サマータイムシンデレラ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 緑黄色社会

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Japanese? Let 'Summertime Cinderella' by Ryokuoushoku Shakai be your fun and vibrant guide! The song is full of seasonal and emotional Japanese words that perfectly capture the feeling of a bright, fleeting summer romance. Learning the lyrics can help you understand how to express feelings of excitement, urgency, and love. Its connection to a popular TV drama also offers a window into modern Japanese pop culture, making your language journey both musical and culturally rich.

[English]

Words can't express it

Even though my feelings overflow

I can't find any answers

Coincidences like splashes of waves overlap

This is how we are brought together

And the world is dyed in a brand new color

It's already unstoppable for anyone

The beginning caught me off guard

Yet we both took love and ran

Searching for words that I would remember many times

Please deliver this, so the heat doesn't fade away

Eventually, we'll even surpass the lost nights

The bursting smiles

And the gently flowing tears

Are the gifts this summer has left behind

What should I do, swaying in this magical time?

Tomorrow feels so precious

I realized this is love

Bringing our hearts closer and closer

I found a feeling that can overcome anything

If we ride the waves and melt into each other

It feels like a fate that was already decided

The calendar of August

The end of summer is approaching

My heart is restless

Stop, don't let it end yet

I haven't even told you "I love you"

Ah, finally met the answer

The bell rings

It's the signal for the beginning

Unable to resist, we both took love and ran

Simple words that mean nothing special

Please deliver this, so the heat doesn't fade away

Eventually, we'll even surpass the lost nights

[Japanese]

言葉にできない

想いは溢れてゆくのに

答えなど出せないまま

波飛沫はぜるような偶然は重なる

こうしてふたりを巡り合わせるの

そして世界は初めての色に染まる

もう誰にも止められないほど

始まりは不意を着いた

それでもふたりは恋を取って駆け出した

何度も思い出すような言葉を探して

届けどうか このまま熱さが醒めないように

やがて迷子の夜すら超えてゆく

はじけた笑顔も

やさしく流れた涙も

この夏が残してくれたプレゼント

魔法みたいな時間に揺れちゃってどうしよう

明日がこれほどに愛おしいのは

これが恋と知った

ふたりの心をもっともっと近寄せて

なんでも超えられるような気持ちを見つけた

波に乗って このままふたりが溶け合うなら

まるで決められていた運命のよう

8月のカレンダー

夏の終わりが近付いた

胸が騒ぐ

やめてまだ終わらないでよ

「好き」をまだ伝えていないのに

ああ ようやく答えに会えた

鐘が鳴る

始まりの合図がした

たまらずふたりは恋を取って駆け出した

なんてことない飾らない言葉が

届けどうか このまま熱さが醒めないように

やがて迷子の夜すら超えてゆく

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word
想い /omoi/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love, romance
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
色 /iro/ A1	noun - color
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
胸 /mune/ B1	noun - chest, breast
熱さ /atsusa/ B2	noun - heat, warmth
迷子 /maigo/ B1	noun - lost child
笑顔 /egao/ B1	noun - smile
プレゼント /purezento/ A2	noun - gift, present
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow
答え /kotae/ B1	noun - answer
合図 /aizu/ B2	noun - signal, sign

Key Grammar Structures

• 想いは溢れてゆくのに

  ➔ Despite / Although something is happening, something else continues

  ➔ The ending "のに" indicates a contrast or contradiction between two statements.

• 答えなど出せないまま

  ➔ Expressing an ongoing state where something cannot be achieved/produced

  ➔ The phrase "〜ないまま" indicates that an action remains incomplete or that a state persists without change.

• 波飛沫はぜるような偶然は重なる

  ➔ Using "ような" to compare or liken to something

  ➔ The phrase "〜ような" is a simile connector that expresses similarity or approximation.

• そして世界は初めての色に染まる

  ➔ Using "に" to indicate the target or goal of a verb

  ➔ The particle "に" marks the destination, target, or goal of an action expressed by the verb.

• なんでも超えられるような気持ちを見つけた

  ➔ Using "ような" to describe the manner or ability of doing something

  ➔ The phrase "〜ような" can describe the manner, ability, or nature of the feeling or action.

• まるで決められていた運命のよう

  ➔ Using "よう" to compare to an ideal or metaphor

  ➔ The word "よう" is used to make comparisons, often metaphorical, indicating resemblance to an ideal or situation.