HANAGATAMI – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ファントムシータ
• Album: 少女の日の思い出

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with Phantom Siita's "HANAGATAMI." As their first ballad, this song offers a unique blend of delicate whispers and powerful dynamics, making it an excellent piece for Japanese language learners. Dive into its evocative lyrics and the group's intriguing 'retro horror' concept to deepen your understanding of modern Japanese artistic expression.

[English]

With a gentleness that touches the moldy flower

I wanted to love the sharp contours

Only the falling droplets forgive the lies

It was connected to somewhere not here

In the flower basket, my body is trapped

I can't move (I can't move, I can't move, I can't move)

Before my heart withers

Let's take flight from within the boundary

I pulled my own hand

I didn't want to break anything just to break it

At the moment I broke it, I wanted to break it

The yesterday I was acting out has vanished

I finally encountered my own pain

In the flower basket, my body is trapped

I can't move (I can't move, I can't move, I can't move)

Before my heart withers

Let's take flight because no one is here

I hid my own eyes

I was dreaming a long dream, a butterfly danced in the darkness

I was just acting as a flower, I was blooming beside it too

I woke up and looked around

It hasn't changed, when did it start to wither?

The petals are scattered

Like I gathered the fragments of my wishes

In the flower basket, the secrets are revealed

Beautiful (Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful)

Before the dizziness fades away

Let's start walking from within the boundary

I pulled my own hand

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[Japanese]

黴の花にふれるようなやさしさで

尖った輪郭を愛したくなった

流れ落ちるしずくだけが嘘を赦して

ここではないどこかにつながっていた

花筐 からだは囚われて

動けない (動けない 動けない 動けない)

こころが枯れないうちに

翔び立とう 境界線の内側から

わたしはわたしの手を引いた

壊したくて壊すようなことはなく

壊したそのときに壊したくなった

演じていた昨日までが消えてなくなり

わたしだけの痛みにやっと出会えた

花筐 からだは囚われて

動けない (動けない 動けない 動けない)

こころが枯れないうちに

翔び立とう ここには誰もいないから

わたしはわたしの目を隠した

長い夢をみていた くらやみのなかで蝶が舞っていた

花をただ演じていた わたしも隣で咲いていた

目が覚めてまわりを見渡した

変わらない いつから枯れていたのか

花びらが散らばっている

願いのかけらをひろい集めたような

花筐 秘密は暴かれて

美しい (美しい 美しい 美しい)

めまいが消えないうちに

歩き出そう 境界線の内側から

わたしはわたしの手を引いた

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love verb - to love
嘘 /uso/ B1	noun - lie
枯れる /kareru/ B1	verb - to wither, to die
境界線 /kyoukaisen/ B2	noun - boundary line
壊す /kowasu/ B1	verb - to break, to destroy
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain, ache
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
蝶 /chou/ B1	noun - butterfly
咲く /saku/ A2	verb - to bloom, to flower
変わる /kawaru/ A2	verb - to change
花びら /hanabira/ B1	noun - petal
秘密 /himitsu/ B1	noun - secret
美しい /utsukushii/ A2	adjective - beautiful
歩く /aruku/ A1	verb - to walk

Key Grammar Structures

• にふれるようなやさしさで

  ➔ Using the particle "に" with the verb "ふれる" (to touch), expressing the manner or means of touch.

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• わたしはわたしの手を引いた

  ➔ Using the particle "は" for the topic and "の" for possession; verb "引いた" (pulled), indicating past action.

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• 壊したときに壊したくなった

  ➔ Using the conditional "とき" (when) with past tense "壊した" (broke), expressing the moment of action; and "に" indicating time.

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• 演じていた昨日までが消えてなくなり

  ➔ Using the te-form "演じて" with "いた" (past continuous), describing ongoing past action; and "が" as subject marker.

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• 願いのかけらをひろい集めたような

  ➔ Using the noun "かけら" (fragment) with "の" to modify "願い" (wish); and the verb "集めた" (collected) in past tense, with "ような" to express resemblance.

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• 美しい (美しい 美しい 美しい)

  ➔ Use of the adjective "美しい" (beautiful) repeated for emphasis, in parentheses to highlight its thematic importance.

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