RAIN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

魔法はいつか解けると 僕らは知ってる

We know that someday, the magic will fade away.

月が咲いて太陽が今枯れた

The moon blooms, and the sun has now withered.

傘を差しだす君に映る僕は濡れてない

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

水たまりに映る僕は雨に濡れてた

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

幸せなような涙が出そうな

Tears that seem happy, almost ready to fall.

この気持ちはなんて言うんだろ

What should I call this feeling?

ファフロツキーズの夢を見て起きた

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

涙が頬で乾いていた

My cheeks dried with tears.

虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

虹はいずれ消えるけど

The rainbow will eventually disappear.

雨は草木を育ててゆくんだ

But the rain helps the plants grow.

虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

いつか虹が消えてもずっと

Even if the rainbow fades someday,

僕らは空を見上げる

We will keep looking up at the sky.

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真っ白な夜に遠くを走る汽車の影

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

静寂と僕ら残して過ぎ去っていく

Leaving silence behind as we pass by.

逃げ出したいような 心躍るような

Feeling like you want to run away, heart racing.

この気持ちはなんて言うんだろう

What should I call this feeling?

鏡の前で顔をそむけたのは

Turning my face away from the mirror,

ずっと昔のことのようで

It feels like something from a long time ago.

虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

虹はいずれ消えるけど

The rainbow will eventually disappear.

雨は草木を育てていたんだ

But the rain helped the grass and trees grow.

虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

忘れないよこんな雨の日

I'll never forget this rainy day.

空を見上げてきたこと

The feeling of looking up at the sky.

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虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

虹はいずれ消えるけど

The rainbow will eventually fade away.

雨は草木を育ててゆくんだ

But the rain continues to nurture the plants.

虹が架かる

A rainbow appears.

空には雨が降ってたんだ

It was raining in the sky.

いつか虹が消えてもずっと

Even if the rainbow disappears someday,

僕らは空を見上げる

We will keep looking up at the sky.

雨が止んだ

The rain has stopped.

庭に花が咲いてたんだ

Flowers bloomed in the garden.

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きっともう大丈夫

Surely, it’s going to be okay now.

そうだ次の雨の日のために

Yes, and for the next rainy day,

傘を探しに行こう

Let’s go find a new umbrella.

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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.