三日月 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 絢香
• Album: ayaka's History 2006-2009

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Ayaka's hit song "Mikkazuki." Learn about its themes of longing and love through its poignant lyrics and heartfelt melody, a perfect entry point for understanding nuanced emotional expression in Japanese music.

[English]

We've always been together

The road we walked together

...

We split into two

Walking in separate directions

Holding this chest overflowing with loneliness

Looking up at the sky that seems about to cry

I thought of you...

Even on nights when you're not here

Yes, no more cry, I won't cry anymore

Because I'm doing my best

Because I'll become stronger

You must be watching too

This fading crescent moon

Because we're still connected

Because I love you

...

Days spent warming my cold hands alone

Longing for your warmth, missing you so much

No matter how many times I hear "I love you" on the phone

I can't lean on you

I wiped away my tears...

Even on nights when you're not here

Yes, no more cry, I won't cry anymore

Because I'm doing my best

Because I'll become stronger

I wonder when we'll meet again

Until then, the battery

I said while holding you tight

Your one word "I love you"

Even on nights when you're not here, yes, no more cry, I won't cry anymore

Because I'm doing my best

Because I'll become stronger

You must be watching too

This fading crescent moon

Because we're still connected

Because I love you

I reached out to the crescent moon

May this feeling reach you

...

[Japanese]

ずっと一緒にいた

二人で歩いた一本道

二つに分かれて

別々の方歩いてく

寂しさで溢れたこの胸かかえて

今にも泣き出しそうな空見上げて

あなたを想った...

君がいない夜だって

そう no more cry もう泣かないよ

がんばっているからねって

強くなるからねって

君も見ているだろう

この消えそうな三日月

つながっているからねって

愛してるからねって

冷えきった手を 一人で温める日々

君の温もり 恋しくて恋しくて

どれだけ電話で「好き」と言われたって

君によりかかる事はできない

涙をぬぐった...

君がいない夜だって

そう no more cry もう泣かないよ

がんばっているからねって

強くなるからねって

今度いつ会えるんだろう

それまでの電池は

抱きしめながら言った

あなたの「愛してる」の一言

君がいない夜だって そう no more cry もう泣かないよ

がんばっているからねって

強くなるからねって

君も見ているだろう

この消えそうな三日月

つながっているからねって

愛してるからねって

三日月に手をのばした

君に屆けこの想い

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
分かれる /wa-ka-re-ru/ B1	verb - to separate or part ways
寂しさ /sa-tsu-shi-sa/ B2	noun - loneliness, sadness
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
愛してる /a-i-shi-te-ru/ B1	verb - love (expressing affection)
夜 /yo-ru/ A2	noun - night
泣き出しそう /na-ki-da-shi-so-u/ B2	verb - about to cry
消えそう /kie-sou/ B2	verb - about to disappear
つながっている /tsu-na-ga-tte-i-ru/ B1	verb - to be connected
届ける /to-do-ke-ru/ B2	verb - to be able to reach/deliver
想い /o-oi/ B2	noun - thoughts, feelings, affections
月 /tsuki/ A2	noun - moon
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand

Key Grammar Structures

• ずっと一緒にいた

  ➔ The use of 'ずっと' to indicate a continuous duration.

  ➔ 'ずっと' means 'all along' or 'continuously' and emphasizes the ongoing nature of an action.

• 別々の方歩いてく

  ➔ Use of '別々の' as an adjectival phrase meaning 'separate' and '歩いてく' as a verb indicating motion.

  ➔ '別々の' describes objects or people as separate or individual.

• この胸かかえて

  ➔ Use of 'かかえて' from 'かかえる' (to hold or carry), as a te-form verb indicating ongoing action.

  ➔ 'かかえる' means 'to hold' or 'to carry,' and the te-form 'かかえて' expresses an ongoing action of holding or carrying something.

• もう泣かないよ

  ➔ Use of 'ない' as a negative form of the verb '泣く' (to cry).

  ➔ 'ない' is attached to the verb root to form the negative, meaning 'will not' or 'do not' cry.

• あなたの「愛してる」の一言

  ➔ Use of の to connect possessive and quotation, and 一言 to specify 'a word' or 'a phrase'.

  ➔ 'の' indicates possession or attribution, linking 'あなた' (you) with '愛してる' (I love you).

• 三日月に手をのばした

  ➔ Use of に to indicate target of action, and のばした from のばす (to stretch or reach).

  ➔ 'に' marks the direction or target of reaching, and 'のばした' is the past tense of 'のばす', meaning 'stretched out' or 'reached for'.