mabataki – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass by each other

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start to face each other?

なんて

Like how

どこにも見えない敵を今

The enemy you can't see anywhere, right now

そこにあてがい人々は

People are pointing at it over there

考えることをやめていた

And they've stopped thinking

薄れてく希望は

Fading hopes

徐々に蝕み弾倉の中に

Gradually consuming, inside the magazine

願いを込め始めた人々は

People who started to put their wishes in

また泣き出してしまう

They end up crying again

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass by each other

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start to face each other?

なんて

Like how

足並みを揃え始めた

Beginning to walk in step

疑いは罵倒となり人を食べた

Doubts turned into insults, consuming people

薄れてく心は

Hearts growing faint

徐々に蝕み透明な刃に

Gradually eating away, into transparent blades

嫉みを込め始めた人々は

People starting to harbor jealousy

まだ泣き止まずにいる

Still unable to stop crying

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass by each other

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start to face each other?

纏う悲しみが今

The sadness we wear now

また人を傷つけてしまう

Will hurt others again

もう僕が先に銃を捨てよう

Maybe I'll be the first to throw away my gun

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

If there's nothing at all

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass by each other

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start to face each other?

もし誰も

If no one

見つめ合えない世界で

In a world where we can't gaze into each other's eyes

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

手を握って話すだろうか

Would we hold hands and talk?

もし僕ら

If we

明日が最後としたら

If tomorrow is our last

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

思い合うようになるだろうか

Would we start to love each other?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 /seɪkai/ A2	noun - world
出会い /deai/ B1	noun - encounter
憎み /nikumi/ B2	noun - hatred
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B2	noun - sadness
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
話す /hanasu/ A2	verb - to speak/talk
泣く /naku/ A1	verb - to cry
傷つける /kizutsukeru/ B2	verb - to hurt
思い /omoi/ B1	noun - thought/feeling
敵 /teki/ B1	noun - enemy
疑い /utagai/ B2	noun - doubt
蝕む /mushibu/ C1	verb - to erode/corrupt
透明 /toumei/ B2	adjective - transparent
銃 /juu/ B2	noun - gun

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜てしまったら

  ➔ If (something) has been done, then (something else) happens

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical situation where an action has already been completed, often implying a consequence or a reflective nuance.

• 〜ようになる

  ➔ To begin to do something / to become able to do something

  ➔ Expresses the transition into a new state or the gradual development of ability or habit.

• 〜か / 〜だろうか

  ➔ Expressing doubt, uncertainty or a rhetorical question about something

  ➔ Used to question or contemplate something with uncertainty or skepticism.

• 〜のは/のが

  ➔ Nominalization of verbs or adjectives, often turning actions or qualities into noun phrases

  ➔ Turns verbs or adjectives into noun phrases to emphasize or categorize an action or trait.

• 〜は / 〜も

  ➔ Topic marker particle, indicating the theme or subject of the sentence

  ➔ Marks the main topic or subject of the sentence, often highlighting contrast or emphasis.

• 〜だろうか

  ➔ Expresses conjecture, hesitation, or wondering about something

  ➔ Used when contemplating or questioning something uncertain or speculative.