琥珀 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with SEKAI NO OWARI's '琥珀' (Kohaku). This poignant Japanese song, rich in poetic imagery and deep emotion, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the nuances of the Japanese language. Through its themes of memory, connection, and the passage of time, you can explore complex feelings and cultural expressions, making language learning a truly moving experience.

[English]

Whenever I have too much time on my hands

I'm searching for the meaning of our meeting

Relying on something like that

Only humans do that, someone

Could never truly forget

Anyway, forgetting was so scary

I feel like this pain of mine is our last connection

Even if it seems like I’ve disappeared, like bubbles in a glass

I’ve really melted into your heart, only you can’t see it, I can’t erase it

While tears keep falling

What was in circulation too

Winter comes again, spring arrives

But even that can’t be helped

I’ve always been waiting

You show up unexpectedly, pulling a prank

The stagnation inside me

Turns into tears and flows away

The thing we started together

I still continue it alone

And I can keep going, all thanks to you

Really, truly, it’s because of you

Even if it looks like I vanished, like bubbles in a glass

I’ve properly melted into your heart, only you can’t see it, I can't erase it

[Japanese]

時間を持て余すたび

出逢った意味など探している

そんなものに縋るのは

人だけだと誰かが

忘れるわけないのに

忘れることが兎に角怖かった

私のこの痛みが君との最後の繋がりのような気がして

「グラスの泡みたいに消えたように見えたとしても

ちゃんと貴方の心に溶けてる見えなくなっただけ 消せないの」

涙が流れるうちは

循環していたものも

また冬が来て 春が来て

それすらままならない

いつだって待っていたよ

ドッキリってやつを持って現れて

私の中の淀んだものが

涙になって流れて行くの

二人で始めた事

今も一人で続けてる

続けられてる 君のおかげで

本当に本当におかげさまだよ

「グラスの泡みたいに消えたように見えたとしても

ちゃんと貴方の心に溶けてる見えなくなっただけ 消せないの」

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 (jikan) /d͡ʑikaɴ/ A1	noun - time
意味 (imi) /imi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
縋る (sugaru) /sɯɡaɾɯ/ B2	verb - to cling to, to depend on
忘れる (wasureru) /wa̠sɯɾe̞ɾɯ/ A1	verb - to forget
怖い (kowai) /koɰᵝai/ A2	adjective - scary, frightening
痛み (itami) /itami/ B1	noun - pain, ache
最後 (saigo) /sa̠iɡo̞/ A2	noun - last, end
繋がり (tsunagari) /t͡sɯnaɡaɾi/ B2	noun - connection, link
グラス (gurasu) /ɡɯɾa̠sɯ/ A1	noun - glass
泡 (awa) /awa/ B1	noun - bubble, foam
心 (kokoro) /koꜜkoɾo/ A1	noun - heart, mind
溶ける (tokeru) /to̞ke̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to melt, to dissolve
涙 (namida) /namida/ A2	noun - tear
循環 (junkan) /d͡ʑɯŋkaɴ/ B2	verb - circulation, rotation
冬 (fuyu) /ɸɯjɯ/ A1	noun - winter
春 (haru) /haɾɯ/ A1	noun - spring
淀んだ (yodonda) /jodonda/ C1	adjective - stagnant, turbid
おかげ (okage) /o̞ka̠ɡe̞/ B1	noun - thanks to

Key Grammar Structures

• 時間を持て余すたび

  ➔ The pattern of 'Verbます + たび' indicates 'every time' or 'whenever' something happens.

  ➔ The phrase '時間を持て余すたび' means 'every time I have too much free time' or 'whenever I find myself with too much time'.

• 出逢った意味など探している

  ➔ The expression 'など' is used to indicate 'etc.' or 'and so on'.

  ➔ In this context, '意味など' means 'meaning, etc.', implying other related ideas or aspects.

• 忘れるわけないのに

  ➔ The structure 'わけない' indicates 'impossible' or 'cannot' do something.

  ➔ The phrase '忘れるわけないのに' expresses certainty that someone cannot forget something, even if they might try.

• 君との最後の繋がりのような気がして

  ➔ The pattern 'のような' is used for comparisons meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.

  ➔ The phrase '気がして' means 'feels like' or 'has the feeling that', expressing a subjective impression.

• 「グラスの泡みたいに消えたように見えたとしても

  ➔ The phrase 'みたいに' is used to indicate similarity or resemblance, meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.

  ➔ The expression '泡みたいに消えたように見えた' means 'looked like it disappeared like foam'.

• ちゃんと貴方の心に溶けてる

  ➔ 'ちゃんと' functions as an adverb meaning 'properly' or 'exactly'.

  ➔ The phrase '溶けてる' is the te-form of '溶ける' (to melt), here used to mean 'is melting' or 'has dissolved' into the heart.