何歳の頃に戻りたいのか？ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 櫻坂46
• Album: 8th Single『何歳の頃に戻りたいのか？’

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

All day　ずっと　ソファーに寝そべって

All day long, just lying on the sofa

スマホを見てる非生産的日常

Carefree days spent staring at my phone

あんたを見てると腹が立つ　一瞬　殺意さえ浮かぶ

Seeing you makes me angry—sometimes I even feel like I want to kill

悩み一つないなんて　世の中　舐めてるんだろう？

Thinking life has no worries—are you just taking the world lightly?

夕暮れのグラウンドで一人

Alone on the dusk-lit field

ピッチャーゴロに全力で走ってたあの日

Back to the day I sprinted full speed on the pitcher’s mound

間に合う　間に合わないは　生きる答えじゃなく　僕のイノセンス

Whether I make it or not isn’t the answer to living—it's my innocence

自分が　何歳の頃に戻りたいか

Which age do I want to go back to?

記憶の目盛りの合わせ方を忘れた

I’ve forgotten how to tune the clock of my memories

（Go on back）

(Go on back)

最高の日々は終わった？

Are the best days over?

幸せな日々は消えた？

Have the happy days disappeared?

輝いた瞬間は遠く

Those shining moments are far away

（Those days）

(Those days)

過去に　戻れやしないと知っている

I know I can’t go back to the past

夢を見るなら　先の未来がいい

If I can dream, I’d prefer a future ahead

一体　何に挫折したんだろう？

What did I fall short of, I wonder?

目指した夢がなんだか　思い出せなくなった

I’ve forgotten what dream I was pursuing

腹立つあんたはよく似てる　現状維持でいいんだ

You, who get annoyed, look so much like me—staying the same is okay

明日に期待しなきゃ　傷つくこともないさ

If I just look forward to tomorrow, I won’t get hurt

真っ暗なグラウンドの風は　

The wind over the pitch-dark field

どこかを走る列車の汽笛を運んで

Carries the whistle of a train running somewhere

行き先がどこかなんて　今はどうでもいい　微かなリグレット

Where it’s headed doesn’t matter right now—just a faint regret

本当に　あの頃　そんな楽しかったか？

Did I really enjoy those days back then?

きっと　特別　楽しくはなかっただろう

Surely, it wasn’t that much fun

（Go on back）

(Go on back)

思い出の日々は普通だ

The days I remember are ordinary

目に浮かぶ日々は幻想

The days that come to mind are just illusions

美しく見えるだけさ

They only seem beautiful

（Those days）

(Those days)

大人になったその分だけ

The more I grow up,

青春を美化し続ける

the more I romanticize youth

今が過ぎる足音が聴こえなくて （目の前の景色に　意識を奪われて）

I can't even hear the footsteps of time passing by now

こんな今もいつの日か輝くんだ （大人への階段）

(Caught up in the scenery right in front of me)

自分が　何歳の頃に戻りたいか

Even this moment will shine someday

記憶の目盛りの合わせ方を忘れた

I wonder which age I want to go back to?

（Go on back）

I’ve forgotten how to tune the clock of my memories

最高の日々は終わった？

(Go on back)

幸せな日々は消えた？

Are the best days over?

輝いた瞬間は遠く

Have the happy days disappeared?

（Those days）

Those shining moments are distant

過去に　戻れやしないと知っている

I know I can’t go back to the past

夢を見るなら　先の未来がいい

If I can dream, I want to see a future ahead

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ずっと /zutto/ A2	adverb - all the time
非生産的 /hiseisan-teki/ B2	adjective - unproductive
腹が立つ /hara ga tatsu/ B1	phrase - to get angry
殺意 /satsui/ B2	noun - murderous intent
舐めてる /name teru/ B1	verb - to look down on
イノセンス /inosensu/ C1	noun - innocence
記憶の目盛り /kioku no mezurushi/ B2	noun - memory scale
合わせ方 /awasekata/ B1	noun - way of combining
最高 /saikō/ A2	adjective - best
消えた /kieta/ A2	verb - to disappear
輝いた /kagayaita/ B1	verb - to shine
挫折 /zetsubō/ B2	noun - frustration
現状 /genjō/ B1	noun - current situation
維持 /ijī/ B2	noun - maintenance
リグレット /riguretto/ C1	noun - regret
美化 /bihua/ B2	noun - beautification
青春 /seishun/ B1	noun - youth

Key Grammar Structures

• 自分が　何歳の頃に戻りたいか

  ➔ The use of the conditional "か" to express uncertainty or a question about an indefinite choice.

  ➔ "か" indicates that the speaker is uncertain about their desire or wish, turning the phrase into a question.

• 記憶の目盛りの合わせ方を忘れた

  ➔ Using the noun "の" to show possession or the relationship between "記憶" (memory) and "目盛り" (scale/mark), and the verb "忘れた" (forgot) in past tense.

  ➔ "の" connects nouns to show possession or relatedness, creating a descriptive phrase, while "忘れた" indicates a completed action in past tense.

• 行き先がどこかなんて　今はどうでもいい

  ➔ Using "なんて" to dismiss or downplay the importance of a preceding phrase, expressing that "the destination" doesn't matter now.

  ➔ "なんて" is a sentence-ending particle that dismisses or diminishes the significance of what comes before, showing indifference or devaluation.

• 未来がいい

  ➔ Using the adjective "いい" directly modifying "未来" to express that the future is preferable or better.

  ➔ "いい" is an adjective used to describe something as good or preferable, directly modifying "未来" (future).