はじめまして – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: TWS
• Album: JAPAN 1st Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese with TWS's 'はじめまして'! This song offers a perfect opportunity to grasp common Japanese greetings and expressions of fresh starts and cherished connections. Its clear pronunciation and catchy melody make learning fun, revealing how language can convey both initial excitement and deeper, familiar bonds.

[English]

A year has passed

It's July again

We met by chance

Yeah, when you noticed me

Why did my heart pound?

In the crowd, I only see you

It feels like we're meeting for the first time

Even though it's been a while

My heart is racing

For us now

Shall we make a promise?

This feeling

The moment fireworks bloomed in the night sky

I wrote a wish on blue paper

I still can't tell you

I wrote our names side by side

You and I

Nice to meet you

On a small piece of paper (Write on)

Let's gently put it in (My wish)

What words should I use?

Wondering, I look at you

Feelings that secretly grew

Send me to you once again

It's always been you

The moment fireworks bloomed in the night sky

I wrote a wish on blue paper

I still can't tell you

I wrote our names side by side

You and I

Nice to meet you

I wonder about it

Our future

May I meet you in a new relationship

As a "first time" different from now

Under fireworks like the Milky Way, us

I want to remember this sight forever

Probably, the moment I met you

It felt like my wish was set

I still can't tell you

I wrote our names side by side

You and I

Nice to meet you

Starting today

Nice to meet you

Our

Nice to meet you

[Japanese]

一年の月日が巡り

また7月

偶然出会えた

Yeah, 君が僕に気づいて

胸おどるのはなぜ

雑踏の中 君だけが見える

初めて会うみたいだね

久しぶりなのに

胸が高鳴る

今のTo us

約束しよう？

この想い

夜空に花火咲いた瞬間

青い紙 願い書いた

君にまだ言えない

二人の名前 並べて書いたんだ

君と僕

はじめまして

小さな紙に (Write on)

そっと込めよう (My wish)

どんな言葉にしようか

悩んで Look at you

密かに膨らんだ想い

もう一度僕を君の元へ

はじめから僕は君だった

夜空に花火咲いた瞬間

青い紙 願い書いた

君にまだ言えない

二人の名前 並べて書いたんだ

君と僕

はじめまして

気になるんだ

二人の未来

新しい関係性で君と出会えますように

今とまた違う"初めて"として

天の川のような花火の下 僕ら

この目に焼き付けたい

多分 君と出会った瞬間

僕の願い決まったみたい

君にまだ言えない

二人の名前 並べて書いたんだ

君と僕

はじめまして

今日から

はじめまして

"僕ら"の

はじめまして

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
はじめまして /ha.d͡ʑi.me̞.ma.ɕi.te̞/ A1	noun_phrase - Nice to meet you; How do you do? (Contextually also implies a 'first encounter' or 'new beginning')
出会う /de̞.a.ɯ/ A2	verb - to meet, to encounter, to come across
想い /o̞.mo̞.i/ B1	noun - thought, feeling, emotion, wish
願い /ne̞.ɡa.i/ A2	noun - wish, desire, prayer, request
未来 /mi.ɾa.i/ A2	noun - future
関係性 /kaŋ.ke̞ː.se̞ː/ B2	noun - relationship, relatedness, relationality
夜空 /jo̞.zo̞.ɾa/ A2	noun - night sky
花火 /ha.na.bi/ A2	noun - fireworks
咲く /sa.kɯ/ A2	verb - to bloom, to blossom, to flower, to open (of a flower)
胸 /mɯ.ne̞/ A1	noun - chest, breast, heart (as in feelings), bosom
高鳴る /ta.ka.na.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to throb, to beat loudly (of a heart), to pound
書く /ka.kɯ/ A1	verb - to write, to draw, to compose
名前 /na.ma.e̞/ A1	noun - name
約束 /ja.kɯ.so̞.kɯ/ A2	noun - promise, agreement, vow verb - to promise, to agree
新しい /a.ta.ɾa.ɕi.i/ A1	adjective - new, fresh, novel
気になる /ki.ni.na.ɾɯ/ B1	verb_phrase - to be on one's mind, to be concerned about, to be curious about, to be interested in
偶然 /ɡɯ.ːze̞n/ B1	noun - coincidence, chance, accident adverb - by chance, accidentally
雑踏 /d͡za.t̚to̞ː/ B2	noun - crowd (of people), hustle and bustle, busy street
膨らむ /ɸɯ.kɯ.ɾa.mɯ/ B1	verb - to swell, to expand, to get bigger, to bulge
焼き付ける /ja.ki.t͡sɯ.ke̞.ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to brand, to burn in, to impress deeply (on one's memory)

Key Grammar Structures

• 偶然出会えた

  ➔ Potential Form (V-rareru)

  ➔ The verb "出会えた" is the past tense of the potential form "出会える" (to be able to meet). It indicates that the action of meeting was possible or achieved. Here, it means "was able to meet by chance."

• 胸おどるのはなぜ

  ➔ Nominalization with の + なぜ (Why is it that...?)

  ➔ This structure "V-る/A-い のはなぜ" is used to ask "why" a particular action or state is happening. "胸おどる" (my heart beats fast) is nominalized by "の" to become the subject of the question.

• 君にまだ言えない

  ➔ まだ〜ない (Not yet) + Potential Negative (〜enai)

  ➔ "まだ" means "yet" or "still," and "言えない" is the negative potential form of "言う" (to say), meaning "cannot say." Together, "君にまだ言えない" means "I still cannot say it to you."

• 初めて会うみたいだね

  ➔ 〜みたいだ (It seems/looks like; similarity/conjecture)

  ➔ "みたいだ" indicates that something "looks like," "seems like," or "is like" something else. It expresses similarity or conjecture based on observation. Here, it suggests an impression of meeting for the first time.

• 約束しよう？

  ➔ Volitional Form (〜shiyou)

  ➔ The volitional form "〜しよう" (for verbs ending in `う` group) expresses the speaker's intention ("I will do") or an invitation/suggestion ("Let's do"). In this context, it's an invitation: "Shall we make a promise?"

• 二人の名前 並べて書いたんだ

  ➔ Te-form for sequential actions (〜te) + Explanatory 〜nda (nda/noda)

  ➔ "並べて" (並べる + て) means "having arranged/lined up." The te-form connects sequential actions. "書いたんだ" uses "〜んだ," a casual form of "〜のだ," to add an explanatory or emphatic nuance, as if providing a reason or background for why the names were written that way.

• どんな言葉にしようか

  ➔ 〜にしようか (What should I make it/decide on?)

  ➔ This phrase combines the volitional form "〜にしよう" (let's make it X / I will make it X) with the question particle "か." It expresses the speaker's deliberation or asking for advice on "what to decide on" or "what to make something into."

• 新しい関係性で君と出会えますように

  ➔ 〜masu you ni (I hope/wish that...; May it be that...)

  ➔ "〜ますように" (or plain form "〜ように") is used to express a wish, hope, or prayer for something to happen. "出会えます" is the potential form of "出会う" (to meet) in polite form, indicating the wish to *be able to meet*.

• 今とまた違う"初めて"として

  ➔ 〜toshite (As a/In the capacity of)

  ➔ "〜として" specifies the role, capacity, or standpoint from which something is done or perceived. Here, it means "as" or "in the capacity of" a new kind of "first time."

• 天の川のような花火の下 僕ら

  ➔ 〜no you na (Like/Similar to)

  ➔ "〜のような" is a comparative expression used to describe something by saying it is "like" or "similar to" something else. It functions as an adjectival phrase modifying "花火" (fireworks).