後悔史 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Tani Yuuki
• Album: 航海士

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Tani Yuuki's "後悔史" and discover a blend of J-Pop with Irish influences. This song offers a chance to explore themes of perseverance, hope, and the importance of human connections, enriching your Japanese language learning experience with its uplifting message and unique sound.

[English]

Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply

I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change

A utopia with no sound or light

Traces of footsteps cutting away the heavy mistakes of prayers

Because I want to clear the rain

Spreading the umbrella, I might hurt someone else

Cold heart, distant hands

I don't want to give up on your fading voice

So it’s not too late anymore

Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply

I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change

Chance? Necessity? If life will end someday anyway

I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too

Meetings mean partings, journeys mean companions

Even friends I thought I understood

Endless conflicts lead to more farewells

Because I believe, I get betrayed

Even if the number of memories I carry stings

Footsteps that keep moving forward

Ugly hearts, unending voices

Once they start, there’s no ending

So I never lose sight again

Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply

I want to see the future that this grasped hand can change

Chance? Necessity? If there’s no such thing as the right answer

I want to see your smiling face tomorrow too

Everyone lives their first and last moments

In the middle of stormy waves, with just your own body

It’s okay if there’s no meaning in the bubbles you breathe out

But...

Even when swimming, sinking deeply, in the narrow days

Though I seem unreliable, I saw a sure shining light

Swim, swim, through the days that sink deeply, together with us

I want to see the future that this intertwined hand can change

Chance? Necessity? Since we met once in this life

I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too

[Japanese]

泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで

伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい

音も光もない理想郷

重すぎた祈りの不始末を削り取って行く足跡

晴らせたい雨があるからと

傘を広げた先の誰かを傷つけてしまう

冷たい心 離れた手を

遠のく声も諦めたくないよ

もう、手遅れにならないように

泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで

伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい

偶然？ 必然？ いつか終わってしまう命なら

明日も君と淡い夢を見たい

出会いは別れ 旅は道連れ

分かり合えたはずの友でさえ

争いは絶えずまた別れて

信じるから裏切られるのだと

背負った想い出の数に刺されても

進み続けてく足跡

醜い心 止まない声も

始まってしまうと終わりがないよ

もう二度と見失わないように

泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで

掴んだその手が変える未来を見たい

偶然？ 必然？ 正解なんてないんだとしたら

明日も君の笑う顔が見たい

誰しも最初で最後を生きている

荒波の真ん中でその身ひとつ

吐き出す泡に意味なんてなくてもいい

だけど...

泳いでも、泳いでも、深く沈む日々の狭間で

“頼りない”けど、確かに照らす光を見た

泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む日々に僕らで

繋いだこの手が変える未来を見たい

偶然？ 必然？ 一度出会ってしまった命だから

明日も君と淡い夢を見たい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
泳ぐ /oʊ́ɡu/ B1	verb - to swim
沈む /shizumu/ B2	verb - to sink, to go down
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
変える /kaeru/ B2	verb - to change
祈り /inori/ B1	noun - prayer
削る /kezuru/ B2	verb - to shave, to trim, to carve
傷つける /kizutsukeru/ B2	verb - to hurt, to injure
陽 /hi/ A2	noun - sun
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
暮らす /kurasu/ B2	verb - to live, to dwell
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
歩む /ayumu/ B2	verb - to walk, to step forward

Key Grammar Structures

• 泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで

  ➔ Gerund (-te form of verb + de) used for sequential actions

  ➔ The repetition of '泳いで' emphasizes the continuous action of swimming. '沈む' is a verb describing the state of sinking.

• 伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい

  ➔ Relative clause modifying noun.

  ➔ '伸ばしたこの手' (the hand that I extended) modifies the future '未来' (mirai), indicating a future that this hand will change. The structure highlights the speaker's desire to see this future.

• 晴らせたい雨があるからと

  ➔ Causative verb (晴らせたい) + reason/cause marker (からと)

  ➔ '晴らせたい' expresses the desire to clear away (the rain). 'からと' indicates that the following action is performed because of the preceding reason.

• 信じるから裏切られるのだと

  ➔ 'Kara' because. 'Noun + no da': explanation; 'to' Quotative particle (saying something)

  ➔ The phrase means "Because you believe, you are betrayed". "のだ" is used to emphasize the reason.

• 始まってしまうと終わりがないよ

  ➔ conditional form (V-te + shimau) + to = once it begins, there's no end

  ➔ The phrase expresses a concern that if something starts, it will continue indefinitely ('there's no end').

• 誰しも最初で最後を生きている

  ➔ Particle も indicating entirety/universality: 'Everyone'

  ➔ The phrase '誰しも' translates to 'everyone', emphasizing the universality of the statement that everyone is living their first and last life.

• “頼りない”けど、確かに照らす光を見た

  ➔ けど (kedo) - but, however; expressing contrast.

  ➔ Although something is described as unreliable, the use of 'kedo' shows that despite this unreliability, the speaker definitely saw a light shining. Highlights the contrast between expectation and reality.