呼吸のように – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy
• Album: replica

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

落ちてくる雨のように

Like the falling rain

時間は過ぎ去ってく

Time passes by

あれから どれくらいだろう

I wonder how long it's been since then

昨日は何をしたっけな

What did I do yesterday?

意味もない時間もあった でも

There were times without meaning, but

それは無駄なんかじゃない

That wasn't a waste at all

縫い合わせた心の隙

The gaps in my stitched-up heart

間の中が満たされてく

Are being filled in

僕の腕の中で

In my arms

君がまだ息を吸うなら

If you're still breathing

僕も君の中で

Then I'm also within you

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

どうしよう

What should I do?

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置き場所の無い写真立て

A photo frame with no place to put it

見ていると苦しいから

It's painful to look at

屋根裏にしまっておこう

So I'll put it in the attic

思い出にしまってこよう

I'll store it as a memory

僕の腕の中で

In my arms

君がまだ息を吸うなら

If you're still breathing

僕も君の中で

Then I'm also within you

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

どうしよう

What should I do?

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これが愛であって欲しいと言うのが君であって欲しい

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

これが夢であって欲しいと思うのが僕であって欲しい

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

これが愛であって欲しいと言うのが僕であって欲しい

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

これが夢であって欲しいと思うのが君であって欲しい

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

ねぇ、もしも寝言だったら

Hey, if this is just a dream

言ってねまた寂しくなるから

Please tell me, because I'll feel lonely again

何度も君に言うよ

I'll tell you many times

いつものように呼吸のように

Like always, like breathing

あぁ、僕の日々の中で

Ah, in my days

君がまだ息を吸うなら

If you're still breathing

僕は君の横で

I'll be by your side

ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

Is it okay if I keep exhaling?

どうだろう

I wonder how it is

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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.