RAIN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with SEKAI NO OWARI's "RAIN" offers a chance to explore poetic and metaphorical language. The song's gentle melody and clear vocals make it accessible for learners, while its lyrics about finding beauty in melancholy provide a rich emotional context. It’s special because it connects the universal experience of sadness with the hope of growth, much like rain nurturing flowers.

[English]

We know that someday, the magic will fade away.

The moon blooms, and the sun has now withered.

When you hold out your umbrella, I’m not getting wet.

Reflected in the puddle, I was soaked by the rain.

Tears that seem happy, almost ready to fall.

What should I call this feeling?

I woke from a dream of the pharaoh’s cats.

My cheeks dried with tears.

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

The rainbow will eventually disappear.

But the rain helps the plants grow.

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

Even if the rainbow fades someday,

We will keep looking up at the sky.

...

In a pitch-black night, the shadow of a train running far away.

Leaving silence behind as we pass by.

Feeling like you want to run away, heart racing.

What should I call this feeling?

Turning my face away from the mirror,

It feels like something from a long time ago.

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

The rainbow will eventually disappear.

But the rain helped the grass and trees grow.

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

I'll never forget this rainy day.

The feeling of looking up at the sky.

...

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

The rainbow will eventually fade away.

But the rain continues to nurture the plants.

A rainbow appears.

It was raining in the sky.

Even if the rainbow disappears someday,

We will keep looking up at the sky.

The rain has stopped.

Flowers bloomed in the garden.

...

Surely, it’s going to be okay now.

Yes, and for the next rainy day,

Let’s go find a new umbrella.

...

[Japanese]

魔法はいつか解けると 僕らは知ってる

月が咲いて太陽が今枯れた

傘を差しだす君に映る僕は濡れてない

水たまりに映る僕は雨に濡れてた

幸せなような涙が出そうな

この気持ちはなんて言うんだろ

ファフロツキーズの夢を見て起きた

涙が頬で乾いていた

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

虹はいずれ消えるけど

雨は草木を育ててゆくんだ

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

いつか虹が消えてもずっと

僕らは空を見上げる

真っ白な夜に遠くを走る汽車の影

静寂と僕ら残して過ぎ去っていく

逃げ出したいような 心躍るような

この気持ちはなんて言うんだろう

鏡の前で顔をそむけたのは

ずっと昔のことのようで

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

虹はいずれ消えるけど

雨は草木を育てていたんだ

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

忘れないよこんな雨の日

空を見上げてきたこと

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

虹はいずれ消えるけど

雨は草木を育ててゆくんだ

虹が架かる

空には雨が降ってたんだ

いつか虹が消えてもずっと

僕らは空を見上げる

雨が止んだ

庭に花が咲いてたんだ

きっともう大丈夫

そうだ次の雨の日のために

傘を探しに行こう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
魔法 /mahou/ B1	noun - magic
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
虹 /niji/ A2	noun - rainbow
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
育てる /sodateru/ B1	verb - to raise, to nurture
影 /kage/ B2	noun - shadow
汽車 /kisha/ B1	noun - train
心 /kokoro/ B2	noun - heart, mind
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	adjective - happy, fortunate
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
影響 /eikyou/ B2	noun - influence
次 /tsugi/ A2	noun - next
探す /sagasu/ B1	verb - to search, to look for

Key Grammar Structures

• 幸せなような涙が出そうな

  ➔ Use of the ような (yōna) to express similarity or resemblance.

  ➔ The phrase "幸せなような" describes something that resembles happiness.

• いつか虹が消えてもずっと

  ➔ Use of ても (temo) to mean ‘even if’ or ‘despite’.

  ➔ The phrase indicates resilience or continuity despite the rainbow disappearing.

• 僕らは空を見上げる

  ➔ Use of は (wa) as the topic marker and る (ru) form to express habitual or ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a habitual or ongoing action of looking up at the sky.

• 水たまりに映る僕は雨に濡れてた

  ➔ Use of に (ni) to indicate location and passive or intransitive construction with verb in the past tense.

  ➔ The phrase describes the reflection in the puddle and the state of being wet due to rain.

• 虹はいずれ消えるけど

  ➔ Use of いずれ (izure) to mean ‘sooner or later’ and けど (kedo) as a conjunction meaning ‘but’.

  ➔ This phrase indicates that the rainbow will eventually disappear, but it is temporary.

• 庭に花が咲いてたんだ

  ➔ Use of が (ga) as the subject marker and past tense form てた (teta) for the verb 咲く (saku).

  ➔ The phrase describes flowers blooming in the garden in the past.