名前を呼ぶよ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ラックライフ

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Japanese through Luck Life's touching song, "Namae wo Yobu yo." This song, which translates to "I'll Call Your Name", offers a gentle introduction to the language while exploring themes of connection and mutual support. Learn how simple phrases can convey deep emotions, making this song a perfect starting point for language and culture enthusiasts .

[English]

I can be myself

I was searching for the reason

Inside your heart

If there's a me alive

Through darkness and long hills

I believe I can overcome them

I should be able to become that person

So that each of us walking our own paths can smile

To find the meaning of living and move forward together

I'll call your name

Your name

So that you can stay true to yourself

When sorrow darkens your days and tears flow

When loneliness overflows and your heart shrinks

I'll call your name

Your name

Seems like you called my name too

Taking a deep breath in

Swallow it and breathe out to the sky

So everyone can be happy

Is it okay to believe in that?

Even for me

Even if a dazzling future awaits me

It’s meaningless if I face it all alone

I'll shout your name

My name

I'm still here

Can you hear me?

I wonder if you can hear me

Whispering to myself, looking up at the sky

Blended into the wind

I heard from somewhere

My name, the one that makes me who I am

The gift I received to be myself

So that each one of us walking our own paths can smile

To find the meaning of living and move forward together

I'll call your name

Your name

So that you can stay true to yourself

When sorrow darkens your days and tears flow

When loneliness overflows and your heart shrinks

I'll call your name

Your name

It’s like you called my name too

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[Japanese]

僕が僕でいられる

理由を探していた

あなたの胸の中で

生きている僕がいるのならば

暗闇も長い坂道も

越えて行けるような

僕になれるはず

それぞれに今を歩いてる僕らが笑えるように

生きている意味を確かめ合いながら進めるように

名前を呼ぶよ

あなたの名前を

あなたがあなたでいれるように

悲しみに暮れてあなたの涙がこぼれる時

寂しさに溢れて心がしぼんでく時

名前を呼ぶよ

あなたの名前を

僕の名前を呼んでくれたみたいに

深く息を吸い込む

飲み込んで空に放つ

誰もが幸せになれる

信じてもいいかな

僕にだって

眩しいくらいの未来がこの先に待っていても

僕一人きりで迎えてもなんの意味もないの

名前を叫ぶよ

僕の名前を

今でもここにいるよ

聞こえてるかな

『いなくてもいいか』

一人呟いて空を見上げてた

風に紛れて

どこからか聞こえた

僕の名前僕が僕で

いれるように貰ったモノ

それぞれに今を歩いてる僕らが笑えるように

生きている意味を確かめ合いながら進めるように

名前を呼ぶよ

あなたの名前を

あなたがあなたでいれるように

悲しみに暮れてあなたの涙がこぼれる時

寂しさに溢れて心がしぼんでく時

名前を呼ぶよ

あなたの名前を

僕の名前を呼んでくれたみたいに

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
理由 /りゆう/ B1	noun - reason
胸 /むね/ B1	noun - chest
生きる /いきる/ A2	verb - to live
暗闇 /くらやみ/ B2	noun - darkness
坂道 /さかみち/ B1	noun - slope
笑える /わらえる/ B1	verb - to be able to laugh
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sadness
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
迎える /むかえる/ B1	verb - to welcome
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
風 /かぜ/ A2	noun - wind
聞こえる /きこえる/ A2	verb - to be heard
一人 /ひとり/ A1	noun - one person

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたの胸の中で

  ➔ The possessive particle "の" indicates possession or relation, connecting "あなた" (you) and "胸" (chest).

  ➔ The phrase shows possession or relation, meaning "inside your chest".

• 生きている僕がいるのならば

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional "のならば" to express "if that is the case" or "if so," combined with the ongoing "生きている" (living).

  ➔ This structure expresses a conditional scenario: "if I am alive".

• 僕が僕でいられる理由

  ➔ The phrase uses "でいられる" (potential form of "いる" in the continuative context) to express "being able to remain" as "the reason for being myself."

  ➔ This grammar indicates the ability or possibility to remain as oneself, emphasizing identity and inner strength.

• 笑えるように

  ➔ The phrase uses the potential form "笑える" (can laugh) combined with "ように" to express "so that we can laugh" or "in order to laugh."

  ➔ This grammar expresses purpose or goal, indicating the desire or hope that something becomes possible.

• 名前を呼ぶよ

  ➔ The verb "呼ぶ" is in the plain present/future tense, indicating a regular or habitual action "call or shout out" someone's name.

  ➔ This grammatical form is used for habitual or future actions, indicating the act of calling someone's name.

• 寂しさに溢れて心がしぼんでく時

  ➔ The phrase uses "に" to indicate the target of the emotion (寂しさに溢れて - overflowing with loneliness) and the verb "しぼんでく" in the te-form combined with "時" (time) to describe "when the heart shrinks."

  ➔ The grammar uses "に" to mark the target of feelings and "時" to specify the timing of the emotional change.

• 僕の名前を呼んでくれたみたいに

  ➔ The expression uses "みたいに" to compare the act of calling one's name to something similar, meaning "as if you called my name."

  ➔ The grammar employs "みたいに" to make a comparison, indicating that the action is similar to another.