クロノグラフ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SKY-HI

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Japanese language through SKY-HI's 'クロノグラフ' (Chronograph). This song offers a gentle and poetic exploration of themes like time, memory, and farewells. By listening, you can learn emotional expressions and a reflective storytelling style unique to Japanese music. Its blend of hip-hop and ballad makes it a special and accessible song for language learners to connect with.

[English]

Getting closer, overlapping, touching, then pulling away

Getting closer, overlapping, swaying, then fading away

Getting closer, overlapping, touching, then pulling away

Getting closer, overlapping, swaying, then fading away

Warm wind blows on my familiar streets in my worn-out shoes

When today, unchanged, finally ends, tomorrow will come without you

No matter how many times I close my eyes, tears won’t stay still

I divert my gaze to the petals dancing in the sky, trying to hide the sadness

No words I find can express what I want to say

At least, I force a smile for the very last moment, though it's distorted

The words 'thank you,' so familiar, I couldn’t say them today

Because once they leave my mouth, they become the past

I knew someday this day would come

But still, that’s why, because of that...

It hurts so much, so painfully

Not someday, but now — because you’re watching me now

I showed as many smiles as I could, even just one more

Thinking about it, there were more troublesome things when I was with you...

We’re both not very good at this, so it made everything even harder

Getting lost along the way, forgetting things, that’s just how it’s been

When things get really tough, I relied on charm and charisma

I worry if I can do this alone — but don’t get defensive and say, ‘You too’

We talk about silly stuff, then the day ends, evening falls

I don’t want to say goodbye — because I believe

Once they leave my mouth, I can't go back

If someday, memories start to fade away...

At least, right now — so, just for now

I want to see you up close

Someday, we'll smile again, just like before

Both of us, crying and laughing, we'll move toward tomorrow

As if fighting against time flowing by

Forever and ever, with you

Getting closer, then apart, crying, laughing

Surely, surely, we will go to tomorrow

I knew someday this day would come

But still, that’s why, because of that...

It hurts so much, so painfully

Not someday, but now — because you’re watching me now

I showed as many smiles as I could, even just one more

And if someday, we meet again...

You’ll always be there, unchanged

Because I’ll be me

Until the day we meet again — once more, someday

‘Goodbye,’ ‘Thank you’ — I’ll send these to you

[Japanese]

近づいて　重なって　触れて離れて

近づいて　重なって　揺れては消えて

近づいて　重なって　触れて離れて

近づいて　重なって　揺れては消えて

暖かい風が吹く　いつもの道と履きなれた靴

変わらない今日が終われば君がいない明日が来る

何十回目を閉じたって　じっとしててくれない涙

散っては空を舞う花びらに視線を移して誤摩化した

どんな言葉を探しても見つからない

せめて最後くらいはと無理に作る笑顔は歪な形

言い慣れたはずのありがとうが　言えずにいた

口から出たなら　過去になるから

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

だけどそれは　だからそれが

痛くて痛くて

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

一つでも多く笑って見せた

思えばろくでもない事の方が どうも君といると多かった

あんまり器用じゃないのはお互い様だから 尚更困ったもんだった

何かと道に迷うし　忘れ物もしてきた一通り

どうにもこうにもいかない時には任せてたな愛嬌に

一人でやれるか心配だよ 「お前もな」ってムキになんなよ

下らない事ばかりを話して　もう日が暮れる夕下がり

言いたくはないよサヨナラは　だってきっと

口から出たなら　戻れないから

いつか　思い出は遠ざかるのなら

せめて今は　だから今は

近くで見たくて

いつか　またいつか笑える日が来るさ

そう言って僕も君も泣いた

流れてく時間に逆らう様に

ずっとずっと君と

重なって離れて泣いて笑って

きっときっと僕ら　明日へ行くんだ

いつか　こんな日が来るなんてわかってた

だけどそれは　だからそれが

痛くて痛くて

いつか　じゃなく今　君が見てるから

一つでも多く笑って見せた

いつか　もう一度また会う日が来たら

いつもそこに　変わらない

僕でいるから

いつか　もう一度また会うその日まで

「サヨナラ」「ありがとう」君へ送ろう。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
近づいて /きんづいて/ B1	verb - to approach
重なって /かさなって/ B1	verb - to overlap
触れて /ふれて/ B1	verb - to touch
消えて /きえて/ B1	verb - to disappear
暖かい /あたたかい/ A2	adjective - warm
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
靴 /くつ/ A1	noun - shoes
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tears
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - words
笑顔 /えがお/ B1	noun - smile
過去 /かこ/ B2	noun - past
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
明日 /あした/ A1	noun - tomorrow
痛い /いたい/ A2	adjective - painful
会う /あう/ A1	verb - to meet
送ろう /おくろう/ B1	verb - to send

Key Grammar Structures

• ～ては消えて

  ➔ The combination of the te-form with 'wa' + 'keru' / 'kieru' indicates an action repeated or habitual, often with a nuance of phenomena happening repeatedly.

  ➔ This structure emphasizes habitual or repeated actions, often describing phenomena that occur repeatedly.

• いつか

  ➔ An adverb meaning 'someday' or 'eventually,' indicating an unspecified future time.

  ➔ Used to refer to an unspecified future time, expressing hope or anticipation for something to happen.

• から

  ➔ A particle meaning 'from' or 'because,' indicating starting point or causation.

  ➔ Used to indicate the starting point of an action or a causal relationship.

• だって

  ➔ Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'after all,' or 'even,' used to give reasons or emphasize.

  ➔ Used to provide reasoning or emphasize something, often in a colloquial or emotional context.

• ～ように

  ➔ A phrase meaning 'so that' or 'in order to,' used to express purpose or result.

  ➔ Connects clauses to indicate purpose or the desired outcome.

• つもり

  ➔ An expression indicating one's intention or plan, often followed by a verb in the dictionary form.

  ➔ Indicates the speaker's intention or supposed plan regarding an action.

• たら

  ➔ A conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when,' used to form hypothetical or conditional sentences.

  ➔ Used to express conditional or hypothetical situations in sentences.