I Know – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 東方神起

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

どこまでなら君のことを　愛していいの？

How far can I go in loving you?

絡めた指を今解いても　ふたりはまた逢えると言って

Even if I untangle our intertwined fingers now, you said we could meet again

好きだよ...

I like you...

昨日の夜も　一昨日の夜も 君を想っていたんだ　馬鹿だね

Last night, the night before, I was thinking of you, silly as it is

目の前にいても離れていても　心...君のところ

Whether you're in front of me or far away, my heart... it's with you

胸ん中にしまうことが　僕には正解だったね

Storing you in my heart was the right choice for me

それぞれに居場所がある　そんなことわかってる

I know we each have our own place, I understand that much

どこまでなら君のことを　愛していいの？

How far can I go in loving you?

絡めた指を今解いても　ふたりはまた逢えると言って

Even if I untangle our intertwined fingers now, you said we could meet again

嬉しい時も　落ち込んだ時も 君を想っていたんだ　駄目だね

In happy times and sad, I've been thinking of you, it's so bad of me

もう　現実は超えられない　そんなことわかってる

I know I can't overcome reality anymore, I understand that much

叶わない恋と知ってても　溺れてしまう

Even knowing this love can't be fulfilled, I drown in it

抱きしめる度に寂しさが　何回も込み上げてくるけど

Every time I hold you, loneliness wells up again and again, no matter how many times

君の匂いが　君の形が　僕の隙間を埋めていくよ

Your scent, your form fill the gaps in me

一度だけでいいから　素肌まで感じたい

Even just once, I want to feel your skin again

どこまでなら君のことを　愛していいの？

How far can I go in loving you?

絡めた指を今解いても　ふたりはまた逢えると言って

Even if I untangle our intertwined fingers now, you said we could meet again

どんなにただ君のことを　愛したくても

No matter how much I just want to love you,

君を幸せに出来るのは　僕じゃない 本当はわかってる

I know I can't make you happy—that's the truth.

君を

It's you

uh yeah

uh yeah

ただ...好きなのに

I just... love you

Uh

Uh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛して /aishite/ B1	verb - to love
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart
夢 /yume/ B2	noun - dream
現実 /genjitsu/ B2	noun - reality
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love (romantic)
嬉しい /ureshii/ A2	adjective - happy
寂しい /sabishii/ B1	adjective - lonely
想って /omotte/ B1	verb - to think
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to hug
形 /katachi/ B1	noun - shape
隙間 /sukima/ B2	noun - gap
正解 /seikai/ B2	noun - correct answer
出来る /dekiru/ B1	verb - to be able to do

Key Grammar Structures

• どこまでなら君のことを　愛していいの？

  ➔ The conditional form なら (nara) used to set a hypothetical condition or to express 'if' within a context.

  ➔ It indicates a hypothetical or particular condition, often translated as 'if' or 'when'.

• 絡めた指を今解いても

  ➔ Te form of 動詞 (絡めた), used to connect actions, with も (mo) indicating 'even if' or 'despite'.

  ➔ The te-form connects sequential actions or states, and adding も (mo) makes it 'even if' or 'despite'.

• 君を想っていたんだ

  ➔ Past tense of 想う (to think/feel), with んだ (nda) explaining or emphasizing the reason or feeling.

  ➔ The んだ (nda) adds emphasis or explanation to the statement, often used in emotional or clarifying contexts.

• 叶わない恋と知ってても

  ➔ The i-adjective 叶わない (cannot be realized/fulfilled), used with と (to) to indicate 'knowing that' something is impossible.

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative form of an adjective and the particle と to express awareness of an impossibility.

• 君の匂いが　君の形が　僕の隙間を埋めていくよ

  ➔ Using が (ga) to mark subjects in a list, and ていく (teiku) to denote a gradual or ongoing action.

  ➔ が marks multiple subjects in a sentence to list different items, and ていく emphasizes ongoing or increasing action.