Sailing – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BE:FIRST
• Album: BE:FIRST DOME TOUR 2024-2025 “2:BE”

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical voyage with BE:FIRST's "Sailing," a vibrant J-pop anthem that captures the essence of friendship and perseverance. Dive into the themes of unity and resilience, while learning uplifting Japanese phrases. Discover how this song connects the spirit of *One Piece* with BE:FIRST's journey, making it a unique and inspiring experience.

[English]

Hey, where did you come from?

Where are you going?

What tears have you swum through?

It's alright now

Come over here

Because we're loved by the same sea

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

I want to be by your side

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

Forever family

Hurting and being hurt

Let me hold the past you've carried

Hands that clashed when we passed by

Until we hold them again, however many times

Three days, riding on the sun

Always, Don't lie to yourself

The person you want to be, the person you want to meet, are waiting

I'll always be by your side, even with pain you can't handle

Because it's a grand dream, just like you

Let's turn any storm into a tailwind

Sailing Sailing

Sailing even higher

Today and tomorrow, we'll sing our dreams

Sailing Sailing

Sailing Sailing

Dan-dan-dance with me

Cherish the best

The sea and the sky

Until they wake up

Dan-dan-dance with me

Cherish the best

It's okay to cry as much as you need to

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

There are no mistakes

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

We're never giving up

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

You don't have to hang your head

Let's stomp our feet, Every time

Such unlucky weather

God, where's the goal?

Mistakes are part of the charm

Let's try again, many times

Riding the rough waves, say cheese!

The sun's playing hide-and-seek, where is it?

Take the helm, towards the future we've staked everything on

Even if we get it, even if we get it, we still lose it

But I realized that if I look into my heart, family and friends are there for me

Let's turn any storm into a tailwind

Sailing Sailing

Sailing even higher

Today and tomorrow, we'll sing with you

Sailing Sailing

Sailing Sailing

Dan-dan-dance with me

Cherish the best

The sea and the sky

Until they wake up

Dan-dan-dance with me

Cherish the best

It's okay to cry as much as you need to

[Japanese]

ねぇどこから来たの？

どこに行くの？

どんな涙を泳いでるの？

もう大丈夫

こっちにおいでよ

同じ海に愛されてるから

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

隣にいたいな

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

Forever family

傷つけて傷つけられて

抱えた過去を僕に持たせて

すれ違って 振り翳した手

何度でもまた握り合うまで

太陽に乗っかった 3Days

いつだって Don't lie 2Yourself

なりたい自分 会いたい君が待ってる

手に負えない痛みも寄り添うよずっと

君らしい大袈裟な夢だから

どんな嵐も追い風にしよう

Sailing Sailing

もっと上に Sailing

今日も明日も夢を唄うのさ

Sailing Sailing

Sailing Sailing

Dan-dan-dance with me

最高を Cherish

海も空も

目を覚ますほど

Dan-dan-dance with me

最高を Cherish

どれだけ泣いたっていいんだ

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

間違いなんてないさ

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

We're never giving up

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

俯かないでいいんだ

踏み鳴らそう Every time

生憎の空模様

神様ゴールはどこ？

失敗もご愛嬌

やり直そう何度も

荒波に乗っかってハイチーズ

隠れんぼ太陽はどっち？

舵を取るんだ 賭けてきた未来へ向かって

手にしても 手にしても失ってしまうけど

心を覗けば家族 仲間がいてくれると知った

どんな嵐も追い風にしよう

Sailing Sailing

もっと上に Sailing

今日も明日も君と唄うのさ

Sailing Sailing

Sailing Sailing

Dan-dan-dance with me

最高を Cherish

海も空も

目を覚ますほど

Dan-dan-dance with me

最高を Cherish

どれだけ泣いたっていいんだ

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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."

• 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.

• 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..."

• 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."

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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."