君がいたから – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: INI
• Album: 君がいたから - Single

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt ballad "君がいたから" by INI, a song that beautifully encapsulates the group's journey and their deep connection with their fans. Through its touching lyrics, learn how INI expresses gratitude and strengthens the bond with MINI, making it a special song to understand their journey together.

[English]

The path I chose someday

I can say it wasn’t a mistake at all.

This journey has only just begun.

Even on days I felt like breaking,

there were always friends I could rely on.

I won’t forget the days we’ve shared,

they still glow quietly deep in my heart.

No matter what lies ahead,

my place has been set since that day.

It’s here, and it’s decided.

The road I’ve raced through, the days I’ve stood still,

thinking back, I hear your voice,

it was you who lit up the me who was nothing.

How many times have we clashed, only to embrace again?

I just know those days are my treasure, eh.

The dreams we held,

the unchanging feelings we grasped,

through clear skies and rainy nights,

no matter what lies ahead,

I can spread my wings and fly again and again.

Whenever I see your smile,

I can’t imagine any other path.

Even in the deepest darkness, drifting with you,

it becomes the soundtrack to our drama.

Though our feelings and times have been different,

holding hands, What I need is you, we connect.

No matter how far, no matter how lost,

when I turn around, you’re always right there.

This voice echoes across the sky,

the promise we made that day and every view we’ve seen,

let’s continue the dream together,

together.

[Japanese]

いつか 選んだ道は

間違いなんかじゃないと 言えるから。

この旅路は始まったばかりさ

折れそうな日も そばには

頼れる仲間がいつも

忘れない 重ねた日々を

今も胸の奥で 静かに光る

進む先に何があろうとも

居場所はあの日から

ここだと決まったから

駆け抜けてきた道も 立ち止まる日も

Thinking back, 君の声がして

何者でも無かった僕を照らしてくれたのも君で

何度目かな ぶつかっては また抱き合って

ただ分かる そんな日々が宝物で eh

僕ら抱いた 夢に

変わらない 想い掴んで

曇りのない 晴れの日も雨の夜も

進む先に 何があろうとも

背中の翼で 何度も羽ばたける

いつだって 君の笑顔みると

この道以外考えられないって

深い闇だって 君と漂えば

僕たちのdrama 彩るOSTになるさ

感じてきたこと歩んできた時違うけど

手を取り合って What I need is you 繋がる

どんなに遠くても 道に迷っても

振り返ればすぐそこに君がいたから

この声が 響き渡る空

あの日交わした 約束と見てきた 景色すべて

夢の続きを ともに

ともに

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road, path, way
仲間 /なかま/ B1	noun - companion, comrade, friend
旅路 /たびじ/ B2	noun - journey, travel path
間違い /まちがい/ A2	noun - mistake, error
輝く /かがやく/ B2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
光る /ひかる/ B1	verb - to shine, to gleam
進む /すすむ/ A2	verb - to advance, to proceed
抱く /だく/ B1	verb - to hold, to embrace
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
繋がる /つながる/ B2	verb - to connect, to link
約束 /やくそく/ B1	noun - promise, appointment
景色 /けしき/ B2	noun - scenery, landscape
彩る /いろどる/ C1	verb - to color, to paint, to decorate
振り返る /ふりかえる/ B2	verb - to look back, to turn around, to reflect
羽ばたく /はばたく/ B2	verb - to flap wings, to fly
晴れ /はれ/ A2	noun - clear weather, sunny

Key Grammar Structures

• 間違いなんかじゃないと 言えるから。

  ➔ ～から: indicates reason (because)

  ➔ The particle "から" in "間違いなんかじゃないと 言える"から" shows the reason.

• 折れそうな日も そばには

  ➔ ～そう: expresses appearance or guess (looks like, seems likely)

  ➔ The suffix "そう" in "折れそう" conveys that the day looks like it might break.

• 進む先に何があろうとも

  ➔ ～ても: concessive “even if/although”

  ➔ The pattern "あろう" + "ても" ("あろうとも") means “no matter what may happen”.

• 駆け抜けてきた道も

  ➔ ～てきた: progressive perfect “have been doing”

  ➔ The verb "駆け抜けてきた" uses "てきた" to show that the running through the road has continued up to now.

• 僕を照らしてくれたのも君で

  ➔ ～てくれる: benefactive “do something for someone”

  ➔ The phrase "照らしてくれた" uses "くれる" to show that you lit me up for my benefit.

• ぶつかっては また抱き合って

  ➔ ～ては: repeated or alternating actions “do ... and then …”

  ➔ In "ぶつかっては また抱き合って", "ては" links repeated collisions and embraces.

• 羽ばたける

  ➔ Potential form (～える/～られる): ability “can …”

  ➔ The verb "羽ばたく" becomes "羽ばたける" to express that one can flap wings, i.e., “can soar”.

• 深い闇だって 君と漂えば

  ➔ ～ば: conditional “if/when”

  ➔ The clause "漂えば" uses "ば" to mean “if we drift” (in this case, together with you).

• のも君で

  ➔ ～のも: nominalizer + particle "も" (also/too)

  ➔ In "のも君で", "の" turns the preceding clause into a noun and "も" adds the meaning of "also" – “it is also you”.