Prover – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: milet
• Album: Prover / Tell me

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

踏み込んだ shadow land

Stepping into the shadow land

楽園なんてない

There's no paradise

錆びる old remedies

Old remedies that rust

確信なんてない

No certainty

それでも go up the river

Still, I go up the river

しがみつくだけの ladder

A ladder I can only cling to

涙にさえ灯る火が

A flame even in tears

ひとつの sign

A sign

ひとつの light

A light

明けない夜も歌が途切れないように

So that even endless nights won't silence the song

当てなく迷う夢がもつれないように

So dreams lost in doubt don't get tangled

すれ違った足跡たち 振り返らぬように

So the footprints that crossed paths won't look back

踏み外したあなたでさえ手離さないように

Even if you've fallen off track, I won't let go

I’m the prover

I’m the prover

I am the prover

I am the prover

終わらない世界にだって立ち向かうように

Like facing a never-ending world

I’m the prover

I’m the prover

命の声が

The voice of life

また響き出すころに あなたと

When it starts ringing again, with you

(I’ll be there)

(I’ll be there)

沈まずにゆく舟を

A boat that keeps sailing without sinking

降り出した iron rain

Falling iron rain

ゼロにするための pray

A prayer to reach zero

同じ孤独を見てた

We saw the same loneliness

あなたならわかるでしょう

You probably understand

それでも go up the river

Still, I go up the river

いつかまた出逢えるなら

If we meet again someday

この愛に灯る火が

The fire lit by this love

ひとつの sign

A sign

ひとつの light

A light

明けない夜も歌が途切れないように

So that even endless nights won't silence the song

当てなく迷う夢がもつれないように

So dreams lost in doubt don't get tangled

すれ違った足跡たち 振り返らぬように

So the footprints that crossed paths won't look back

踏み外したあなたでさえ手離さないように

Even if you've fallen off track, I won't let go

If you can’t find your way

If you can’t find your way

(I won’t give up on you)

(I won’t give up on you)

Everything is not lost

Everything is not lost

('Cause I’m standing with you)

Because I’m standing with you

二度と戻れはしない世界だとして

Even if it’s a world you can never return to

I’m here for you

I’m here for you

I’ll live for you

I’ll live for you

I’m the prover

I’m the prover

I am the prover

I am the prover

終わらない世界にだって立ち向かうように

Facing even an endless world

I am the prover

I am the prover

命の声が

The voice of life

また響き出すころに あなたと

When it starts echoing again, with you

(I’ll be there)

(I’ll be there)

沈まずにゆく舟を

A boat that moves forward without sinking

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between light and a surface
land /lænd/ A1	noun - the part of the earth's surface that is not permanently covered by water verb - to come down to the ground
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time; no longer young
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
tears /tɪə(r)/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye, typically as a result of strong emotion
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - not heavy
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural forces
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song
iron /ˈaɪən/ A2	noun - a strong, hard, magnetic, silvery-grey metal
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops verb - to fall as rain
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of veneration
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; having disappeared or been taken away

Key Grammar Structures

• I’m the prover

  ➔ Present simple tense (I am)

  ➔ Used to state a current state or identity.

• endless world

  ➔ Adjective + noun compound

  ➔ The phrase describes a world without limits or end.

• stand up to challenges

  ➔ Phrasal verb with 'stand up to' meaning to resist or face

  ➔ To confront difficulties or opposition courageously.

• sign (a sign)

  ➔ Noun used with a determiner ('a') to denote an indication or marker

  ➔ A mark, indication, or signal that points to something.

• will be there

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' + base verb (be) indicating future presence or support

  ➔ Expressing a promise or assuring presence in the future.

• turn back

  ➔ Phrasal verb meaning to go in the opposite direction or to return

  ➔ To return to a previous position or direction.

• resist (to) temptation

  ➔ Verb + noun phrase indicating the act of opposing or refusing temptation

  ➔ To consciously avoid giving in to a desire or urge.

• search for

  ➔ Phrasal verb meaning to look carefully to find something

  ➔ To look carefully with the intention of finding something.