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 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

How long has it 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’s not a waste

縫い合わせた心の隙

The gaps in my stitched 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 are still breathing

僕も君の中で

I too, 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 hurts to look at it

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

Let’s store it in memories

僕の腕の中で

In my arms

君がまだ息を吸うなら

If you are still breathing

僕も君の中で

I too, 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 you to be the one who says this is love

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 to be the one who thinks this is a dream

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 you to be the one who says this is love

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 you to be the one who thinks this is a dream

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 are still breathing

僕は君の横で

I’m 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

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
昨日 /kinou/ A1	noun - yesterday
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
息 /iki/ A2	noun - breath
吸う /sū/ A2	verb - to breathe in, to inhale
吐く /haku/ A2	verb - to breathe out, to exhale
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place
写真立て /shashin tate/ B1	noun - picture frame
屋根裏 /yaneura/ B1	noun - attic
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
寝言 /negoto/ B2	noun - sleep talking
寂しい /sabishii/ A2	adjective - lonely
日々 /hibi/ B1	noun - days
呼吸 /kokyū/ B1	noun - breathing

Key Grammar Structures

• 落ちてくる雨のように

  ➔ よう/ように (you/youni): Simile. Used to express that something resembles something else.

  ➔ Describes how the rain is falling, using the simile 'like falling rain'. The grammar is a simple comparison using "ように" (you ni).

• あれから どれくらいだろう

  ➔ だろう (darou): Conjecture/Speculation. Used to express uncertainty or a guess.

  ➔ Expresses a degree of uncertainty about how much time has passed. "だろう" indicates that the speaker is guessing or wondering.

• 意味もない時間もあった でも

  ➔ 〜もあった (～mo atta): Emphasizing the existence of something within a set of other things. 'Also existed'.

  ➔ Indicates that among all the time that has passed, there were also times that felt meaningless.

• 縫い合わせた心の隙間の中が満たされてく

  ➔ 〜ていく (te iku): Indicates a change or progression over time; 'become'.

  ➔ Describes how the gaps in the heart, which have been sewn together, are gradually becoming filled. The use of "〜ていく" (te iku) implies a process over time.

• 僕がまだ息を吸うなら

  ➔ ～なら (nara): Conditional form. Indicates a hypothetical or conditional situation.

  ➔ This is a conditional statement. "なら" implies 'if', setting up a condition for the subsequent action. "If I am still breathing..."

• ずっと息を吐いてていいかい

  ➔ 〜ていい (te ii): Permission. Asking for or giving permission to do something; 'Is it okay if I...'.

  ➔ Expresses a question asking for permission. "〜ていい" (te ii) signifies 'Is it okay if I...'. The speaker is asking if it's okay to keep exhaling within the listener.

• これが愛であって欲しいと言うのが君であって欲しい

  ➔ 〜て欲しい (te hoshii): Expresses a desire or hope that someone else does something; 'I want you to...'.

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's strong desire for the other person to be the one who wishes that this is love. The use of "〜て欲しい" shows that the speaker wants the other person to have a specific desire.

• もしも寝言だったら

  ➔ もしも (moshimo): 'If' or 'In the event that'. Enhances the hypothetical nature of a statement.

  ➔ Strengthens the conditional statement of 'if it's just sleep-talking'. "もしも" makes the hypothetical situation more pronounced.