ファイター – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BUMP OF CHICKEN

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

気付いたらもう嵐の中で

Before I knew it, I was already in the storm

帰り道がわからなくなっていた

I had lost my way home

記憶の匂いばかり詰めた

Filled with the scent of memories

空っぽの鞄をぎゅっと抱えて

I tightly held my empty bag

時を奪う雨と風の中で

In the rain and wind that steal time

見えなくなって聞こえなくなってしまった

I became invisible and couldn't hear anymore

体だけが自動で働いて

Only my body worked automatically

泣きそうな胸を必死で庇って

Desperately protecting my tearful heart

止まったら消えてしまいそうだから

Because if I stop, I feel like I'll disappear

痛みとあわせて心も隠して

Hiding my heart along with the pain

振り返ったら吸い込まれそうだから

Because if I look back, I feel like I'll be sucked in

今を繰り返す　臆病な爪と牙

Repeating the present, cowardly claws and fangs

ここにいるためだけに

Just to be here

命の全部が叫んでいる

All of my life is screaming

涙で出来た思いが

Thoughts made of tears

この呼吸を繋ぐ力になる

Become the strength that connects this breath

いくつもなくなったあとに

After so many have disappeared

強く残った　ひとつ残った

What remained strong, the one that remained

その声は流れ星のように

That voice shines like a shooting star

次々に耳に飛び込んでは光って

Diving into my ears one after another, sparkling

魚のように集まりだして

Gathering like fish

冷たかった胸に陽だまりが出来た

A sunbeam formed in my cold chest

オーロラが広がっているって知った

I learned that the aurora is spreading

ふと足もとの虫と目が合って笑った

I suddenly laughed as I met the bug at my feet

自分のじゃない足音と会った

I encountered footsteps that weren't mine

全てその声が見せてくれた

Everything was shown to me by that voice

普通の触れ方を知らないから

Because I don't know how to touch normally

戸惑っていたら触れてくれた手に

I was confused, but the hand that touched me

どれだけ夜をくぐり抜けても

No matter how many nights I pass through

ずっと冷めないままの熱が　脈を打つ

The heat that never cools beats on

君がいるそれだけで

Just by your presence

命の全部が輝く

All of my life shines

凍りついた心に

In my frozen heart

その鼓動が響き火を灯す

That heartbeat resonates and ignites a fire

わからないままでも側に

Even without understanding, I'm by your side

君の側に　一番近くに

By your side, the closest to you

空っぽの鞄は空っぽで

The empty bag is still empty

愛しい重さを増やしていく

Increasing the beloved weight

重くなる度怖くなった

The heavier it gets, the more scared I became

潰さないように抱きしめた

I hugged it tightly so it wouldn't crush

掴むよ　掴んでくれた手を

I will grasp it, the hand that held me

闇を切り裂け　臆病な爪と牙

Cut through the darkness, cowardly claws and fangs

ここにいるためだけに

Just to be here

命の全部が叫んでいる

All of my life is screaming

ちゃんと守れるように

So I can protect it properly

作られた体で生まれたよ

I was born with a body made for this

涙超えた言葉が

Words that surpass tears

その鼓動から届き勇気になる

Reach from that heartbeat and become courage

君がいるそれだけで

Just by your presence

ああ　まだ温かい

Ah, still warm

いくつもなくなったあとに

After so many have disappeared

強く残った　ひとつ残った

What remained strong, the one that remained

離れない　いつでも側に

Never leaving, always by your side

僕の中に　一番近くに

Inside me, the closest to me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
嵐 /あらし/ B2	noun - storm
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
力 /ちから/ A2	noun - power/strength
愛しい /いとしい/ B2	adjective - dear/loved
強く /つよく/ B1	adverb - strongly
冷たい /つめたい/ B1	adjective - cold
闇 /やみ/ B2	noun - darkness
鼓動 /こどう/ B2	noun - heartbeat
側 /がわ/ A2	noun - side
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road/path
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand

Key Grammar Structures

• 気付いたらもう嵐の中で

  ➔ Past tense + ら (conditional)

  ➔ The phrase uses the plain past tense form '気付いた' + ら to indicate a conditional meaning like "if you notice" or "when you realize".

• 命の全部が叫んでいる

  ➔ Subject + が + Verb in present continuous form

  ➔ The noun '命の全部' (all of life) functions as the subject, marked by が, with the verb '叫んでいる' (are shouting) in the continuous form to indicate ongoing action.

• 泣きそうな胸を必死で庇って

  ➔ Noun + を + Verb in te-form + で + Adverb + する

  ➔ The noun '胸' (chest) is marked by を, and the verb '庇って' (protecting/covering) is in the te-form, combined with で and an adverb to describe the manner of protection.

• 空っぽの鞄は空っぽで

  ➔ Noun + は + Noun + で

  ➔ The topic particle は marks '鞄' (bag) as the topic, and で indicates a state or condition related to the noun.

• ずっと冷めないままの熱が　脈を打つ

  ➔ Adverb + なまま + の + Noun + が + Verb in present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses なまま to indicate that the state persists unchanged, with 熱 (heat) as the noun, and 脈を打つ (to have a heartbeat) in present tense showing ongoing vitality.

• 離れない　いつでも側に

  ➔ Adverb + いつでも + に + Noun

  ➔ The phrase uses いつでも to emphasize "anytime" or "always," combined with に to indicate location or relationship to the noun (side).