Watch me break through

So foolish, don’t repeat tragedy

I won’t cling to those words

Sparkling blue sky, hope

Defeat, sinking to the bottom, sleep

Crossing many seas of tears

Even if

Even if all my memories fade into the past

I believe we’ll always be together

And someday, we can change

If all I am is just a illusion, then yes

Even then, with you, like a miracle in this era

Now, let this prayerful strike resonate

Even if everything in the world turns to the sea's color and disappears

I won't forget you

Even if everything in the world melts into the sea's hue

I will find you

It’s okay, I’ll come back

It’s okay, I can change now

Keep moving forward, I can do it, still

All lies, it’s over—that’s not true!

Even if my whole being dissolves into the sea’s color

Falling into the depths

And all memories turn to the sea’s hue

Fading into the light

Even if

Even if everything in the world melts into the sea's color

Surely, I hear your voice

It’s okay, I’ll come back

If the precious you is born again, yes

I can start walking

Finally, this wish

Overcome it now and move toward the future

Weigh anchor!

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[Japanese]

朝の光 眩しくて

Weigh anchor!

言葉もなくて

ただ波の音 聞いてた

記憶の意味 試されている みたいに

闇の中でも思い出す

前に進むの見ていてよ

So repeatedly, we won't regret to them

そんな風にも考えてたの

憧れ 抜錨 未来

絶望 喪失 別離

幾つもの哀しみと海を越え

たとえ

世界の全てが海色に溶けても

きっと あなたの声がする

大丈夫 還ろうってでも

世界が全て反転しているのなら

それでもあなたと 真っ直ぐに前を見てて

今 願い込めた一撃 爆ぜた

She was splendid like our flagship

But it's all in the past

She never gave up the hope even 'til the end

Only the sea knows だから

塗り潰されても忘れない

こじ開けるの見ていてよ

So foolish, don't repeat the tragedy

そんな言葉にすがりはしない

煌き 青空 希望

敗北 水底 眠り

幾つもの涙の海を越え

たとえ

私の全てが過去に消えても

ずっと きっと共にあるって

いつの日か変われるってでも

私が全て幻だとしたら そう

それでもあなたと 奇跡のよう この時代に

今 祈り込めた一撃 響け

世界の全てが海色に消えても

あなたを忘れない

世界の全てが海色に溶けても

私が探し出す

大丈夫 還ろうって でも

大丈夫 変われるって 今

進むのよ やれるって まだ

全部嘘 これで終わり 違う！

今 私の全てが海色に溶けても

深みへ落ちていく

そして 記憶の全てが海色になって

光に消えていく

たとえ

世界の全てが海色に溶けても

きっと あなたの声がする

大丈夫 還ろうってでも

大切なあなたが生まれてくるなら そう

私は歩き出せる

最後にね この願い

今乗り越え 未来へと

Weigh anchor!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
過去 /kako/ B1	noun - past
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
進む /susumu/ B1	verb - to advance, to proceed
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
喪失 /soushitsu/ C1	noun - loss
別離 /betsuri/ C1	noun - separation

Key Grammar Structures

• たとえ世界の全てが海色に溶けても

  ➔ The phrase 'たとえ...ても' expresses 'even if' or 'despite' in hypothetical situations.

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• Weigh anchor!

  ➔ Imperative form used for commands or instructions.

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• ただ波の音 聞いてた

  ➔ '聴いてた' is the past continuous form of '聴く' (to listen), indicating an ongoing action in the past.

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• 絶望 喪失 別離

  ➔ This is a list of nouns expressing abstract concepts, used for emphasis or thematic elements.

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• きっと あなたの声がする

  ➔ きっと is an adverb meaning 'surely' or 'certainly', expressing a strong expectation.

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• 世界の全てが海色に溶けても

  ➔ The phrase '〜に' indicates the target or destination where the action takes place.

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• 今 願い込めた一撃 爆ぜた

  ➔ Used here, '込めた' is the past tense of '込める', meaning 'to put into' or 'to embed', often conveying effort or emotion.

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