Kaerou – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: HELP EVER HURT NEVER

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a soulful journey with Fujii Kaze's "Kaerou." This poignant song, with its gentle melodies and profound lyrics, offers a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of the Japanese language, particularly vocabulary related to emotions, spirituality, and acceptance. Its expressive nature and deep meaning make it an exceptional piece for understanding cultural perspectives on life and death, inviting learners to connect with the language on a deeper, more emotional level.

[English]

You dissolve into the sunset

I disappear into the dawn

If we won't cross paths again

Then that's our fate

You light the way

I seek the light

I'm not afraid, there's nothing to lose

I haven't had anything from the start

Well then, well then, see you again

The boy's eyes are stained

The bell tolls at five, but I can no longer hear it

Well then, well then, it's as if

Everything seems to be over

A big mistake, the road ahead is long, I won't forget

Ah, let's forget everything and go home

Ah, let's wash everything away and go home

That wound still aches, but this thirst won't heal

I don't care anymore, let's blow it all away

Let's go home with the refreshing breeze

Let's go home with the gentle falling rain

What is born from the end of hatred?

I, I will forget first

You let out your weakness

I spill my regrets

At least let me be a god for the last time

Because this is just being human

Even if you look down on a world without me

Nothing changes, it keeps spinning

My back feels a little lighter

Well then, well then, see you again

それじゃ それじゃ またね

We part ways in front of the national road

As the town's noise continues, I walk away alone

Please, please, always asking

I couldn't give you anything

Living without knowing the meaning

Ah, let's give everything and go home

Ah, let's go home with nothing

What can be given is what has been given

Let's stand tall and say thank you

I'll be waiting, so let's go home

Let's go to a place where happiness never fades

At the moment of parting, what can I take with me?

One by one, let's let go of our burdens

What is born from the end of hatred?

I, I will forget first

Ah, how should I live from today?

[Japanese]

あなたは夕日に溶けて

わたしは夜明に消えて

もう二度と 交わらないのなら

それが運命だね

あなたは灯ともして

わたしは光もとめて

怖くはない 失うものなどない

最初から何も持ってない

それじゃ それじゃ またね

少年の瞳は汚れ

５時の鐘は鳴り響けど もう聞こえない

それじゃ それじゃ まるで

全部 終わったみたいだね

大間違い 先は長い 忘れないから

ああ 全て忘れて帰ろう

ああ 全て流して帰ろう

あの傷は疼けど この渇き癒えねど

もうどうでもいいの 吹き飛ばそう

さわやかな風と帰ろう

やさしく降る雨と帰ろう

憎みあいの果てに何が生まれるの

わたし、わたしが先に 忘れよう

あなたは弱音を吐いて

わたしは未練こぼして

最後くらい 神様でいさせて

だって これじゃ人間だ

わたしのいない世界を

上から眺めていても

何一つ 変わらず回るから

少し背中が軽くなった

それじゃ それじゃ またね

国道沿い前で別れ

続く町の喧騒 後目に一人行く

ください ください ばっかで

何も あげられなかったね

生きてきた 意味なんか 分からないまま

ああ 全て与えて帰ろう

ああ 何も持たずに帰ろう

与えられるものこそ 与えられたもの

ありがとう、って胸をはろう

待ってるからさ、もう帰ろう

幸せ絶えぬ場所、帰ろう

去り際の時に 何が持っていけるの

一つ一つ 荷物 手放そう

憎み合いの果てに何が生まれるの

わたし、わたしが先に 忘れよう

あぁ今日からどう生きてこう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
溶けて (tokete) /to.ke.te/ B1	verb - to melt, to dissolve
消えて (kiete) /ki.e.te/ B1	verb - to disappear, to vanish
運命 (unmei) /ɯ̃m.meː/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
灯 (akari) /a.ka.ɾi/ B1	noun - light
光 (hikari) /hi.ka.ɾi/ A2	noun - light, ray
少年 (shounen) /ʃoː.neɴ/ A2	noun - boy, youth
瞳 (hitomi) /hi.to.mi/ B2	noun - pupil (of the eye)
汚れ (yogore) /jo.ɡo.ɾe/ B1	noun - dirt, pollution
鐘 (kane) /ka.ne/ A2	noun - bell
響き (hibiki) /hi.bi.ki/ B2	noun - echo, reverberation, sound
傷 (kizu) /ki.zɯ/ A2	noun - wound, scar
疼け (itameke) /i.ta.me.ke/ B2	verb - to ache, to hurt
渇き (kawaki) /ka.wa.ki/ B2	noun - thirst
癒え (ie) /i.e/ B2	verb - to heal, to recover
風 (kaze) /ka.ze/ A1	noun - wind
雨 (ame) /a.me/ A1	noun - rain
憎み (nikumi) /ni.ku.mi/ C1	noun - hatred, resentment
弱音 (yowane) /jo.ɰa.ne/ B2	noun - complaint, whining
未練 (miren) /mi.ɾeɴ/ C1	noun - lingering attachment, regret
世界 (sekai) /se.ka.i/ A2	noun - world
国道 (kokudou) /ko̞.kɯ̟ᵝ.do̞ː/ B2	noun - national road, highway
町 (machi) /ma.t͡ɕi/ A1	noun - town
喧騒 (kenso) /ke̞ɴ.so̞ː/ C1	noun - noise, bustle
意味 (imi) /i.mi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
胸 (mune) /mɯ.ne/ A2	noun - chest, heart
場所 (basho) /ba.ʃo/ A1	noun - place, location
荷物 (nimotsu) /ni.mo.t͡sɯ/ A2	noun - luggage, baggage

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたは夕日に溶けて

  ➔ Use of the particle "は" to mark the topic

  ➔ "は" emphasizes that "あなた" (you) is the topic of the sentence.

• わたしは夜明に消えて

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate location or target

  ➔ "に" specifies the place "夜明" (dawn) where "わたし" (I) disappear.

• もう二度と 交わらないのなら

  ➔ Use of "のなら" to express supposition or hypothetical condition

  ➔ "のなら" means 'if it is the case that' or 'if you' in this context, indicating a hypothetical scenario.

• ああ 全て忘れて帰ろう

  ➔ Use of volitional form "帰ろう" to express a suggestion or intention to 'go home'

  ➔ "帰ろう" is a volitional form of "帰る" indicating the speaker's intention or suggestion to go home.

• 生きてきた 意味なんか 分からないまま

  ➔ Use of the te-form "きた" combined with "生きて" to indicate ongoing past action leading to the present

  ➔ "生きてきた" means 'have been living' or 'have lived,' indicating experience or ongoing action from the past.