ふたりごと – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: RADWIMPS

Lyrics & Translation

"ふたりごと" (Futarigoto) is a quintessential RADWIMPS song, offering a profound exploration of love and the miracles of human connection through its poignant lyrics and distinctive musicality. Learning Japanese through this song can provide insight into deeply emotional and poetic language, as it uses conversational yet profound expressions to convey complex feelings, making it a rich resource for understanding nuanced Japanese.

[English]

What should I talk to you about now?

How should I convey this feeling?

It might take a little longer, but

I'll do my best.

Even God would surely be surprised.

People aren't made like you.

You're the greatest mutation of this century.

You're that beautiful.

Your father and mother,

their hearts seem to be so close,

two feelings that are

so small,

blaming it on something like time,

before long, we won't even meet each other's eyes,

and I'll never hear "I'm home" again.

You gaze at such a pair.

With teary eyes, you whisper,

...

“My life is proof of our love,

there's not a single lie in it.

Isn't that right? Say it is.”

“If you say there's no love between us,

then my life turns into a lie...

Don't let 'time' lie to me.”

The light that connects

the promise we made that day

is you now.

“Father, Mother,”

even the trembling voice and the tears

that flow while watching you,

even though we each got half,

you were born into this world.

You say you can't believe in the miracle

that you and I met.

You say you can't believe in the miracle

of the same place where we both got our piercings.

Yours shines so much more.

I wonder if I'll shine someday too.

I wonder if I can love the world like you do.

Even if my heart perishes,

ugly and decayed,

even if I take my last breath,

just for that final moment,

I want to see the world you were looking at.

I've already decided, you and I,

even when we're 50, we'll sleep in the same bed.

If we hold hands, our blood connects,

and we might never part.

Let's keep dreaming like this forever.

Let's just say it would be nice if we don't wake up.

They say we call it a dream because we wake up, right?

If that's the case, let's give it another name.

Let's write "you" and read it as "love."

Let's write "me" and read it as "affection."

If we do that, it seems like we won't be apart, right?

Someday, I'll write a song like that,

about how you and I met.

People just want to call it a miracle.

In this star born from a miracle,

everything else seems impossible.

Whether it's the six-star astrology,

or the great calamity,

even if I'm a Jupiter person,

and you're a Mars person,

even if you insist,

I'm still an Earthling.

No, but even if I were a Jupiter person,

it's just a neighboring star, right?

I'll use my once-in-a-lifetime warp here.

たかが隣の星だろ？

一生で一度のワープをここで使うよ

...

I want to believe in the miracle

that you and I met.

Whether it's a miracle or whatever,

just thank you.

You say (I say),

“Because it's a miracle (because it's a miracle),

it's beautiful, isn't it? It's wonderful, isn't it?”

美しいんだね 素敵なんだね

...

[Japanese]

今からお前に何話そうかな

どうやってこの感じ伝えようかな

少し長くかかるかもな でもね

頑張ってみるよ

神様もきっとびっくり

人ってお前みたいにできてない

今世紀最大の突然変異

ってくらいにお前は美しい

そんなお前の父ちゃんと母ちゃんの

心と心くっつきそうなほど

近くにいた二つの

想いと想いがちっぽけな

時間なんてもののせいにしては

いつしか目と目も合わさず

もう二度と聞こえない「ただいま」

そんな二人お前見つめる

ウルっとした瞳でこう呟く

「私の命は二人の愛の証

そこには一つだって嘘はない

そうでしょう？そうだと言ってよ」

「二人に愛はもうないと言うなら

私の命はすべて嘘にかわり...

「時」に嘘をつかせないで」

あの日二人交わした約束を

今につなぎとめる光が

今の君なの

「父よ、母よ」と

震う声も 二人を

見て流るるその涙も

半分コずつもらったのに

君がこの世に生まれた

奇跡を信じれないという

君と僕とが出会えた

奇跡を信じれないという

同じとこに空けたピアス

お前のだけやけに光って見える

俺もいつか輝くかな

お前みたいに世界を愛せるかな

俺の心滅びようとも

醜く朽ち果て

息ひきとろうとも

その最期の一瞬だけでも

お前が見てた世界見てみたいの

もう決めたもん 俺とお前

50になっても同じベッドで寝るの

手と手合わせてたら血も繋がって

一生離れなくなったりして

こんな夢をいつまでも見よう

醒めなければいいって

ことにしとこう

醒めるから夢と呼ぶんでしょう？

って言うなら他に名前つけよう

君と書いて「恋」と読んで

僕と書いて「愛」と読もう

そうすりゃ離れそうも

ないでしょう？

いつかそんな歌作るよ

君と僕が出会えたことを

人は奇跡と呼んでみたいだけ

奇跡が生んだこのホシで起こる

すべて奇跡以外ありえないだろう

六星占術だろうと

大殺界だろうと

俺が木星人で

君が火星人だろうと

君が言い張っても

俺は地球人だよ

いや、でも 仮に木星人でも

たかが隣の星だろ？

一生で一度のワープをここで使うよ

君と僕とが出会えた

奇跡を信じてみたいんだ

君と僕が出会えたことが

奇跡だろうとなんだろうと

ただありがとう

君は言う （僕は言う）

奇跡だから （奇跡だから）

美しいんだね 素敵なんだね

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
話す /はなす/ A2	verb - to speak, to talk
感じ /かんじ/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
美しい /うつくしい/ B1	adjective - beautiful
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart, mind
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
約束 /やくそく/ B1	noun - promise, agreement
奇跡 /きせき/ B2	noun - miracle
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
世界 /せかい/ A1	noun - world
命 /いのち/ B1	noun - life
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
夢 /ゆめ/ A1	noun - dream
決める /きめる/ B1	verb - to decide
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
見える /みえる/ A2	verb - to be visible, to be seen
流れ /ながれ/ B2	noun - flow, current

Key Grammar Structures

• 今からお前に何話そうかな

  ➔ ～から (kara) expresses the starting point of an action or event.

  ➔ '今から' means 'from now' or 'starting now,' indicating the moment when the action begins.

• 頑張ってみるよ

  ➔ ～てみる (te miru) expresses trying to do something to see the result.

  ➔ '頑張ってみる' means 'I'll try my best' or 'I'll give it a try,' emphasizing the attempt to do something.

• 人ってお前みたいにできてない

  ➔ ～みたいに (mitai ni) means 'like' or 'similar to,' used for comparison.

  ➔ '人ってお前みたいにできてない' means 'people are not made like you,' comparing others to the person being addressed.

• 今世紀最大の突然変異

  ➔ の (no) indicates possession or attribution, linking nouns.

  ➔ '今世紀最大の突然変異' means 'the greatest mutation of the 21st century,' using の to modify the noun.

• お前と書いて「恋」と読んで

  ➔ と (to) indicates 'and' or 'with' when connecting nouns or quoting.

  ➔ 'お前と書いて「恋」と読んで' means 'write it as 'koi' (love) and read it as 'love,'’ using と to connect the action of writing and reading.

• 僕と書いて「愛」と読もう

  ➔ と (to) functions as 'and' or 'with' to connect nouns or imperatives.

  ➔ '僕と書いて「愛」と読もう' means 'Let's write it as 'ai' (love) and read it as 'love,'' using と to combine the actions of writing and reading.