Memoria – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GFRIEND
• Album: Japan 1st Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into GFRIEND's "Memoria" to explore a more emotional and mature side of their music. This beautiful J-pop track, with its heartfelt lyrics about cherished memories, offers a wonderful opportunity to learn Japanese vocabulary related to feelings, connections, and reflection. Its graceful harmonies and soothing tempo make it a captivating listen that will encourage you to appreciate the nuances of the language and GFriend's artistic versatility.

[English]

Memoria, memoria

...

Memoria, memoria

...

Under the sun alone

I tried closing my eyes

Yes, I always felt

The warmth come back to me

No matter how sad it is

Even if I shed tears

The diary with you

Is engraved in my heart

So shine, laugh, shine

Beyond the cycles of time

The wind blows, reaching you

I want

Memoria, memoria

It's a fleeting memory

But I embrace it and grow stronger

I love you, I love you

I want to convey

Memoria, memoria

Even when I wake from a dream

If we're together, we'll be connected

To far, far away

We're gonna fly

In the blue sky

We're gonna fly

When the world ends

A day like that will come

Just imagine it

I reach out my hand to the blue sky

And close my eyes

Our sign, the usual sign

I wish I could be next to you

Forever and ever

I'm waiting for you

So

Memoria, memoria

It's a fleeting memory

But I embrace it and grow stronger

I love you, I love you

I want to convey

Memoria, memoria

Even when I wake from a dream

If we're together, we'll be connected

To far, far away

...

Everyday, everytime

It will never change

The story in my heart

Hold me tight, with you

Memoria, ahwow

Reach out

Memoria, memoria

It's a fleeting memory

But I embrace it and grow stronger

I love you, I love you

I want to convey

Memoria, memoria

Even when I wake from a dream

If we're together, we'll be connected

To far, far away

We're gonna fly

In the blue sky

We're gonna fly

...

[Japanese]

Memoria, memoria

Memoria, memoria

一人太陽の下

ひとみを閉じてみた

そう always 感じた

ぬくもりが come back to me

どんなに悲しくて

涙を流しても

君とのダイアリー

心に刻まれて

いるから shine 笑って shine

めぐりめぐる時を超えて

風がふいて 君の元へ届いて

ほしい

Memoria, memoria

儚い 記憶だけど

抱きしめて 強くなる

I love you, I love you

伝えたい

Memoria, memoria

夢から 覚めた時も

二人なら 繋がって

はるかはるかかなたへ

We're gonna fly

In the blue sky

We're gonna fly

世界が終わる

そんな日が来る

なんて想像してみて

この手を青空

伸ばして 目を閉じた

二人の sign いつもの sign

隣にいれたらいいのに

ずっとずっと

君の事を待ってる

だから

Memoria, memoria

儚い 記憶だけど

抱きしめて 強くなる

I love you, I love you

伝えたい

Memoria, memoria

夢から 覚めた時も

二人なら 繋がって

はるかはるかかなたへ

Everyday, everytime

いつまでも変わらないよ

心の中のストーリー

抱きしめていてね 君との

Memoria, ahwow

届け

Memoria, memoria

儚い 記憶だけど

抱きしめて 強くなる

I love you, I love you

伝えたい

Memoria, memoria

夢から 覚めた時も

二人なら 繋がって

はるかはるかかなたへ

We're gonna fly

In the blue sky

We're gonna fly

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memoria /meˈmɔːrɪə/ B2	noun - memory
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to the Earth
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid produced by the eyes
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
strong /strɔŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical power or strength
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B1	verb - to join or link together
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings
world /wɜrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
sign /saɪn/ B1	noun - an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - the color of the sky or sea
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness

Key Grammar Structures

• ぬくもりが come back to me

  ➔ Using the subject marker "が" to indicate the subject in a sentence with a verb in English.

  ➔ The particle "が" marks the subject of the sentence, emphasizing the noun before it.

• 一人太陽の下

  ➔ Using "の" as a possessive or descriptive particle to connect nouns.

  ➔ "の" connects two nouns, showing possession or description.

• 夢から 覚めた時も

  ➔ Using "から" to express origin or starting point.

  ➔ "から" indicates the starting point in space, time, or origin.

• We're gonna fly in the blue sky

  ➔ Using the future intention "gonna" as a colloquial form of "going to" for future actions.

  ➔ "gonna" is a contraction of "going to" and indicates future plans or intentions.

• 心の中のストーリー

  ➔ Using "の" to connect noun phrases, indicating possession or relationship.

  ➔ "の" links nouns to form complex noun phrases indicating possession or belonging.

• 二人なら 繋がって

  ➔ Using "なら" to express "if" or "in case of" with conditions.

  ➔ "なら" indicates a condition or hypothetical scenario, often translated as "if".