Kanashii Ureshii – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: frederic

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Japanese music with Frederic's "Kanashii Ureshii." This song, meaning "Sad Happy," perfectly captures the bittersweet nuances of life, allowing you to explore the dualities of emotion through its catchy melody and introspective lyrics. It's a great entry point for those looking to connect with the lyrical and emotional depth often found in Japanese pop music.

[English]

I drew a bright red line, a story of a tiny heart

Where will our future shine towards?

I drew the next line, dazzling every time it's colored

Drawing out the rhythm of such a heart

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Happy, happy, happy, happy

Shaken by these two emotions

It just illuminates the destination we haven't seen yet

It's okay if it's a lie, let me swim in a dream

Searching for the correct, correct now

We believe in an invisible future

So we search for the correct, correct now, and it shines

...

Connected by bright red rails, a story of you I can't leave alone

Where is our night train headed?

Memories shrouded in smoke, lonely every time I look back

Drawing out the beat of such a heart

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Happy, happy, happy, happy

Shaken by these two emotions

We just keep moving towards the destination we haven't seen yet

...

Goodbye

Goodbye

Our story of only sadness

It's okay if it's a lie, let me swim in a dream

Searching for the correct, correct now

We believe in an invisible future

So we search for the correct, correct now

We turn our feet towards the destination we haven't seen yet

Sad, sad, sad, even if I do it, it doesn't stop

...

[Japanese]

真っ赤な線を描いた ちっぽけな心の話

僕らの未来はどこに向かって光るの？

続きの線を描いた 色づいてしまうたびに眩しい

そんな心のリズムを繋ぎ出す

かなしい かなしい かなしい かなしい

うれしい うれしい うれしい うれしい

ふたつの感情に揺さぶられては

まだ見ぬ行き先を照らし出してくだけ

このまま嘘でもいいから夢泳がせて

正しい正しい今を探してく

僕らは見えない未来を信じてる

だから正しい正しい今を探しては光った

真っ赤なレール繋いだ ほっとけない君の話

僕らの夜汽車はどこに向かって走るの？

煙に巻いた想いは 振り向いてしまうたびに寂しい

そんな心のビートを繋ぎ出す

かなしい かなしい かなしい かなしい

うれしい うれしい うれしい うれしい

ふたつの感情に揺さぶられては

まだ見ぬ行き先に進み続けるだけ

さよなら

さよなら

悲しいだけの僕らの話

このまま嘘でもいいから夢泳がせて

正しい正しい今を探してく

僕らは見えない未来を信じてる

だから正しい正しい今を探してく

僕らはまだ見ぬ行き先に足を向けて

悲しい悲しい悲しいやっても 止まらない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
光る /ひかる/ B1	verb - to shine; to glow
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion; feeling
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
正しい /ただしい/ B1	adjective - correct; right
話 /はなし/ A2	noun - story; talk; conversation
走る /はしる/ A2	verb - to run
寂しい /さびしい/ B1	adjective - lonely; sad
揺さぶる /ゆさぶる/ B2	verb - to shake; to sway
照らす /てらす/ B2	verb - to illuminate; to shine on
足 /あし/ A1	noun - foot; leg
線 /せん/ A2	noun - line
色 /いろ/ A1	noun - color
眩しい /まぶしい/ B2	adjective - dazzling; blinding
嘘 /うそ/ A2	noun - lie; falsehood

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕らの未来はどこに向かって光るの？

  ➔ Interrogative sentence structure.

  ➔ The sentence asks about the direction of the future, using the question marker 'の'.

• このまま嘘でもいいから夢泳がせて

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'ても'.

  ➔ This line expresses a condition where even if it's a lie, the speaker wants to let their dreams swim.

• 僕らは見えない未来を信じてる

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ This line indicates an ongoing belief in an unseen future.

• 悲しい悲しい悲しいやっても 止まらない

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of '悲しい' emphasizes the depth of sadness felt by the speaker.

• ふたつの感情に揺さぶられては

  ➔ Passive voice.

  ➔ This line indicates that the speaker is shaken by two emotions, using a passive construction.

• 正しい正しい今を探してく

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of '正しい' emphasizes the importance of finding the 'right' now.

• ふたつの感情に揺さぶられては

  ➔ Gerund form.

  ➔ The use of the gerund form indicates an ongoing action of being shaken by emotions.