きらきらにひかる – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: いきものがかり

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with 'Kirakira ni Hikaru' by Ikimonogakari is a chance to connect with deep emotions. The song's beautiful and clear lyrics about finding light in darkness and the importance of human bonds offer a moving way to learn expressive vocabulary. Its powerful message of empathy makes it a special and rewarding song for any learner.

[English]

Please don't forget

In the midst of sadness

Don't be alone

Someone hold me close

Shining brightly

Your tears

Are being connected

Wishing through words

...

There are pains that won't disappear even if you touch them

Because we can't understand each other, we need to be prepared

Our hearts surely can't become one

So I've decided to stay by your side, that's all

In the night sky I looked up to, stars dance

How many wishes have vanished?

Someday that voice

Will help someone

And turn into kindness

Until it changes tomorrow

Shining brightly

Your tears

Are being connected

Wishing through words

What kind of righteousness can save anyone?

Even though there are so many feelings I can't gather

Mistakes are also the brilliance of being human

We, who are mismatched, just lean on each other, that's all

The night sky I looked up to is breaking dawn

How many wishes have been born?

It's okay not to smile

It's okay not to be happy

Living on

Is only yours

With your gaze

That was hitting the wind

Don't ever stop

Searching for love

Please lift your face

...

I whispered to the night sky

Wishes, shine again and again

Connected by love

Even though we were born

Why are we

Drifting apart?

Shining brightly

Don't leave the straightforward you alone

Someone hold me close

That will happen again and again

That will happen again and again

Because it will reach

Because it is being connected

Because it will reach

Because it is being connected

つながれていくから

...

[Japanese]

忘れないでいて

悲しみのなかで

ひとりでいないで

誰か抱きよせて

きらきらにひかる

あなたのなみだは

つながれていくから

言葉に願いを

手を添えたって消えない痛みがある

わかりあえないから 覚悟がいるんだ

心はきっとひとつにはなれなくて

だからそばにいると決めるの それだけ

見上げた夜空に星が舞う

いくつの 願いが 消えたの

いつかその声が

誰かをたすけて

優しさになって

明日を変えるまで

きらきらにひかる

あなたのなみだは

つながれていくから

言葉に願いを

正しさなんて誰を救えるんだ

拾いきれぬ想いがこんなにもあるのに

あやまちだって人間の輝きで

不揃いな僕たちは寄り添う それだけ

見上げた夜空が明けていく

いくつの 願いが 生まれたの

笑顔じゃなくていい

幸せじゃなくていい

生きていくことは

あなただけのもの

風にぶつけてた

まなざしのままで

けしてやめないで

愛をさがすこと

どうか顔をあげて

見上げた夜空につぶやいた

なんども 願いよ 輝いて

愛につながれて

生まれてきたのに

どうして僕らは

離れていくのか

きらきらにひかる

まっすぐなあなたを

ひとりにしないで

誰か抱きよせて

それはなんどでも

それはなんどでも

届いていくから

つながれていくから

届いていくから

つながれていくから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
忘れないで /wasure-naide/ B1	verb - do not forget
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
抱きよせて /daki-yosete/ B2	verb - to hold close
きらきら /kirakira/ A2	adjective - sparkling
なみだ /namida/ A1	noun - tear
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
変える /kaeru/ B1	verb - to change
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
届く /todoku/ B1	verb - to reach
つながる /tsunagaru/ B2	verb - to connect
正しさ /tadashisa/ B2	noun - correctness

Key Grammar Structures

• 悲しみのなかで

  ➔ noun + の + particle indicating 'in' or 'within'

  ➔ The の particle connects nouns to show possession or location; here, it indicates 'in' or 'within' the sadness.

• きらきらにひかる

  ➔ adverb + に + verb, meaning 'shining' or 'glittering'

  ➔ The に particle links the adverb 'きらきら' (sparkling) to the verb ひかる, expressing the manner of shining.

• あなたのなみだは つながれていくから

  ➔ noun + は + verb in passive form + から, meaning 'because' or 'since'

  ➔ The は particle marks the topic, and つながれていく (are connected, will go on) in the passive form indicates ongoing connection, with から meaning 'because'.

• 言葉に願いを

  ➔ noun + に + noun + を, where に indicates 'to' or 'in', and を marks the direct object

  ➔ The に indicates the target '願い' (wishes), and を marks it as the direct object of the verb implied (to make wishes).

• 誰か抱きよせて

  ➔ 誰か + 〜て, a te-form + command/request form

  ➔ The て form is used here to make a request or command: 'hold someone closely'.

• それはなんどでも

  ➔ それ + は + adverb + でも, meaning 'any time' or 'repeatedly'

  ➔ The でも particle after an adverb means 'any time' or 'repeatedly', emphasizing the possibility of doing something countless times.

• 届いていくから

  ➔ verb in te-form + いく, meaning 'to go on' or 'continue', preceded by から (because)

  ➔ The te-form + いく expresses ongoing action or future intent, with から indicating the reason or cause ('because').