In Our Time – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 東方神起
• Album: TIME

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with a new culture, and TVXQ's "In Our Time" is a perfect song for Japanese learners. Its clear and uplifting lyrics about unity and kindness offer simple yet profound vocabulary. The song's gentle melody and positive message make it an encouraging and enjoyable way to practice your language skills while discovering a special piece of J-pop history.

[English]

If I happen to smile, you will surely smile too.

If you smile even more, someone else will surely smile too.

Lalala...

If I've been crying all along, you would surely protect me.

If you kept protecting me, someone would protect you too.

Lalala...

Lalala...

If we gather the world's tears, let's sprinkle them on our paths.

Someday, at someone's feet, they will bloom as flowers.

If we gather beautiful flowers, happiness will overflow.

We can become one, let's believe in that now.

Lalala...

[Japanese]

僕がふと笑ったなら　君もきっと笑うだろう

君がもっと笑ったなら　誰かもきっと笑うだろう

Lalala...

僕がずっと泣いていたら　君はきっとかばうだろう

君がずっとかばったなら　誰かが君を守るだろう

Lalala...

Lalala...

世界の涙 集めたら　それぞれの道に撒こう

誰かの足元にいつか　花となり咲くだろう

綺麗な花を集めたら　幸せがあふれだして

僕らはひとつになれるよ　それをいま　信じよう

Lalala...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
泣く /なく/ A2	verb - to cry
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road, path
花 /はな/ A1	noun - flower
幸せ /しあわせ/ B1	noun - happiness
信じる /しんじる/ B2	verb - to believe
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tear
集める /あつめる/ B1	verb - to gather, to collect
咲く /さく/ B1	verb - to bloom
ひとつ /ひとつ/ A1	noun - one, a single

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕がふと笑ったなら

  ➔ Conditional form with '~なら' to express 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ The phrase '~なら' indicates a conditional or hypothetical situation.

• 君もきっと笑うだろう

  ➔ Use of 'も' to mean 'also' or 'too'; 'きっと' for 'certainly'; the volitional form 'だろう' to express conjecture or expectation.

  ➔ 'も' emphasizes inclusion, 'きっと' indicates strong certainty, 'だろう' expresses conjecture about the future.

• 世界の涙 集めたら

  ➔ Use of the conditional form '~たら' to mean 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ '~たら' indicates a conditional or hypothetical situation, often translated as 'if' or 'when'.

• それぞれの道に撒こう

  ➔ 'に' indicates direction or target; '撒こう' is the volitional form of '撒く' (to scatter or sow) meaning 'let's scatter/sow'.

  ➔ 'に' marks the target or direction of an action; '撒こう' expresses the speaker's intention to perform the action 'scatter' or 'sow' together.

• 幸せがあふれだして

  ➔ The verb 'あふれ出す' is a compound verb meaning 'begin to overflow' or 'spill out'.

  ➔ 'あふれ出す' indicates the action of beginning to overflow or spill out, often metaphorically for emotion or abundance.