モラトリアム – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Omoinotake
• Album: Ammolite

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

行き交う人々 水溜りに映る

People passing by reflected in puddles

ぼやけた信号 赤色のままで

Faded traffic signals remain red

街路灯のスピーカー 壊れたように

Streetlamp speakers feel broken

嘘ばかり 何度も歌ってる

All I sing are lies, over and over

淋しそうな笑みも 甘い呼吸も

Your lonely smile and sweet breath

遠い目の奥に秘めた想いも

Hidden feelings behind distant eyes

窓辺を滴る 雫のようで

Like droplets trickling at the window

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この空が鳴き止んでしまえば君は

If this sky suddenly falls silent, you

帰るべき場所へ

Will return to the place you're meant to go

飛び立ってしまうのだろう

And take flight, I suppose

君とこのまま 鳥籠の中で 永遠

Inside this birdcage, with you, forever

閉じ込められて

Locked away

飛べないままで 微睡みの中

Still unable to fly, quietly dozing

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寄り添う恋人 陽溜まりの傘を

Lovers leaning close, sharing an umbrella

分け合う姿 僕は目を閉じる

They share everything, I close my eyes

瞬いたウィンカー

Flashing turn signals

急かされるように

As if in a rush

靄がかる道を 選んだ夜

Choosing the misty road on this night

背中合わせのまま 重ねた時間も

Back to back, with time layered between us

口に含んでいる 優しい嘘も

And gentle lies on our tongues

夢ばかりをただ 疼かせるだけ

Only fueling dreams that ache inside

この声を口にしてしまえば君を

If I say this voice out loud, I would

濡らしてる雨は 降り止んでしまうのだろう

Stop the rain that’s wetting you

君とこのまま 鳥籠の中で 永遠 閉じ込められて

And forever, in this birdcage with you

飛べないままで

Unable to fly, just staying

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雨音に隠れて二人 密やかな囀りを

Hiding in the sound of rain, just us two, whispering

窓の外見つめないで 心 ここにおいて

Don’t stare outside the window, keep your heart here

この空が鳴き止んでしまえば君は

If this sky falls silent, you

帰るべき場所へ 飛び立ってしまうのだろう

Will take flight to the place you’re meant to go

君とこのまま 鳥籠の中で 永遠 閉じ込められて

And stay in this birdcage with you, forever

飛べないままで

Unable to fly, just remaining

今はただ描けない明日も

Only this, an unpaintable tomorrow

戻れない過去も 二人目を閉じて

Past that cannot be returned, closing our eyes

君とこのまま 鳥籠の中で 永遠 閉じ込められて

And in this birdcage with you, forever

世界に二人だけ 求め合うまま

Two only in this world, seeking each other

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鳥籠の中 微睡の中

Inside the birdcage, in drowsy quiet

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
人々(hitobito) /hito bito/ A2	noun - people
水溜り(mizutamari) /mizɯ tamari/ B1	noun - puddle
信号(shingō) /ʃingoː/ A2	noun - traffic light, signal
街路灯(gairoto) /ɡairoto/ B2	noun - street light
嘘(uso) /ɯso/ A2	noun - lie
笑み(emi) /emi/ B2	noun - smile
呼吸(kokyū) /kokʲɯː/ B1	noun - breath, respiration
想い(omoi) /omoi/ A2	noun - thought, feeling
窓辺(madobe) /madobe/ B1	noun - windowside, by the window
雫(shizuku) /ʃizɯkɯ/ B2	noun - drop (of liquid)
場所(basho) /baʃo/ A2	noun - place
鳥籠(torikago) /toɾikaɡo/ B2	noun - birdcage
永遠(eien) /eːen/ B1	noun - eternity, forever
恋人(koibito) /koibito/ A2	noun - lover, sweetheart
陽溜まり(hidamari) /hidamari/ B2	noun - sunny spot

Key Grammar Structures

• If the sky stops crying, you will probably return to the place you should go.

  ➔ Conditional clause using "if" + present tense verb, indicating a hypothetical or future situation.

  ➔ The "if" clause introduces a condition, and the main clause (using "will") indicates the probable outcome.

• 閉じ込められて

  ➔ Te-form of a verb with られて indicating passive or the state of being confined.

  ➔ This constructs the passive form, emphasizing the state of being confined or trapped.

• ただ 疼かせるだけ

  ➔ Just (only) + verb in the causal form "疼かせる" to express causing pain or longing.

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes that the action only causes longing or pain without resolution.

• 世界に二人だけ

  ➔ Phrase using に (to/at) with だけ (only) to specify exclusivity in the world.

  ➔ This phrase indicates that only the two people exist in the world, highlighting their exclusivity.

• この空が鳴き止んでしまえば

  ➔ Conditional form of "鳴き止む" (to stop crying) + ば (if/when), indicating a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The "ば" form creates a hypothetical condition, meaning "if" the sky stops crying.