鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

君の微笑みを（微笑みを）

I dream of your smile (your smile)

夢に見る（夢に見る）

I dream of it (I dream of it)

いつも同じシチュエーション

Always the same situation

木漏れ日が揺れる

The sunlight filters through the leaves

鈴懸の道で

On the path of the bell tree

名前　呼ばれるんだ（何度も）

I hear my name being called (over and over)

君の微笑みを（微笑みを）

I dream of your smile (your smile)

夢に見る（夢に見る）

I dream of it (I dream of it)

僕は理由を知りたい

I want to know the reason

目が覚めた時に胸のどこかが

When I wake up, somewhere in my chest

切ないのはなぜだ？

Why does it feel so painful?

ある日　角にあった

One day, the convenience store

コンビニがなくなって

That was on the corner disappeared

曲がらないまま

Without turning

過ぎてしまった

Time just passed by

僕の無意識地図

My unconscious map

小さい頃から知ってる

I've known since I was little

妹みたいな君が

You, like a little sister

いつのまにか

Before I knew it

大人になってて　はっとした

Had grown up, and I was taken aback

（大事なものを見逃すな）

(Don't miss the important things)

僕はこの想い（この想い）

I won't speak of this feeling (this feeling)

語らない（語らない）

I won't speak of it (I won't speak of it)

今の距離がちょうどいい

The distance now is just right

あの頃のように

Like back then

大声で笑う

Laughing out loud

君を見守りたい（forever）

I want to watch over you (forever)

僕はこの想い（この想い）

I won't speak of this feeling (this feeling)

語らない（語らない）

I won't speak of it (I won't speak of it)

自分のルールを作る

Creating my own rules

そう君のために冷静になって

So I can stay calm for you

このままでいよう

Let's stay like this

落ち葉　踏みしめると

When I step on fallen leaves

君が恋しくなる

I start to miss you

風に吹かれ

Blown by the wind

どこか飛んでく

Flying somewhere

自由　奪ったのか

Did I take away your freedom?

青空　瞬きもせず

The blue sky, without blinking

ゆっくり　時間は流れて

Slowly, time flows

僕は思う

I think

運命の糸は長いんだ

The thread of fate is long

（永遠の中でまた逢おう）

(Let's meet again in eternity)

好きと叫ぶには（叫ぶには）

To shout "I love you" (to shout it)

まだ早い（まだ早い）

It's still too early (still too early)

自分に言い聞かせたよ

I told myself

僕たちの恋は

Our love

慌てなくていい

There's no need to rush

未来はまだまだある（ロマンス）

The future is still wide open (romance)

好きと叫ぶには（叫ぶには）

To shout "I love you" (to shout it)

まだ早い（まだ早い）

It's still too early (still too early)

友達でも構わない

I don't mind being friends

いつの日か君が僕に気づくまで

Until the day you notice me

このままでいよう

Let's stay like this

君の微笑みを（微笑みを）

I dream of your smile (your smile)

夢に見る（夢に見る）

I dream of it (I dream of it)

いつも同じシチュエーション

Always the same situation

木漏れ日が揺れる

The sunlight filters through the leaves

鈴懸の道で

On the path of the bell tree

名前　呼ばれるんだ（何度も）

I hear my name being called (over and over)

君の微笑みを（微笑みを）

I dream of your smile (your smile)

夢に見る（夢に見る）

I dream of it (I dream of it)

僕は理由を知りたい

I want to know the reason

目が覚めた時に胸のどこかが

When I wake up, somewhere in my chest

切ないのはなぜだ？

Why does it feel so painful?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
微笑み /ほほえみ/ B1	noun - smile
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
理由 /りゆう/ B1	noun - reason
切ない /せつない/ B2	adjective - painful, heart-wrenching
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny
恋 /こい/ B1	noun - love, romance
気づく /きづく/ B1	verb - to notice, to realize
想い /おもい/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
距離 /きょり/ B1	noun - distance
大声 /おおごえ/ A2	noun - loud voice
呼ばれる /よばれる/ B1	verb - to be called
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
作る /つくる/ A2	verb - to make, to create

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕は理由を知りたい

  ➔ Use of the emphatic particle "は" to mark the topic.

  ➔ "は" emphasizes the topic "理由" (reason), indicating the speaker's focus.

• 夢に見る

  ➔ Use of the verb "見る" in the potential or habitual form to express "to see in a dream".

  ➔ The phrase "夢に見る" means "to see in a dream" or "dream about."

• いつのまにか 大人になってて

  ➔ Use of the te-form of the verb "なる" (なって) combined with "て" to connect clauses, indicating a change in state over time.

  ➔ The expression "大人になってて" conveys someone having become an adult spontaneously or unnoticed over time.

• 運命の糸は長いんだ

  ➔ Use of the explanatory particle "んだ" (or "のだ") to give a reason or emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "長いんだ" emphasizes that the "threads of destiny" are long, giving a sense of depth or destiny's extent.

• 好きと叫ぶには まだ早い

  ➔ Use of the phrase "には" to indicate the target or context of "叫ぶ" (to shout), combined with a time expression "まだ早い" to say "it's still too early."

  ➔ The phrase "好きと叫ぶには まだ早い" means "It's still too early to shout that I love you," indicating hesitation or emotional regulation.

• 未来はまだまだある

  ➔ Use of the adjective "まだまだ" to emphasize that there is still much ahead, combined with "ある" to indicate existence.

  ➔ The phrase "未来はまだまだある" means "There is still much in the future," conveying hope and possibilities.