呼吸のように – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: replica

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt connection between language and emotion in Vaundy's "呼吸のように." This song, created for the movie "正欲", beautifully illustrates how the simple act of breathing can symbolize deep relationships and desires. Dive into the lyrics to explore themes of longing and the value of everyday moments, enhancing your Japanese vocabulary and cultural understanding through music.

[English]

Like the falling rain

Time passes by

I wonder how long it's been since then

What did I do yesterday?

There were times without meaning, but

That wasn't a waste at all

The gaps in my stitched-up heart

Are being filled in

In my arms

If you're still breathing

Then I'm also within you

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

What should I do?

...

A photo frame with no place to put it

It's painful to look at

So I'll put it in the attic

I'll store it as a memory

In my arms

If you're still breathing

Then I'm also within you

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

What should I do?

...

I want this to be love, and I want you to be that

I want this to be a dream, and I want to be that

I want this to be love, and I want to be that

I want this to be a dream, and I want you to be that

Hey, if this is just a dream

Please tell me, because I'll feel lonely again

I'll tell you many times

Like always, like breathing

Ah, in my days

If you're still breathing

I'll be by your side

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

I wonder how it is

...

[Japanese]

落ちてくる雨のように

時間は過ぎ去ってく

あれから どれくらいだろう

昨日は何をしたっけな

意味もない時間もあった でも

それは無駄なんかじゃない

縫い合わせた心の隙

間の中が満たされてく

僕の腕の中で

君がまだ息を吸うなら

僕も君の中で

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

どうしよう

置き場所の無い写真立て

見ていると苦しいから

屋根裏にしまっておこう

思い出にしまってこよう

僕の腕の中で

君がまだ息を吸うなら

僕も君の中で

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

どうしよう

これが愛であって欲しいと言うのが君であって欲しい

これが夢であって欲しいと思うのが僕であって欲しい

これが愛であって欲しいと言うのが僕であって欲しい

これが夢であって欲しいと思うのが君であって欲しい

ねぇ、もしも寝言だったら

言ってねまた寂しくなるから

何度も君に言うよ

いつものように呼吸のように

あぁ、僕の日々の中で

君がまだ息を吸うなら

僕は君の横で

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

どうだろう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雨 /あめ/ A1	noun - rain
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
息 /いき/ A2	noun - breath
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
愛 /あい/ B1	noun - love
夢 /ゆめ/ B1	noun - dream
苦しい /くるしい/ B2	adjective - painful
満たされる /みたされる/ B2	verb - to be filled
寂しい /さびしい/ B2	adjective - lonely
写真 /しゃしん/ B2	noun - photo
場所 /ばしょ/ B2	noun - place
欲しい /ほしい/ B2	adjective - want
言う /いう/ B2	verb - to say
過ぎ去る /すぎさる/ B2	verb - to pass by
ずっと /ずっと/ B2	adverb - continuously

Key Grammar Structures

• もしも寝言だったら

  ➔ Expressing hypothetical situations using 'もしも' + past tense or conditional form

  ➔ 'もしも' indicates a hypothetical or unreal situation, similar to 'if' in English.

• ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

  ➔ Using the te-form '吐いてて' to indicate ongoing action or continuation

  ➔ The te-form '吐いてて' is used for ongoing or continuous actions, often with a sense of obligation or permission depending on context.

• 縫い合わせた心の隙

  ➔ Using the past participle '縫い合わせた' to modify '心の隙', expressing an action completed in the past

  ➔ '縫い合わせた' is the past participle of '縫い合わせる' (to sew together), describing something that has been stitched or sewn together in the past.

• 呼吸のように

  ➔ Using 'のように' to compare with 'breathing', expressing a simile or resemblance

  ➔ 'のように' means 'like' or 'as' and is used to make comparisons or similes between two things.

• 呼吸のように

  ➔ Expresses the manner of doing an action, indicating the action is as natural or fundamental as breathing

  ➔ This construction illustrates that the action being described occurs in a manner as natural and essential as breathing.