Sailing – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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どんな涙を泳いでるの？
➔ V-ている + の (informal question)
➔ The "V-ている" form indicates an ongoing action or a state resulting from an action. When combined with "の" at the end of a sentence, it forms an informal question. Here, "泳いでる" (a contracted form of 泳いでいる) describes a state of swimming or being immersed in.
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こっちにおいでよ
➔ Informal Command/Invitation + よ (emphasis)
➔ "おいで" is an informal command or invitation, derived from 来る (to come). The particle "よ" adds emphasis, conviction, or a sense of informing the listener.
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同じ海に愛されてるから
➔ Passive Voice + から (reason/cause)
➔ "愛されてる" is the contracted form of "愛されている," the passive form of "愛する" (to love). It means "to be loved." "から" indicates a reason or cause, meaning "because" or "since."
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隣にいたいな
➔ V-たい + な (desire + softening/emphatic particle)
➔ "V-たい" expresses a desire or wish to perform an action. "な" is a sentence-ending particle that adds a feeling of mild assertion, desire, or can be a softened exclamation.
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抱えた過去を僕に持たせて
➔ Causative-Te form (request/permission)
➔ "持たせて" is the te-form of "持たせる" (causative form of 持つ - to hold/carry). The causative form means "to make/let someone do something." In this context, with the te-form used as a request, it means "Please let me hold/carry..." or "Let me hold/carry..."
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何度でもまた握り合うまで
➔ V-合う + まで (mutual action + until)
➔ "V-合う" indicates a mutual or reciprocal action between two or more parties (e.g., "握り合う" - to grasp each other's hands). "まで" means "until" or "up to a certain point."
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手に負えない痛みも寄り添うよずっと
➔ Potential Negative Form
➔ "手に負えない" is the negative potential form of "手に負う" (to handle/manage). It means "cannot handle" or "is unmanageable." The potential form "V-(ら)れる" expresses capability, and its negative form "V-(ら)れない" expresses incapability.
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どれだけ泣いたっていいんだ
➔ V-てもいい + んだ (permission + explanatory/emphatic particle)
➔ "V-てもいい" means "it's okay to V" or "you may V," expressing permission. "どれだけ" means "how much/many." "んだ" (short for のだ) is an explanatory or emphatic particle, adding a sense of explanation or strong assertion.
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俯かないでいいんだ
➔ V-ないでいい + んだ (no need to + explanatory/emphatic particle)
➔ "V-ないでいい" means "there's no need to V" or "you don't have to V," indicating that an action is unnecessary. "んだ" (short for のだ) adds an explanatory or emphatic nuance.
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心を覗けば家族 仲間がいてくれると知った
➔ V-ば conditional + V-てくれる (giving/receiving benefit)
➔ "V-ば" is a conditional form meaning "if V" or "when V." "V-てくれる" indicates that someone performs an action for the benefit of the speaker or the speaker's ingroup. "と知った" means "came to know that."
