ORIGAMI – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Little Glee Monster
• Album: UNLOCK!

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

夜明け前の 暗い空の向こう 見つめながら

Looking beyond the dark sky before dawn

かたちの違う 心寄せ合って 重ねた手と手

Hearts of different shapes coming together, hands overlapping

いつも明日は不確かで 見えないもの

Tomorrow is always uncertain, invisible

それでも今日も ああ

Still, today, oh

君と待つ朝には（朝には）日が昇る

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

泣かないでいいんだ

It's okay not to cry

涙を越え また願いは 芽吹いてく

Surpassing tears, hopes bloom again

金色に輝く

Shining gold

地平線をなぞった指先が

Fingertips tracing the horizon

ただひとつ ただひとつ たしかな君をみつけた

Just one, just one, I found you surely

小さくても 折り重ねてきた 希望はいつか（希望はいつか）

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

この空のように まぶしく世界を 照らしてくれる

Will shine brightly, illuminating the world like this sky

いつも いつだって傷だらけの

Always, always, scarred hands reaching out

手を伸ばして選んだ今日を ああ

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

君となら信じて（信じて）いけるよ

With you, I can trust (trust)

愛されていいんだ

It's okay to be loved

思うままに どこへだって 風は吹く

Wherever the wind blows freely, as I wish

迷いながらみつけた

While hesitating, I found

胸の中の小さなその声が

That small voice inside my heart

いつまでも いつまでも 消えない光になるから

Will become a light that never fades, forever and ever

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泣かないでいいんだ

It's okay not to cry

この世界に 確かに 君といる

Being with you in this world, for sure

大空の向こうへ

Beyond the wide sky

手を繋いで このままどこまでも

Holding hands, going anywhere as we are

ただひとつ ただひとつ たしかな君と一緒に

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

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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.