ねっこ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: キングヌー
• Album: THE GREATEST UNKNOWN

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ささやかな花でいい

A simple flower is enough

大袈裟でなくていい

It doesn't have to be grand

ただあなたにとって

Just for you

価値があればいい

As long as it has meaning

誰も気づかない

That no one notices

有り触れた一輪でいい

A common, everyday bloom is fine

あなたが項垂れた

When you hang your head

その先に根を張る

And those roots take hold beyond that

そんな花でいい

That kind of flower is enough

ただ黙々とねっこ伸ばして

Just quietly extending your roots

あなたに見つかるのを待つの

Waiting for you to find it

時の歩幅が大き過ぎるから

Because the pace of time is too fast

今日も倦んざりする程に

Today, I feel so weary

此の身の丈を知るの

Knowing my true measure

望まぬとも

Even if I don't wish for it

時計の針は進み続ける

The clock keeps moving forward

求める程遠ざかる

The more I seek, the further away I get

大事な者こそ

Those precious things

時の風が攫ってゆく

Are carried off by the wind of time

思い出の瓦礫に根を張ってる

Taking root among memories' ruins

此処で何時迄も待っている

Here I wait forever

今日もあなたを想っている

Thinking of you today too

飾らない花でいい

A simple flower is enough

華やかでなくていい

It doesn't have to be glamorous

あなたの痛みの上に

On top of your pain

根を張れればいい

It would be great if it could take root

一頻りの雨に

In a sudden rain

流されぬような

So I won't be washed away

ふとした悲しみを

A fleeting sadness

そっと忘れさせるような

Quietly letting it fade away

そんな花でいい

That kind of flower is enough

そんな花がいい

A flower like that is perfect

ただ君が泣くなら僕も泣くから

As long as you cry, I'll cry too

その美しく強く伸びた根は

Its beautiful, strong roots

誰にも見えやしないけれど

May be unseen by anyone

無常の上に咲き誇れ

Blooming proud above impermanence

ただ君が泣くなら僕も泣くから

Just if you cry, I'll cry too

心ふたつ悲しみひとつで

With two hearts, one sorrow

何十年先も咲き続ける花

A flower that keeps blooming for decades

無常の上に、さあ咲き誇れ

Above impermanence, bloom proudly

ささやかな花でいい

A simple flower is enough

大袈裟でなくていい

It doesn't have to be grand

ただあなたと

Just with you

幾度もの嵐を迎えようと

Facing many storms

決して折れはしない

It will never break

そんな花がいい

That kind of flower is enough

ささやかな花でいい

A simple flower is enough

大袈裟でなくていい

It doesn't need to be flashy

ただあなたにとって

Just for you

価値があればいい

As long as it has worth

誰も気づかない

That no one notices

有り触れた一輪でいい

A humble, familiar flower will do

あなたが項垂れた

When you hang your head

その先に根を張る

And those roots take hold beyond that

飾らない花でいい

A simple flower is enough

華やかでなくていい

It doesn't need to be bright

あなたの喜びの上に

Growing on your happiness

実が生ればいい

It would be great if it bore fruit

一頻りの雨に

In a sudden rain

流されぬような

So I won't be washed away

ふとした悲しみを

A fleeting sadness

そっと忘れさせるような

Quietly letting it fade away

そんな花がいい

That kind of flower is enough

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花 (hana) /ha.na/ A1	noun - flower
根 (ne) /ne/ A2	noun - root
伸ばす (nobasu) /no.ba.su/ A2	verb - to extend, stretch
嵐 (arashi) /a.ra.ʃi/ B1	noun - storm
痛み (itami) /i.ta.mi/ B1	noun - pain
喜び (yorokobi) /jo.ɾo.ko.bi/ B1	noun - joy, delight
悲しみ (kanashimi) /ka.na.ʃi.mi/ B1	noun - sadness, sorrow
実 (mi) /mi/ B1	noun - fruit, nut, seed
想う (omou) /o.mo.ɯ/ B1	verb - to think, feel, imagine
価値 (kachi) /ka.t͡ɕi/ B2	noun - value, worth
瓦礫 (gareki) /ɡa.ɾe.ki/ B2	noun - rubble, debris
流す (nagasu) /na.ɡa.su/ B2	verb - to let flow, shed (tears), wash away
無常 (mujou) /mɯ.d͡ʑoː/ C1	noun - mutability, transience, impermanence
項垂れる (utadareru) /ɯtadaɾeɾɯ/ C1	verb - to hang one's head, droop