ラムネ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: indigo la End
• Album: 哀愁演劇

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the delicate nuances of the Japanese language through indigo la End's 'ラムネ.' This song beautifully encapsulates the bittersweet essence of summer's end, offering listeners a chance to connect with themes of nostalgia and fleeting moments while exploring rich, evocative lyrics.

[English]

Nostalgia blending into an elegy

Without hesitation, the seasons change

A restless heart, not here anymore

A pained face reflected in the mirror

Walking with me, living or dying together

Sometimes the ordinary feels scary

A small thing can give me a headache

Inside my body, everything’s a mess—still weak, stepping out into the world

But still

On a slightly hot day, with Ramune soda

Saying goodbye to the me from earlier

It's sunny now, even the rain—it's not that bad

Rather than quietly crying, I want to meet someone I love

Parting doesn’t seem so far away

That’s how it feels—growing up by repeating it

A convenient holiday comes around

Tomorrow, I just don’t want to see anyone

No matter the day, life goes on

As long as I’m myself, I’m not that free

Opening a book, letting go of first love

Just picking movies makes me tired

I wasn’t supposed to be this sleepy

The Ramune in the fridge is glowing

Between limited futures and infinite pasts

A marble separates them

Rain, rain, I’m invincible

Even if I forget while longing for love

Goodbye, goodbye, my god

Today, my heart just wants to be a bad girl

Whether sunny or rainy, I don’t mind

Instead of crying quietly, I want to cry out loud

Even if we say goodbye, you’ll be okay

That’s what I hate—feeling powerless

Secrets hidden in nostalgia, creating synergy

It’s sunny now, even the rain—it's not that bad

Rather than crying quietly, I want to meet someone I love

Parting doesn’t seem so far away

That’s how it feels—repeating again

Hey, did you smile? Seriously alone in your loneliness

Surely tomorrow, the wind will blow again

I know that already—an invincible, powerless child

Learning adulthood through repetition

And shaking today

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[Japanese]

ノスタルジー 紛れるエレジー

臆することなく季節は変わる

うつろう心 ここに在らずと

切なげな顔 鏡の中に

私と生きる死ぬまで歩く

当たり前がさ時に怖くて

少しのことで頭痛がしたり

身体の中はいつもデタラメ弱いまま外に出る

だけど

ちょっと暑い日のラムネで

さっきの私とさようなら

晴れたね雨もね、嫌いじゃないけど

静かに泣くより好きな人に会いたい

さよならするのも遠くはないような

そんな気がする繰り返して大人になるんだ

都合のいい祝日が来る

ちょっと明日は 誰にも会いたくないんだ

どんな日も人生だ

私が私である限りそんなに自由じゃないけれど

本を読み初恋を流し

映画を選ぶだけで疲れた

こんなに眠いはずじゃなかった

冷蔵庫にあるラムネが光る

限りある未来と無限の過去を

隔てるビー玉

雨降れ 雨降れ私は無敵だ

恋焦がれたまま忘れられてもいい

さよなら さよなら 私の神様

今日は心だけ 悪い子になっちゃうんだから

晴れても 雨でも、嫌いじゃないけど

静かに泣くより 大声で泣きたい

さよならしたって あなたは大丈夫

それが嫌なの私は無力だ

ノスタルジーに隠れたシナジー

晴れたね 雨もね、嫌いじゃないけど

静かに泣くより好きな人に会いたい

さよならするのも遠くはないような

そんな気がする繰り返して

ねえ、さては笑った？ 大真面目な孤独を

明日にはきっと明日の風が吹く

そんなことわかってる無敵で無力な子

繰り返しながら大人を知って

今日を揺らすんだ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ラムネ (Ramune) /ɾamɯne/ A1	noun - Ramune (Japanese soda)
心 (kokoro) /koꜜkoɾo/ A1	noun - heart; mind; spirit
顔 (kao) /kaꜜo/ A1	noun - face
明日 (ashita) /a̠ɕiꜜta/ A1	noun - tomorrow
雨 (ame) /ame/ A1	noun - rain
晴れ (hare) /haɾe/ A2	noun - clear weather, sunny
会う (au) /aɯ/ A2	verb - to meet
泣く (naku) /naꜜkɯ/ A2	verb - to cry
生きる (ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to live
死ぬ (shinu) /ɕiꜜnɯ/ A2	verb - to die
頭痛 (zutsū) /d͡zɯt͡sɯː/ B1	noun - headache
冷蔵庫 (reizōko) /ɾeːzoːko/ B1	noun - refrigerator
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ B1	noun - future
過去 (kako) /kaꜜko/ B1	noun - past
無力 (muryoku) /mɯɾʲoku/ B2	adjective - powerless, helpless
孤独 (kodoku) /koꜜdokɯ/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
初恋 (hatsukoi) /hat͡sɯkoꜜi/ B2	noun - first love
無敵 (muteki) /mɯteki/ B2	adjective - invincible, unbeatable
映画 (eiga) /eːɡa/ A2	noun - movie

Key Grammar Structures

• 紛れるエレジー

  ➔ Verb stem + る (ru) to form a metaphor or descriptive phrase

  ➔ '紛れる' means 'to be confused or mixed up,' used here metaphorically with 'エレジー' (elegy).

• 季節は変わる

  ➔ Subject + は + verb in present tense

  ➔ The particle ‘は’ marks the topic of the sentence, indicating 'season' as the topic, with the verb ‘変わる’ meaning ‘to change’.

• 心がうつろう

  ➔ Subject + が + verb in present tense

  ➔ The particle ‘が’ indicates the subject ‘心’ (heart/mind), and ‘うつろう’ means ‘to change’ or ‘to be in flux’, describing emotional change.

• 晴れたね雨もね

  ➔ Adjective + た (past) + ね (emphasis/confirmation)

  ➔ ‘晴れた’ is the past tense form of ‘晴れる’ (to clear up). ‘ね’ is a sentence-ending particle for seeking agreement or emphasizing.

• 遠くはないような

  ➔ ような expresses similarity or approximation

  ➔ ‘ような’ indicates something is similar to or approximate to the preceding noun phrase, here implying 'not far away' or 'possible'.

• 繰り返して大人になる

  ➔ Verb stem + て + いる for ongoing or habitual actions

  ➔ '繰り返して' is the て-form of ‘繰り返す’ (to repeat). '大人になる' means 'to become an adult'. Together, it indicates the process of becoming an adult through repeated experiences.