銀の龍の背に乗って – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Miyuki Nakajima
• Album: 映画「Dr.コトー診療所」オリジナルサウンドトラック

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt world of Miyuki Nakajima's "銀の龍の背に乗って," a moving ballad that teaches the importance of empathy and resilience. Learn how this song, created for "Dr. Coto's Clinic," uses vivid imagery and compassionate lyrics to offer solace and inspire hope, making it a timeless piece for understanding the language of human emotion.

[English]

Beyond that pale sea

On the other side, right now

Someone’s in pain

Like fledglings that still can’t fly

I’m lamenting my own weakness

Feeling powerless

Hurry, sorrow, turn into wings

Hurry, scars, become my compass

Like fledglings that still can’t fly

I’m lamenting my own weakness

Until my dreams come to find me

Yesterday, I just waited, trembling

Tomorrow, I’ll head to the dragon’s feet

Climb the cliff and call out

“Come on, let’s go!”

On the silver dragon’s back

Let’s ride and deliver

To the desert of life

On the silver dragon’s back

Let’s ride and carry

Through the whirl of rainclouds

Even after losing everything

People still cling to someone’s hand

The reason we only have soft skin

Is to listen to each other’s pain

Hurry, sorrow, turn into wings

Hurry, scars, become my compass

Like fledglings that still can’t fly

I’m lamenting my own weakness

Even with wings like cotton fluff

And claws as fragile as budding leaves

Tomorrow, I’ll head to the dragon’s feet

Climb the cliff and call out

“Come on, let’s go!”

On the silver dragon’s back

Let’s ride and deliver

To the desert of life

On the silver dragon’s back

Let’s ride and carry

Through the whirl of rainclouds

On the silver dragon’s back

Let’s ride and deliver

On the silver dragon’s back

[Japanese]

あの蒼ざめた海の

彼方で 今まさに

誰かが傷んでいる

まだ飛べない雛たちみたいに

僕はこの非力を

嘆いている

急げ悲しみ 翼に変われ

急げ傷跡 羅針盤になれ

まだ飛べない雛たちみたいに

僕はこの非力を嘆いている

夢が迎えに来てくれるまで

震えて待ってるだけだった昨日

明日 僕は龍の足元へ

崖を登り 呼ぶよ

「さあ、行こうぜ」

銀の龍の背に

乗って 届けに

行こう 命の砂漠へ

銀の龍の背に

乗って 運んで

行こう 雨雲の渦を

失うものさえ失ってなお

人はまだ誰かの指にすがる

柔らかな皮膚しかない理由は

人が人の傷みを聴くためだ

急げ悲しみ 翼に変われ

急げ傷跡 羅針盤になれ

まだ飛べない雛たちみたいに

僕はこの非力を嘆いている

わたボコリみたいな翼でも

木の芽みたいな頼りない爪でも

明日 僕は龍の足元へ

崖を登り 呼ぶよ

「さあ、行こうぜ」

銀の龍の背に

乗って 届けに

行こう 命の砂漠へ

銀の龍の背に

乗って 運んで

行こう 雨雲の渦を

銀の龍の背に

乗って 届けに

銀の龍の背に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
龍 /ɾʲoː/ A2	noun - dragon
翼 /tɯ̥a̠kaʲ/ B1	noun - wing
砂漠 /saːba̠kɯ̥/ B1	noun - desert
雨雲 /aːkumo̞/ B2	noun - rain cloud
渦 /ɯ̥da/ B2	noun - vortex; whirlpool
背 /seː/ A2	noun - back (of a body or object)
乗る /noɾɯ/ A1	verb - to ride; to get on
届く /toːkɯ/ A2	verb - to reach; to arrive (to a place or person)
急ぐ /isogu/ A2	verb - to hurry; to hasten
悲しみ /kɯɾɯɕimi/ B1	noun - sadness; sorrow
傷跡 /kizɯato/ B2	noun - scar; wound mark
羅針盤 /ɾaɕiɴbaɴ/ C1	noun - compass (magnetic)
非力 /hiɾiɯ̥kɯ/ C1	noun - helplessness; weakness
嘆く /naŋkɯ/ B2	verb - to lament; to sigh
夢 /ɲeːmu/ A1	noun - dream
震える /fɯɾiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to tremble; to shiver
失う /ɯshiʃaɯ/ B1	verb - to lose; to miss
人 /hito/ A1	noun - person; human

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ飛べない雛たち**みたいに**

  ➔ simile pattern ～みたいに

  ➔ "みたいに" expresses similarity, equivalent to “like”; here it means “like chicks that cannot yet fly”.

• 僕はこの**非力を嘆いている**

  ➔ progressive/continuous ～ている

  ➔ "嘆いている" uses the progressive form "～ている", indicating an ongoing action – “I am lamenting”.

• **急げ**悲しみ 翼に変われ

  ➔ imperative form

  ➔ "急げ" and "変われ" are in the imperative mood, giving a strong command – “Hurry” / “Turn into wings”.

• 夢が迎えに**来てくれるまで**

  ➔ benefactive ～てくれる and limiting ～まで

  ➔ "来てくれる" uses the benefactive "くれる" showing that the dream will come for the speaker; "まで" sets the limit – “until the dream comes to meet me”.

• 震えて**待ってるだけだった**昨日

  ➔ only / just ～だけだった

  ➔ "だけだった" emphasizes that the action was limited to “just waiting while trembling” – “was only waiting”.

• "さあ、**行こうぜ**"

  ➔ volitional + casual masculine particle ぜ

  ➔ "行こうぜ" uses the volitional "行こう" (let's go) plus the casual masculine ending "ぜ" for emphasis.

• わたボコリみたいな翼**でも**

  ➔ concessive particle でも

  ➔ "でも" introduces a concession, meaning “even if it’s a wing like a broken bone”.

• 柔らかな皮膚**しか**ない理由は

  ➔ negative restriction しか...ない

  ➔ "しか...ない" limits the subject to “only soft skin” – “the reason is that there is only soft skin”.

• 人が人の傷みを**聴くためだ**

  ➔ purpose clause ～ためだ

  ➔ "聴くためだ" uses "～ためだ" to express purpose: “it is for listening to others' suffering”.