今はいいんだよ。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Kotoha

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soothing world of Japanese music with Kotoha's heartfelt cover of "今はいいんだよ。" This J-Pop gem, whose title means "It's okay now," offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Japanese through its gentle and profoundly comforting lyrics. You can explore expressions of vulnerability, self-acceptance, and reassurance, making it a perfect song to connect with the emotional depth of the language while enjoying its melodic beauty.

[English]

Lyrics: MIMI

Music: MIMI

I'm terrified of mornings and can't get out of bed

I'm not really suited for trying hard

Crying is the only thing I'm good at

In the middle of days like that

I think I'm just a little exhausted

Even the stars' shine feels draining

What I can't say just keeps piling up

As I look down

If tomorrow never comes

Then I'd surely find some relief

Even though I'm empty, my heart

aches

Today just feels unbearably lonely

I'm still unable to sleep

Until I can someday think I'm happy

Please stay exactly who you are

You don't have to keep pretending to be strong

Just a single tear from nights past

Hold it gently and keep moving forward

And that's enough for now.

If you could sing a song that would make you smile someday

If you can sing a song

I have nothing, though

If I could sing a song

as many as the wounds that make me cry

the night will grow warm

Just be yourself and smile

Today

Today just feels unbearably lonely

I'm still unable to sleep

Until I can someday think I'm happy

Please stay exactly who you are

You don't have to keep pretending to be strong

Just a single tear from nights past

Hold it gently and keep moving forward

And that's enough for now.

[Japanese]

作词 : MIMI

作曲 : MIMI

朝が怖くって起きられない

努力はそんなに向いてない

泣くことだけが得意になる

そんな日々の狭間で

ちょっとだけ疲れたんだって

星の輝きがしんどいって

言えないことだけ増えてって

俯く様に

明日が明日が来なければ

そしたらきっと楽になれる

空っぽなのに心が

痛むんだ

今日がどうにも寂しくってさ

眠れないままだけどさ

いつか幸せって思えるまで

君は君のままでいてよ

もうさ強がらなくてもいいんだよ

過去の夜の涙ひとつ

それを柔く持って歩いて征く

それだけで今はいいんだよ。

いつか君が笑えるような

歌を歌えるのなら

僕には何も無いけど

歌を歌えるのなら

泣いちゃう傷の数だけ

夜は暖かくなるよ

君はさ君のままで笑って

今日が

今日がどうにも寂しくってさ

眠れないままだけどさ

いつか幸せって思えるまで

君は君のままでいてよ

もうさ強がらなくてもいいんだよ

過去の夜の涙ひとつ

それを柔く持って歩いて征く

それだけで今はいいんだよ。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
朝 /a̠.so̞/ A1	noun - morning
怖い /ko̞.ɰa.i/ A2	adjective - scary; afraid
起きる /o̞.kʲi.ɾɯ̹/ A2	verb - to wake up; to get up
努力 /do̞.ɾʲi.o̞.kɯ̥ᵝ/ B1	noun - effort; hard work
泣く /na̠.kɯ̥ᵝ/ A1	verb - to cry
得意 /de̞.ɯ̟̞.i/ B1	adjective - good at; confident noun - one’s strong point
日々 /hi.bi/ B1	noun - every day; daily life
疲れる /tsɯ̥ᵝ.kɯ̥ᵝ.ɾe̞ɾɯ̥ᵝ/ A2	verb - to get tired; to become fatigued
星 /ho̞.ɕi/ A1	noun - star
輝き /ka.ga.ʑi.ki/ B2	noun - brightness; radiance
明日 /a.ɕi.ta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
心 /ko.ko.ɾo/ A1	noun - heart; mind
痛む /i.ta.mu/ B1	verb - to hurt; to be painful
寂しい /sa.bi.ɕiː/ A2	adjective - lonely; lonely feeling
眠れない /ne.mu.re.na.i/ B1	verb - cannot sleep
幸せ /ɕi.a.wa.se/ A2	noun - happiness; happiness
強がる /tsɯ̥ᵝ.o.ɡa.ɾɯ̥ᵝ/ B2	verb - to act tough; to put on a brave front
過去 /ka.ko/ A2	noun - the past

Key Grammar Structures

• 朝が怖くって起きられない

  ➔ Conjunctive use of the -te form; here 'くって' is a casual variant of 'くて' connecting two predicates.

  ➔ The word "くって" is the colloquial form of "くて" used to connect two clauses.

• 努力はそんなに向いてない

  ➔ Casual negative of '向く' (not suited); contraction from '向いていない'.

  ➔ The word "向いてない" is the casual negation of "向く" (not suited).

• 泣くことだけが得意になる

  ➔ Nominalizer 'こと' turning the verb into a noun phrase; 'だけが' marks it as the only thing that becomes skilled.

  ➔ The word "こと" is the nominalizer turning the verb into a noun phrase.

• ちょっとだけ疲れたんだって

  ➔ んだ/んだって conveys explanatory tone and hearsay; 'んだって' marks reported speech with explanation.

  ➔ The word "んだって" expresses explanatory tone and hearsay in reported speech.

• 明日が来なければ

  ➔ Conditional form '〜れば' used for hypothetical condition; here '来なければ' = if tomorrow does not come.

  ➔ The word "来なければ" uses the conditional form '-なければ' to express "if not come".

• 空っぽなのに心が痛むんだ

  ➔ No/contrasting conjunction 'のに' expresses concession or contrast: despite being empty, the heart hurts.

  ➔ The word "のに" expresses concessive contrast: even though one thing is true, another follows.

• 今日がどうにも寂しくってさ

  ➔ Te-form replacement '寂しくって' (te-form of i-adjective 寂しい) used for continuation; colloquial for '寂しくて'.

  ➔ The word "寂しくって" is the colloquial variant of the te-form '寂しくて' used to chain clauses.

• 眠れないままだけどさ

  ➔ Pattern 'まま' signifies staying in the current state; 'だけど' adds a contrastive 'but'.

  ➔ The word "まま" signals that the state remains unchanged.

• いつか幸せって思えるまで

  ➔ Until: 'まで' marks the endpoint; 'って' is a quotation marker here; '思える' is potential form of 思う.

  ➔ The word "まで" indicates 'until', marking the endpoint of the hoped change (thinking you may be happy).