秒針 Re– Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 秀如 Sueyoshi
• Album: JACK IN THE BOX

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Shuta Sueyoshi's "秒針 Re:time" and enhance your Japanese language journey. This gentle ballad not only showcases the beauty of Japanese prose and poetic expression but also offers insights into common emotional themes through its evocative storytelling. Learning the lyrics can help you grasp nuanced Japanese vocabulary and expressions related to time, emotion, and relationships, making your language acquisition both meaningful and melodious.

[English]

The edge of the torn notebook, filled with my wishes

"Don't change, stay as you are, let me be like this"

But the clock hands keep ticking on steadily

And they changed even our feelings

The real meaning behind the little lie you told

And I, unaware of your kindness, am too weak

Hearts of us who are out of sync and mismatched

The ticking clock keeps moving forward unchanged

Your pieces in the trash can

I can't move, holding onto them

Goodbye, the tears and smiles you last gave me

Are burning my eyelids

At least the second hand—Re:time

Lock the room where you overflowed

Cracking jokes we drew and the words we swallowed

My sighs packed into an empty can

I hate, I hate myself—this version of me

But my sparkling smile feels like magic

The days carrying you are in my pocket

And time starts to move

Just weaving my heart as it is

The future I choose still seems hazy

Melting and bleeding away

Make a wish on the star hidden in the sky

[Japanese]

破り取ったノートの端 綴った願い

「変わらないで変わらないでこのままでいさせて」

でも時計の針は淡々と時を刻み

僕らの想いまで変えてしまったね

君がついた小さな嘘の本当の意味と

優しさに気づけない僕は弱過ぎて

ちぐはぐズレてく2人の心

チクタク時計は変わらず進み

君のカケラ詰めたゴミ箱

抱え動けない

サヨナラ まだ最後にくれた

涙と笑顔がまぶた焦がしてる

せめて秒針Re:time

君があふれた部屋に鍵をかけて

笑いあって描いた落書きに飲み込んだコトバ

空き缶に詰め込んだ僕の溜め息

キラいキラい嫌いだ こんな自分が

キラキラ笑顔は魔法のように

君を載せた日々はポケットに

刻は動きだす

このまま ただ心を紡いで

選んだ未来はまだ霞むようで

溶けて滲んでいく

空に隠れた星に願いをかけて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish, desire
時計 /tokei/ A2	noun - clock, watch
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart, mind
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
鍵 /kagi/ A2	noun - key
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
動く /ugoku/ B1	verb - to move
描く /kaku/ B1	verb - to draw, to depict
詰める /tsumeru/ B2	verb - to pack, to fill
焦がす /kogasu/ B2	verb - to burn, to scorch
隠れる /kakureru/ B1	verb - to hide
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
弱い /yowai/ B2	adjective - weak
小さな /chiisana/ A1	adjective - small, little
魔法 /mahou/ B2	noun - magic

Key Grammar Structures

• 綴った願い

  ➔ Past tense of the verb '綴る' (tojiru) meaning 'to compose' or 'to string together'.

  ➔ This shows the action was completed in the past, emphasizing the effort of writing down wishes.

• 変わらないで

  ➔ Imperative form of '変わらない' (kawaranai), meaning 'do not change'.

  ➔ This is a command or plea for things to remain the same, emphasizing desire for stability.

• 時を刻み

  ➔ Verb '刻む' (kizamu) in its continuative form, meaning 'to carve' or 'to mark time'.

  ➔ Expresses the ongoing action of measuring or marking passing time, metaphorically linked to the clock's ticking.

• 抱え動けない

  ➔ Verb '抱える' (kakaeru) in te-form + '動けない' (ugokenai), meaning 'unable to move while holding or burdened'.

  ➔ Indicates a state where one is immobilized due to holding or burdening, metaphorical for emotional or physical constraints.

• 願いをかけて

  ➔ Phrase meaning 'to wish upon' or 'make a wish', using the verb 'かける' (kakeru).

  ➔ Expresses the act of wishing or making a hope, often associated with hope or faith.

• 願いと笑顔がまぶた焦がしてる

  ➔ The phrase uses 'が' to mark the subject, combined with '焦がしてる' (kogashiteru), meaning 'are burning or shining brightly'.

  ➔ Describes the vividness of memories or feelings that 'burn' brightly within, metaphorically highlighting strong emotion.