ray – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BUMP OF CHICKEN, HATSUNE MIKU

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with BUMP OF CHICKEN's 'ray' offers a unique window into contemporary Japanese rock and pop culture. The lyrics, which explore universal themes of separation and connection, are both emotionally resonant and poetically expressive. The collaboration with Hatsune Miku also provides a fascinating glimpse into the innovative world of Vocaloid music, making this song a special and engaging tool for language learners.

[English]

It feels like it was much longer ago when we said goodbye

The sad light is sealed away

I wore down my heels

When I was with you, I could see

But now it has become invisible

I vaguely search for a transparent comet

But that's all I'm looking for

I often sang songs

Melodies just for that moment

I wasn't lonely at all

Because I could truly feel loneliness

I wonder how long and how far

Whether it's normal or abnormal

It's hard to walk, I don't even have time to think

It's much better to be happy

I'll keep smiling and pretending

It's okay

That pain won't disappear even if I forget

The path made of ideals

Reality keeps painting over it

Memories remain as shining traces

Why did we say goodbye?

What was it for, I wonder

The sad light stretches my shadow

Long in front of me

Sometimes I get a fever

When I have time, I sleep

In that dream, I realize

Let's meet again after we part

Even in the endless darkness far from clear skies

If I think of stars, I'm immediately in the galaxy

Even if I don't cry much anymore

Even if I get new shoes

It's okay

That pain won't disappear even if I forget

There were surely things I wanted to convey

It might be quite ordinary, but

It's just so much

The fact that we said goodbye

Is connected to the fact that we met

That transparent comet

Doesn't disappear because it's transparent

Whether it's ○×△ or any of those

I don't have time to compare with others

Living is the best

Even if I don't cry much anymore

I'll keep smiling and pretending

It's okay

That pain won't disappear even if I forget

It's okay

ごまかして笑っていくよ

大丈夫だ

At the beginning of this light, you are there

大丈夫だ

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[Japanese]

お別れしたのはもっと

前の事だったような

悲しい光は封じ込めて

踵すり減らしたんだ

君といた時は見えた

今は見えなくなった

透明な彗星をぼんやりと

でもそれだけ探している

しょっちゅう唄を歌ったよ

その時だけのメロディーを

寂しくなんかなかったよ

ちゃんと寂しくなれたから

いつまでどこまでなんて

正常か異常かなんて

考える暇も無い程 歩くのは大変だ

楽しい方がずっといいよ

ごまかして笑っていくよ

大丈夫だ

あの痛みは 忘れたって消えやしない

理想で作った道を

現実が塗り替えていくよ

思い出はその軌跡の上で

輝きになって残っている

お別れしたのは何で

何のためだったんだろうな

悲しい光が僕の影を

前に長く伸ばしている

時々熱が出るよ

時間がある時眠るよ

夢だと解るその中で

君と会ってからまた行こう

晴天とはほど遠い 終わらない暗闇にも

星を思い浮かべたなら すぐ銀河の中だ

あまり泣かなくなっても

靴を新しくしても

大丈夫だ

あの痛みは 忘れたって消えやしない

伝えたかった事が きっとあったんだろうな

恐らくありきたりなんだろうけど

こんなにも

お別れした事は

出会った事と繋がっている

あの透明な彗星は

透明だから無くならない

◯×△どれかなんて

皆と比べてどうかなんて

確かめる間も無い程

生きるのは最高だ

あまり泣かなくなっても

ごまかして笑っていくよ

大丈夫だ

あの痛みは 忘れたって消えやしない

大丈夫だ

この光の始まりには 君がいる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
星 /ほし/ A2	noun - star
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road, path
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
出会う /であう/ B1	verb - to meet
探す /さがす/ B1	verb - to search, to look for
輝く /かがやく/ B2	verb - to shine, to sparkle
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun, enjoyable
寂しい /さびしい/ B1	adjective - lonely, sad
正常 /せいじょう/ B2	adjective - normal
異常 /いじょう/ B2	adjective - abnormal
銀河 /ぎんが/ B2	noun - galaxy
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
探し /さがし/ B1	noun - search

Key Grammar Structures

• お別れしたのはもっと前の事だったような

  ➔ Past tense + もしかしたら + ような (like / similar to)

  ➔ Using the past tense verb with ような to express an impression or similarity, here indicating a vague memory or feeling about the past.

• 悲しい光は封じ込めて

  ➔ Te-form + て (connecting verb forms for sequential or causal action)

  ➔ Using the te-form of the verb '封じ込めて' (to suppress/contain) to connect with other actions or states.

• 今は見えなくなった

  ➔ Verb in past tense + なくなった (became no longer)

  ➔ The verb in past tense + なくなった indicates that something has ceased to be or no longer exists.

• あの痛みは 忘れたって消えやしない

  ➔ Even if verb in past tense + って (informal/contraction for ても) | Negative form + やしない (not at all / certainly not)

  ➔ Using the informal quotation + って (from ても) to mean 'even if', and the negative form やしない to emphasize that the pain will not go away.

• 大丈夫だ

  ➔ だ (copula verb / plain form of です) used to assert 'it's okay' or 'I'm okay'

  ➔ The copula だ is used to affirm or declare that something is okay or in a stable state.

• この光の始まりには 君がいる

  ➔ Noun + の + には / には (indicating location or time context)

  ➔ The structure のには is used to specify the context or environment in which something exists or occurs.