君に届くまで – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Little Glee Monster

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt message of "君に届くまで" by Little Glee Monster, a J-Pop gem that explores themes of growing up and expressing true feelings. Dive into the language of longing and hope, and uncover the beautiful harmonies that make this song a special experience for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

I was always walking around in my uniform

Lying alone on the riverbed

Have I become a little more

Like an adult now since then?

I'm always just chasing after

Hot dreams and sweet love

Only seeing their backs

Always feeling anxious

For some reason, being honest

Feels childish

Hiding my true feelings, it's a bad habit, isn't it?

I think I'm even forgetting where I hid them

If you want to laugh, go ahead

Passing each other's feelings, the sun shines

So that even my misshapen heart can shine

Repeatedly reflecting, a ray of light, reaching you

A new me in the blowing wind

Letting my hair, just undone, flutter

A world I can see when I close my eyes

Turning my outstretched arms into wings

...

Picking up the ball at my feet

I threw it back with a smile

Above the running boy's head

It disappeared into the distance

Where should I throw

The straightforward feelings in my heart?

I always really know, but still, it doesn't reach

For some reason, I'm too self-conscious, awkward

If you want to laugh, go ahead

Above the elevated track, a train passes by

Taking the me from back then, carrying her away

If I can change

I feel like it's today, I looked up at the sky

The things I can't lose, deep in my heart, as they come to mind

I was counting, you came to mind so many times, Ah

Passing each other's feelings, the sun shines

So that even my misshapen heart can shine

Repeatedly reflecting, a ray of light, reaching you

A new me in the blowing wind

Letting my hair, just undone, flutter

A world I can see when I close my eyes

Turning my outstretched arms into wings

Toward tomorrow

Take off

...

[Japanese]

制服でいつも歩いていた

河川敷一人寝転んだ

あの頃から少しくらいは

いま大人になれているかな

いつだって追いかけてばかり

熱い夢や甘い恋の

後ろ姿しか見えなくて

いつも不安で

なぜか素直でいることが

子供みたいに思えて

本当の気持ちを隠した 悪い癖でしょ

どこに隠したのかも 忘れそう

笑うなら 笑ってよ

すれ違う想い 太陽が照らす

いびつな心も輝けるように

乱反射を 繰り返して 一縷の光 君に届け

吹き抜ける風に あたらしい私

ほどいたばかりの 髪をなびかせて

目を閉じれば 見える世界

広げた腕を 翼に変えて

足元のボール拾い上げて

笑顔で投げ返したけど

走って来た少年の頭上

彼方に消えた

胸の真っ直ぐな気持ちを

どこに投げたらいいのか

本当はいつでも分かってる なのに届かない

なぜか意識しすぎて ぎこちない

笑うなら 笑ってよ

高架線の上 電車が過ぎてく

あの頃の私 乗せて連れ去って

もし私が 変われるなら

今日の気がして 空を見上げた

失えないものを 胸の奥 思い浮かぶままに

数えていた 君が何度も 浮かんで来る Ah

すれ違う想い 太陽が照らす

いびつな心も 輝けるように

乱反射を 繰り返して 一縷の光 君に届け

吹き抜ける風に あたらしい私

ほどいたばかりの 髪をなびかせて

目を閉じれば 見える世界

広げた腕を 翼に変えて

明日へ

飛び立て

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
制服 /seifuku/ A2	noun - uniform
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
私 /watashi/ A1	pronoun - I, me
思い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
届ける /todokeru/ B1	verb - to deliver
輝く /kagayaku/ B2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
走る /hashiru/ A2	verb - to run
数える /kazoeru/ B1	verb - to count

Key Grammar Structures

• いつだって追いかけてばかり

  ➔ Always doing something (repetition or continuous action) using 〜てばかり

  ➔ '〜てばかり' indicates the subject is always doing that action, emphasizing repetition or continuous activity.

• 広げた腕を 翼に変えて

  ➔ Using 〜て form to describe changing or transforming something

  ➔ '〜て' form is used here to express the act of changing or transforming 'arms' into 'wings', indicating a metamorphosis.

• 笑うなら 笑ってよ

  ➔ Conditional form using なら to imply 'if' and command/request with て form

  ➔ The なら form sets a condition 'if' and combines with て to make a request or suggestion: 'Laugh if you are going to laugh.'

• 目を閉じれば 見える世界

  ➔ Conditional form using ば to express 'if' or 'when' + verb, implying 'when I close my eyes'

  ➔ The ば form introduces a conditional sense, meaning 'if I close my eyes' leading to a particular outcome: 'the world I see'.

• 乱反射を 繰り返して

  ➔ Using the て form of 繰り返す to indicate 'repeating' an action

  ➔ '〜て' form of 繰り返す indicates the ongoing or repeated action of 'repeating chaos or reflections'.

• 失えないものを 胸の奥 思い浮かぶままに

  ➔ Using の to modify nouns and ままに to indicate 'as it is' or 'following one's wish'

  ➔ 'の' modifies the noun 'もの' (thing) to specify 'something irreplaceable', and 'ままに' means 'as it is' or 'according to one's wish'.