さん – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FRUITS ZIPPER

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with FRUITS ZIPPER's uplifting song 'さん' (San)! The lyrics are filled with simple, everyday words and expressions of gratitude, making it a great and fun way to pick up vocabulary related to happiness and interpersonal relationships. The song's charm lies in its pure and positive message about the beauty of small acts of kindness, a wonderful cultural value to learn through music.

[English]

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If I call your name a little more

Carefully than yesterday

It somehow made me happy

Sunday, of course I'm looking forward to it, but

Because everyone's calling me today too

It somehow made me happy

Instead of counting the umbrellas

Lined up in the weather forecast

If we look up at the sky together

It's warm

Everyone

Is like the sun, sun, sun

It's the sun

Let's sing about smiles, and laughter too

Let's sing

It's like the sun, sun, sun

It's precious

People make people shine, you make you shine

Thank you so much!

I'm really happy even if it's just the two of us, but

If I invite one more person

It somehow made me happy

Someday, maybe the family will grow

When I imagine something like that

It somehow made me happy

Right after the weather forecast

The fortune telling is a little harsh

Even in times like that, this world is

Warm

Everyone

Is like the sun, sun, sun

It's the sun

Let's sing about bare faces, and quiet voices too

Let's sing

It's like the sun, sun, sun

It's okay

People accept people, you accept you

Thank you so much!

Everyone

Is like the sun, sun, sun

It's the sun

Let's sing about smiles, and laughter too

Everyone

Is like the sun, sun, sun

It's the sun

Let's sing about bare faces, and quiet voices too

Let's sing

It's like the sun, sun, sun

It's precious

People make people shine, you make you shine

Thank you so much!

[Japanese]

君のこと昨日より少しだけ

丁寧に呼んでみたら

なんだか幸せになりました

日曜日、もちろん楽しみだけど

今日もみんな呼んでるから

なんだか幸せになりました

天気予報に並んだ

傘を数えるよりも

一緒に見上げてみたらさ

あたたかい

みんな

さんさんさんなんです

太陽です

笑顔とか、笑い声だって

歌おう

さんさんさんなんです

大切です

人が人を、君が君を、輝かせるよ

ほんとありがとさん

二人でもほんと嬉しいけれど

もう一人誘ってみたら

なんだか幸せになりました

いつの日か、家族が増えたりして

そんな想像してみたら

なんだか幸せになりました

天気予報のすぐ後

占いがちょっときびしい

そんなときもこの世界は

あたたかい

みんな

さんさんさんなんです

太陽です

素顔とか、小さな声だって

歌おう

さんさんさんなんです

オーケーです

人が人を、君が君を、認めていくよ

ほんとありがとさん

みんな

さんさんさんなんです

太陽です

笑顔とか、笑い声だって

みんな

さんさんさんなんです

太陽です

素顔とか、小さな声だって

歌おう

さんさんさんなんです

大切です

人が人を、君が君を、輝かせるよ

ほんとありがとさん

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
太陽 /taiyō/ B2	noun - sun
笑顔 /egao/ B2	noun - smile
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
歌 /uta/ A2	noun - song
人 /hito/ A1	noun - person
大切 /taisetsu/ B2	adjective - important
輝かせる /kagayakaseru/ B2	verb - to make shine or sparkle
ありがとう /arigatō/ A2	expression - thank you
増える /fueru/ B1	verb - to increase
想像 /sōzō/ B2	noun - imagination
占い /uranai/ B2	noun - fortune-telling
増えたり /fuyetari/ B1	verb - to increase (casual form of 増える)

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜より〜

  ➔ used to compare items, meaning 'more than' or 'rather than'

  ➔ It indicates that one thing is more or less than another in comparison

• 〜ながら

  ➔ used to indicate doing two actions simultaneously, meaning 'while' or 'amidst'

  ➔ It connects two actions happening at the same time, often translating as 'while' or 'during'.

• 〜です

  ➔ the copula 'to be' in formal/polite form used to assert or describe

  ➔ It is a polite form of the verb 'to be', often used at the end of sentences to state facts.

• 〜も

  ➔ used to include an additional element, translating as 'also' or 'too'

  ➔ It indicates that something is also the case or included in addition to other things.

• 〜くれる

  ➔ used to express someone doing something for the speaker or for someone else, meaning 'to give (as a favor)'

  ➔ It conveys that someone is doing an action for the benefit of the speaker or others, often translated as 'to give (as a favor)'.

• 〜たら

  ➔ conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when', used to express hypothetical or conditional situations

  ➔ It introduces a condition or hypothesis, often translated as 'if' or 'when'.

• 〜たい

  ➔ used to express desire or want to do something

  ➔ It indicates that the speaker wants or wishes to do something.