Hikari – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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[Japanese]

[English]

365日をあなたと過ごせたら

If I could spend 365 days with you

思い通りにいかない日があっても

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

それすら「幸せ」と呼びたい

I want to call even that "happiness"

暗闇に慣れてしまわないで

Don't get used to the darkness

悲しみにもう怯えないで

Don't be afraid of sadness anymore

長い夜を越えて

Beyond the long night

散らばった涙を集めて

Gathering the scattered tears

光に変えてゆくよ どんな暗闇も

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

夢見た未来が途切れないように

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

生まれる明日が眩しく光るよ

The dawning tomorrow shines so bright

そこから僕が連れてゆく

From there, I'll take you away

あなたの歩幅に合わせて2人歩くだけで

Just walking together, matching your pace

愛おしさが溢れるよ

My heart overflows with love

伸ばした手にあなたの温もり

Your warmth in my outstretched hand

流れ星 駆け出すペガサス

Shooting stars, a galloping Pegasus

朝焼け 透明な空気

Dawn, transparent air

まわる時を越えて

Beyond the turning of time

重なったあなたとの毎日が

The days I've spent with you, overlapping

鮮やかに染まる

Are vividly colored

光の中で輝く七色の希望は

The seven-colored hope shining in the light

あなたが僕に教えてくれた

Is what you taught me

絶望の底に飲み込まれそうなら

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

いつだってあなたを連れてゆく

I'll always take you away

始まりと終わりが在る場所で

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

やっと巡り会えた

We finally met

選んで 選ばれて あなたといる

Choosing, being chosen, being with you

一人じゃない

I'm not alone

光に変えてゆくよ どんな暗闇も

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

夢見た未来が途切れないように

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

生まれる明日が眩しく光るよ

The dawning tomorrow shines so bright

そこから僕が連れてゆく

From there, I'll take you away

いつだってあなたを連れてゆく

I'll always take you away

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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.