Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the enchanting world of SEKAI NO OWARI with 'Nemuri Hime.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its poetic, fairy-tale-inspired vocabulary and emotive storytelling, helping you master expressive and descriptive language.
Key Vocabulary
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眠り姫 nemurihime N2 |
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冒険 bouken N3 |
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戦う tatakau N4 |
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覚ます samasu N3 |
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隠れる kakureru N4 |
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勇者 yuusha N2 |
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剣 ken N3 |
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寝顔 negao N2 |
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嵐 arashi N2 |
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宝 takara N3 |
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星 hoshi N5 |
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船 fune N4 |
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深い fukai N4 |
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青空 aozora N3 |
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繋ぐ tsunagu N3 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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君と僕とね、世界を冒険してきたけど泣いたり笑ったりして
➔ ~たり ~たり (tari ~ tari)
➔ Used to list representative actions. Here, it indicates "sometimes crying, sometimes laughing."
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いつかはいつの日かは あるさ
➔ Noun + は (as a philosophical or inevitable theme)
➔ Adding "は" after "いつか" emphasizes that this event is an inevitable destiny or a known fact.
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脅かして隠れてみても君は探しに来ない
➔ ~てみる (~te miru) + Conditional "~ても"
➔ Combining "trying to do" (~てみる) with the concessive "even if" (~ても), expressing a futile effort.
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君はいつのか眠りに落ちてしまうんだね
➔ ~てしまう (~te shimau)
➔ Used here to express the finality of falling into sleep, mixed with a sense of deep sadness.
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僕は1人で戦わなきゃいけないんだね
➔ ~なきゃいけない (~nakya ikenai)
➔ A colloquial contraction of "must do," making the tone more emotional and intimate.
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このまま君が起きなかったらどうしよう
➔ ~たらどうしよう (~tara dō shiyō)
➔ Used to express anxiety or worry about a hypothetical negative future.
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君の寝顔を見ていたんだ
➔ ~ていた (~te ita) (Past continuous)
➔ Indicates a state that was continuing in the past, highlighting the duration of the action.
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まだ見ぬたからも僕ら2人で探しに行ったね
➔ Adjective + noun modifier (~ぬ)
➔ Using the classical "~ぬ" (negative) instead of "~ない" gives the song a poetic and nostalgic literary feel.
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