三原色 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of J-pop and the Japanese language with YOASOBI's "三原色" (Sangenshoku). This song, whose title means "Three Primary Colors," tells a heartwarming story of friendship and reunion. Its fast-paced, catchy melody and clear vocals make it a fantastic and enjoyable way to immerse yourself in modern Japanese music and pick up new vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. Let the story of the three friends inspire your own language-learning journey!

[English]

A story that was once interrupted somewhere

Let's go beyond that point again

Even if we part ways countless times

Look, we're still connected

...

See you again

The words we exchanged

How many mornings have we seen since then?

Beyond each of our separate lives

The continuation of that day

The day we reunite

The time until we meet is just

Growing more intense with each passing moment

Looking up at the sky after rain

Just like that day

A rainbow bridge appears

We’ve met here once again

We’ve always been connected

Things I want to talk about

Things I want to say

They overflow and won’t stop

See, they won’t come undone, surely

Urged on by the changing seasons

Beyond the path that continues on

Even if we are apart again

No matter how many times

If we cling tightly again

We will meet once more

Ah, what was it again?

Sharing memories never stops, does it?

Tracing back memories and reflections

Laughing while uncovering them, filling the empty time

Words and words, before you know it, shortcuts

Don’t worry about tomorrow

It’s like going back to the old days

Even so, there are things that have changed

There are surely many things

But even today

So quickly

Exactly like back then

...

Before you realize, the sky starts brightening

Touching our exhausted cheeks lightly

A gentle warmth

Just like that day

We return to our respective days

Hey, though the paths we've walked are

Different for each of us

We are illuminated by the same morning sun now

We’ve come to overlap again

A story that was once interrupted somewhere

Let’s go beyond that point once more

Things I want to talk about

Things I want to say

Like filling a page

Let’s add to it again, as many times as needed

The red sunset we once looked up at

And the blue days we spent together

I won’t forget them

Because they won’t disappear

Just like new leaves sprouting green

We will meet again

A story begins with the white morning sun

“See you tomorrow”

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

...

[Japanese]

どこかで途切れた物語

僕らもう一度その先へ

たとえ何度離れてしまっても

ほら繋がっている

それじゃまたね

交わした言葉

あれから幾つ朝日を見たんだ

それぞれの暮らしの先で

あの日の続き

再会の日

待ち合わせまでの時間がただ

過ぎてゆく度に胸が高鳴る

雨上がりの空見上げれば

あの日と同じ様に

架かる七色の橋

ここでもう一度出会えたんだよ

僕ら繋がっていたんだずっと

話したいこと

伝えたいことって

溢れて止まらないから

ほらほどけていやしないよ、きっと

巡る季節に急かされて

続く道のその先また

離れたってさ

何度だってさ

強く結び直したなら

また会える

あぁ 何だっけ？

思い出話は止まんないね

辿った記憶と回想

なぞって笑っては 空いた時間を満たす

言葉と言葉で気づけばショートカット

明日のことは気にせずどうぞ

まるで昔に戻った様な

それでも変わってしまったことだって

本当はきっと幾つもある

だけど今日だって

あっけないほど

あの頃のままで

気づけば空は白み始め

疲れ果てた僕らの片頬に

触れるほのかな暖かさ

あの日と同じ様に

それぞれの日々に帰る

ねえここまで歩いてきた道は

それぞれ違うけれど

同じ朝日に今照らされてる

また重なり合えたんだ

どこかで途切れた物語

僕らもう一度その先へ

話したいこと

伝えたいことって

ページを埋めてゆくように

ほら描き足そうよ、何度でも

いつか見上げた赤い夕日も

共に過ごした青い日々も

忘れないから

消えやしないから

緑が芽吹くように

また会えるから

物語は白い朝日から始まる

「また明日」

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Woh, oh-oh-oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
物語 /monogatari/ B1	noun - story
再会 /saikai/ B2	noun - reunion
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
季節 /kisetsu/ A2	noun - season
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
高鳴る /takanaru/ B2	verb - to throb
出会う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet
描く /kaku/ B1	verb - to draw
忘れない /wasure-nai/ A2	verb - to not forget
強く /tsuyoku/ B2	adverb - strongly
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
芽吹く /mebuku/ C1	verb - to bud

Key Grammar Structures

• たとえ何度離れてしまっても

  ➔ Even if something happens, ...

  ➔ The phrase "たとえ...ても" expresses "even if" or "regardless of" in conditionals.

• 話したいこと 伝えたいことって

  ➔ Want to speak about things / information

  ➔ The phrase "話したいこと" and "伝えたいこと" use the verb "to want" + noun to express desires related to speaking or conveying information.

• 繰り返す

  ➔ To repeat; to do something again

  ➔ The verb "繰り返す" means to repeat actions or words multiple times.

• 終わる

  ➔ To end; to finish

  ➔ The verb "終わる" indicates that something comes to an end or is completed.

• 帰る

  ➔ To return; to go back to a place

  ➔ The verb "帰る" means to go back to a place, often one's home or original location.

• 始まる

  ➔ To begin; to start

  ➔ The verb "始まる" indicates that something is beginning or starting.