針と棘 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: amazarashi
• Album: あんたへ

Lyrics & Translation

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[English]

I'm glad I only have two eyes

Because if I could see all the world's sorrow

I wouldn't be able to live at all

僕は到底生きてけはしないから

What a cleverly made world

It's sickening

And yet, what were people thinking?

Going out of their way to put

Markers all over

This vast world

Nitpicking everything

I'm already struggling

With my own sorrow

If I shouldn't see, if I'm not supposed to

Bring the needle and thread right now

Because I'll close them, I'll sew them shut

Show me everything all at once, in the end

I'm living today, taking

99 from 100, just to be someone

I don't remember asking to be introduced that way

Just shut up already, will you?

You wouldn't understand, you fool

From the world's point of view, you are

An irreplaceable treasure

Should I be happy that I'm following along, pretending I know?

I don't want my own sad memories

To be treated with disrespect

If I can name it, if it's okay with me

Cut off my tear ducts long ago

When I was born, before the umbilical cord

You could have slit my mouth open, too

Then even when I'm sad or hurting

I could smile like nothing's wrong

Things that don't matter, things that do

I can't stand being myself anymore

Lives are ending here and there again today

I walk and walk, but there are no levees

Even the beautiful moon has thorns, it's true

What a wonderful world

Why does it have to be?

If I have to be here, if I'm not supposed to

Paste them on the back of my eyelids

When I was born, before the umbilical cord

If you want to resist with those sharp eyes

Let tears flow whether I'm happy or feeling good

Without a second thought

Because otherwise, I'll forget

I'll have no choice but to close my eyes

I'm glad I only have two ears

Because if I could hear all the world's screams

I wouldn't be able to choose a way to live

僕は到底生き方など選べないから

Yesterday, I did my best to

Make myself happy

If we shouldn't see, if we shouldn't misunderstand

When the next life takes hold in us

Before the umbilical cord

I'll shut off the entrance

To that whole world for them, I'll block it off

So I can protect you to the very end

I'll let you escape, from those eyes

Tears will never fall

[Japanese]

この目が二つだけでよかったな

世界の悲しみが全て

見えてしまったら

僕は到底生きてけはしないから

うまいことできた世界だ

嫌になる程

それなのに人は何血迷ったか

わざわざ広いこの世界の

至る所に

ご丁寧に目印つけて

ああだこうだと

僕は僕の悲しみで

精一杯なの

見ちゃいけないなら 僕がいけないなら

針と糸すぐほら持ってきてよ

塞いでしまうから 縫ってしまうから

最後にまとめて全部見せてよ

一々である為に今日も僕はね

100から99も奪って生きてるんだと

名乗してと頼んだ覚えはないのに

いいからもうほら黙ってて

言わんの馬鹿

世界から見れば今のあなたは

どれだけかけがえのない宝物か

知ったにしたがい従ってるって喜べばいいの

僕は僕の悲しい思い出も

無礼に扱われたくなどないのさ

名付けていいなら 僕でいいなら

涙腺などとっくに切っといてよ

生まれた時にさ へその緒の前にさ

ついでに口を横に裂いといてよ

そしたら辛い時や悲しい時も

何事もないように笑えるよ

どうでもしないこと どうでもじゃないけど

僕は僕をやってらんないんだよ

今日もあちらこちらで命は消える

数えきれない程歩けども土手などないな

綺麗な月にも棘があるよ 本当さ

なんて素晴らしい世界だ

ってなんでなんだか

いなきゃいけないなら 僕がいけないなら

瞼の裏にでも貼っといてよ

生まれた時にさ へその緒の前にさ

その鋭い眼光で逆らいたいなら

僕が嬉しい時も 気持ちい時も

お構いなしに涙を流してよ

だってじゃないとさ 忘れてしまうから

僕の目を塞ぐしかないから

この耳が二つだけでよかったな

世界の叫び声が全て

聞こえてしまったら

僕は到底生き方など選べないから

僕は僕を幸せにする昨日の

精一杯

見ちゃいけないなら 聞き違えないなら

僕らの元にも次の命が

宿った時には へその緒の前にさ

その全ての世界の入り口を

閉ざしてあげるから 塞いであげるから

僕が君を守り抜けるように

逃がしてあげるから その眼から

涙がこぼれることはないから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye noun - point of view, perspective
世界 /se̞kːa.i/ A2	noun - world
悲しみ /kaniɕi̥mi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
生きる /ikʲiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to live, to exist
人 /çi/ A1	noun - person, human
迷う /majoɯ/ B2	verb - to be lost, to hesitate, to be uncertain
針 /haɾi/ B1	noun - needle
糸 /ito/ A2	noun - thread, yarn
縫う /nɯː/ B1	verb - to sew, to stitch
宝物 /takaɾamono/ B1	noun - treasure, precious thing
従う /ɕi̥taɯ/ B2	verb - to obey, to follow
悲しい /kaniɕiː/ A2	adjective - sad
無礼 /bɯɾeː/ C1	adjective - rude, impolite noun - rudeness, lack of manners
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tears
棘 /toɡe/ C1	noun - thorn, spike
月 /tsɯkʲi/ A1	noun - moon
命 /meːɴa/ B1	noun - life, existence, fate
守る /ma̠moɾɯ/ B1	verb - to protect, to guard
逃がす /niga̠sɯ/ B2	verb - to let escape, to release
選べない /eɾabena i/ B2	verb - cannot choose, unable to select

Key Grammar Structures

• この目が二つだけでよかったな

  ➔ Use of ～だけでよかった (was enough)

  ➔ The phrase "～だけでよかった" expresses a sense of relief or satisfaction that something was sufficient or enough. Here, it conveys the speaker's feeling that having only two eyes is fortunate because seeing more would be overwhelming.

• 見えてしまったら

  ➔ Use of ～てしまった (unintentional or negative outcome)

  ➔ The verb ending "～てしまった" indicates that an action has been completed with an unintentional or negative consequence. Here, it suggests that seeing everything in the world would be an overwhelming and undesirable outcome.

• 僕は僕の悲しみで 精一杯なの

  ➔ Use of ～で精一杯 (to the fullest extent)

  ➔ The phrase "～で精一杯" means doing something to the fullest extent possible. Here, it expresses that the speaker is already at their limit dealing with their own sadness.

• 塞いでしまうから 縫ってしまうから

  ➔ Use of ～てしまう (definitive action with emphasis)

  ➔ The verb ending "～てしまう" here emphasizes a definitive action, often with a sense of finality or completeness. It conveys that the speaker will definitely block and sew up their eyes.

• 100から99も奪って生きてるんだと

  ➔ Use of ～も (emphasis on quantity)

  ➔ The particle "も" is used to emphasize the quantity or extent of something. Here, it stresses that the speaker is taking away 99 out of 100, highlighting the extent of their sacrifice or loss.