さん – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FRUITS ZIPPER

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

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君のこと昨日より少しだけ

If I call your name a little more

丁寧に呼んでみたら

Carefully than yesterday

なんだか幸せになりました

It somehow made me happy

日曜日、もちろん楽しみだけど

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

今日もみんな呼んでるから

Because everyone's calling me today too

なんだか幸せになりました

It somehow made me happy

天気予報に並んだ

Instead of counting the umbrellas

傘を数えるよりも

Lined up in the weather forecast

一緒に見上げてみたらさ

If we look up at the sky together

あたたかい

It's warm

みんな

Everyone

さんさんさんなんです

Is like the sun, sun, sun

太陽です

It's the sun

笑顔とか、笑い声だって

Let's sing about smiles, and laughter too

歌おう

Let's sing

さんさんさんなんです

It's like the sun, sun, sun

大切です

It's precious

人が人を、君が君を、輝かせるよ

People make people shine, you make you shine

ほんとありがとさん

Thank you so much!

二人でもほんと嬉しいけれど

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

もう一人誘ってみたら

If I invite one more person

なんだか幸せになりました

It somehow made me happy

いつの日か、家族が増えたりして

Someday, maybe the family will grow

そんな想像してみたら

When I imagine something like that

なんだか幸せになりました

It somehow made me happy

天気予報のすぐ後

Right after the weather forecast

占いがちょっときびしい

The fortune telling is a little harsh

そんなときもこの世界は

Even in times like that, this world is

あたたかい

Warm

みんな

Everyone

さんさんさんなんです

Is like the sun, sun, sun

太陽です

It's the sun

素顔とか、小さな声だって

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

歌おう

Let's sing

さんさんさんなんです

It's like the sun, sun, sun

オーケーです

It's okay

人が人を、君が君を、認めていくよ

People accept people, you accept you

ほんとありがとさん

Thank you so much!

みんな

Everyone

さんさんさんなんです

Is like the sun, sun, sun

太陽です

It's the sun

笑顔とか、笑い声だって

Let's sing about smiles, and laughter too

みんな

Everyone

さんさんさんなんです

Is like the sun, sun, sun

太陽です

It's the sun

素顔とか、小さな声だって

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

歌おう

Let's sing

さんさんさんなんです

It's like the sun, sun, sun

大切です

It's precious

人が人を、君が君を、輝かせるよ

People make people shine, you make you shine

ほんとありがとさん

Thank you so much!

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.