Missing – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: LOVE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the expressive world of Japanese music with Ayumi Hamasaki's "Missing." This song offers a compelling way to engage with the Japanese language through its poignant lyrics, which explore themes of lost connection and resilience. Learn how everyday feelings are articulated in Japanese, and appreciate the emotional depth that makes Hamasaki's songwriting, a hallmark of her career, truly special.

[English]

When I want to see you, I say I want to see you

When I'm lonely, I say I’m lonely

Back then, I could honestly say it

When I can no longer trust you

And you no longer trust me

When I start to not understand you

And you don’t understand me anymore

Just moving forward honestly

No matter how many times I get hurt

No matter how many times I’m rejected

I can't go back now

When I want to see you, I honestly say so

Back then, I could still say it

Thoughts are occupied by things other than my feelings

When I’m lonely, I say I’m lonely

After tears have fallen

My feelings are controlled by someone’s wish

[Japanese]

逢いたい時に　逢いたいって

寂しい時に　寂しいって

あの頃　素直に言えていたのにね

私があなたの事を　信じられなくなる時

あなたも私の事を信じられなくなってる

私があなたの事を　わからなくなってる時

あなたも私の事を　わからなくなってるよね

ただまっすぐに進んで行く

何度傷ついても

あとどれ程　否定されても

もう戻れない

逢いたい時　逢いたいって素直に

あの頃まだ言えてたのにね

想いを自分の都合以外が占拠する

寂しい時　寂しいって素直に

涙流したその後で

想いを誰かの願いが支配する

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
逢いたい /aɪtaɪ/ B1	verb - to want to meet
寂しい /sabishii/ B1	adjective - lonely, sad
信じる /shinjiru/ B2	verb - to believe
わかる /wakaru/ B1	verb - to understand
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
想い /omoi/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
支配する /shihai suru/ C1	verb - to dominate, to control
戻る /modoru/ B1	verb - to return
傷つく /kizutsuku/ B2	verb - to get hurt
素直 /sunao/ B2	adjective - honest, straightforward
都合 /tsugou/ B2	noun - convenience, circumstances

Key Grammar Structures

• 逢いたい時に　逢いたいって

  ➔ Use of 〜時に (toki ni) to indicate 'at the time when' or 'when'.

  ➔ The expression 〜時に (toki ni) indicates 'at the time when' something happens.

• 素直に言えていたのにね

  ➔ Use of 〜ていた (te ita) to indicate past continuous or ongoing state.

  ➔ The form 〜ていた (te ita) expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the past.

• 私があなたの事を　信じられなくなる時

  ➔ Use of 〜られなくなる (rarenaku naru) to indicate becoming unable to do something.

  ➔ The expression 〜られなくなる (rarenaku naru) means 'to become unable to' or 'to stop being able to' do something.

• 想いを誰かの願いが支配する

  ➔ Use of 〜が (ga) to mark the subject performing the action or influencing the object.

  ➔ The particle 〜が (ga) marks the subject that is performing or influencing the action described.

• もう戻れない

  ➔ Use of 〜ない (nai) form to express negation and 〜ない as 'cannot' or 'won't'.

  ➔ The form 〜ない expresses negation, indicating inability or impossibility of doing something.