かなしみ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: チャラン・ポ・ランタン, Mr.Children
• Album: トリトメナシ

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Japanese emotion with "かなしみ," a unique collaboration between Charan-Po-Rantan and Mr.Children. This song offers a gentle invitation to share your hidden sorrows, providing a window into the nuances of Japanese empathy and musical collaboration. Discover how cultural connections and musical artistry intertwine to create a deeply moving experience.

[English]

Give me your sadness

It's okay not to smile right now

You've hidden it somewhere away

Give me your sadness

You don't want me to see it

So you tucked it into the back drawer

Even that girl who went separate ways

Kept it a secret until the very end

What remains here

Fragments of pain, fragile tears

Picking them up one by one

I've woven them together

With your pieces

I'm being built up

It's okay to cry because I'm gathering them up

Give me your sadness

It's okay not to smile now

You've hidden it somewhere away

Give me your sadness

[Japanese]

君のかなしみをちょうだい

今は笑わなくていいから

どこかに隠してしまった

君のかなしみを僕にちょうだい

見られたくないんだと

奥の引き出しに仕舞った

道を分かれたあの子だって

最後まで内緒にしてた

この場所に残るのは

痛くて 脆い涙の欠片

ひとつひとつ拾っては

紡いだんだ

君の欠片で

僕が作られてゆく

拾い集めるから泣いていいよ

君のかなしみをちょうだい

今は笑わなくていいから

何処かに隠してしまった

君のかなしみを僕にちょうだい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悲しみ (kanashimi) /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
笑う (warau) /waɾau/ A1	verb - to laugh
隠す (kakusu) /kakɯsɯ/ B1	verb - to hide, to conceal
奥 (oku) /okɯ/ A2	noun - interior, inside
引き出し (hikidashi) /hikidashi/ B1	noun - drawer
仕舞う (shimau) /ɕimau/ B2	verb - to put away, to store
道 (michi) /mit͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path
場所 (basho) /baɕo/ A2	noun - place, location
残る (nokoru) /nokoɾɯ/ A2	verb - to remain, to be left
痛い (itai) /itai/ A2	adjective - painful
脆い (moroi) /moɾoi/ B2	adjective - fragile, brittle
涙 (namida) /namida/ A1	noun - tear
欠片 (kakera) /kakeɾa/ B2	noun - fragment, piece
拾う (hirou) /hiɾoː/ A2	verb - to pick up, to gather
紡ぐ (tsumugu) /tsɯmɯɡu/ C1	verb - to spin (yarn), to compose, to create

Key Grammar Structures

• 君のかなしみをちょうだい

  ➔ 'を' particle marks the direct object of the verb.

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object receiving the action of 'ちょうだい'.

• 今は笑わなくていいから

  ➔ 'ない' form negates the verb, and 'なくていい' expresses 'it's okay not to...'.

  ➔ 'なくていい' expresses permission or that something is optional.

• 君のかなしみを僕にちょうだい

  ➔ The particle 'に' indicates the target recipient of the action.

  ➔ 'に' marks the indirect object or recipient '僕' as the one receiving 'かなしみ'.

• 奥の引き出しに仕舞った

  ➔ The noun '引き出し' is marked by 'に' to specify location; the verb '仕舞った' is the past tense of '仕舞う'.

  ➔ 'に' indicates where the action of '仕舞った' was completed, i.e., inside the drawer.

• 最後まで内緒にしてた

  ➔ The particle 'に' here forms part of the verb phrase '内緒にしてた', meaning 'kept it secret'.

  ➔ 'にしてた' is casual past form of 'にする', meaning 'to keep as' or 'to make into secret'.

• 痛くて 脆い涙の欠片

  ➔ 'て' form connects adjectives or nouns in a descriptive sequence, as in '痛くて' (painful and...).

  ➔ 'て' connects two adjectives or noun phrases to express reason or state.