サラバ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

失ったものばかり値がついた

Only the things I've lost seem to have value

いつだって時の中で変わった

They've always changed within the passage of time

何でだってこんな！　寄ってたかってそんな！

Why is it always like this! Why does everyone come together!

でも何度だって悩まされるもんで

But still, I keep being troubled over and over

怪物だとか　夜の魔人とか

Monsters and night demons, I hear about them

そんなの出てこないのに戦ってる

They're not even real, yet I still fight them

間に合わなくなって　全速力で駆けて

Running out of time, I race at full speed

ため息ついてたけど

Sighing, but

サラバ　普通が苦痛だった日々

Goodbye, those days when normal life was a pain

手を振ってみれば　ほら今はもう

When I wave my hand, look, now

私の隣には君がいて

You're right here beside me

失敗しながら一緒に歩いてる

Failing along the way, walking together

サラバ　変わりゆく街並みを抜け

Goodbye, passing through changing cityscapes

歩いてこう　遠回りで帰ろう　

Let's keep walking, taking the long way home

散らばった星と腑抜けたビール

Scattered stars and a broken-hearted beer

いつだって変わった常識のルール

Always changing rules of common sense

酔っ払って言った　調子乗って言った

Drunk, I said things I shouldn't, took risks

言葉の責任だけは残る

But only the weight of my words remains

目には見えない　呪いの類とか

Invisible curses or something like that

そんなの気づいてから戦ってる

Since realizing that, I’ve been fighting

間に合わなくたって　自分で選んだ道を

Even if I can't make it in time, because I choose my own path

進んでいきたいから

I want to keep moving forward

サラバ　「疲れた」って溢した日々

Goodbye, those days when I burst out 'I'm tired'

手を振ってみれば　ほら今はもう

When I wave my hand, look, now

私の隣には君がいて

You're right here beside me

厄介なものだって一緒に立ち向かう

Facing even troublesome things together

サラバ　変わりゆく街並みを抜け

Goodbye, passing through changing cityscapes

歩いてこう　遠回りで帰ろう　

Let's keep walking, taking the long way home

両手一杯の花束みたいに

Like a bouquet held in both hands

幸せだって受け取っていいと

It's okay to accept happiness too

恐れることは何もないんだと

There's nothing to fear in that

ふと思っていた　君の隣で

I suddenly thought this, right beside you

サラバ　普通が苦痛だった日々

Goodbye, those days when normal life was a pain

手を振ってみれば　ほら今はもう

When I wave my hand, look, now

私の隣には君がいて

You're right here beside me

失敗しながら一緒に歩いてる

Failing along the way, walking together

サラバ　変わりゆく街並みを抜け

Goodbye, passing through changing cityscapes

歩いてこう　遠回りで帰ろう

Let's keep walking, taking the long way home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
失った /ushinatta/ B2	verb - lost
変わった /kawatta/ B1	verb - changed
戦ってる /tatakatteru/ B2	verb - fighting
苦痛 /kutsuu/ B2	noun - pain
道 /michi/ A2	noun - path
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
花束 /hanataba/ B1	noun - bouquet
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
選んだ /eranda/ B1	verb - chosen
立ち向かう /tachimukau/ B2	verb - to confront
呪い /noroi/ B2	noun - curse
常識 /joushiki/ B2	noun - common sense
遠回り /toomawari/ B1	noun - detour
悩まされる /nayamasareru/ B2	verb - to be troubled

Key Grammar Structures

• 失ったものばかり値がついた

  ➔ The use of ばかり (bakari) indicates 'only' or 'just' to emphasize exclusivity.

  ➔ "ばかり" emphasizes that only the loss of things is noted or counted.

• いつだって時の中で変わった

  ➔ いつだって (itsudatte) means 'always' or 'at all times'.

  ➔ It conveys that the speaker's change occurs at any time, emphasizing consistency.

• 全速力で駆けて

  ➔ 全速力で (zensokuryoku de) means 'at full speed' or 'with maximum effort'.

  ➔ Indicates running or moving at the highest possible speed or effort.

• 振ってみれば

  ➔ 振ってみれば (futte miyareba) uses the conditional form of 試す (to try), meaning 'if you try to shake'.

  ➔ This structure implies 'if you try to shake (something)', often used to test or imagine the outcome.

• 受け取っていいと

  ➔ いいと is the contracted form of いいと言うと, meaning 'if it's okay to receive' or 'it's acceptable to accept'.

  ➔ It indicates permission or acceptance, suggesting it's okay to receive or accept something.

• 変わりゆく街並みを抜け

  ➔ ゆく (yuku) attached to 変わり (kawari) indicates ongoing change, meaning 'changing' or 'in the process of changing'.

  ➔ It expresses the idea of something in the process of changing or evolving.

• 遠回りで帰ろう

  ➔ で indicates the means or method, so 遠回りで means 'by taking a detour'.

  ➔ It suggests traveling via a detour or roundabout way.