カムパネルラ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant world of 米津玄師's "Campanella," a song that masterfully weaves together themes of guilt, sacrifice, and remembrance. Inspired by 宮沢賢治's “Night on the Galactic Railroad,” this song offers a unique opportunity to delve into Japanese literature and emotional expression, enhancing your language skills while experiencing a deeply moving narrative .

[English]

Campanella, I was dreaming

Following you, a Gentian flower bloomed

This city keeps changing

Unintentionally, I left you behind

The moonlit insect sleeping in the noon sea

Thinking back to that day that won't come back

A statue dancing to the sound of an organ

Only time keeps passing by

Just as they say, my hands are becoming dirty

Turning with the tailwind, I will keep living

Standing close until the day it ends

I want to remember you

Campanella, is that place abundant?

To the point your eyes blur

The heat haze shimmers on the tar

Bursting summer flames

Conifers singing with pure white birds

Everything I gaze at becomes a memory

A single button on the shoreline

The loneliness you gave me

Just as they say, there are wounds that won't heal no matter how long

Looking back at dusk, each time realizing my mistakes

Days without you continue

Alone within silence

Embracing the light, reflecting and shining like crystal

The wounds you caused are also part of the shine

Embracing the light, reflecting and shining like crystal

The wounds you caused are also part of the shine

Just as they say, my hands are becoming dirty

Turning with the tailwind, I can still keep living

Just as they say, there are wounds that won't heal no matter how long

Looking back at dusk, each time realizing my mistakes

Standing close until the day it ends

I want to remember you

Campanella

[Japanese]

カムパネルラ　夢を見ていた

君のあとに　咲いたリンドウの花

この街は　変わり続ける

計らずも　君を残して

真昼の海で眠る月光蟲

戻らないあの日に想いを巡らす

オルガンの音色で踊るスタチュー

時間だけ通り過ぎていく

あの人の言う通り　わたしの手は汚れてゆくのでしょう

追い風に翻り　わたしはまだ生きてゆくでしょう

終わる日まで寄り添うように

君を憶えていたい

カムパネルラ　そこは豊かか

君の目が　眩むくらいに

タールの上で　陽炎が揺れる

爆ぜるような　夏の灯火

真白な鳥と歌う針葉樹

見つめる全てが面影になる

波打ち際にボタンが一つ

君がくれた寂しさよ

あの人の言う通り　いつになれど癒えない傷があるでしょう

黄昏を振り返り　その度　過ちを知るでしょう

君がいない日々は続く

しじまの中　独り

光を受け止めて　跳ね返り輝くクリスタル

君がつけた傷も　輝きのその一つ

光を受け止めて　跳ね返り輝くクリスタル

君がつけた傷も　輝きのその一つ

あの人の言う通り　わたしの手は汚れてゆくのでしょう

追い風に翻り　わたしはまだ生きてゆける

あの人の言う通り　いつになれど癒えない傷があるでしょう

黄昏を振り返り　その度　過ちを知るでしょう

終わる日まで寄り添うように

君を憶えていたい

カムパネルラ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
街 /machi/ A2	noun - town/street
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
月光蟲 /gekkouchuu/ B2	noun - moonlight bug
傷 /kizu/ B1	noun - wound/injury
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
思い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought/feeling
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
影 /kage/ B1	noun - shadow
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
日 /hi/ A1	noun - day/sun
鳥 /tori/ A1	noun - bird
灯火 /touka/ B2	noun - light/fire
独り /hitori/ B1	adverb - alone

Key Grammar Structures

• ～ている

  ➔ Progressive or continuous action/state indicator (present perfect, ongoing action)

  ➔ Used to describe an action that is ongoing or a state that continues at the moment

• ～に

  ➔ Target or direction marker; indicates purpose or destination

  ➔ Used to indicate the target of an action, purpose, or destination

• ～ながら

  ➔ While doing; simultaneously performing two actions

  ➔ Expresses two actions occurring at the same time

• ～でしょう

  ➔ Probabilistic or conjectural ending, indicating likely or expected outcome

  ➔ Used when making a guess, prediction, or expressing what is likely

• ～ことができる

  ➔ Can do; ability to do something

  ➔ Expresses ability or possibility to perform an action

• ～ほど

  ➔ Degree or extent; comparing to a level or amount

  ➔ Used to compare the extent or degree of something

• ～まで

  ➔ Until; to the extent of

  ➔ Indicates the endpoint or limit in time or space