Hikari – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: androp

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Hikari" by androp, a tender ballad that served as the theme song for the popular drama "Good Doctor." Learning Japanese with this song offers a beautiful way to grasp vocabulary related to hope, support, and emotional depth, as its lyrics consistently convey messages of overcoming darkness and finding light. The song's clear, heartfelt vocals and accessible tempo make it an excellent choice for language learners to practice listening and pronunciation while connecting with its universally uplifting themes.

[English]

If I could spend 365 days with you

Even if there are days when things don't go as planned

I want to call even that "happiness"

Don't get used to the darkness

Don't be afraid of sadness anymore

Beyond the long night

Gathering the scattered tears

I'll turn them into light, no matter how dark it is

So that the future I dreamed of won't be broken

The dawning tomorrow shines so bright

From there, I'll take you away

Just walking together, matching your pace

My heart overflows with love

Your warmth in my outstretched hand

Shooting stars, a galloping Pegasus

Dawn, transparent air

Beyond the turning of time

The days I've spent with you, overlapping

Are vividly colored

The seven-colored hope shining in the light

Is what you taught me

If you feel like you're about to be swallowed by the depths of despair

I'll always take you away

In a place where there's a beginning and an end

We finally met

Choosing, being chosen, being with you

I'm not alone

I'll turn them into light, no matter how dark it is

So that the future I dreamed of won't be broken

The dawning tomorrow shines so bright

From there, I'll take you away

I'll always take you away

...

[Japanese]

365日をあなたと過ごせたら

思い通りにいかない日があっても

それすら「幸せ」と呼びたい

暗闇に慣れてしまわないで

悲しみにもう怯えないで

長い夜を越えて

散らばった涙を集めて

光に変えてゆくよ どんな暗闇も

夢見た未来が途切れないように

生まれる明日が眩しく光るよ

そこから僕が連れてゆく

あなたの歩幅に合わせて2人歩くだけで

愛おしさが溢れるよ

伸ばした手にあなたの温もり

流れ星 駆け出すペガサス

朝焼け 透明な空気

まわる時を越えて

重なったあなたとの毎日が

鮮やかに染まる

光の中で輝く七色の希望は

あなたが僕に教えてくれた

絶望の底に飲み込まれそうなら

いつだってあなたを連れてゆく

始まりと終わりが在る場所で

やっと巡り会えた

選んで 選ばれて あなたといる

一人じゃない

光に変えてゆくよ どんな暗闇も

夢見た未来が途切れないように

生まれる明日が眩しく光るよ

そこから僕が連れてゆく

いつだってあなたを連れてゆく

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
日 /hi/ A1	noun - day
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
愛 /ai/ B1	noun - love
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tears
希望 /kibou/ B2	noun - hope
温もり /nukumori/ B2	noun - warmth
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
始まり /hajimari/ B1	noun - beginning
終わり /owari/ B1	noun - end
場所 /basho/ B2	noun - place
毎日 /mainichi/ A2	noun - every day

Key Grammar Structures

• 過ごせたら

  ➔ Conditional form with ~ら (ra)

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical or conditional situation, meaning 'if' or 'when' something can be done.

• 長い夜を越えて

  ➔ Te-form + を越える

  ➔ The te-form of the verb plus を越えて indicates 'to go beyond' or 'to pass through' a certain state or period.

• どんな暗闇も

  ➔ 県級 + も (mo)

  ➔ The particle も indicates 'even' or 'also,' emphasizing that no matter what kind of darkness, it applies.

• 愛おしさが溢れるよ

  ➔ Subject + が + verb (溢れる)

  ➔ The が particle indicates the subject of the sentence, and 溢れる means 'to overflow' or 'to be filled with,' here referring to feelings of love.

• 生まれる明日が眩しく光るよ

  ➔ Passive form + が

  ➔ The subject marked with が indicates the 'tomorrow' that will be born, which then shines brightly.

• 始まりと終わりが在る場所で

  ➔ 〜と (to) for 'and', 〜がある (ga aru) for 'there is/are'

  ➔ The phrase uses 〜と to connect 'beginning' and 'end,' and ある to indicate the existence of a 'place' where these exist.

• あなたといる

  ➔ と (to) for 'with', いる (iru) for 'to be (living beings)'

  ➔ The particle と indicates 'with' or 'together with,' and いる indicates a living being's existence.