恋をして – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HY
• Album: TIME

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional journey with HY's "Koi wo Shite" (恋をして), a tender ballad that explores the enduring beauty of love, even in the face of heartbreak. Through its heartfelt lyrics, you can delve into the nuances of Japanese expressions related to love, memory, and moving forward. The song's connection to the film "366 Days" adds another layer of storytelling, making it a unique and deeply moving piece to learn from.

[English]

Even if I can't be chosen by you

Even if you're loving someone else

It's still you, it's still you

I surely fell in love

If I had never met you

If I hadn't been there that time

My life, my life

Would be a flower that never blooms

Watching your sleeping face

Singing together

Simple happiness

Step by step, I've built them up

The pain I had forgotten

The pain of loving someone

You made me remember

No matter what kind of love the answer is

It's okay either way

If we were to end someday

If suddenly it all ended

Without hesitation, without looking back

I'll walk forward first

Loving you alone isn't enough

Some loves don't last

Looking around this room

Shows of how much I was loved

Are so many

The pain I had forgotten

Been sharing with you

When I find myself alone

The weight of the love you gave me

No matter which path I choose

Whatever answer I get

It will surely be to you

Again and again, so that it keeps going

I keep walking towards you

There's pain I want to forget

And feelings I don't want to forget

This road where we laughed together

The path I walk alone, filled with memories

The pain I had forgotten

If it's for you, again and again

That's how much I love you

There has been no one I've loved this much

Other than you

Goodbye

Thank you

[Japanese]

もしも貴方に選ばれなくても

もしも貴方が誰か愛してても

私は貴方に　私は貴方に

きっと恋をした

もしも貴方に出逢わなかったら

もしもあの時そこに居なければ

私の人生は　私の人生は

咲くことのない花

貴方の寝顔を見たり

一緒に歌ってみたり

何気ない幸せを

一つ一つ積み上げてきた

忘れてた痛みを

人を好きになる痛みを

貴方が思い出させたの

答えがどんな恋だとしても

それでもよかった

もしも二人に終わりがきたら

もしも突然終わりがきたら

迷うことなく　振り返ることなく

先に歩きだして

好きという気持ちだけでは

続かない恋もある

この部屋を見渡せば

愛されてた証が

こんなにもあるよ

忘れてた痛みも

貴方と分かち合ってきた

一人になると感じる

貴方がくれた愛の重さを

どの道を選んでも

どの答えにしても

きっと貴方に

続くように何度も

貴方に向かって歩いてゆく

忘れたい痛みがあるの

忘れたくない想いもある

二人で笑ったこの道

一人で歩く思い出の道

忘れてたこの痛みを

貴方の為なら何度でも

そう思うくらいに

愛せた人はいないよ

貴方以外に

サヨナラ

ありがとう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恋 /koꜜi/ A2	noun - love, romance verb - to love
愛 /aꜜi/ B1	noun - love verb - to love
人生 /d͡ʑiꜜɰ̃seː/ B2	noun - life, lifetime
花 /haꜜna/ A1	noun - flower
寝顔 /neɡao/ B2	noun - sleeping face
歌 /uta/ A1	noun - song verb - to sing
幸せ /ɕiawase/ A2	noun - happiness adjective - happy
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
気持ち /kimot͡ɕi/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation, mood
部屋 /heja/ A1	noun - room
証 /akashi/ B2	noun - proof, evidence
重さ /omosa/ B1	noun - weight
道 /mit͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path, way
想い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought, feeling, desire
思い出 /omode/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
人 /hito/ A1	noun - person

Key Grammar Structures

• もしも貴方に選ばれなくても

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'もしも' indicating 'if' or 'even if'

  ➔ 'もしも' introduces a hypothetical or conditional situation, similar to 'if' or 'even if'.

• 咲くことのない花

  ➔ Negative form in 'ことのない' meaning 'never' or 'without' doing something

  ➔ 'ことのない' expresses that something has never happened or someone has not done something.

• 私は貴方に　私は貴方に

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis of the subject 'I' followed by 'your' indicating focus on the person

  ➔ Repetition in Japanese can be used for emphasis or emotional effect, stressing the subject 'I'.

• 答えがどんな恋だとしても

  ➔ 「たとしても」 expresses 'even if' or 'regardless of' in conditional or concessive sense

  ➔ 'たとしても' is used to say 'even if' or 'regardless of the situation', indicating acceptance or resignation.

• 迷うことなく　振り返ることなく

  ➔ Negative form with 'ことなく' meaning 'without' doing something repeatedly or at all

  ➔ 'ことなく' is used to indicate that an action is done without doing another action, emphasizing completeness or free of the action.

• 愛せた人はいないよ

  ➔ Potential form '愛せた' indicating 'able to love' combined with negation to mean 'no one was able to love'

  ➔ The potential form '愛せた' expresses the ability to love, and combined with negation implies that no one was able to love in that way.