orion – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: BOOTLEG

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Kenshi Yonezu's "orion," a beautifully crafted song that served as an anime ending theme. Its evocative lyrics, rich in imagery related to stars and intimate emotions, offer a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the nuances of the Japanese language. The song's depth of feeling and unique blend of pop and electronic elements make it a special piece for language learners to explore and understand cultural expressions of love and connection.

[English]

Your fingers

Your chest, your eyes

Are so dazzling, it's a bit

Sometimes I feel dizzy at night

It falls unexpectedly

And it's so warm

I swallowed a rainbow-colored star

Like bursting sparks

It tightly troubled me

And that's how I learned

That I can still keep walking

God, please, please

Let me hear your voice

Just a little bit is enough

So that we never part again

You and I

Like that constellation

I want us to be connected

Even in dreams, I'm not really

Good at this feeling

Don't worry about it

I lamented

That I was crying

Pulling the threads of my unraveled sleeves

I tried to create a constellation

With our fingers as stars

It was terribly random

But we could laugh together

If you were there with me

That would be enough

Now, no matter what

Even the toughest challenges

I could show my love

In the soft and clear

Moments of dawn

I just kept looking into your eyes

With those pale-colored eyes

You had a voice like porcelain, pure white

It smelled like winter

Quietly stirring within my heart

In the midst of the storm I tame

It fell upon me, above my head

A sparkling star

So close it made me want to cry

I was touching it

God, please, please

Let me hear your voice

Just a little bit is enough

So that we never part again

You and I

Like this constellation

I want us to be connected

I want us to be connected

...

[Japanese]

あなたの指が

その胸が その瞳が

眩しくて少し

眩暈がする 夜もある

それは不意に落ちてきて

あまりにも暖かくて

飲み込んだ 七色の星

弾ける火花みたいに

ぎゅっと僕を困らせた

それでまだ歩いてゆけること

教わったんだ

神様 どうか どうか

声を聞かせて

ほんのちょっとでいいから

もう二度と 離れないように

あなたと二人

あの星座のように

結んで欲しくて

夢の中でさえどうも

上手じゃない 心具合

気にしないでって

嘆いたこと

泣いていたこと

解れた袖の糸を引っぱって

ふっと星座を作ってみたんだ

お互いの指を星として

それは酷くでたらめで

僕ら笑いあえたんだ

そこにあなたがいてくれたなら

それでいいんだ

今なら どんな どんな

困難でさえも

愛して見せられるのに

あんまりに 柔くも澄んだ

夜明けの間

ただ眼を見ていた

淡い色の瞳だ

真白でいる 陶器みたいな

声をしていた 冬の匂いだ

心の中 静かに荒む

嵐を飼う 闇の途中で

落ちてきたんだ 僕の頭上に

煌めく星

泣きそうなくらいに

触れていたんだ

神様 どうか どうか

声を聞かせて

ほんのちょっとでいいから

もう二度と 離れないように

あなたと二人

この星座のように

結んで欲しくて

結んで欲しくて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
指 /yubi/ A1	noun - finger
胸 /mune/ A1	noun - chest
瞳 /hitomi/ B1	noun - pupil (of the eye)
暖かい /atatakai/ A2	adjective - warm
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
笑う /warau/ A2	verb - to laugh
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
道 /michi/ A2	noun - way, path
星座 /seiza/ B1	noun - constellation
困難 /konnan/ B2	noun - difficulty, hardship
静か /shizuka/ B1	adjective - quiet, calm
荒む /suzumu/ C1	verb - to become rough, to be disturbed

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたの指が

  ➔ Possessive marker indicating ownership

  ➔ The particle 'の' makes 'あなたの' meaning 'your'.

• その胸が

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective 'その' + noun indicating a specific thing

  ➔ 'その' means 'that' (specific), used with '胸' (chest) to specify which chest.

• その瞳が

  ➔ Use of 'その' + noun to specify a particular object or feature

  ➔ 'その' specifies '瞳' (eyes) as a particular set of eyes being referenced.

• 眩しくて少し

  ➔ Conjunctive form 'て' connecting adjectives or verbs

  ➔ The 'て' form connects the adjective '眩しくて' (dazzling) with '少し' (a little), creating a descriptive phrase.

• 夜もある

  ➔ Inclusive particle 'も' with noun to mean 'also' or 'even'

  ➔ '夜' (night) with 'も' indicates 'also night' or 'even night', emphasizing inclusion.

• 教わったんだ

  ➔ Passive form of '教える' (to teach), showing received knowledge

  ➔ The form '教わった' is the past casual form of '教わる', meaning 'was taught' or 'learned'.

• もう二度と 離れないように

  ➔ Expression 'ように' indicating purpose or intention

  ➔ The phrase '離れないように' means 'so as not to separate', expressing a desire or intention.