Memento – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: nonoc

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the intense world of *Re:Zero* through nonoc's moving track, "Memento." Learning the Japanese lyrics offers insight into themes of resilience, memory, and finding hope amidst despair—a perfect song to connect with the anime's emotional core.

[English]

The tragedy that marks the endless cycle of time

Embrace it once more, and let's begin

...

A quivering heart foresees sadness

My weak self has no escape left

If this snow ever ceases someday...

Holding onto the resolve to get hurt and your words

Again and again, I keep knocking on the memory of a closed door

If something could melt these frozen tears, that would be kindness

Never abandon the act of dreaming about tomorrow, no matter how many times

May the blocked path, the remnants of life, keep going onward

...

Light a faint glimmer of hope

Descend deep into the darkness of silence

To the nostalgic smile that floated far away

My chest begins to ache, as if I'm crying out

Even now, I keep the unforgiven sin far away, hidden

It's so dear—why? The more precious it is, the more I want to forget

Forever unchanged, pure, a childlike heart

That powerless day, still frozen, has been waiting all along

...

The past, the present, and the future

Surely, everything will come together

Even my scattered self finds itself here

Again and again, the memory of a closed door...

Again and again, dreaming of tomorrow...

Again and again, I keep knocking on the memory of a closed door, knocking, knocking

If something could melt these frozen tears, that would be kindness

Never abandon the act of dreaming about tomorrow, no matter how many times

May the blocked path, the remnants of life, keep going onward

...

Repeating, repeating, no matter how many tragedies we surpass

Return again, return again, the self that remains weak

Searching, searching, only for true hope

Shattering, shattering, until everything becomes zero

Repeating, repeating, no matter how many tragedies we surpass

Searching, searching, only true hope

[Japanese]

繰り返す時を 刻む悲劇を

抱いてまた 始めよう

震える心は 悲しみを予感してる

弱いままの自分 逃げ場はもうないの

いつかこの雪も 止むなら...

傷つく覚悟と 君の言葉 握る

何度でもドアを 閉じた記憶を 叩いて 叩いて

凍てついた涙 溶かすものなら その優しさ

何度でも明日を 夢見ることを 捨てたりしないで

塞がれた道が 命の跡が 続きますように

かすかな希望を 灯して

静寂の闇を 深く降りゆく

彼方に浮かんだ 懐かしいその笑顔に

胸は軋み出す 泣き叫んでるように

いつまでも今も 癒えない罪を 遠ざけて隠した

愛しくて どうして？ 大切なほど 忘れたくて

いつまでも何も 変わらぬ無垢で 幼い心は

力なきあの日 凍えたままで ずっと待っている

過去も現在も未来も

きっとすべては出会う

離れ離れの自分も ここで

何度でもドアを 閉じた記憶を...

何度でも明日を 夢見ることを...

何度でもドアを 閉じた記憶を 叩いて 叩いて

凍てついた涙 溶かすものなら その優しさ

何度でも明日を 夢見ることを 捨てたりしないで

塞がれた道が 命の跡が 続きますように

繰り返す 繰り返す 悲劇をいくつ越えても

また戻る また戻る 弱いままの自分

探してる 探してる 本当の希望だけを

砕かれる 砕かれる すべてがゼロになるまで

繰り返す 繰り返す 悲劇をいくつ越えても

探してる 探してる 本当の希望だけを

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悲劇 /ひげき/ B1	noun - tragedy
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road/path
優しさ /やさしさ/ B1	noun - kindness
希望 /きぼう/ B2	noun - hope
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
優しい /やさしい/ B2	adjective - kind/gentle
過去 /かこ/ A2	noun - past
命 /いのち/ B2	noun - life
力 /ちから/ A2	noun - power/strength