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泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply 00:02
伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change 00:09
音も光もない理想郷 A utopia with no sound or light 00:18
重すぎた祈りの不始末を削り取って行く足跡 Traces of footsteps cutting away the heavy mistakes of prayers 00:22
晴らせたい雨があるからと Because I want to clear the rain 00:33
傘を広げた先の誰かを傷つけてしまう Spreading the umbrella, I might hurt someone else 00:36
冷たい心 離れた手を Cold heart, distant hands 00:47
遠のく声も諦めたくないよ I don't want to give up on your fading voice 00:51
もう、手遅れにならないように So it’s not too late anymore 00:54
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply 01:01
伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change 01:08
偶然? 必然? いつか終わってしまう命なら Chance? Necessity? If life will end someday anyway 01:15
明日も君と淡い夢を見たい I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too 01:22
出会いは別れ 旅は道連れ Meetings mean partings, journeys mean companions 01:44
分かり合えたはずの友でさえ Even friends I thought I understood 01:47
争いは絶えずまた別れて Endless conflicts lead to more farewells 01:51
信じるから裏切られるのだと Because I believe, I get betrayed 01:58
背負った想い出の数に刺されても Even if the number of memories I carry stings 02:01
進み続けてく足跡 Footsteps that keep moving forward 02:05
醜い心 止まない声も Ugly hearts, unending voices 02:12
始まってしまうと終わりがないよ Once they start, there’s no ending 02:16
もう二度と見失わないように So I never lose sight again 02:19
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply 02:26
掴んだその手が変える未来を見たい I want to see the future that this grasped hand can change 02:33
偶然? 必然? 正解なんてないんだとしたら Chance? Necessity? If there’s no such thing as the right answer 02:40
明日も君の笑う顔が見たい I want to see your smiling face tomorrow too 02:47
誰しも最初で最後を生きている Everyone lives their first and last moments 02:55
荒波の真ん中でその身ひとつ In the middle of stormy waves, with just your own body 03:02
吐き出す泡に意味なんてなくてもいい It’s okay if there’s no meaning in the bubbles you breathe out 03:09
だけど... But... 03:19
泳いでも、泳いでも、深く沈む日々の狭間で Even when swimming, sinking deeply, in the narrow days 03:22
“頼りない”けど、確かに照らす光を見た Though I seem unreliable, I saw a sure shining light 03:29
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む日々に僕らで Swim, swim, through the days that sink deeply, together with us 03:36
繋いだこの手が変える未来を見たい I want to see the future that this intertwined hand can change 03:43
偶然? 必然? 一度出会ってしまった命だから Chance? Necessity? Since we met once in this life 03:50
明日も君と淡い夢を見たい I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too 03:57

後悔史 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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[Japanese]
[English]
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで
Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply
伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい
I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change
音も光もない理想郷
A utopia with no sound or light
重すぎた祈りの不始末を削り取って行く足跡
Traces of footsteps cutting away the heavy mistakes of prayers
晴らせたい雨があるからと
Because I want to clear the rain
傘を広げた先の誰かを傷つけてしまう
Spreading the umbrella, I might hurt someone else
冷たい心 離れた手を
Cold heart, distant hands
遠のく声も諦めたくないよ
I don't want to give up on your fading voice
もう、手遅れにならないように
So it’s not too late anymore
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで
Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply
伸ばしたこの手が変える未来を見たい
I want to see the future that my outstretched hand can change
偶然? 必然? いつか終わってしまう命なら
Chance? Necessity? If life will end someday anyway
明日も君と淡い夢を見たい
I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too
出会いは別れ 旅は道連れ
Meetings mean partings, journeys mean companions
分かり合えたはずの友でさえ
Even friends I thought I understood
争いは絶えずまた別れて
Endless conflicts lead to more farewells
信じるから裏切られるのだと
Because I believe, I get betrayed
背負った想い出の数に刺されても
Even if the number of memories I carry stings
進み続けてく足跡
Footsteps that keep moving forward
醜い心 止まない声も
Ugly hearts, unending voices
始まってしまうと終わりがないよ
Once they start, there’s no ending
もう二度と見失わないように
So I never lose sight again
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む君の元まで
Swim, swim, to where you sink deeply
掴んだその手が変える未来を見たい
I want to see the future that this grasped hand can change
偶然? 必然? 正解なんてないんだとしたら
Chance? Necessity? If there’s no such thing as the right answer
明日も君の笑う顔が見たい
I want to see your smiling face tomorrow too
誰しも最初で最後を生きている
Everyone lives their first and last moments
荒波の真ん中でその身ひとつ
In the middle of stormy waves, with just your own body
吐き出す泡に意味なんてなくてもいい
It’s okay if there’s no meaning in the bubbles you breathe out
だけど...
But...
泳いでも、泳いでも、深く沈む日々の狭間で
Even when swimming, sinking deeply, in the narrow days
“頼りない”けど、確かに照らす光を見た
Though I seem unreliable, I saw a sure shining light
泳いで、泳いで、深く沈む日々に僕らで
Swim, swim, through the days that sink deeply, together with us
繋いだこの手が変える未来を見たい
I want to see the future that this intertwined hand can change
偶然? 必然? 一度出会ってしまった命だから
Chance? Necessity? Since we met once in this life
明日も君と淡い夢を見たい
I want to dream faint dreams with you tomorrow too

Key Vocabulary

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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

/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

/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.