Hummingbird – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Baby Kiy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of Baby Kiy's "Hummingbird～キセツハズレノハナビ～," a song that beautifully captures the essence of nostalgic reflection. Through its tender lyrics about past loves and fleeting summer memories, you can explore the poetic depth of Japanese lyrical expression and connect with universal feelings of bittersweet reminiscence.

[English]

'I'll come back again,' you said, but

Our promises remain unfulfilled

Those clouds drift away to somewhere in the distance before we knew it

Hummingbird, echoes today once more

For example, not for someone else,

If only I could sing for us, not just for someone

Would this song reach you?

I wonder how much I’ve cried

And how much I’ve laughed

Has something changed since those days?

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

Do you remember that summer that vanished into the starry sky?

It's been a long time

Yeah, I hope everything's okay

I'm listing the songs we loved, hmm

On the way home after the rain, we laughed together

The nostalgic scent of the town, I remember our days

Is the sunset still watching over us?

I wonder how much I’ve cried

And how much I’ve laughed

Has something changed since those days?

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

Do you remember that summer that vanished into the starry sky?

I've seen the seasons

Looking at the distant scenery through the running car window

Whenever I feel the summer

It always reminds me of you

Hey, can you hear it? That starry sky

No matter how much I’ve cried

No matter how much I’ve laughed

Like those days, innocent shadows of the two of us

I won't forget, even if I put on a cool face

Smiling repeatedly, as we did back then

That summer, surely...

I wonder how much I cried

And how much I’ve laughed

Has something changed since those days?

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

Do you remember that summer that disappeared into the starry sky?

[Japanese]

『また来よう』って 君は言ってたのに

約束は果たされないまま

そんな雲はいつのまにか遠くへ

humming bird 今日も響いてる

たとえば 誰かの為にじゃなく

僕たちのために歌えるなら

この歌は届くのかな？

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

どれだけ笑うんだろう

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

戻れない 季節外れの花火

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

Its been a long time

yeah I hope everything is okay

I'm listing the song that we loved hmmm

雨上がりの 帰り道 笑い合ったよね

懐かしい 街の匂い I remember our days

夕焼けは まだ見守ってるの？

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

どれだけ笑うんだろう

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

戻れない 季節外れの花火

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

I've seen the seasons

走り出す車の窓 遠ざかる景色みつめて

when I feel the summer

Its always reminds you

ねえ 聞こえる？ あの星空

どれだけ泣いたとしても

どれだけ笑ったとしても

あの頃みたい あどけない 2人の影

忘れない かっこつけて

笑顔で 繰り返してく

あの夏はきっと…

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

どれだけ笑うんだろう

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

戻れない 季節外れの花火

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
約束 /やくそく/ A2	noun - promise
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
泣く /なく/ A2	verb - to cry
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
星空 /ほしぞら/ B1	noun - starry sky
季節 /きせつ/ A2	noun - season
花火 /はなび/ B1	noun - fireworks
記憶 /きおく/ B2	noun - memory
響く /ひびく/ B1	verb - to resonate
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
影 /かげ/ B2	noun - shadow
夏 /なつ/ A1	noun - summer
車 /くるま/ A1	noun - car
景色 /けしき/ B1	noun - scenery
思い出 /おもいで/ B2	noun - memory, recollection

Key Grammar Structures

• また来ようって

  ➔ Using the volitional form + って to quote or indicate a thought or intention

  ➔ The phrase "また来ようって" employs the volitional form "来よう" indicating an intention or suggestion to "come again," with って quoting or emphasizing the thought.

• 約束は果たされないまま

  ➔ Using the phrase "果たされないまま" to indicate "without being fulfilled" or "remaining unfulfilled"

  ➔ The phrase "果たされないまま" combines the negative passive "果たされない" (not fulfilled / not accomplished) with まま, meaning "without being fulfilled" or "remaining in that state."

• 星空に消えた

  ➔ Using the verb "消えた" (past tense of "消える") to indicate "disappeared" or "faded" in the context of the starry sky

  ➔ The verb "消えた" is the past tense of "消える," which means "to disappear" or "to fade," used here to describe the stars or summer memories vanishing from view.

• どれだけ泣いたんだろう

  ➔ Using the phrase "だろう" to express conjecture or wondering about the extent of an action

  ➔ "だろう" functions as a modal suffix indicating conjecture, doubt, or wonder about the extent or degree of an action, here questioning "how much" someone has cried.

• 戻れない 季節外れの花火

  ➔ Using the negative potential form "戻れない" to say "cannot return"

  ➔ The phrase "戻れない" is the negative form of the potential "戻れる" (can return), expressing an inability to go back to the past or previous time.

• あの夏はきっと…

  ➔ Using "きっと" to express certainty or confident assumption about the past

  ➔ The adverb "きっと" expresses the speaker’s strong belief or certainty that something about that summer is true or will happen, often implying nostalgia or hope.