運命さがし – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: マカロニえんぴつ

Lyrics & Translation

This song is a perfect gateway for learners of Japanese to explore the nuances of emotive vocabulary and the concept of 'destiny' (unmei). By listening to Hattori’s distinct phrasing and clear pronunciation, you can practice understanding poetic storytelling while enjoying one of Japan's most celebrated modern rock bands.

[English]

Shall we do it?

Yes.

Alright.

I like you, I just like you.

To think I could still feel this way!

I like you. No matter what, I like you.

No other love seems to suit me, surely.

I am not in those dressed-up days.

I want you to notice, but I'm too scared somehow.

The habit of wanting to talk about what love really is—

For the first time, you didn't laugh at it.

I like you, I just like you.

I didn't want to realize I had feelings like this.

Yet I like you, even though we still know nothing.

You look like you'd see right through any lie, I'm beaten.

Let's head somewhere unknown just like this.

Striking a pose of eternity, even though we can't.

“This place might be nice,” look, I'm still a sly person.

“Tell me tomorrow,” are you happy, or is that a look of tears?

I like you! Right now, I like you.

Does a feeling like this even need a name?

I like you. No matter what, I like you.

Any future seems like it would suit us just fine.

I can't say that out loud, it feels like it might vanish.

Thank you very much.

[Japanese]

やりまっか

はい

はいよ

きみが好き、ただきみが好き

こんな気持ちにまだなれるなんて！

きみが好き。どうしたってきみが好き

どんな恋も似合いそうにないな、きっと

着飾った⽇々にぼくはいない

バレてほしいけど怖くてどうもね

愛のなんたるかを語りたがる癖を

笑われなかったの はじめてなんだ

きみが好き、ただきみが好き

こんな気持ちに気付きたくなかった

でもきみが好き。まだ何も知らないのに

どんな嘘も⾒破ってくれそうで、まいった

このままどこか知らない場所へ

できないくせに永遠のポーズを

「ここがいいかも」ほら、まだずるい⼈間だ

「明⽇きかせて」うれしいのかな、泣きそうなのは

きみが好き！今きみが好き

こんな気持ちに名前なんているかな

きみが好き。どうしたってきみが好き

どんな未来も似合ってしまいそうだ

なんて⾔えないな、消えてしまいそうで

ありがとうございました

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き suki N5	adjective - liked, fond of, favorite
気持ち kimochi N4	noun - feeling, sensation, mood
恋 koi N3	noun - romance, love
似合う niau N3	verb - to suit, to match, to become
着飾る kikazaru N1	verb - to dress up, to adorn oneself
日々 hibi N3	noun - days, every day
怖い kowai N4	adjective - scary, frightening, fearful
愛 ai N3	noun - love, affection
語る kataru N3	verb - to talk about, to speak, to tell
癖 kuse N3	noun - habit, peculiarity
笑う warau N5	verb - to laugh, to smile
気付く kizuku N3	verb - to notice, to realize, to perceive
嘘 uso N4	noun - lie, falsehood
見破る miyaburu N1	verb - to see through, to detect, to discover
永遠 eien N2	noun - eternity, perpetuity, permanence
ずるい zurui N2	adjective - cunning, unfair, sly
人間 ningen N4	noun - human being, person
名前 namae N5	noun - name
未来 mirai N3	noun - future
消える kieru N4	verb - to disappear, to vanish