僕のこと – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly
• Album: Amazing

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

僕と君とでは何が違う？

What’s different between you and me?

おんなじ生き物さ 分かってる

We’re the same living beings, I know that.

でもね、僕は何かに怯えている

But you see, I’m afraid of something.

みんなもそうならいいな

I hope everyone feels the same.

がむしゃらに生きて誰が笑う？

Who laughs at those who live recklessly?

悲しみきるには早すぎる

It’s too early to be consumed by sadness.

いつも僕は自分に言い聞かせる

I always tell myself,

明日もあるしね。

There’s always tomorrow.

ああ　なんて素敵な日だ

Ah, what a wonderful day it is.

幸せと思える今日も

Today, I can feel happiness.

夢敗れ挫ける今日も

Even today, when dreams are shattered.

ああ　諦めず踠いている

Ah, I’m struggling without giving up.

狭い広い世界で

In this narrow, wide world,

奇跡を唄う

We sing of miracles.

僕らは知っている

We know how to fly to the sky.

空への飛び方も

But as we grow up, we forget.

大人になるにつれ忘れる

Even the limited eternity,

限りある永遠も

And the wounds that won’t heal,

治りきらない傷も

All of it is about me.

全て僕のこと

全て僕のこと

今日という僕のこと

Today is about me.

得ては失う日々　意味はある？

Days of gaining and losing, does it have meaning?

伝わることのない想いもある

There are feelings that won’t be conveyed.

だから僕は時々寂しくなる

That’s why sometimes I feel lonely.

みんなもそうなら

If everyone feels the same,

少しは楽かな

It might be a little easier.

僕だけじゃないと

I wonder if I can think,

思えるかな

That I’m not the only one.

ああ　なんて素敵な日だ

Ah, what a wonderful day it is.

誰かを好きでいる今日も

Today, I love someone.

頬濡らし眠れる今日も

Today, I can sleep with wet cheeks.

ああ　嘆くにはほど遠い

Ah, I’m far from lamenting.

狭い広い世界で

In this narrow, wide world,

僕らは唄う

We sing.

冬に咲く花に

To the flowers that bloom in winter,

命が芽吹くよ

Life begins to sprout.

駆けるは　雪の大地

Running across the snowy land,

青すぎた春を

I want to remember the overly blue spring.

忘れずに居たいと

I speak of the map with friends.

語るは　友との地図

Running is the journey of people.

駆けるは　人の旅路

We know,

僕らは知っている

Miracles are dead.

奇跡は死んでいる

There are times when effort and loneliness

努力も孤独も

Don’t get rewarded.

報われないことがある

But you know,

だけどね

Even so,

それでもね

I’ve walked up to today.

今日まで歩いてきた

People call those days,

日々を人は呼ぶ

That’s the trajectory.

それがね、軌跡だと

Ah, what a wonderful day it is.

ああ　なんて素敵な日だ

Today, I can worry about happiness.

幸せに悩める今日も

Today, I can be worn out.

ボロボロになれている今日も

Ah, I’m breathing and struggling.

ああ　息をして踠いている

All of it is about me.

全て僕のこと

全て僕のこと

あの日の僕らのこと

About that day, about us.

僕と君とでは何が違う？

What’s different between you and me?

それぞれ見てきた景色がある

Each of us has seen different views.

僕は僕として、いまを生きてゆく

I will live now as I am.

とても愛しい事だ

It’s a very precious thing.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
生き物 /ikimono/ B1	noun - living creature
違う /chigau/ A2	verb - to differ; to be different
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
傷 /kizu/ B2	noun - wound; injury
奇跡 /kiseki/ B2	noun - miracle
努力 /doryoku/ B2	noun - effort; endeavors
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness; solitude
軌跡 /kiseki/ B2	noun - trail; trace; track
景色 /keishiki/ B1	noun - scenery; landscape
地図 /chizu/ A2	noun - map
旅路 /tabiji/ B2	noun - journey; road
景色 /keishiki/ B1	noun - scenery; landscape
命 /inochi/ B2

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕と君とでは何が違う？

  ➔ Comparison using 'と' (to) for 'and' and 'では' (de wa) for contrast.

  ➔ The phrase asks about the differences between 'me' and 'you', highlighting a contrast.

• でもね、僕は何かに怯えている。

  ➔ Use of 'でも' (demo) for contrast and 'に' (ni) to indicate the target of fear.

  ➔ This line expresses that the speaker is afraid of something, contrasting with the previous thought.

• ああ　なんて素敵な日だ。

  ➔ Use of 'なんて' (nante) for emphasis and exclamation.

  ➔ This line expresses a strong feeling of appreciation for the day.

• 悲しみきるには早すぎる。

  ➔ Use of 'には' (ni wa) to indicate purpose and 'きる' (kiru) to express completion.

  ➔ This line suggests that it is too early to fully experience sadness.

• 僕は僕として、いまを生きてゆく。

  ➔ Use of 'として' (toshite) to indicate identity and '生きてゆく' (ikite yuku) for living on.

  ➔ This line emphasizes the speaker's commitment to live authentically as themselves.