青のすみか – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: キタニタツヤ
• Album: ROUNDABOUT

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through "Ao no Sumika" offers a beautiful way to connect with the emotional depth of the language. The song's lyrics are poetic and touch upon universal themes of friendship, memory, and loss, using evocative imagery related to seasons and colors. By studying the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to emotions and nature, as well as nuanced expressions of longing and farewell. What makes this song special is its ability to tell a poignant story that resonates deeply, even if you're not familiar with the anime it's from.

[English]

The endless blue season seems to go on forever.

There’s nothing blocking the view of the four aligned eyes.

Reflected in the asphalt, the chorus of cicadas.

I can no longer hear the silence that is you (that is you).

These days are fading away.

Even after learning your scent, so different from mine.

In the depths of the eternity I left behind,

Even now, blue still dwells there.

Even now, blue remains clear.

No matter what prayers or words I send,

They couldn’t reach, though I tried to get close.

Almost like a quiet love story.

Among colours like the summer that ran down my cheek.

Words cursing you are stuck deep in my throat.

A voice that can’t quite become words, saying 'We’ll meet again.'

...

In the midday season, with the dry wind blowing.

Reflecting on our selves—just a portrait of the me who hadn’t become anything yet.

Everything we shared, I thought we understood.

Little by little, since that day,

The curse of being different from you—the me—I’m growing bigger.

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

The grief behind your smile—

Regretting missing it all, endlessly.

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

To you, who bloom then wither like a fleeting flower.

Goodbye.

Even now, blue still dwells there.

Even now, blue remains clear.

No matter what prayers or words I send,

They couldn’t reach, though I tried to get close.

Almost like a quiet love story.

Among colours like the summer that ran down my cheek.

Words cursing you are stuck deep in my throat.

A voice that can’t quite become words, saying 'We’ll meet again.'

Like particles of stars in an expanding galaxy,

They spilled through the gaps between my fingers.

...

[Japanese]

どこまでも続くような青の季節は

四つ並ぶ眼の前を遮るものは何もない

アスファルト 蝉時雨を反射して

きみという沈黙が聞こえなくなる（聞こえなくなる）

この日々が色褪せる

僕と違うきみの匂いを知ってしまっても

置き忘れてきた永遠の底に

今でも青が棲んでいる

今でも青は澄んでいる

どんな祈りも言葉も

近づけるのに 届かなかった

まるで 静かな恋のような

頬を伝った夏のような色のなか

きみを呪う言葉がずっと喉の奥につかえてる

「また会えるよね」って 声にならない声

昼下がり じめつく風の季節は

想い馳せる まだ何者でもなかった僕らの肖像

何もかも分かち合えたはずだった

あの日から少しずつ

きみと違う僕という呪いが肥っていく

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

きみの笑顔の奥の憂いを（憂いを）

見落としたこと 悔やみ尽くして（み尽くして）

(La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)

徒花と咲いて散っていくきみに

さよなら

今でも青が棲んでいる

今でも青は澄んでいる

どんな祈りも言葉も

近づけるのに 届かなかった

まるで 静かな恋のような

頬を伝った夏のような色のなか

きみを呪う言葉がずっと喉の奥につかえてる

「また会えるよね」って 声にならない声

無限に膨張する銀河の星の粒のように

指の隙間を零れた

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
季節 /kəːseː/ B1	noun - season
青 /aoi/ A2	noun - blue, green
季節 /kəːseː/ B1	noun - season
眼 /me/ A2	noun - eye
遮る /saegiru/ B2	verb - to block,遮る (to遮る or遮断)
アスファルト /asufaruto/ B1	noun - asphalt
蝉時雨 /semi-shigure/ C1	noun - cicada rain (the sound of cicadas in summer)
沈黙 /chinmoku/ B2	noun - silence, silence
匂い /nioi/ A2	noun - smell, aroma
永遠 /eien/ B2	noun - eternity, forever
底 /soko/ A2	noun - bottom
色 /iro/ A2	noun - color
静か /shizuka/ B2	adjective - quiet, calm
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love (romantic)
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower

Key Grammar Structures

• きみという沈黙が聞こえなくなる

  ➔ The use of 〜が (ga) indicates the subject of the sentence, emphasizing the thing that is 'disappearing' or 'becoming inaudible'.

  ➔ The particle 〜が marks the subject that undergoes a change, here indicating that the 'silence' no longer can be heard.

• この日々が色褪せる

  ➔ The verb 〜が褪せる (aseru) is an intransitive verb meaning 'to fade' or 'to lose color'.

  ➔ The verb 〜が褪せる describes the fading or loss of color of the days, emphasizing change over time.

• 今でも青が棲んでいる

  ➔ The verb 〜が棲む (sumu) is an intransitive verb meaning 'to dwell' or 'to live' (in a place).

  ➔ The verb 〜が棲む indicates that 'blue' (青) continues to dwell or exist in that place or state, emphasizing ongoing presence.

• まるで 静かな恋のような

  ➔ The phrase 〜のような (〜 no yō na) is used to compare or liken one thing to another, meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.

  ➔ The phrase 〜のような introduces a comparison, suggesting that something resembles or is akin to a 'quiet love' or a 'summer's hue'.

• 指の隙間を零れた

  ➔ The verb 〜を零れる (koboreru) is intransitive, meaning 'to spill out' or 'to overflow', with 〜を marking the direct object (the gap between fingers).

  ➔ The verb 〜を零れる describes how something spilled or overflowed through the gap between fingers, emphasizing the flowing or scattering of particles like stars.