Nemurihime – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of SEKAI NO OWARI! 'Nemurihime' is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through its poetic, storytelling lyrics and slow, melodic pace, helping you master expressive vocabulary related to dreams and emotions.

[English]

You and I have been adventuring through this world together

Crying and laughing along the way

No matter what happened

We always held hands

But someday, one day

I'll wake up one morning

And find that you aren't in this world anymore

Even if I try to hide just to surprise you

You won't come

Looking for me

Ah, someday you will

Fall into a deep, deep sleep

And once you do, you won't wake up again

And I'll have to face the world we adventured in together

All by myself

The dragons that breathed fire aimlessly

We fought them together, didn't we?

We even found the hero's sword

Ah, what if you

Just don't wake up like this?

With those thoughts in my mind

I was just watching

Your sleeping face

Even under a clear blue sky

Even in the middle of a storm

We've always

Held hands

In moments of great joy

And in moments of great sadness

But someday, one day

I'll wake up one morning

And find that you aren't in this world anymore

I try to shake you to wake you up

But you just won't

Open your eyes

Ah, someday you will

Fall into a deep, deep sleep

And once you do, you won't wake up again

And I'll have to face the world we adventured in together

All by myself

Ah, even the treasures yet unseen

We went to search for them together

Setting sail on a night when the stars fell down

Ah, what if you

Just don't wake up like this?

With those thoughts in my mind

I was just watching

Your sleeping face

Ah, someday you will

Fall into a deep, deep sleep

And once you do, you won't wake up again

And I'll have to face the world we adventured in together

All by myself

The dragons that breathed fire aimlessly

We fought them together, didn't we?

We even found the hero's sword

Ah, what if you

Just don't wake up like this?

With those thoughts in my mind

I was just watching

Your sleeping face

Yeah oh

[Japanese]

君と僕とで世界を 冒険してきたけど

泣いたり 笑ったりして

僕らはどんなときでも

手を繋いできたけど

いつかは いつの日かは

ある朝 僕が目を覚ますと

この世界には君はいないんだね

驚かそうとして 隠れてみても

君は探しに

こないんだ

Ah 君はいつの日か

深い眠りにおちてしまうんだね

そしたら もう目を覚まさないんだね

僕らがいままで 冒険した世界と

僕は一人で戦わなきゃいけないんだね

ボーっと火を吹くドラゴンも

僕ら二人で戦ったね

勇者の剣も見つけてきたよね

Ah このまま君が

起きなかったらどうしよう

そんなこと思いながら

君の寝顔を

見ていたんだ

こんな青空のときでも

どんな嵐のときでも

手を繋いで

きたけど

こんなに嬉しいときも

どんなに悲しいときも

いつかは いつの日かは

ある朝 僕が目を覚ますと

この世界には君はいないんだね

起こそうとして 揺さぶるけど

君はもう目を

覚まさないんだ

Ah 君はいつの日か

深い眠りにおちてしまうんだね

そしたら もう目を覚まさないんだね

僕らがいままで 冒険した世界と

僕は一人で戦わなきゃいけないんだね

Ah まだ見ぬ宝も

僕ら二人で探しに行ったね

星が降る夜に船を出してさ

Ah このまま君が

起きなかったらどうしよう

そんなこと思いながら

君の寝顔を

見ていたんだ

Ah 君はいつの日か

深い眠りにおちてしまうんだね

そしたらもう目を覚まさないんだね

僕らがいままで 冒険した世界と

僕は一人で戦わなきゃいけないんだね

ボーっと火を吹くドラゴンも

僕ら二人で戦ったね

勇者の剣も見つけてきたよね

Ah このまま君が

起きなかったらどうしよう

そんなこと思いながら

君の寝顔を

見ていたんだ

Yeah oh

Key Grammar Structures

• 君と僕とで世界を冒険してきたけど

  ➔ ~てくる (Action starting in the past and continuing to the present)

  ➔ The structure "冒险" (bouken) + "してきた" indicates an experience the speaker and the other person have shared over time leading up to now.

• 君は探しにこないんだ

  ➔ Verb stem + にくる (Come to do something)

  ➔ The form "探し" (search) + "にこない" is used to express that the subject will not come for the purpose of searching.

• 深い眠りにおちてしまうんだね

  ➔ ~てしまう (To finish completely or to do something with regret)

  ➔ Adding "しまう" to "おちて" (fall) highlights the finality and the speaker's sorrow regarding the "deep sleep."

• 僕は一人で戦わなきゃいけないんだね

  ➔ ~なきゃいけない (Have to / Must)

  ➔ "戦わ" (fight) + "なきゃいけない" (must) emphasizes the obligation or unavoidable destiny the speaker feels.

• このまま君が起きなかったらどうしよう

  ➔ ~たらどうしよう (What if... / Worried about a possibility)

  ➔ "起きなかったら" (if you don't wake up) + "どうしよう" expresses the speaker's anxiety about a potential negative outcome.

• 星が降る夜に船を出してさ

  ➔ ~てさ (Casual connective / Explanatory tone)

  ➔ The particle "さ" adds a casual, conversational tone, as if the speaker is recounting a memory to someone.

• そんなこと思いながら

  ➔ ~ながら (While doing / Simultaneously)

  ➔ "思い" (think) + "ながら" (while) links the act of worrying with the act of looking at the face.