ORIGAMI – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Little Glee Monster
• Album: UNLOCK!

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the beautiful harmonies of Little Glee Monster's "ORIGAMI" and discover a rich tapestry of emotion and meaning. This song, with its gentle melodies and profound lyrics, offers a wonderful entry point into the Japanese language. You'll not only appreciate the vocal talent but also gain insight into expressions of hope, perseverance, and connection, making your language learning journey both inspiring and culturally immersive.

[English]

Looking beyond the dark sky before dawn

Hearts of different shapes coming together, hands overlapping

Tomorrow is always uncertain, invisible

Still, today, oh

In the morning waiting with you (in the morning), the sun rises

It's okay not to cry

Surpassing tears, hopes bloom again

Shining gold

Fingertips tracing the horizon

Just one, just one, I found you surely

Even small hopes, layered and accumulated, someday (hope someday)

Will shine brightly, illuminating the world like this sky

Always, always, scarred hands reaching out

Today I chose, believing (believing) in you, oh

With you, I can trust (trust)

It's okay to be loved

Wherever the wind blows freely, as I wish

While hesitating, I found

That small voice inside my heart

Will become a light that never fades, forever and ever

...

It's okay not to cry

Being with you in this world, for sure

Beyond the wide sky

Holding hands, going anywhere as we are

Just one, just one, with you, I am certain

...

[Japanese]

夜明け前の 暗い空の向こう 見つめながら

かたちの違う 心寄せ合って 重ねた手と手

いつも明日は不確かで 見えないもの

それでも今日も ああ

君と待つ朝には（朝には）日が昇る

泣かないでいいんだ

涙を越え また願いは 芽吹いてく

金色に輝く

地平線をなぞった指先が

ただひとつ ただひとつ たしかな君をみつけた

小さくても 折り重ねてきた 希望はいつか（希望はいつか）

この空のように まぶしく世界を 照らしてくれる

いつも いつだって傷だらけの

手を伸ばして選んだ今日を ああ

君となら信じて（信じて）いけるよ

愛されていいんだ

思うままに どこへだって 風は吹く

迷いながらみつけた

胸の中の小さなその声が

いつまでも いつまでも 消えない光になるから

泣かないでいいんだ

この世界に 確かに 君といる

大空の向こうへ

手を繋いで このままどこまでも

ただひとつ ただひとつ たしかな君と一緒に

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜明け (yoake) /jo.a.ke/ B2	noun - dawn, daybreak
空 (sora) /so.ɾa/ A1	noun - sky
心 (kokoro) /ko.ko.ɾo/ A2	noun - heart, mind
明日 (ashita) /a.ɕi.ta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
朝 (asa) /a.sa/ A1	noun - morning
日 (hi) /çi/ A1	noun - sun, day
涙 (namida) /na.mi.da/ A2	noun - tear
願い (negai) /ne.ɡa.i/ B1	noun - wish, desire
金色 (kin'iro) /kiN.i.ɾo/ B2	adjective - golden
地平線 (chiheisen) /t͡ɕi.heː.seN/ B2	noun - horizon
指先 (yubisaki) /ju.bi.sa.ki/ B1	noun - fingertip
希望 (kibou) /ki.boː/ B1	noun - hope
世界 (sekai) /se.ka.i/ A2	noun - world
今日 (kyou) /kʲoː/ A1	noun - today
愛 (ai) /a.i/ A2	noun - love
風 (kaze) /ka.ze/ A1	noun - wind
声 (koe) /ko.e/ A1	noun - voice
光 (hikari) /çi.ka.ɾi/ A2	noun - light
大空 (oozora) /oː.zo.ɾa/ B1	noun - the open sky

Key Grammar Structures

• 見つめながら

  ➔ While doing something (ながら)

  ➔ The suffix **ながら** indicates that two actions are happening simultaneously.

• いつも明日は不確かで

  ➔ Use of で to indicate reason or cause

  ➔ The particle **で** is used here to indicate that the uncertainty of tomorrow is caused by or associated with the current situation.

• 涙を越え

  ➔ 越える (こえる) - to cross over, pass through

  ➔ The verb **越える** indicates the action of crossing over or surpassing something, in this case, tears.

• たしかな君をみつけた

  ➔ The verb みつけた (past form of みつける) - found, discovered

  ➔ The verb **みつけた** is the past tense form of **見つける**, meaning to find or discover.

• 希望はいつか

  ➔ は (topic marker) indicating the topic

  ➔ The particle **は** marks **希望** (hope) as the topic of the sentence.

• 信じていけるよ

  ➔ ている form (progressive or continuous aspect)

  ➔ The verb form **信じていける** uses **ている** to denote a state or ongoing feeling of trust.