half-moon – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FAKY, Novel Core

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through 'half-moon' offers a unique window into the emotional language of modern J-pop. The song's blend of Japanese and English lyrics provides a great opportunity to understand how emotions of longing and internal conflict are expressed. Its connection to a popular romance reality show also gives learners insight into contemporary Japanese youth culture. The contrast between the original ballad and the version with Novel Core's rap adds another layer of linguistic and stylistic discovery.

[English]

In the middle of the night, here

Tell me, just your heart

Before I ask, you know

I realize it's the usual Day Dream

A distance that should reach

I won't stay by your side

We're no longer just friends, it's something more

Limited time, it's not forever

But the words with you are not lies

If I can't go back, if I can't move forward

Just gaze tonight

Where are you looking now?

Half-moon, the other side of me

It's not just one

(Your truth. Your lie)

Dream and reality, searching for answers

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

Carrying it all

Walking my own life

Someday I'll remember, just the two of us here

The promises made and the conversations exchanged

The needle rusted with tears

I want to stay here until it starts moving

The two of us laughing together, the moon's shadow, one crying

Why is it when you're next to me, ah

Time is moving, yet I'm stuck alone

Truth and lie, and story, two make one screen

So I know… our fate

Wish I could love you, love you

Half-moon, the other side of me

It's not just one

(Your truth. Your lie)

Dream and reality, searching for answers

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

Carrying it all

Walking my own life

On nights we can't meet

Holding onto memories

I sleep as if to confirm

If it's the two of us

It can be true

If it's fate, I know it

Half-moon, the other side of me

It's not just one

(Your truth. Your lie)

Dream and reality, searching for answers

Everyone seeks someone, Heartache

Carrying it all

Walking my own life

[Japanese]

真夜中 ここで

教えて 心だけ

そう 問いかける前

気付くわいつもの Day Dream

届くはずの距離

I won't stay by your side

もう友達とは違うわ それ以上の何か

限られた時 永遠じゃない

でも君との言葉嘘じゃない

戻れないなら 進めないなら

今夜だけ見つめて

Where are you looking now?

half-moon the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

(Your truth.Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

抱えてるままで

歩む own my life

いつか思い出すよ ここで2人

した約束と 交わした会話

涙で錆びた針が

動き出すまでここにいたいんだって

2人 一緒に笑って 月の影 1人泣いて

横にいると何で あぁ

時間は進んでいるのに 止まった自分が1人

Truth and lieとStory 2つで1つのScreen

So I know… 2人の運命

Wish I could love you, love you

half-moon the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

(Your truth.Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

抱えてるままで

歩む own my life

会えない夜は

記憶を抱いて

確かめるようにして眠るの

ふたりなら

It can be true

運命なら I know it

half-moon the other side of me

ひとつだけじゃ

(Your truth.Your lie)

夢と現実 答えを探してる

誰も誰か求めて Heartache

抱えてるままで

歩む own my life

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
現実 /げんじつ/ B1	noun - reality
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word; language
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny; fate
友達 /ともだち/ A1	noun - friend
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
影 /かげ/ B1	noun - shadow
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
約束 /やくそく/ B1	noun - promise; appointment
会話 /かいわ/ B1	noun - conversation
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search; to look for
抱える /かかえる/ B2	verb - to hold; to carry
進む /すすむ/ A2	verb - to advance; to proceed
笑う /わらう/ A1	verb - to laugh
泣く /なく/ A1	verb - to cry
影響 /えいきょう/ B2	noun - influence; effect

Key Grammar Structures

• 気付くわいつもの Day Dream

  ➔ Use of the verb "気付く" (to notice, to realize)

  ➔ "気付く" is a verb indicating realization or awareness.

• Limitされた時間 永遠じゃない

  ➔ Passive form "Limitされた" (limited)

  ➔ The phrase "Limitされた" is the passive form of "limit," indicating something has been limited.

• Now夜だけ見つめて

  ➔ Use of the particle "だけ" (only)

  ➔ The particle "だけ" emphasizes exclusivity, meaning "only" or "just".

• 夢と現実 答えを探してる

  ➔ Use of the te-form "探してる" (to be searching)

  ➔ The verb "探してる" is a colloquial contraction of "探している," expressing ongoing action (searching).

• 歩む own my life

  ➔ Use of the verb "歩む" (to walk, to proceed in life)

  ➔ "歩む" is a verb meaning "to walk" or "to proceed" especially in a figurative sense like life.

• It can be true

  ➔ Modal verb "can" indicating possibility

  ➔ "Can" is a modal verb used to express possibility or ability.

• So I know… 2人の運命

  ➔ Use of "So" as a conjunction to indicate result or conclusion

  ➔ "So" functions as a conjunction linking clauses and indicating a result or inference.