好きだ。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Little Glee Monster

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

新しいノートを開いたとしても

Even if I open a new notebook

真っ白な未来が広がるわけじゃないよ

It doesn't mean a pure white future will unfold

誰かを傷つけないように 誰も傷つかないように

To avoid hurting someone, so that no one gets hurt

あるはずのない答え探す夜深け

Searching for answers that shouldn't exist in the deep of the night

小さいこの世界 見えない壁壊そう

Let's break down the invisible walls in this small world

おびえてちゃ馬鹿馬鹿しい

Being scared is just foolish

今しかない瞬間だ ah (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

This moment is all we have, ah (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

「キミ」が好きだ ホントに好きだ

I love "you," I really love "you"

言えないけど 好きなんだ

I can't say it, but I love you

どうしたら伝わる？この胸のざわめき (oh, be wanna happy)

How can I convey this stirring in my heart? (oh, be wanna happy)

どんな本にも 書いてないよ ぼくたちの幸福論は

It's not written in any book, our theory of happiness

ただ見ているだけ？それじゃ始まらないさ

Just watching? That won't get us started

だから 跳ぼう！

So let's jump!

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世間の顔色をうかがうばかりじゃ

If you only watch the world's reactions

いつか自分の色すら忘れてしまうよ

You'll forget your own color someday

全てを捨てることさえも 全てを守ることも

Even throwing everything away, or protecting everything

どうせ無理だと気づいた夜明け前さ

I realized at dawn that it was impossible anyway

冷たいこの世界 だからこそ手を握ろう

In this cold world, let's hold hands

哀しみの向こう側

On the other side of sadness

飛び込んでみれるのもいい、さあ (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

It's nice to dive in, come on (wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)

「今日」が好きで 「昨日」も好きで

I love "today," I love "yesterday"

きっと「明日」も好きなんだ

I'm sure I'll love "tomorrow" too

そうやって生きようと やっと決めた夜明け (oh, believe in myself)

I finally decided to live that way at dawn (oh, believe in myself)

いつのまにか汚れたノート

Before I knew it, the notebook got dirty

最後は自分で学ぶんだ

In the end, I have to learn by myself

ただ見ているだけ？それじゃ始まらないさ

Just watching? That won't get us started

だから 跳ぼう！

So let's jump!

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今は振り向かず 向かい風の中

Now, without looking back, in the headwind

立ち止まらずに その手を伸ばせ

Without stopping, reach out your hand

行き止まりなんてない

There are no dead ends

丸い地球の上にないんだ

Not on this round Earth

スピード上げて駆け抜けるだけさ

Just speed up and run through

「キミ」が好きだ とても好きだ

I love "you," I love "you" so much

それがすごく嬉しいんだ

That makes me really happy

精一杯届けよう 二度とないストーリーを

I'll deliver it with all my might, this once-in-a-lifetime story

声が枯れるまで... 叫ぼう！

Until my voice is hoarse... let's shout!

「キミ」が好きだ ホントに好きだ

I love "you," I really love "you"

心から 好きなんだ

I love you from the bottom of my heart

今なら叫べるさ この胸のざわめき (all you wanna happy)

Now I can shout this stirring in my heart (all you wanna happy)

どんな本にも 書いてないよ

It's not written in any book

ぼくたちの幸福論さ

It's our theory of happiness

「夢を追うための痛みは傷にならない」

“The pain of chasing dreams won't become a scar”

だから... 跳べ！

So... let's jump!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - liked, loved
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
答え /kotae/ B1	noun - answer
瞬間 /shunkan/ B2	noun - moment
幸福 /shiawase/ B2	noun - happiness
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
壁 /kabe/ B1	noun - wall
学ぶ /manabu/ B1	verb - to learn
跳ぶ /tobu/ A2	verb - to jump
壊す /kowasu/ B2	verb - to break
嬉しい /ureshii/ A2	adjective - happy, glad

Key Grammar Structures

• 新しいノートを開いたとしても

  ➔ Use of 〜としても to indicate 'even if' or 'even though'

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical or concessive condition, meaning 'even if' or 'even though'

• あるはずのない答え探す夜深け

  ➔ Use of 〜はずのない to express impossibility or something that shouldn't exist

  ➔ Expresses assumption that something is impossible or that it should not be the case

• だから 跳ぼう！

  ➔ Use of だから to indicate reason or cause, followed by volitional form 〜ように/〜と like 'let's' or 'shall'

  ➔ Connects a reason with a command or suggestion, often expressed in volitional form indicating intention

• この胸のざわめき

  ➔ Possessive の indicating 'belonging to' or describing 'the heartbeat or excitement of this chest'

  ➔ Indicates possession or related attribute, describing the excitement or agitation within the chest

• 声が枯れるまで... 叫ぼう！

  ➔ Use of まで to indicate 'until' a certain point, combined with volitional form 〜う to suggest 'let's shout until voice is exhausted'

  ➔ Indicates a goal or endpoint of an action, with volitional form expressing 'let's' to do it until the endpoint