泥中に咲く – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ウォルピスカーター
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Japanese lyrics with Wolpis Carter's '泥中に咲く' (Blooming in the Mud). This song is a fantastic entry point for language learners, as its emotive and poetic lyrics offer a deep dive into expressing complex feelings about life, despair, and hope. The song's central metaphor of a flower blooming in the mud provides a beautiful and memorable image that can help you connect with the Japanese language on a more profound level. Its compelling melody and Wolpis Carter's clear, powerful vocals make it an engaging and moving piece to learn from.

[English]

My broken heart can't be filtered

Tears quietly dry up

Not even a single drop

won't flow anymore

We’re laughing, saying it’s funny

A harsh life, a maze of thorns blocking you

The darkness of the corrupt world stands before me

You worry more than anyone else

So right now, we're probably on the verge of drowning

Safely saved by the correct breath

Now, I just live to die someday

When I learn why I hate the rain

Things I remember deep inside

Yes, if it's a big soap bubble

Surely, it’s light and drizzly

Walking while looking at the ground’s colors

Choosing places without water puddles

Maybe to veer off an unlucky path

Probably to defend myself

I am human now

Today, tomorrow, and the day after

That much is enough to accept

Everyone is breathing differently

Yes, you too are human now

Just because you dislike how you look

I can't hate you, because you're kind

You wish for others, too

For a single petal of a flower to fall

Water, earth, light, and the seed itself

What’s in front of my eyes now

Its meaning, the past, and the future

If one piece is missing, it can’t be born

Me, you, or anyone else

Saying it’s nothing, as if it isn’t

Carrying the baggage of the past on your back

Fate gets in the way

Misunderstandings, it’s your own doing

But things aren’t looking good now

Want to run away, want to live on

Throw myself into this body

If there’s a moment like that

The darkness of this world

Let’s tear it apart

And find the meaning of being born here

The beginning of the end

Because if it starts, it’s the final chapter of life

Unbelievably long

At the end of the journey

There must be a fleeting 'time' only now

No, I won’t drown in the rain

Still, somehow, it feels suffocating

Living just to die someday

Then, if that’s the case

I won’t break anymore

Won’t break

A heart that won’t break

Let’s ring the bell

It’s probably a cloudy day

Covered in mud

Everywhere, everywhere

Now

The course of this world

Blocked by a maze

Let’s draw a line

That line, you know

A map where paths overlap

A flower blooming to illuminate you

[Japanese]

砕けた心が濾過 できなくて kudaketa kokoro ga roka dekinakute

涙はそっと枯れてゆく namida wa sotto karete yuku

もう一粒も mou hitotsubu mo

流れなくて nagare nakute

可笑しいよねって　笑ってる okashii yo ne tte　waratteru

酷烈な人生 あなたを遮る迷路の荊棘 kokuretsuna jinsei anata o saegiru meiro no keikyoku

濁世の闇 立ちはだかる jokusei no yami tachihadakaru

君は誰よりも憂う人 ahh kimi wa dare yori mo ureu hito

だから今 僕らは溺れかけてる寸前だろう dakara ima bokura wa obore kaketeru sunzen darou

正しい呼吸に救われた tadashii kokyuu ni sukuwareta

今はいつか死ぬために生きてるだけだ ima wa itsuka shinu tame ni ikiteru dake da

雨が嫌いなわけを知ると ame ga kiraina wake o shiru to

深いところで思い出すこと fukai tokoro de omoidasu koto

そう　大粒のシャボン玉なら sou　ootsubu no shabondama nara

きっとふわふわでしとしと kitto fuwafuwa de shitoshito

地面の色を見て歩く jimen no iro o mite aruku

水溜りのない場所　選んでる mizu tamari no nai basho eranderu

さては　不遇な道を逸れるため sate wa　fuguuna michi o soreru tame

自己防衛だってするんでしょう jiko bouei datte surun deshou

僕は今　人間です boku wa ima ningen desu

今日も明日も　その次の日も kyou mo ashita mo sono tsugi no hi mo

認めるのは　そのくらいでいい mitomeru no wa sono kurai de ii

みんな別々の息を食べてる minna betsubetsu no iki o tabeteru

そう　君も今　人間です sou kimi mo ima ningen desu

その姿が嫌いなだけで sono sugata ga kiraina dake de

憎めないよ　優しいから nikumenai yo　yasashii kara

君は誰の為にも願う人 kimi wa dare no tame ni mo negau hito

ひとひらの花が散るために hitohira no hana ga chiru tame ni

水も土も光も　その種も mizu mo tsuchi mo hikari mo sono tane mo

僕の目の前にあるものが boku no me no mae ni aru mono ga

その意味も過去も未来も sono imi mo kako mo mirai mo

ひとつと欠けると生まれないぜ hitotsu to kakeru to umarenaize

僕も君も　あの人も boku mo kimi mo ano hito mo

なんでもないと言いながら nan demo nai to ii nagara

過去の荷物を君に背負わせる kako no nimotsu o kimi ni seowaseru

運命が通せんぼする unmei ga toosenbo suru

勘違い　自業自得だよ kanchigai　jigou jitoku da yo

でも状況が良くないからね demo joukyou ga yokunai kara ne

逃げたいよね　生きたいよね nigetai yo ne　ikitai yo ne

この身体を投げ出す kono karada o nagedasu

その瞬間があるとすれば sono shunkan ga aru to sureba

この世の闇 kono yo no yami

切り裂いてさ kirisaite sa

ここに生まれた意味を探そうか koko ni umareta imi o sagasou ka

終わりの始まり owari no hajimari

始まれば最後の人生だから hajimareba saigo no jinsei dakara

途方もない tohou mo nai

旅の末に tabi no sue ni

今しかない「時」があるのだろう ima shika nai "toki" ga aru no darou

雨に溺れることはないな (ame ni oboreru koto wa nai na)

それでもなんだか息苦しいな soredemo nandaka ikigurushii na

いつか死ぬために生きてるなんて itsuka shinu tame ni ikiteru nante

それならさ　それならば sore nara sa　sore naraba

もう壊れない mou kowarenai

壊れない kowarenai

壊れない心の kowarenai kokoro no

鐘を鳴らそう kane o narasou

曇天だろう donten darou

泥まみれさ doromamire sa

どこもかしこも doko mo kashiko mo

今 ima

この世の行方を kono yo no yukue o

遮る迷路に saegiru meiro ni

線を引こうぜ sen o hikouze

その線がさ sono sen ga sa

重なる地図 karanaru chizu

君を照らすために咲く花さ kimi o terasu tame ni saku hana sa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart; mind
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
人生 /jinsei/ B1	noun - life
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road; path
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember; to recall
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
人間 /ningen/ B1	noun - human; person
未来 /mirai/ B2	noun - future
意味 /imi/ B1	noun - meaning
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny; fate
壊れる /kowareru/ B1	verb - to break; to be broken
選ぶ /erabu/ B1	verb - to choose; to select
散る /chiru/ B2	verb - to scatter; to fall (as petals)

Key Grammar Structures

• 濁世の闇 立ちはだかる

  ➔ The phrase uses the verb "立ちはだかる" which is an intransitive verb meaning "to stand in the way" or "to block".

  ➔ The verb "立ちはだかる" is often used metaphorically to describe something intimidating or obstacles appearing in one's way.

• 認めるのは　そのくらいでいい

  ➔ The phrase "そのくらいでいい" uses "で" as a particle indicating the manner or extent, and "いい" meaning "good enough".

  ➔ "そのくらいでいい" means "that is good enough" or "that's sufficient" for the context.

• この世の行方を

  ➔ The phrase "行方" (ゆくえ) is a noun meaning "destination" or "the way".

  ➔ "行方" refers to the future course or destiny of something or someone.

• 線を引こうぜ

  ➔ The verb "引こう" is the volitional form of "引く" (to draw, to pull).

  ➔ The volitional form "引こう" is used to express an intention or suggestion to "draw" or "pull" a line.

• 線がさ重なる地図

  ➔ The phrase "重なる" is an intransitive verb meaning "to overlap" or "to pile up".

  ➔ The verb "重なる" indicates that multiple "lines" or "paths" are overlapping or superimposed, creating a complex map.