ONE AND LAST – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: B-SIDE COLLECTION ALBUM「星の消えた夜に」

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Aimer's "ONE AND LAST" offers a unique opportunity to explore the language's emotional depth and lyrical storytelling. The song's connection to its predecessor, "STAND-ALONE," and the thriller "Anata no Ban Desu" provides a rich context for understanding nuanced expressions of determination, anxiety, and love. The interplay between the two songs, including the anagrammatic titles, makes for a fascinating linguistic and thematic study.

[English]

In my dreams, the cracked voices and fragments of breath.

Hiding the lies of the past, now I was praying in a distant town.

Even if I draw the lines I searched for, the things I've lost won't return.

I don't really know the truth; there's no meaning in that answer.

The whirlpool of anxiety overflows; it was supposed to be my sworn ONE AND LAST.

I know it's full of mistakes.

Don't say things like 'if I could be reborn'.

I held you, who seemed like you would freeze.

I was scared just wishing for happiness.

Turning my back on this fragile world.

Will I shout goodbye again?

Is it just a shout of goodbye?

I won't let go again; I will protect you.

Show me your smile.

Even if I can faintly hear it, I know nothing, nothing at all.

In this room where I hold my breath, there's nothing.

Unable to endure, it overflows; it was supposed to be my sworn ONE AND LAST.

I only know love.

Don't show me dreams that rewind time.

I turned my eyes away from the words that spilled.

Shedding the tangled memories.

I decided that this must be the last.

Will I shout goodbye again?

Is it just a shout of goodbye?

A lullaby that remains unchanged.

I will sing it for you.

In my dreams, the cracked voices and fragments of breath.

Hiding the lies of the past, now I was praying for a distant morning.

Don't say things like 'if I could be reborn'.

I held you, who seemed like you would freeze.

I was scared just wishing for happiness.

Turning my back on this fragile world.

Will I shout goodbye again?

Is it just a shout of goodbye?

A lullaby that remains unchanged.

I will sing it for you.

I will protect you.

Show me your smile.

[Japanese]

夢の中　ひび割れた声や　吐息の欠片たち

過去の嘘　秘めて　今　遠くの街で祈っていた

探した線を描いても　失くした物は返らない

本当の事はわかんない　その答えに意味もない

不安の渦　溢れだす　誓ったはずの ONE AND LAST

間違いだらけだと知って

もし生まれ変われたらなんて　言わないで

凍えそうなあなたを抱きしめた

ただ幸せを願うことが怖くって

壊れそうな世界から背を向けて

さよならって　また叫ぶの？

さよならって　ただ叫ぶの？

二度と離さない　守ってみせる

笑って見せてよ

微かに聞こえていても　知らない　何もない　何もない

息をひそめて　潜んだこの部屋には　何もない　

堪えきれず流れだす　誓ったはずの ONE AND LAST

最愛　それだけを知って

時を巻き戻すような夢を見せないで

零れ落ちた言葉に目を伏せた

絡みつく記憶の帳を脱ぎ去って

これがきっと最後だと決めつけて

さよならって　また叫ぶの？

さよならって　ただ叫ぶの？

何も変わらないままの子守歌

歌ってあげるよ

夢の中　ひび割れた声や　吐息の欠片たち

過去の嘘　秘めて　今　遠くの朝を祈っていた

もし生まれ変われたらなんて　言わないで

凍えそうなあなたを抱きしめた

ただ幸せを願うことが怖くって

壊れそうな世界から背を向けて

さよならって　また叫ぶの？

さよならって　ただ叫ぶの？

何も変わらないままの子守歌

歌ってあげるよ

守ってみせる

笑って見せてよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /mu/ A1	noun - dream
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
過去 /kako/ A2	noun - past
物 /mono/ A2	noun - thing
誓う /chikau/ B1	verb - to swear
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
世界 /sekai/ B1	noun - world
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
言葉 /kotoba/ B2	noun - word
夢見る /yumemiru/ B2	verb - to dream (of)
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B2	verb - to shout
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to hug
壊れる /kowareru/ B2	verb - to break
流れる /nagareru/ B2	verb - to flow
決める /kimeru/ B2	verb - to decide
守る /mamoru/ B2	verb - to protect

Key Grammar Structures

• 過去の嘘　秘めて

  ➔ Te + verb (te-form) + いる (iru) to indicate ongoing action or state

  ➔ The phrase uses the **te-form** of the verb **秘める (himeru)** combined with **いる (iru)** to express an ongoing action of hiding or keeping something secret.

• 失くした物は返らない

  ➔ Noun + は + negative verb (返らない) to express that the object that was lost does not return or come back

  ➔ The structure uses **は (wa)** as the topic marker, followed by the **negative form** of the verb **返る (kaeru)** in **返らない (kaeranai)** to state that lost items do not come back.

• 本当の事はわかんない

  ➔ は (wa) as topic marker + unnecessary negative colloquial form of わかる (wakareru/wakaranai) expressed as わかんない (wakannai)

  ➔ The particle **は** marks the topic, and **わかんない** is the colloquial negative form of **わかる (to understand)**, meaning **don't know** or **not understand**.

• さよならって　また叫ぶの？

  ➔ って (tte) as casual quoting particle + verb 叫ぶ (to shout) in plain form + の？ (no?) as a question marker

  ➔ The particle **って** is used casually to quote or emphasize speech, followed by the plain form of **叫ぶ (to shout)**, ending with **の？** as a question marker seeking confirmation or an answer.