花火 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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花火 /hanabi/ A2 |
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夢 /yume/ A2 |
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涙 /namida/ A2 |
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星座 /seiza/ B1 |
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思い出 /omoide/ B1 |
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疲れる /tsukareru/ B1 |
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好き /suki/ A1 |
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形 /katachi/ B1 |
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風 /kaze/ A2 |
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手 /te/ A1 |
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言葉 /kotoba/ B1 |
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影 /kage/ B2 |
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誓う /chikau/ B2 |
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消す /kesu/ B1 |
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飛ぶ /tobu/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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花火は今日もあがらない
➔ present negative tense (〜ない)
➔ The verb ending 〜ない indicates a negative form in the present tense, meaning 'not' or 'does not'.
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夢は夢で目が覚めればひどく悲しいものです
➔ conditional clause with 〜ば
➔ The 〜ば form indicates a conditional 'if' when something happens.
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胸ん中で何度も誓ってきた言葉がうわっと飛んでく
➔ て form + きた (progressive perfect tense)
➔ The て form combined with きた expresses an action that has been ongoing or completed and has relevance to the present.
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あずけることは出来ない
➔ potential form of できる (出来る), expressing impossibility
➔ The phrase できない is the negative potential form of できる, meaning 'cannot' or 'impossible to'.
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涙も枯れない
➔ negative form of 枯れる (to wither/dry up)
➔ The form 〜ない of 枯れる indicates not to wither or dry up, implying permanency or ongoing state.
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夏の星座にぶらさがって
➔ て form of the verb in a continuous or state meaning
➔ The て form is used here to connect verbs with a sense of ongoing state or action, such as 'hanging onto the summer constellations.'