LAST LOVE LETTER – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Yojiro Noda

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

まだ知ることのない 君に唄う歌があるよ

There's a song I'll sing to you, though we've never met

今から先回りして ここに書き連ねるよ

I'll write it down here, skipping ahead to the future

いつか出逢う君に今歌うから

I'll sing it to you now, in case we meet someday

顔も知らない君に歌うただ

I'll sing it to you, even though I don't know your face

「馬鹿みたい」って言うなよ

Don't say it's "crazy"

テンパって間違えてしまうだろ

You'll get flustered and make mistakes, won't you?

いつか逢えるかな 胸の中

Will we ever meet? In my heart

スッポリ抱きしめられるかな

Will we ever be able to hold each other tightly?

いつか逢えるなら 今じゃだめ？

If we're meant to meet, is it too early now?

もう待っていられそうにないんだ

I don't think I can wait any longer

君とはじめてどこで会うのかも

I wonder where we'll meet for the first time

知らないけど どうもありがとう

I don't know, but thank you for choosing me

こんな俺を選んでくれて

For choosing someone like me

一緒にさぁ並んで歩いていこうよ

Let's walk together, side by side

酸いも甘いも 嫌いも愛も

The bitter and the sweet, the hate and the love

嫌になるほど繰り返し

We'll repeat it all, until we're sick of it

離れるだとかなんだとか

We'll leave each other, but that's not the end

とは永遠に違う世界にいこうや

We'll go to a world where that's not true

どうしようもない俺もさ きっと見るだろう

Even I, who's helpless, will surely see it

目も当てられない姿を きっと知るだろう

I'll see the face I couldn't look at, I'll surely know it

分かり合えやしないこともさ きっとあるだろう

There are things we'll never understand, but that's okay

それでも今ここに誓うよ

I'll make a promise to you now

逆転ホームラン 打つから

I'll hit a reverse home run

何万点ビハインドあれど

No matter how far behind we are

どんでん返し弾 打つから

I'll hit a comeback shot

諦めずにいておくれ

Don't give up, wait for me

いつか出逢う君に今歌うから

I'll sing to you now, in case we meet someday

顔も知らない君に歌うただ

I'll sing to you, even though I don't know your face

「馬鹿みたい」って言うなよ

Don't say it's "crazy"

テンパって間違えてしまうだろ

You'll get flustered and make mistakes, won't you?

いつか逢えるかな 胸の中

Will we ever meet? In my heart

スッポリ抱きしめられるかな

Will we ever be able to hold each other tightly?

いつか逢えるなら 今じゃだめ？

If we're meant to meet, is it too early now?

もう待っていられそうにないんだ

I don't think I can wait any longer

俺はやる時はやる たまに度が過ぎてしまう

When I do something, I do it all the way, sometimes too much

のめり込んで沼にハマってのたうちまわってる

I get caught up and struggle, but

たまに君を置き去りにしてしまったり

Sometimes I leave you behind, I'm sorry

してしまう時もあるだろが絶対最後に

But I'll always come back to you in the end

帰る場所は君だ

My home is with you

君の家は僕だ

Your home is with me

いつか出逢えたなら

If we ever meet

君が終の住処

You'll be my final destination

人生最高 再更新

The best moment of my life, updated again

何度だってし続け

I'll keep doing it, no matter how many times

人生最後 目を閉じ

The last moment of my life, I'll close my eyes

この歌を聴いて笑おう

And laugh, listening to this song

いつか出逢う君に今歌うから

I'll sing to you now, in case we meet someday

顔も知らない君に歌うただ

I'll sing to you, even though I don't know your face

「馬鹿みたい」って言うなよ

Don't say it's "crazy"

テンパって間違えてしまうだろ

You'll get flustered and make mistakes, won't you?

いつか出逢う君に今歌うから

I'll sing to you now, in case we meet someday

顔も知らない君に歌うただ

I'll sing to you, even though I don't know your face

「馬鹿みたい」って言うその

I came here to meet your voice, saying "that's crazy"

声に逢うためやってきたんだよ

I came here to meet you

いつか逢えるかな 胸の中

Will we ever meet? In my heart

スッポリ抱きしめられるかな

Will we ever be able to hold each other tightly?

いつか逢えるなら 今じゃだめ？

If we're meant to meet, is it too early now?

もう待っていられそうにないんだ

I don't think I can wait any longer

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
唄う /うたう/ B1	verb - to sing
先回り /さきまわり/ B2	noun - going ahead
書き連ねる /かきつらねる/ B2	verb - to write down
テンパ /tenpa/ B1	verb - to get flustered
スッポリ /suppori/ B1	adverb - smoothly
抱きしめられる /dakishimerareru/ B2	verb - to be hugged
逆転 /gyakuten/ B2	noun - turning point
ホームラン /hōmuran/ B1	noun - home run
ビハインド /bihaindo/ B2	noun - behind
どんでん返し /dondengaeshi/ B2	noun - turning point
弾 /dan/ B1	noun - bullet
のめり込む /nomerikomu/ B2	verb - to be deeply involved
沼 /numa/ B1	noun - swamp
ハマる /hamaru/ B1	verb - to be stuck
のたうちまわる /notauchimawaru/ B2	verb - to roll around
置き去り /okigari/ B2	verb - to leave behind
終の住処 /tsuino sumika/ B2	noun - final resting place
人生最高 /jinseishō/ B1	noun - best in life
再更新 /saisaikō/ B2	noun - re-update

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ知ることのない 君に唄う歌があるよ

  ➔ The use of the に particle indicates the indirect object or target of an action (who/what the action is directed towards).

  ➔ "君"に唄う means "to sing for you" where "に" shows the target of the singing.

• 今じゃだめ？

  ➔ 女の子には、現在の状態や状況を尋ねる表現です。 casual question form using じゃ replaced by では, indicating a colloquial tone.

  ➔ The phrase "今じゃだめ？" means "Is it no longer OK now?" using casual speech.

• 逆転ホームラン 打つから

  ➔ The verb "打つ" (utsu) in the plain form indicates a deliberate action, and から (kara) indicates reason or cause, meaning "because I will hit a home run to turn things around."

  ➔ This line expresses the speaker's determination to turn the situation around by hitting a home run.

• 絶対最後に帰る場所は君だ

  ➔ The use of the superlative "絶対" (zettai) emphasizes certainty, and "場所は君だ" indicates "the place is you" or "you are the place to return to," with は marking the topic.

  ➔ This line declares that, ultimately, the person addressed is the essential place or person to return to.