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今晩は降りる駅を変え 00:27
僕の心に咲いていた 00:30
小さなプライドの行方を探した 00:33
ずっと 気づけなかったんだ 00:39
僕の心がどうにも 00:42
あの聴きなれたリリックで 00:45
涙を流し出すまで 00:47
今どうにか言い訳探して 00:52
目をそらしてみようが 00:58
きっと僕以上に、僕以前に、僕よりも 01:01
僕のことつくってる 01:07
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 01:14
迷える日々がこれとない味のエッセイ 01:19
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 01:26
挫折の日々は色づくため 全部モノクロ 01:31
今晩は歩く道を変え 01:42
僕の心に撒いていた 01:44
小さなプライドの香りを辿ったが 01:47
時は真夏 荒天と海神 01:53
蒼炎際立つ 骨相青に溶け 01:56
モノクロは焦シアン蒼白へ 01:59
言葉足らずでいつも見失うの 02:02
悲しみは言い訳の数で 02:06
目を閉ざしてみようが 02:12
ずっと僕以上に、僕以前に、僕よりも 02:15
僕のことつくってる 02:21
まぶたに映った映画 02:25
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 02:28
全てのことが走馬灯、胸に残っている 02:34
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 02:40
全てのことが色で満ちていたモノクロ 02:45
02:55
あの港から光を手繰って 03:05
ここまで来たんだ 03:11
じっと鼓動を聞いていた 03:14
「僕たちは、翡翠の軌跡を生きている」 03:19
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 03:28
全てのことが走馬灯、胸に残っている 03:33
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 03:40
全てのことがまるで明くる前のよう 03:45
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 03:52
全ての日々がこれとない味のエッセイ 03:56
僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう 04:03
全ての景色が思い出すためのモノクロ 04:08
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僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Dive into the introspective world of Vaundy's '僕にはどうしてわかるんだろう' to explore the nuances of Japanese expression through its poignant lyrics. This song, with its deep exploration of self-questioning and finding meaning in life's struggles, offers a unique opportunity to connect with the emotional depth of the language and appreciate Vaundy's distinctive fusion of rock, pop, and electronic styles.

[English]
Tonight, I’ll change the station I get off at.
It was blooming in my heart.
I searched for the whereabouts of my small pride.
I never managed to notice it all along.
My heart somehow…
With those familiar lyrics,
until tears start falling.
I’m now somehow looking for an excuse.
Even if I try to look away,
Surely beyond me, before me, more than me,
they’re shaping who I am.
I wonder why I understand.
The wandering days are an essay with a taste unlike any other.
I wonder why I understand.
The days of setbacks are all in monochrome, waiting to be colored.
Tonight, I’ll change the path I walk.
I was scattering something in my heart.
I followed the scent of a small pride.
Time is midsummer, stormy weather and sea god.
Azure flames stand out, bone‑like shape melting into blue.
Monochrome fades into a bleached cyan, pale.
I always lose sight because my words fall short.
Sadness counts as an excuse.
Even if I try to close my eyes,
always beyond me, before me, more than me,
they’re shaping who I am.
The movie reflected on my eyelids.
I wonder why I understand.
Everything is like a revolving lantern, lingering in my chest.
I wonder why I understand.
Everything was a monochrome filled with color.
...
Pulling light from that harbor,
I’ve come this far.
I was listening quietly to the heartbeat.
“We are living the jade’s trajectory.”
I wonder why I understand.
Everything is a revolving lantern, staying in my chest.
I wonder why I understand.
Everything feels just like before dawn.
I wonder why I understand.
All the days are an essay with an incomparable taste.
I wonder why I understand.
All the scenery is monochrome for the sake of recollection.
...
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Vocabulary Meanings

咲く

/saku/

A2
  • verb
  • - to bloom

プライド

/puraito/

B1
  • noun
  • - pride

行方

/yukue/

B2
  • noun
  • - whereabouts

気づけなかった

/kizukenakatta/

B1
  • verb
  • - could not notice

リリック

/rikkiku/

B1
  • noun
  • - lyrics

言い訳

/iiwake/

A2
  • noun
  • - excuse

迷える

/mayoeru/

B2
  • adjective
  • - lost

エッセイ

/essei/

B2
  • noun
  • - essay

挫折

/zasetsu/

B2
  • noun
  • - setback

モノクロ

/monokuro/

B1
  • noun
  • - monochrome

荒天

/kōten/

C1
  • noun
  • - rough weather

走馬灯

/sōmatō/

C1
  • noun
  • - flashback

翡翠

/hisui/

C1
  • noun
  • - jade

軌跡

/kiseki/

B2
  • noun
  • - trajectory

撒く

/maku/

A2
  • verb
  • - to scatter

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Key Grammar Structures

  • 今晩は降りる駅を変え

    ➔ Topic particle は

    ➔ This line uses the topic particle は to mark """今晩""" as the topic, emphasizing what happens in the evening.

  • 僕の心に咲いていた

    ➔ Locative particle に with past dependent form ていた

    ➔ The particle に indicates the location """心""" where the action """咲いていた""" (was blooming/continuously blooming) occurred, in a past progressive sense.

  • ずっと気づけなかったんだ

    ➔ Negative perfect tense (られなかった) with explanatory のだ

    ➔ """気づけなかった""" expresses inability to realize over time (perfect negative), while """んだ""" adds an explanatory tone, implying 'it was that...'.

  • あの聴きなれたリリックで

    ➔ Adjective in te-form (なれた) modifying noun with particle で

    ➔ """聴きなれた""" means 'familiar from hearing' (adjective), modifying """リリック""", and """で""" indicates the means by which tears are shed.

  • きっと僕以上に、僕以前に、僕よりも

    ➔ Comparative structures with 以上, 以前, and より

    ➔ Uses """以上に""" (beyond), """以前に""" (before), and """よりも""" (more than), comparing something beyond or prior to the speaker compared to 'me'.

  • モノクロは色づくため 全部モノクロ

    ➔ Purpose clause with ために

    ➔ """色づくため""" (in order to color/become colored) indicates the purpose for which the monochrome days exist.

  • 言葉足らずでいつも見失うの

    ➔ Instrumental particle で with adverbial phrase

    ➔ """言葉足らずで""" (with insufficient words) uses """で""" to show the manner or state in which they always lose sight.

  • 目はそらしてみようが

    ➔ Volitional form みよう with concessive conjunction が

    ➔ """目をそらしてみようが""" means 'even if I try to avert my eyes', using volitional """みよう""" to express tentative action and """が""" for concession.

  • 全てのことが色で満ちていたモノクロ

    ➔ Adjective modification with 満ちていた (past progressive)

    ➔ """満ちていた""" (was filled) modifies """モノクロ""", indicating the monochrome state was continuously full of color in the past.

  • 全ての日々がこれとない味のエッセイ

    ➔ Modifier phrase これとない (unique/precious)

    ➔ """これとない""" means 'incomparable' or 'unique', modifying """味""" (flavor/taste), describing the essay's unique quality.