涙 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

いつもより何故か無口な

For some reason, you were unusually quiet today.

君の手を強く握ったら

When I held your hand tightly.

空に浮かんだ観覧車の向こう

Beyond the ferris wheel floating in the sky.

夕焼けがゆっくりと降りてきたよ

The sunset slowly descended.

ぎこちなくキスをしてから

After awkwardly kissing,

ぎこちなく抱きしめた

Awkwardly holding each other.

それでも君はうつむいて

Still, you look down,

僕の顔を見ようともしない…

And refuse to look at my face...

どうして泣いてるの？

Why are you crying?

一番最初の君の涙は

The first tear you shed,

僕が君に好きだと告げた日

Was the day I told you I loved you.

一番最後の君の涙は

And the last tear you cried,

｢サヨナラ｣｢ゴメンネ｣そう言いながら

Were words like 'Goodbye' or 'Sorry,'

今 零(こぼ)れた

As they spilled out now.

何人か他の彼女(だれか)を...

For someone else... or another girl...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
君 /きみ/ A2	noun - you (informal)
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
夕焼け /ゆうやけ/ B1	noun - sunset
キス /きす/ A2	noun - kiss
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B1	verb - to hug
泣く /なく/ A2	verb - to cry
好き /すき/ A1	adjective - like, fond of
告げる /つげる/ B2	verb - to tell, to inform
サヨナラ /さよなら/ A2	noun - goodbye
ゴメンネ /ごめんね/ A2	noun - sorry
彼女 /かのじょ/ A2	noun - girlfriend, she

Key Grammar Structures

• 君の手を強く握ったら

  ➔ Conditional form using "～たら" to express 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ The "～たら" form of the verb indicates a conditional or hypothetical situation—here, 'if' I held your hand tightly.

• 空に浮かんだ観覧車の向こう

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective to modify a noun, describing 'the ferris wheel floating in the sky'.

  ➔ The phrase "浮かんだ" (ukanda) is the past tense of "浮かぶ" (ukabu), meaning 'to float', functioning here as an adjective describing the ferris wheel.

• 夕焼けがゆっくりと降りてきたよ

  ➔ Adverb "ゆっくりと" modifies the verb "降りてきた" to indicate a slow action.

  ➔ The adverb "ゆっくりと" means 'slowly', emphasizing the gentle pace of the sunset descending.

• 僕が君に好きだと告げた日

  ➔ Embedded clause using "と" to quote the statement "I like you".

  ➔ The particle "と" is used here to quote the specific phrase "好きだ" (like/ love) as part of the reported speech.

• それでも君はうつむいて

  ➔ Concessive phrase using "それでも" meaning 'nevertheless' or 'even so'.

  ➔ The word "それでも" indicates a concession, meaning 'despite that' or 'nevertheless', showing contrast with the previous context.

• 今 零(こぼ)れた

  ➔ Past tense using "零(こぼ)れた" (spilled/ overflowed) to describe the action completed recently.

  ➔ The verb "零(こぼ)れる" means 'to spill or overflow', and the "た" form indicates a completed action in the past.