まちがいさがし – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 菅田将暉
• Album: LOVE

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

まちがいさがしの間違いの方に

I felt like I was born to be on the wrong side of the mistake search

生まれてきたような気でいたけど

But I thought I was living as if I had found the right answer

まちがいさがしの正解の方じゃ

But I think I wouldn't have met you if I was on the correct side of the mistake search

きっと出会えなかったと思う

Why is it that I can laugh with you so naturally?

ふさわしく笑い合えること

Why is it that tears fall when I do?

なぜだろうか 涙が出ること

Your eyes pierced straight through my heart

君の眼がつらぬいた 僕の胸を真っ直ぐ

From that day on, everything felt like it had changed

その日から 何もかも 変わり果てた気がした

In a quiet corner of a deep spring, I felt like I was being blown away by the wind

風に飛ばされそうな 深い春の隅で

風に飛ばされそうな 深い春の隅で

退屈なくらいに 何気なくそばにいて

You were by my side, without a care, in a way that was almost boring

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まちがいだらけの 些細な隙間で

In the small gaps of a mistake-filled life

くだらない話を くたばるまで

We talked about nothing until we were exhausted

正しくありたい あれない寂しさが

I wanted to be right, but the loneliness that couldn't be was what grew

何を育んだでしょう

What did it cultivate, I wonder?

一つずつ 探し当てていこう

Let's find it, one by one

起きがけの 子供みたいに

Like a child waking up

君の手が触れていた 指を重ね合わせ

Your hand was touching mine, our fingers intertwined

間違いか正解かだなんてどうでもよかった

It didn't matter whether it was right or wrong

瞬く間に落っこちた 淡い靄の中で

We fell into a faint haze in an instant

君じゃなきゃいけないと ただ強く思うだけ

I just strongly felt that it had to be you

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君の目が貫いた 僕の胸を真っ直ぐ

Your eyes pierced straight through my heart

その日から何もかも 変わり果てた気がした

From that day on, everything felt like it had changed

風に飛ばされそうな 深い春の隅で

In a quiet corner of a deep spring, I felt like I was being blown away by the wind

誰にも見せない顔を見せて

You showed me a face that you wouldn't show anyone else

君の手が触れていた 指を重ね合わせ

Your hand was touching mine, our fingers intertwined

間違いか正解かだなんてどうでもよかった

It didn't matter whether it was right or wrong

瞬く間に落っこちた 淡い靄の中で

We fell into a faint haze in an instant

君じゃなきゃいけないと ただ強く思うだけ

I just strongly felt that it had to be you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
まちがい /matigai/ B1	noun - mistake
正解 /seikai/ B2	noun - correct answer
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
春 /haru/ A1	noun - spring
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest
子供 /kodomo/ A1	noun - child
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think
探す /sagasu/ B1	verb - to search
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
強い /tsuyoi/ B2	adjective - strong
淡い /awai/ B2	adjective - light, pale
隙間 /sukima/ B2	noun - gap, space
話 /hanashi/ A2	noun - talk, story
気 /ki/ A1	noun - spirit, feeling

Key Grammar Structures

• の方に

  ➔ particle indicating direction or target (towards)

  ➔ The particle "の方に" (no hou ni) shows movement or direction toward a specific person or place.

• 正解の方じゃ

  ➔ possessive + の + noun + じゃ (casual negative form of では, meaning "is not")

  ➔ The phrase "正解の方じゃ" indicates contrast, meaning "not the correct answer side," with "じゃ" as a casual negative form of "である".

• たり

  ➔ listing multiple actions or states (used with する or other verbs)

  ➔ The form "やすい" (easy to do) is often used with "たり" to list multiple actions or states in a non-exhaustive way.

• たら

  ➔ conditional "if" clause meaning "if" or "when"

  ➔ The "たら" form expresses a conditional — meaning "if" or "when" — often used to describe hypothetical situations.

• 落ちた

  ➔ Past tense of "落ちる" (to fall, to drop)

  ➔ The verb "落ちた" is the past tense form of "落ちる," meaning "to fall" or "to drop".

• だけ

  ➔ particle meaning "only" or "just"

  ➔ The particle "だけ" emphasizes exclusivity, meaning "only" or "just" a specific thing or action.