海と真珠 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: JUNNA
• Album: 海と真珠

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of the sea

Beyond the waves

The sea at the beginning is vast and dazzling

Like clouds, melting into the sky

The continuation of the hidden story

Painted on this wave

The little boat sails

Your gentle song

Linking thoughts to the future

Heading east

Wind, hurry to the edge

Cross the distant sea

Kept in my heart

To your own Eldorado

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of my heart

Beyond the waves

The place I was searching for

Just a little more

Will this endless journey end?

Weary from the storm, we lost the map

To a tomorrow we cannot return to

The water kept flowing endlessly

To the sparkling sky

Shouting a beloved name

As my heart wishes

Wind, stir across my forehead

Cross the distant sea

To go far away

I was surely born

Raise the wing of longing

Stars, light the way

I want to meet those eyes

Far to the east, into the world of the road

To the unseen land

With the blazing fire in my chest

Illuminate the sea

Hey wo, hey wo

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of my heart

Beyond the waves

Heading east

Wind, stir within my heart

Cross the distant sea

In the sorrowful sea

A rock that won't claim me

On lips that keep moving forward

A nostalgic love song

To the land of east

[Japanese]

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of the sea

Nami no mukou

Hajimari no umi wa hiroku mabushikute

Kumo ni nari sora ni tokeru you

Kakusareteita monogatari no tsuzuki wo

Kono nami ni egaite

Osanai fune wa yuku

Yasashii kimi no uta ga

Mirai e omoi wo tsunagu

Higashi e yuku

Hesaki ni kaze yo isoge

Harukana umi wo koete yuku

Mune ni himeta

Kimi dake no Eldorado made

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of my heart

Nami no mukou

Sagashiteita basho

Made mou sukoshi de

Adokenai tabi wa owaru no?

Arashi ni tsukare chizu wo miushinatte

Modorenai ashita e

Mizu wa zutto tsudzuiteita

Kirakira hikaru sora e

Koishii namae wo sakebu

Kokoro no mama

Hitai ni kaze yo sawage

Harukana umi wo koete yuku

Tooku e yuku tame ni

Kitto umarete kita

Akogare no ho wo kakage

Hoshi yo michibiite

Sono hitomi ni aitakute

Far to the east michi no sekai e

Mada minu daichi e

Takanaru mune no honoo de

Umi wo terasu yo

Hey wo, hey wo

Hey wo, hey wo

Calling of my heart

Nami no mukou

Higashi wo yuku

Kokoro ni kaze yo sawage

Harukana umi wo koete yuku

Kanashii umi ni wa

Watashi wo ubawasena iwa

Kogi susumu kuchibiru ni

Natsukashii ai no uta

To the land of east

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
海 umi A2	noun - sea
真珠 shinju B1	noun - pearl
波 nami A2	noun - wave
始まる hajimaru A2	verb - to begin, to start
広い hiroi A2	adjective - wide, spacious
眩しい mabushii B1	adjective - dazzling, glaring
物語 monogatari B1	noun - story
続く tsuzuku A2	verb - to continue
若い osamai A2	adjective - young
歌 uta A1	noun - song
未来 mirai A2	noun - future
風 kaze A1	noun - wind
東 higashi A1	noun - east
心 kokoro A2	noun - heart; mind
探し sagashi B1	verb - to search
星 hoshi A1	noun - star
希望 kibou B1	noun - hope
愛 ai A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Hajimari no umi wa hiroku mabushikute

  ➔ Adjective くて form (connecting adjectives)

  ➔ The adjective "mabushikute" uses the くて form to connect the two adjectives "hiroku" and "mabushikute".

• Kumo ni nari sora ni tokeru you

  ➔ ～よう (like, as if)

  ➔ The phrase "tokeru "you"" uses "you" (よう) to express "like the sky burning".

• Kakusareteita monogatari no tsuzuki wo

  ➔ Passive + past progressive (～ていた)

  ➔ The verb "kakusare" (to be hidden) is in the passive form and combined with "teita" to show "was being hidden".

• Harukana umi wo koete yuku

  ➔ Vて + 行く (go on doing)

  ➔ The phrase "koete "yuku"" uses the て-form plus "yuku" (行く) to mean "to cross over and keep moving forward".

• Hesashi ni kaze yo isoge

  ➔ Imperative with よ (emphatic command)

  ➔ The verb "isoge" is followed by "yo" to give an emphatic command: "Hurry up!"

• Tooku e yuku tame ni

  ➔ Purpose with ために

  ➔ The phrase "tame ni" means "in order to"; here it shows the purpose of "going far away".

• Adokenai tabi wa owaru no?

  ➔ Explanatory の in a question

  ➔ The particle "no" adds an explanatory nuance to the question "owaru no?" meaning "Will the journey end?"

• Modorenai ashita e

  ➔ Potential negative (～ない) – inability

  ➔ The verb "modorenai" combines the potential form "modoreru" (can return) with the negative "nai" to mean "cannot return".

• Sono hitomi ni aitakute

  ➔ Desire + て (want to do and ...)

  ➔ The form "aitakute" comes from "aitai" (want to meet) + "te" to connect to the next clause, expressing a strong longing.

• Mizu wa zutto tsudzuiteita

  ➔ Continuous state with ている (～ていた)

  ➔ The verb "tsudzuiteita" is the past progressive form of "tsudzuku" (to continue), indicating that the water kept flowing.