茜さす – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

枯れ葉舞う町角を 駆け抜けてく乾いた風

Rushing through the corner where the dead leaves dance, the dry wind blows

伸びた影とイチョウ並木 季節を見てたかった

Along the extended shadows and ginkgo trees, I wanted to watch the changing seasons

返事のない呼ぶ声は あっという間 かき消されてしまう

The unanswering calling voice is quickly drowned out and silenced

目抜き通り 人波抜けて どこか遠く 誰もいない場所へ

Passing through the busy main street, away somewhere distant, to a place no one sees

気付いていたのに 何も知らないふり

Even though I noticed, I pretended I didn't know anything

一人きりでは 何もできなかった

Alone, I couldn't do anything

出会えた幻にさよならを 茜さす この空に

Saying goodbye to the illusion we met in the fading evening sky

零れた弱さに手のひらを 一輪の徒花 そんなふうに

To the weakness spilled from my palms, a single weed flower, in that way

願い叶え 痛みを知る

Fulfilling wishes, knowing pain

渡り鳥の鳴く声も 赤く染まる雲に消えてしまう

The call of migrating birds also disappears into the red-stained clouds

帰り道も遠く離れて 今は一人 誰もいない場所で

Even on the way home, now far apart, I am alone in a place where no one is

気付いた景色の色にふれたとしても

Even if I touch the colors of the scenery I realized

一人きりでは 声も出せなかった

Alone, I couldn't even voice out

愛した幻に口づけを 黄昏れた この空に

Kissing the illusion I loved, in this twilight sky

まだ夕べの星灯らない 待ち宵も朧げ 月は何処に

The stars from last night haven't yet shone, waiting through the hazy evening, where is the moon?

引き裂かれて 痛みを知る

Being torn apart, I learn the pain

くり返す日々の中で探してたのは

In the repeating days, what I was searching for was

歩き続けるための願い

A wish to keep walking

出会えた幻にさよならを 憧れは この空に

Saying goodbye to the illusion we met in the longing sky

流れた月日を手のひらに 一片の花弁 そんなふうに

The flow of months and days in my palm, a petal falling, in that way

痛み重ね 出会いを知る

Accumulating pain, I learn the meaning of meeting

出会い重ね 願いを知る

Through repeated encounters, I learn wishes

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
枯れ葉 /ka-re-ha/ B1	noun - dry leaves
風 /kaze/ A2	noun - wind
影 /kage/ B1	noun - shadow
季節 /kisetsu/ B1	noun - season
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
場所 /basho/ A2	noun - place
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish
出会い /deai/ B2	noun - encounter
幻 /maboroshi/ C1	noun - illusion
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
月 /tsuki/ A2	noun - moon
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
花弁 /hanaben/ B2	noun - petal
赤く /akaku/ B1	adverb - redly

Key Grammar Structures

• 返事のない呼ぶ声は

  ➔ The possessive の indicates belonging or relationship, used here to connect "返事" (reply) and "呼ぶ声" (calling voice).

  ➔ The の particle connects nouns to show possession or relationship between them.

• 季節を見てたかった

  ➔ The verb 見てたかった is the past tense of 見てたい, expressing a desire to see, with the たかった ending indicating a past wish.

  ➔ The たかった ending attaches to the past form of a verb to express a wish or desire that was desired in the past.

• 痛みを知る

  ➔ The を particle marks "痛み" (pain) as the direct object of the verb 知る (to know).

  ➔ The を particle indicates the direct object of a transitive verb, showing what the action is performed on.

• 引き裂かれて 痛みを知る

  ➔ The passive form 引き裂かれて is used, derived from 引き裂く (to tear apart), combined with 知る to express experiencing pain as a result.

  ➔ The passive form indicates that an action was experienced or undergone by the subject, here expressing that the pain was experienced as a result of being torn.

• 流れた月日を手のひらに

  ➔ The verb 流れた is the past tense of 流れる (to flow), used as a modifier to describe 月日 (time passing).

  ➔ The た form of 流れる (流れた) is used to describe the flow of time in the past, often as a modifier for nouns.

• 月は何処に

  ➔ 何処に is a question phrase combining 何処 (where) with に to ask about the location of the moon.

  ➔ The phrase combines 何処 (where) with に (indicates location) to ask about the current position of the moon.