君はメロディー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48
• Album: AKB48 43rd Maxi Single「君はメロディー」

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

春の魔法に陽射しは変わって

The sunlight changes with the magic of spring

人も街も明るめに着替えた

People and the city have dressed in brighter colors

風に誘われ気づけば知らずに

Drawn by the wind, I found myself unknowingly

僕は口ずさんでいた

I was humming

遠い昔の記憶の彼方に

In the distant past, beyond my memories

忘れかけてた2人のfavorite song

I had almost forgotten our favorite song

なぜこの曲が浮かんだのだろう突然に

Why did this song suddenly come to mind?

愛しさはいつもずっと前から準備してる

My love has always been preparing from long ago

ノイズだらけのラジオが聞こえてきたんだ

I heard a radio full of noise

時をこえ

Transcending time

君はメロディー メロディー

You are the melody, the melody

懐かしいハーモニー ハーモニー

A nostalgic harmony, harmony

好きだよと言えず抑えていた胸の痛み

Unable to say I love you, I held back the pain in my heart

僕のメロディーメロディー

My melody, melody

サビだけを覚えてる

I only remember the chorus

若さは切なく

Youth is bittersweet

輝いた日々が蘇るよ

The shining days come back to life

君と歩いたセンター街から

From the center street we walked together

と落ちに抜ける青春に迷って

Lost in the youth that leads to the end

知らないうちに大人になってた

I had unknowingly become an adult

歌を聞くことも鳴く

Even listening to songs

何を忘れてしまったのだろう？

What have I forgotten?

新しい物ばかりを探して

Always searching for new things

今の自分に問いかけるようなあのミュージック

That music feels like it's questioning my current self

偶然はいつも教えてくれる意味があると

Coincidences always teach me that they have meaning

思いがけない未来眠ってた恋が

An unexpected future, a sleeping love

目を覚ます

Wakes up

甘いメモリーメモリー

Sweet memories, memory

夢を見たGlory days Glory days

I dreamed of glory days, glory days

サヨナラに込めた永遠こそ僕の近い

The eternity contained in goodbye is close to me

ふいにメモリーメモリー

Suddenly, memories, memory

面影も鮮やかに

The traces are vivid

無意識にそっと

Unconsciously, softly

口ずさむ僕は今でもまだ

I still hum, even now

振り返るように君の思い出すだろうか？

Will I look back and remember you?

あの頃いつ流れた

What hit song played back then?

Hit song

You are the melody, melody

君はメロディーメロデイー

A nostalgic harmony, harmony

懐かしいハーモニーハーモニー

懐かしいハーモニーハーモニー

好きだよと言えず抑えていた胸の痛み

Unable to say I love you, I held back the pain in my heart

僕のメロディーメロディー

My melody, melody

サビだけを覚えてる

I only remember the chorus

ほろ苦い感情が溢れ出す今も

Bittersweet emotions overflow even now

こんなメロディーメロディー

Such a melody, melody

きっとどこかで君だって

Surely somewhere, you too

口ずさむだろう

Will hum along

思い出は時にはやさしい

Memories can sometimes be gentle

口ずさむだろう

Will hum along

いつの日にかあの頃のメロディー

Someday, the melody from those days

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
魔法 /mahoː/ B1	noun - magic
陽射し /hiashi/ B2	noun - sunlight
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
曲 /kyoku/ A2	noun - song
愛しさ /itoshisa/ B2	noun - affection
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
青春 /seishun/ B2	noun - youth
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - recollection
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
日々 /hibi/ A2	noun - days
思い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought
メロディー /merodii/ A2	noun - melody
覚える /oboeru/ A2	verb - to remember
探す /sagasu/ A2	verb - to search

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕は口ずさんでいた

  ➔ The use of the past continuous tense with "〜ていた" indicates an ongoing or repeated action in the past.

  ➔ It shows an action that was happening or ongoing in the past.

• 風に誘われ気づけば知らずに

  ➔ The passive pattern "誘われる" shows being invited or led by the wind.

  ➔ It indicates being influenced or led by something external, in this case, the wind.

• なぜこの曲が浮かんだのだろう突然に

  ➔ The use of "のだろう" expresses conjecture or speculation about why something happened.

  ➔ It indicates speculation or questioning regarding the reason behind something.

• 好きだよと言えず抑えていた胸の痛み

  ➔ The verb "言えず" is the negative potential form of "言う," meaning "cannot say."

  ➔ It expresses inability to say something, in this case, feelings.

• サビだけを覚えてる

  ➔ The particle "だけ" indicates restriction or limitation to a specific thing.

  ➔ It emphasizes that only the chorus is remembered or focused on.

• 無意識にそっと口ずさむ

  ➔ The adverb "無意識に" means "unconsciously," and "そっと" means "gently" or "quietly."

  ➔ It describes doing something unconsciously or gently.

• ふいにメモリーメモリー

  ➔ The adverb "ふいに" means "suddenly" or "unexpectedly."

  ➔ It indicates an unexpected or sudden event or realization.