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

“Kimi wa Melody” is a wonderful song to help you learn Japanese, as its nostalgic and heartfelt lyrics about a past love and the power of music are both moving and easy to follow. The song’s theme of a melody triggering memories offers a beautiful way to connect with Japanese expressions of reminiscence and emotion. What makes this song special is its celebration of AKB48's 10-year history, bringing together past and present members in a vibrant and touching performance.

[English]

The sunlight changes with the magic of spring

People and the city have dressed in brighter colors

Drawn by the wind, I found myself unknowingly

I was humming

In the distant past, beyond my memories

I had almost forgotten our favorite song

Why did this song suddenly come to mind?

My love has always been preparing from long ago

I heard a radio full of noise

Transcending time

You are the melody, the melody

A nostalgic harmony, harmony

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

My melody, melody

I only remember the chorus

Youth is bittersweet

The shining days come back to life

From the center street we walked together

Lost in the youth that leads to the end

I had unknowingly become an adult

Even listening to songs

What have I forgotten?

Always searching for new things

That music feels like it's questioning my current self

Coincidences always teach me that they have meaning

An unexpected future, a sleeping love

Wakes up

Sweet memories, memory

I dreamed of glory days, glory days

The eternity contained in goodbye is close to me

Suddenly, memories, memory

The traces are vivid

Unconsciously, softly

I still hum, even now

Will I look back and remember you?

What hit song played back then?

You are the melody, melody

A nostalgic harmony, harmony

懐かしいハーモニーハーモニー

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

My melody, melody

I only remember the chorus

Bittersweet emotions overflow even now

Such a melody, melody

Surely somewhere, you too

Will hum along

Memories can sometimes be gentle

Will hum along

Someday, the melody from those days

...

[Japanese]

春の魔法に陽射しは変わって

人も街も明るめに着替えた

風に誘われ気づけば知らずに

僕は口ずさんでいた

遠い昔の記憶の彼方に

忘れかけてた2人のfavorite song

なぜこの曲が浮かんだのだろう突然に

愛しさはいつもずっと前から準備してる

ノイズだらけのラジオが聞こえてきたんだ

時をこえ

君はメロディー メロディー

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

僕のメロディーメロディー

サビだけを覚えてる

若さは切なく

輝いた日々が蘇るよ

君と歩いたセンター街から

と落ちに抜ける青春に迷って

知らないうちに大人になってた

歌を聞くことも鳴く

何を忘れてしまったのだろう？

新しい物ばかりを探して

今の自分に問いかけるようなあのミュージック

偶然はいつも教えてくれる意味があると

思いがけない未来眠ってた恋が

目を覚ます

甘いメモリーメモリー

夢を見たGlory days Glory days

サヨナラに込めた永遠こそ僕の近い

ふいにメモリーメモリー

面影も鮮やかに

無意識にそっと

口ずさむ僕は今でもまだ

振り返るように君の思い出すだろうか？

あの頃いつ流れた

Hit song

君はメロディーメロデイー

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

僕のメロディーメロディー

サビだけを覚えてる

ほろ苦い感情が溢れ出す今も

こんなメロディーメロディー

きっとどこかで君だって

口ずさむだろう

思い出は時にはやさしい

口ずさむだろう

いつの日にかあの頃のメロディー

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.