パプリカ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師, Foorin
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

曲りくねり　はしゃいだ道

Winding and playful roads

青葉の森で駆け回る

Running through the green-leafed forest

遊びまわり　日差しの街

Playing around in the sunny town

誰かが呼んでいる

Someone's calling

夏が来る　影が立つ

Summer is coming, shadows cast

あなたに会いたい

I want to see you

見つけたのはいちばん星

The very first star I found

明日も晴れるかな

Will it be sunny tomorrow too?

パプリカ　花が咲いたら

Paprika, once the flower blooms

晴れた空に種を蒔こう

Let’s plant seeds in the clear sky

ハレルヤ　夢を描いたなら

Hallelujah, if you dream it now

心遊ばせあなたにとどけ

Let your heart play and send it to you

雨に燻り　月は陰り

Rain smolders, the moon dims

木陰で泣いてたのは誰

Who was crying in the shade of the tree?

一人一人　慰めるように

Each one, comforting in their own way

誰かが呼んでいる

Someone's calling

喜びを数えたら　あなたでいっぱい

Counting all the joy, I’m full of you

帰り道を照らしたのは

The one shining on my way home

思い出のかげぼうし

A shadow of memories

パプリカ　花が咲いたら

Paprika, once the flower blooms

晴れた空に種を蒔こう

Let's plant seeds in the clear sky

ハレルヤ　夢を描いたなら

Hallelujah, if you dream it now

心遊ばせあなたにとどけ

Let your heart play and send it to you

会いに行くよ　並木を抜けて

I’ll come to see you, passing through the rows of trees

歌を歌って

Singing a song

手にはいっぱいの　花を抱えて

Carrying lots of flowers in my arms

らるらりら

La la la

会いにいくよ　並木を抜けて

I'll come see you, passing through the rows of trees

歌を歌って

Singing a song

手にはいっぱいの　花を抱えて

Holding lots of flowers in my arms

らるらりら

La la la

パプリカ　花が咲いたら

Paprika, once the flower blooms

晴れた空に種を蒔こう

Let's plant seeds in the sunny sky

ハレルヤ　夢を描いたなら

Hallelujah, if you dream it now

心遊ばせあなたにとどけ

Let your heart play and send it to you

かかと弾ませこの指とまれ

Bounce your heels and stop right here

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
花(hana) /ha.na/ A1	noun - flower
咲(sa)く /sa.ku/ A2	verb - to bloom, to blossom
晴(ha)れ /ha.re/ A2	noun - clear weather, sunny
空(sora) /so.ra/ A1	noun - sky
夢(yume) /ju.me/ A2	noun - dream
心(kokoro) /ko.ko.ro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
会(a)う /a.u/ A1	verb - to meet
種(tane) /ta.ne/ A2	noun - seed
蒔(ma)く /ma.ku/ B1	verb - to sow, to scatter
歌(uta) /u.ta/ A1	noun - song verb - to sing
手(te) /te/ A1	noun - hand
街(machi) /ma.tʃi/ A1	noun - town, city
夏(natsu) /na.tsɯ/ A1	noun - summer
雨(ame) /a.me/ A1	noun - rain
月(tsuki) /t͡sɯ.ki/ A1	noun - moon

Key Grammar Structures

• 花が咲いたら

  ➔ Conditional form using "たら" to indicate 'if' or 'when' something happens.

  ➔ The "たら" form is used to express a condition such as "if" or "when" regarding the action.

• 心遊ばせ

  ➔ Volitional or imperative form meaning "let's" or "be playful".

  ➔ This form suggests the speaker's intent or a command to 'play' or 'let the heart play'.

• 晴れた空に種を蒔こう

  ➔ Volitional form of the verb "蒔く" (to sow) to express "let's sow".

  ➔ The volitional form "蒔こう" is used to suggest or propose doing something together, such as planting seeds.

• 歌を歌って

  ➔ Te-form of "歌う" (to sing), used to connect sequential actions or to make a gentle command.

  ➔ The te-form allows connected actions like singing to be expressed smoothly, or a request to sing.

• 心遊ばせ

  ➔ Volitional or imperative form meaning "let's" or "be playful".

  ➔ This is a stylistic imperative or volitional expression encouraging playful or free-hearted behavior.