Hummingbird – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Baby Kiy

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

『また来よう』って 君は言ってたのに

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

約束は果たされないまま

Our promises remain unfulfilled

そんな雲はいつのまにか遠くへ

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

humming bird 今日も響いてる

Hummingbird, echoes today once more

たとえば 誰かの為にじゃなく

For example, not for someone else,

僕たちのために歌えるなら

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

この歌は届くのかな？

Would this song reach you?

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

I wonder how much I’ve cried

どれだけ笑うんだろう

And how much I’ve laughed

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

Has something changed since those days?

戻れない 季節外れの花火

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

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

Its been a long time

It's been a long time

yeah I hope everything is okay

Yeah, I hope everything's okay

I'm listing the song that we loved hmmm

I'm listing the songs we loved, hmm

雨上がりの 帰り道 笑い合ったよね

On the way home after the rain, we laughed together

懐かしい 街の匂い I remember our days

The nostalgic scent of the town, I remember our days

夕焼けは まだ見守ってるの？

Is the sunset still watching over us?

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

I wonder how much I’ve cried

どれだけ笑うんだろう

And how much I’ve laughed

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

Has something changed since those days?

戻れない 季節外れの花火

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

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

I've seen the seasons

I've seen the seasons

走り出す車の窓 遠ざかる景色みつめて

Looking at the distant scenery through the running car window

when I feel the summer

Whenever I feel the summer

Its always reminds you

It always reminds me of you

ねえ 聞こえる？ あの星空

Hey, can you hear it? That starry sky

どれだけ泣いたとしても

No matter how much I’ve cried

どれだけ笑ったとしても

No matter how much I’ve laughed

あの頃みたい あどけない 2人の影

Like those days, innocent shadows of the two of us

忘れない かっこつけて

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

笑顔で 繰り返してく

Smiling repeatedly, as we did back then

あの夏はきっと…

That summer, surely...

どれだけ泣いたんだろう

I wonder how much I cried

どれだけ笑うんだろう

And how much I’ve laughed

あの頃から何かが変わったのかな？

Has something changed since those days?

戻れない 季節外れの花火

Fireworks out of season, impossible to go back

星空に消えた あの夏を君は 覚えてる？

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

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.