回夏 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: cadode
• Album: 2022.4.27 Release 「回夏」

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

(Oboete iruka ra sonzai wo kaete iku iki wo shite iki wo shite)

Do you remember? I change my existence as I breathe in and out

Nurui shio no nioi semishigure wasure-rareru mono nante nai

The scent of warm salt and the drizzle — there's nothing to be forgotten

Hidoi kōkai ni nomarenai yō ni inochi wo moyashite iru

Enduring intense regret, I burn my life away

Anata to tsunaida tenohira no hotedake de ikite ikeru

With the open palm I held onto you, I can keep living on

Amarini mijikai natsu dake de nani wo nokoshite ikeru no kana

Is it really enough, just a short summer, to leave something behind?

Ichido kiri dakara bokura wa kawaritai kawaritai

Because it's only once, I want to change, I want to change

Kusaikire no nioi udaru kaze anata to mita kono sunahama de

The smell of grass and dirt, the wind blowing strong — I saw this sandy beach with you

Mada īsokoneta koto ga arukara inochi wo moyashite iru

There are still things we haven't finished, so I burn my life away

Amarini mijikai natsu dake de nani wo nokoshite ikeru no kana

Is it really enough, just a short summer, to leave something behind?

Moetsukita tōchi soredemo owaranai yūdachi

The fire in the crater still burns — the rainstorm that never ends

Oboete ite nami ga oshiyosete

Remembering, the waves press against me

Omoidasu ra tsurete itte mo

When I recall, even if you take me with you

Yobigoe ga hote wo tomosu kara

Because the phone call lights up the way

Jikan yori mo hayaku kaketai

I want to run faster than time

Amarini mijikai natsu dake de nani wo nokoshite ikeru no kana

Is it really enough, just a short summer, to leave something behind?

Ichido kiri dakara anata to kawaritai kawaritai

Because it's only once, I want to change, I want to change

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
存在 /sonzai/ B2	noun - existence, being
変える /kaeru/ B1	verb - to change, to alter
命 /inochi/ B2	noun - life
熱い /atsui/ B2	adjective - hot, warm
続く /tsuzuku/ B1	verb - to continue
夜 /yoru/ A2	noun - night
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear, tears
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
炎 /honoo/ B2	noun - flame, fire
夜明け /yoake/ B2	noun - dawn, daybreak
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
夢 /yume/ B1	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• Imochi wo moyashite iru

  ➔ The verb 'moyashite iru' is in the te-form + iru, indicating ongoing action (present continuous).

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the ongoing action of 'burning one's life' (moyashite iru).

• Wa suki ga aru

  ➔ The structure 'wa suki ga aru' expresses having a liking or preference.

  ➔ This structure is used to show that someone has a liking or desire for something.

• Kawaritai

  ➔ The verb 'kawaritai' is the tai-form of 'kawaru,' expressing a desire to change or become different.

  ➔ It indicates the speaker's wish or desire to change the current state or situation.

• Kawaritai

  ➔ Using the tai-form conveys a strong desire or wish to do something.

  ➔ It emphasizes a strong personal desire to change or experience something different.

• Wasurare-reru mono nante nai

  ➔ The passive form 'wasurare-reru' indicates being forgotten or overlooked; combined with 'nante nai,' it emphasizes negation of such state.

  ➔ This structure expresses that something is no longer forgotten or ignored.

• Inochi wo moshi-te iru

  ➔ The phrase 'inochi wo moyashite iru' uses the te-form of 'moyasu' + iru, indicating an ongoing process of 'burning' one's life.

  ➔ This construction indicates an ongoing action of 'burning' or passionately living one's life.