ロウワー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ぬゆり feat. flower
• Album: ULTRAPANIC

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of "ロウワー" (Lower), a captivating Vocaloid rock song by ぬゆり feat. flower. This track offers a unique opportunity to engage with Japanese through its expressive lyrics, exploring complex themes of internal conflict and unspoken emotions. Its blend of powerful vocals and intricate storytelling makes it a compelling piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

It was such a simple prayer

From the edge

The exclamation fades bit by bit

The curtain’s about to rise now

Leaving behind the quiet venue, goodbye

Something I meant to say disappears, then grows again

A sense of guilt lingers in my back

Holding it in, so I don’t spit out the heart I want to follow

My chest clouds like sediment

I can’t even hold onto the things I want to embrace

Clinging to what I’ve held in excess

My hoarse voice burns my throat dry, filling it completely

I don’t know what I should say

What I felt was released far away

It’s the same, yet different—somehow different

How far will we go? How long will we keep going?

If it’s uncertain, what should I think?

If we part ways, if we lose our way,

Each time, let’s reconnect again and again

If you stay here, if I can hold on without letting go,

We’ll be saved by a feeling no one else knows yet

Peace is achieved through exhaustion

In reality, nothing really changes

Pleasure is built on lies

"Should we leave here before it all unravels?"

Muttering the same convenient wish, the same way, over and over

Where should I start listening? What will I lose sight of?

Since it’s uncertain, I can’t move from here

If we’re exhausted, if there’s nothing more,

Each time, let’s escape again and again

So our hearts can be protected,

So we’re not taken away,

Trust each other, entrust your body to me

Cry with you, laugh with you, get angry with you, sing with you, dance with you, talk with you

How long will this go on?

Muttering the same way, the same way

So I won’t forget, the air etched into me now

How many times will I recall this from now on?

Only we

If we part ways, if we lose our way,

Each time, let’s reconnect again and again

If you stay here, if I can hold on without letting go,

With a feeling no one else knows yet, I’ll confirm and correct all that I’m living for

[Japanese]

そう簡単な祈りだった

端から

段々と消える感嘆

今から緞帳が上がるから

静かな会場を後にさよなら

言いかけていた事が一つ消えてまた増えて

背中に後ろめたさが残る

従いたい心根を吐き出さぬように込めて

胸の中が澱のように濁る

受け止めたいことが自分さえ抱えられず

持て余したそれを守っている

霞んだ声はからからに喉を焼いて埋め尽くす

何を言うべきか分からなくて

感じてたものが遠く放たれていた

同じ様で違うなんだか違う

何時まで行こうか何処まで行けるのか

定かじゃないなら何を想うの

僕らが離れるなら僕らが迷うなら

その度に何回も繋がれる様に

ここに居てくれるなら離さずいられたら

まだ誰も知らない感覚で救われていく

平穏とは消耗を以て代わりに成す

実際はどうも変わりはなく

享楽とは嘘で成る

「綻ぶ前にここを出ていこうか」と

都合の良い願いを同じ様に同じ様につぶやく

何処から聞こうか何を見失うか

定かじゃないから此処を動けない

僕らが疲れるならこれ以上ないなら

その度に何回も逃げ出せる様に

心が守れる様に

奪われない様に

互いに託して身体を預けてよ

君と泣く君と笑う君と怒る君と歌う君と踊る君と話す

何時まで続くだろうと

同じ様に同じ様に呟く

いま忘れないよう刻まれた空気を

これから何度思い出すのだろう

僕らだけが

僕らが離れるなら僕らが迷うなら

その度に何回も繋がれる様に

ここに居てくれるなら離さずいられたら

まだ誰も知らない感覚で僕の生きてる全てを確かめて正しくして

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
祈り /inori/ A2	noun - prayer
消える /kie ru/ A2	verb - to disappear
感嘆 /kantan/ B1	noun - exclamation
緞帳 /doncho/ C1	noun - curtain (especially in a theater)
澱 /oru/ C1	noun - sediment
濁る /nigoru/ B2	verb - to become cloudy
霞む /kasumu/ B2	verb - to become hazy
綻ぶ /ho tobu/ C1	verb - to tear
享楽 /kyourak/ C1	noun - pleasure
託す /takusu/ B2	verb - to entrust
刻む /kizamu/ B2	verb - to engrave
平穏 /heian/ B1	noun - peace
消耗 /shoukou/ B2	noun - consumption
確かめる /tashikameru/ A2	verb - to confirm
正しい /tadashii/ A2	adjective - correct

Key Grammar Structures

• そう簡単な祈りだった

  ➔ Adjective + Copula

  ➔ This uses the past form of the adjective "簡単" (simple) with the copula "だった", indicating "was" simple prayer.

• 背中に後ろめたさが残る

  ➔ Noun Modifier + Subject

  ➔ Uses the pattern where "背中" (back) is modified by "に" to indicate location, with "後ろめたさ" (guilt) as subject.

• 霞んだ声はからからに喉を焼いて埋め尽くす

  ➔ Adverbial Use of Adjective + Causative-Passive

  ➔ "霞んだ" (hazy) is adverbially used, and "焼いて" with "埋め尽くす" forms a causative structure where the throat is "burned" to fill it.

• 何を言うべきか分からなくて

  ➔ Indirect Question + Gerund

  ➔ "言うべき" is the volitional form nominalized as "言うべきか", forming an indirect question meaning "what should be said".

• 僕らが離れるなら僕らが迷うなら

  ➔ Conditional (なら)

  ➔ Repeated use of conditional "なら" for hypothetical situations: "if we part" and "if we wander".

• その度に何回も繋がれる様に

  ➔ Volitional Form (よう)

  ➔ "繋がれる" uses potential-passive form, modified by "様に" (so that) as a volitional wish for reconnection each time.

• まだ誰も知らない感覚で救われていく

  ➔ Progressive Form + Particle (で)

  ➔ "救われていく" is the continuous progressive form, with "感覚で" using "で" as a manner particle for "being saved" in an unknown sensation.

• 「綻ぶ前にここを出ていこうか」と

  ➔ Quotation (と)

  ➔ The phrase in quotes uses "と" to quote the speech: "before it bursts, shall we leave here?".

• 互いに託して身体を預けてよ

  ➔ Mutual Action (互いに)

  ➔ "互いに" (mutually) indicates reciprocal action in "託して" (entrusting) and "預けて" (entrusting bodies) as a command.

• これから何度思い出すのだろう

  ➔ Rhetorical Question + Volitional

  ➔ Forms a rhetorical question with "のだろう" for speculative wonder: "how many times will I remember from now on?".