HEART BEAT – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Ooh

Ooh

...

...

Ooh-oh-oh

Ooh-oh-oh

いつか 心にも無い軽口で

I once carelessly made you angry with a thoughtless remark

みだりに君を怒らせてしまったね

And I couldn't even say "I'm sorry"

「ごめんね」さえ言い出せなかった

The sound of my heartbeat is so loud

この心臓の音がうるさくて

When was it?

いつだっけ

I thought I'd stop it from going any further

これ以上は止めにしようと

But I let go of the blocks I had built up

組み上げてきた積み木を手放した

My fingertips trembled with the beat

鼓動に揺れた指先に触れて

Before it all fell apart

崩れてしまう前にと

I touched my fingertips

そう 悩みの種は

And I realized

いつも (いつも)

Always (always)

誰かのことと

I'm thinking about someone

明日のことと

And tomorrow

未来のこと

And the future

ばかりだ

But that's all

ねえ 考えるほど駆け足で

Hey, the more I think, the more I rush

脈打つリズム

The rhythm of my pulse

もっと上手に

I wish I could make it more beautiful

もっと綺麗に

More elegant

刻めたら

If I could carve it

足がすくんでしまっても

Even if my feet get stuck

声が震えても

Even if my voice shakes

お構いなし

I'll ignore it

心は置き去りのままで

My heart remains left behind

加速していくビート

The beat accelerates

まだ準備も出来ていないのに

Even though I'm not ready yet

右向け右の通りに

I'm forced to follow the rules

はみ出さないように

So I don't get left behind

揃えられた僕を取り残したままで

But I'm still stuck in the same place

加速する日々よ

The accelerating days

どんな風に歩いていたっけ

How was I walking?

(Do-do-do) どんな僕が僕だったっけ

(Do-do-do) What kind of person was I?

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

ずっと遠くに見ていた

I've been looking at the future from afar

ずっと先の未来は

But it's been getting closer and closer

ずっと近くに来ていた

It's been right in front of me

ずっと ずっと

Always, always

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...

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-oh-oh

Ooh-oh-oh

Ha-ha-ha

Ha-ha-ha

本当に大事なことは (本当に)

What's truly important (what's truly important)

いつも (誰も)

No one ever tells me (no one)

教えてくれない (誰も)

(No one) What's to come

これからのこと

これからのこと

肝心なとこ (肝心なとこ)

The crucial part (the crucial part)

今も考えれば考えるほど

Even now, the more I think, the more I don't understand

分からなくて

The more I think, the more I don't know

もっと格好良く

I wish I could be more confident

もっと胸張って

More proud

進めたら

If I could move forward

足がすくんでしまっても

Even if my feet get stuck

声が震えても

Even if my voice shakes

お構いなし

I'll ignore it

心は置き去りのままで

My heart remains left behind

加速していくビート

The beat accelerates

張り裂けてしまいそうだ

It's about to tear me apart

喉につかえた「ごめんね」

The "I'm sorry" that's stuck in my throat

揺れ動く指先

My trembling fingertips

いつも思えばこの胸の奥が

Whenever I think, my heart aches

痛いほど脈打つのは

It's beating so hard

かけがえないものに

It's something irreplaceable

(愛するべきものに)

(Something I should love)

触れた瞬間ばかりだ

It's the moment I touched it

きっと 飛び跳ねる心臓が

My heart is beating wildly

鳴らした音は

The sound it makes

僕にとって本当に大切なものを

Is telling me what's truly precious to me

教えてくれていたんだずっと

It's been telling me all along

いつだって

Always

誰かに貼られた

I don't need the "coolness" that someone else gave me

「らしさ」は要らない

I can resonate with my own heartbeat

どこまでも

Anywhere

響け僕のハートビート

Let my heartbeat echo

誰でもない

I don't need anyone else

自分の証

I have my own proof

誇らしく鳴らせ

Let it ring out proudly

張り裂けそうな

Even if my heart is about to tear

心で鳴らせ

Let it ring out

世界で一つの証

It's the only proof in the world

ずっと遠くに見ていた

I've been looking at the future from afar

ずっと先の未来は

But it's been getting closer and closer

ずっと近くに来ている

It's been right in front of me

ずっとずっと

Always, always

ずっと前から僕が

I've been searching for it all along

ずっと探していたものは

But it was right in front of me

ずっと近くにあったんだ

Always, always

ずっとずっと

This is the starting signal

これは始まりの合図だ

これは始まりの合図だ

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
鼓動 /kodō/ B1	noun - heartbeat
怒らせ /okoraseru/ B1	verb - to make someone angry
組み上げ /kumiage/ B2	verb - to build up
崩れ /kuzure/ B1	verb - to collapse
悩み /nayami/ B1	noun - worry
種 /tane/ A2	noun - seed
加速 /kasoku/ B2	verb - to accelerate
ビート /bīto/ B1	noun - beat
張り裂け /harisake/ B2	verb - to burst
証 /akashi/ B1	noun - proof
らしさ /rashisa/ B2	noun - likeness
誇らしく /korashiku/ B2	adverb - proudly
響け /hibike/ B1	verb - to resound
ハートビート /hātobīto/ B1	noun - heartbeat

Key Grammar Structures

• もっと上手にもっと綺麗に刻めたら

  ➔ Conditional form of potential 'たら' used to express 'if I could...'

  ➔ The 'たら' form expresses a hypothetical condition or possibility.

• ずっと遠くに見ていた

  ➔ Use of 'ずっと' with the past continuous 'ていた' to indicate a prolonged action in the past.

  ➔ 'ずっと' means 'continuously' or 'for a long time', combined with 'ていた' for past ongoing actions.

• 心は置き去りのままで

  ➔ Use of 'ままで' to indicate remaining in a state or condition.

  ➔ 'ままで' means 'remaining as is' or 'without changing the state'.

• とにかく

  ➔ Adverb meaning 'anyway' or 'in any case', used to emphasize persistence or determination.

  ➔ 'とにかく' is an adverb used to emphasize that regardless of circumstances, the speaker will proceed or persevere.

• 触れた瞬間ばかりだ

  ➔ Use of 'ばかり' to indicate 'nothing but' or 'only' in the context of time or actions.

  ➔ 'ばかり' indicates that something has just happened or only happens in a specific moment.

• 教えてくれていたんだ

  ➔ Use of 'てくれる' in past form to indicate someone did something for the speaker's benefit, with 'いた' showing ongoingness.

  ➔ 'てくれる' means 'to do something for someone', especially from the perspective of the receiver, with past tense indicating it occurred earlier.