フィクション – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: sumika
• Album: Fiction e.p

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese language and culture with sumika's "フィクション", a heartwarming J-Pop anthem that views life as an ever-unfolding story. Perfect for learners, this song offers a blend of catchy melodies and inspiring lyrics that explore themes of perseverance and finding joy in everyday moments. Discover how sumika turns personal experiences into a universal message of hope and resilience.

[English]

Alright, let's start again today?

From where the bookmark was yesterday

No sweet without the sour - The story goes where the waves take it

We break through the deep sea

And venture into a city in the sky

Only to find we can't come back down

Even with developments that seem to have no rhyme or reason

It's sure to be a one-of-a-kind story

Don't forget to mark the exciting parts with a tag

As a precaution against the negative moments that come sometimes

Keep it handy

Flutter, flutter - turn, turning

Story, story - joy and sorrow, keeping us busy

Flutter, flutter - turn, turning

Story, story - never-ending, keeping us hectic

When will it ever end?

I haven't got the faintest idea

Unfortunately, I haven't got the faintest idea

Alright, let's start again today?

The page with the bookmark, stained with tears

I shut it without thinking, it was too painful

Don't forget the reason why

The more you read on - The blank pages

As you please - Make up your own introduction, development, twist, and conclusion

Flutter, flutter - turn, turning

Story, story - joy and sorrow, keeping us busy

Wandering, drifting - circling, circling

Story, story - all your own responsibility, and full of challenges

When you want to tear it up - just one more time

Read over the parts you marked

Was there a character

That brought color to the story?

Come on, try to remember

Flutter, flutter - turn, turning

Story, story - joy and sorrow, keeping us busy

Flutter, flutter - turn, turning

Story, story - when it gets exciting, it's never-ending

When will it ever end?

I haven't got the faintest idea

Unfortunately, I haven't got the faintest idea

Alright, let's start again today?

[Japanese]

さあ 今日も始めましょうか

昨日 挟んだ栞の続きから

楽あれば苦もあり ストーリーは波の随に

深い海を抜け

空飛ぶ街に繰り出し

そこから降りれなくなり

脈絡のないような展開も

きっとオンリーなストーリー

高鳴る所には忘れず付箋を

時々くるマイナスな面に備えて

重宝して

ひらり ひらり めくり めくる

ストーリー ストーリー 喜怒哀楽 忙しい

ひらり ひらり めくり めくる

ストーリー ストーリー 忙しない ネバーエンディング

いつになれば終わるんだ

皆目、見当もつかない

お生憎、見当もつかない

さあ 今日も始めましょうか

栞挟んだページ 涙の跡

苦しくて思わず閉じた

理由は忘れずに

読み進める程 白紙のページが

お気に召すままに 起承転結をこしらえて

ひらり ひらり めくり めくる

ストーリー ストーリー 喜怒哀楽 忙しい

のらり くらり 巡り 巡る

ストーリー ストーリー 自己責任 険しい

破り捨てたい時は もう一回

付箋の場所を読み返し

そこに在ったストーリー

彩るキャラは居ましたか

さあ 思い出して

ひらり ひらり めくり めくる

ストーリー ストーリー 喜怒哀楽 忙しい

ひらり ひらり めくり めくる

ストーリー ストーリー 高鳴れば ネバーエンディング

いつになれば終わるんだ

皆目、見当もつかない

お生憎、見当はつけない

さあ 今日も始めましょうか

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
始める /hajimeru/ A2	verb - to begin
ストーリー /sutōrī/ B1	noun - story
苦しい /kurushii/ B1	adjective - painful, difficult
忘れる /wasureru/ A2	verb - to forget
面 /men/ B2	noun - aspect, side
高鳴る /takanaru/ B2	verb - to rise, to swell
巡る /meguru/ B2	verb - to circulate, to go around
自己責任 /jikosekinin/ C1	noun - personal responsibility
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
付箋 /fusen/ B1	noun - sticky note
展開 /tenkai/ B2	noun - development, expansion
忙しい /isogashii/ A2	adjective - busy
理由 /riyuu/ B1	noun - reason
白紙 /hakushi/ B2	noun - blank paper
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• 深い海を抜け

  ➔ Passive voice using "を抜け" (to pass through)

  ➔ The phrase "を抜け" indicates passing through or beyond something, using the direct object marker "を" with the verb "抜ける" (to pass through).

• 喜怒哀楽 忙しい

  ➔ Nouns + 忙しい (present tense adjective)

  ➔ Nouns such as "喜怒哀楽" (happy, anger, sorrow, joy) are followed by "忙しい" to express a state of being busy or experiencing various emotions.

• 巡り 巡る

  ➔ Verb in dictionary form + 巡る (to circulate, to go around)

  ➔ The verb in its dictionary form combined with "巡る" indicates circulation, going around, or recurrence of events.

• お生憎、見当もつかない

  ➔ お生憎 (regrettably) + もつかない (cannot estimate)

  ➔ The phrase "お生憎" means "regrettably" or "unfortunately," and "見当もつかない" means "cannot estimate" or "have no idea."

• 白紙のページが

  ➔ の (possessive or descriptive particle)

  ➔ The particle "の" connects "白紙のページ" (blank page) to provide a descriptive or possessive relationship, indicating a page that is blank.

• 起承転結をこしらえて

  ➔ を (particle marking direct object) + こしらえる (to create, to make)

  ➔ Using the particle "を" with "こしらえる" (to create), the phrase means to craft or compose the "起承転結" (introduction, development, turn, conclusion) structure of a story.