Hanbunko – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Stereopony

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Stereopony's "Hanbunko," a song that captures the bittersweet essence of shared pasts and unspoken feelings. Through its powerful J-rock sound and poignant lyrics, you can explore themes of love, memory, and longing, offering a window into Japanese musical expression.

[English]

Fragments of love that were half-hearted

Even now, can I still hold onto them?

Somewhere, I throw away the same air

Somewhere, I think the same thoughts

Walking a path that connects somewhere

Seeing the same likes somewhere

Why, at that time, to you

Could I not convey anything?

Why, at that time, what about you

Did you end up saying "goodbye"?

Before the sun rises high

I want to hold you tight

Before the moon engulfs the darkness

I want to hold you tight

Fragments of love that were half-hearted

Even now, can I still hold onto them? The town we walked together, the waves

The first kiss we exchanged together

In the dream we sleep together

The love song we sing together

The face we chose together _____

The old photograph we laugh at together

The promises we exchanged together

Are you forgetting too?

Before your warmth fades away

I want to hold you tight once more

Before your scent fades away

I want to hold you tight once more

The half-hearted memories

Even now, can you still remember?

The half-hearted you in my heart

Is it okay to still hold onto?

...

I'm already thinking of giving up

Even though I understand in my head

My hands, my ears, my lips

Are searching for your fragments

I miss you... I miss you Fragments of love that were half-hearted

Even now, can I still hold onto them? The salt of tears is so bitter

That tears start to overflow

I love you

I love you

...

[Japanese]

Hanbunko shita ai no kakera wo

Ima demo mada motemasuka

Dokoka de onaji kuuki wo sute

Dokoka de onaji koto wo kangaete

Dokoka ni tsunagaru michi wo aruki

Dokoka ni onaji suki wo miru

Doushite ano toki anata ni

Nani mo tsutaerarenai katandarou?

Doushite ano toki anata dou

"Sayonara"-shite shimattandarou?

Taiyou ga nobori kiru mae ni

Anata wo dakishimeteitai

Tsuki ga yami wo mikobu mae ni

Anata wo dakishimeteitai

Hanbunko shita ai no kakera wo

Ima demo mada motemasuka Futari de aruita machi nami

Futari de kawasu hajimete no KISSU

Futari de nemuru yume no naka

Futari de utau koi no uta

Futari de eranda kao _____

Futari de warau furui shasshin

Futari de kawashite yakusoku

Anata mo wasurete kana

Anata no nukumori kieteku mae ni

Mou ichido dakishimeteitai

Anata no niyoi kieteku mae ni

Mou ichido dakishimeteitai

Hanbunko shita omoide tachi wo

Ima demo mada oboetemasuka

Hanbunko shita anata wo kokoro

Mada motte te mo iidesuka?

Mou iya akirameyou to

Atama ja wakatteiruno ni

Kono te ga mimi ga kuchibiru ga

Anata no kakera sagashiteru

aitakute... aitakute Hanbunko shita ai no kakera wo

Ima demo mada motemasuka O tsubu no shio karai

Namida ga afuretekuru hodo

Anata wo aishiteru

Anata wo aishiteru

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ai) /ai/ A2	noun - love
傷 (kakera) /kakera/ A2	noun - fragment, piece
今 (ima) /ima/ A1	noun/adverb - now
まま (mada) /mada/ A2	adverb - still, yet
道 (michi) /michi/ A2	noun - road, way, path
歩き (aruki) /aruki/ A2	noun - walking
好き (suki) /suki/ A2	adjective - like, fond of
未来 (mirai) /mirai/ B1	noun - future
誰 (dare) /dare/ A2	pronoun - who
引き裂く (hikisaku) /hikisaku/ B2	verb - to tear apart, to split
声 (koe) /koe/ A2	noun - voice
涙 (namida) /namida/ A2	noun - tears
愛し (aishite) /aishite/ A2	verb - to love