ハルカ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I recall the day we met

I’m someone who can’t return to anyone

You found me, you saved me

Your smile I’ll never forget

In the gaps of daily life, in midnight prayers

Always walking alongside you—that’s the miracle

Both the pain and the joy

We shared in those days

Looking back, there’s too much to count

Memories overflow

Struggling where no one can see

Just being by your side—that alone

Makes me so happy, you see

The feelings welling up are simply: thank you

...

The joyful spring that arrived is the season of departure

You took me to a distant town, too

To you, alone and anxious, looking so lonely

I send my cheer: I’m here for you

In everyday life, not all is fun

Your tears overflowed, yet

You kept moving forward—that’s how you grow up

Just being by your side

Your joy is my joy

May your precious happiness always be with you

Hey, around you now

So much love overflows

So please, don’t cry now

Like you did that day

When you turn back with a smile

Countless memories come back to life

Even the tears you shed where no one could see

Look, they’re connected to who you are now

Connected to so much love

The feelings welling up are simply: thank you

May you always be happy

I’ll always love you

...

[Japanese]

思い出すのは 出会った日のこと

誰の元にも 帰れない僕

見つけ出してくれた 救い出してくれた

忘れることない 君の笑顔

暮らしの隙間 夜更けの祈り

いつでも君と共に 歩いてきた奇跡

辛いことも 嬉しいことも

分かち合える そんな日々を

振り返れば数え切れない

思い出が溢れ出して来る

誰にも見えないところで頑張ってる

君のそばに いられることそれだけで

こんなにほら幸せなんだよ

こみ上げてくる 思いはただ ありがとう

訪れた喜びの春は 旅立ちの季節

離れた街にも 連れ出してくれたね

ひとり不安な日々に 寂しそうな君に

贈るエール 僕がついてるよ

楽しいことばかりじゃない日常に

溢れ出した君の涙 それでも

前を向いて歩いて そうやって大人になっていく

君のそばに いられること

君の喜びは 僕の喜びで

君の大切な 幸せがいつまでも君とありますように

ねぇ 君のそばにはもう

たくさんの愛が溢れてる

だから今は どうか泣かないで

あの日のように

笑顔が振り返れば

いくつもの思い出が蘇ってくる

誰にも見えないところで流した涙も

ほら 今の君に繋がってる

たくさんの愛に繋がってる

こみ上げてくる思いは ただ ありがとう

いつまでも 幸せで

いつまでも 愛してるよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
思い出す /omoidasu/ A2	verb - to remember
笑顔 /egao/ A1	noun - smile
救い出す /sukuiidasu/ B1	verb - to rescue
奇跡 /kiseki/ A2	noun - miracle
分かち合う /wakachiau/ B1	verb - to share
振り返る /furikaeru/ A2	verb - to look back
思い出 /omoide/ A1	noun - memory
頑張る /ganbaru/ A2	verb - to do one's best
幸せ /shiawase/ A1	noun - happiness
贈る /okuru/ A2	verb - to give
エール /ēru/ B1	noun - cheer
大人 /otona/ A1	noun - adult
大切 /taisetsu/ A2	adjective - precious
蘇る /yomigaeru/ B2	verb - to revive
繋がる /tsunagaru/ B1	verb - to connect

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰の元にも 帰れない僕

  ➔ Potential Form of Verbs (られない)

  ➔ 帰れない (kaerenai) is the potential form of 帰る (kaeru - to return). It expresses the inability to return. Here, it is used to describe the speaker's state of being unable to return to anyone or any place. 帰る (kaeru) -> 帰れる (kaereru) -> 帰れない (kaerenai)

• 見つけ出してくれた 救い出してくれた

  ➔ Compound Verbs (～出す)

  ➔ 見つけ出す (mitsuke dasu) means 'to find out, to discover'. 救い出す (sukui dasu) means 'to rescue, to save'. The verb 出す (dasu - to take out, to begin) when added to another verb, often implies the beginning of an action or doing something thoroughly.

• いつでも君と共に 歩いてきた奇跡

  ➔ ～てくる (Continuous action from the past)

  ➔ 歩いてきた (aruite kita) - 'have been walking'. The form [verb]-てくる indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present or its effects are still felt. In this case, it signifies a continuous journey with the person being addressed.

• 君のそばに いられることそれだけで

  ➔ ～こと (Nominalization of a verb)

  ➔ いられること (irareru koto) - 'the fact of being able to be'. The こと (koto) turns the verb いられる (irareru - potential form of いる - to be) into a noun, making it a subject or object in a sentence. it transforms the potential form of the verb 'to be' (being capable of existing) into a noun-like concept, representing the state or fact of being able to be near someone.

• こみ上げてくる 思いはただ ありがとう

  ➔ ～てくる (describes a feeling/emotion coming up)

  ➔ こみ上げてくる (komi agete kuru) - a feeling welling up. This verb form describes the physical or emotional sensation of something rising up inside. Here, it expresses the overwhelming gratitude that is welling up inside the speaker.

• 離れた街にも 連れ出してくれたね

  ➔ ～てくれた (Someone did something for you)

  ➔ 連れ出してくれた (tsuredashite kureta) - '(someone) took me out'. The grammar structure ～てくれた (te kureta) expresses gratitude for someone doing something for the speaker. In this case, the person being addressed took the speaker to a distant town.

• ねぇ 君のそばにはもう たくさんの愛が溢れてる

  ➔ ～てる (State resulting from an action)

  ➔ 溢れてる (afureteru) - 'is overflowing'. The ～てる (teru) form often indicates a state resulting from a previous action. Here, it means that love has overflowed and is currently in a state of overflowing. It conveys an ongoing or persistent condition.