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さよならクロール Goodbye crawl 01:10
青い海 きらきら Sparkling blue sea 01:13
あなたの灼けた肩が Your sun-kissed shoulders 01:17
波を分ける Breaking through the waves 01:20
さよならクロール Goodbye crawl 01:23
こんなに好きなのに Even though I love you so much 01:27
砂浜の気持ちを You don’t understand how I feel on this sandy beach 01:30
わかってくれない No matter what I say 01:33
夏のいじわる Summer’s teasing ways 01:35
オレンジの丸いブイが浮かぶ An orange, round buoy floats up 01:53
遊泳禁止のロープまで Up to the no-swimming rope 02:00
連れてって欲しいけど 無理よ I want you to take me there, but it’s impossible 02:07
あなたみたいに泳げないし... I can’t swim like you... 02:13
タオルにくるまって Wrapped in a towel, 02:20
ちょっと拗ねてた I was feeling a little sulky 02:24
太陽のシーズンを独り占めしたかった I wanted to monopolize the sunny season all to myself 02:26
切ないクロール A sad crawl 02:36
泣きそうよ なんだか... I feel like crying somehow... 02:39
あなたを追いかけたい I want to chase after you 02:43
どこまででも... Anywhere and everywhere... 02:47
切ないクロール A sad crawl 02:50
秘密の憧れ A secret longing 02:53
水泳部の練習 Practicing at the swimming club 02:56
金網から見てた Watching from the chain-link fence 03:00
跳ねるときめき The thrill of jumping 03:02
学校のプールとは違う Different from the school pool 03:13
大人たちの海原 The vast sea of adults 03:19
自由っていつも広すぎるね Freedom always feels so enormous 03:27
ロマンスの先に進めないわ I can't move beyond romance 03:32
あなたはあの日の You remain that boy from that day 03:40
少年のまま Still the same boy 03:43
ずっと誰と競って Always racing against someone 03:45
どこへ向かって泳いでるの? Where are you swimming toward? 03:49
さよならクロール Goodbye crawl 03:56
青い海 きらきら Sparkling blue sea 03:59
あなたの灼けた肩が Your sun-kissed shoulders 04:02
波を分ける Breaking through the waves 04:06
さよならクロール Goodbye crawl 04:09
こんなに好きなのに Even though I love you so much 04:12
砂浜の気持ちを You don’t understand how I feel on this sandy beach 04:15
わかってくれない No matter what I say 04:19
夏のいじわる Summer’s teasing ways 04:21
思い出クロール Remembered crawl 04:52
過ぎる夏 いつしか That summer passes by, and before I know it 04:55
素肌の水着の跡 The marks of my swimsuit on my bare skin 04:59
消えるように Fade away as if they disappear 05:02
思い出クロール Remembered crawl 05:05
どんなに好きでも No matter how much I love you 05:07
夢を見るハートに My heart that dreams 05:12
酸素が足りない Lacks oxygen 05:15
恋の息継ぎ Breath of love 05:17
わかってくれない You don’t understand 05:21
気づいてくれない You don’t notice 05:24
風はため息 The wind sighs 05:27

さよならクロール – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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[English]
さよならクロール
Goodbye crawl
青い海 きらきら
Sparkling blue sea
あなたの灼けた肩が
Your sun-kissed shoulders
波を分ける
Breaking through the waves
さよならクロール
Goodbye crawl
こんなに好きなのに
Even though I love you so much
砂浜の気持ちを
You don’t understand how I feel on this sandy beach
わかってくれない
No matter what I say
夏のいじわる
Summer’s teasing ways
オレンジの丸いブイが浮かぶ
An orange, round buoy floats up
遊泳禁止のロープまで
Up to the no-swimming rope
連れてって欲しいけど 無理よ
I want you to take me there, but it’s impossible
あなたみたいに泳げないし...
I can’t swim like you...
タオルにくるまって
Wrapped in a towel,
ちょっと拗ねてた
I was feeling a little sulky
太陽のシーズンを独り占めしたかった
I wanted to monopolize the sunny season all to myself
切ないクロール
A sad crawl
泣きそうよ なんだか...
I feel like crying somehow...
あなたを追いかけたい
I want to chase after you
どこまででも...
Anywhere and everywhere...
切ないクロール
A sad crawl
秘密の憧れ
A secret longing
水泳部の練習
Practicing at the swimming club
金網から見てた
Watching from the chain-link fence
跳ねるときめき
The thrill of jumping
学校のプールとは違う
Different from the school pool
大人たちの海原
The vast sea of adults
自由っていつも広すぎるね
Freedom always feels so enormous
ロマンスの先に進めないわ
I can't move beyond romance
あなたはあの日の
You remain that boy from that day
少年のまま
Still the same boy
ずっと誰と競って
Always racing against someone
どこへ向かって泳いでるの?
Where are you swimming toward?
さよならクロール
Goodbye crawl
青い海 きらきら
Sparkling blue sea
あなたの灼けた肩が
Your sun-kissed shoulders
波を分ける
Breaking through the waves
さよならクロール
Goodbye crawl
こんなに好きなのに
Even though I love you so much
砂浜の気持ちを
You don’t understand how I feel on this sandy beach
わかってくれない
No matter what I say
夏のいじわる
Summer’s teasing ways
思い出クロール
Remembered crawl
過ぎる夏 いつしか
That summer passes by, and before I know it
素肌の水着の跡
The marks of my swimsuit on my bare skin
消えるように
Fade away as if they disappear
思い出クロール
Remembered crawl
どんなに好きでも
No matter how much I love you
夢を見るハートに
My heart that dreams
酸素が足りない
Lacks oxygen
恋の息継ぎ
Breath of love
わかってくれない
You don’t understand
気づいてくれない
You don’t notice
風はため息
The wind sighs

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

/umi/

A1
  • noun
  • - sea

/kata/

A1
  • noun
  • - shoulder

/nami/

A1
  • noun
  • - wave

好き

/suki/

A1
  • adjective
  • - like

/natsu/

A1
  • noun
  • - summer

/yume/

A2
  • noun
  • - dream

切ない

/setsunai/

B1
  • adjective
  • - painful, heart-wrenching

秘密

/himitsu/

B1
  • noun
  • - secret

/koi/

B1
  • noun
  • - love, romance

自由

/jiyuu/

B2
  • noun
  • - freedom

思い出

/omoide/

B2
  • noun
  • - memory, recollection

練習

/renshuu/

B2
  • noun
  • - practice, training

競う

/kisou/

B2
  • verb
  • - to compete

泳ぐ

/oyogu/

B1
  • verb
  • - to swim

浮かぶ

/ukabu/

B2
  • verb
  • - to float

太陽

/taiyou/

A2
  • noun
  • - sun

Key Grammar Structures

  • あなたの灼けた肩が

    ➔ The particle "が" marks the subject of the sentence, emphasizing "shoulder" as the topic.

    "が" is used to highlight or specify the subject in a sentence, often contrasting or emphasizing it.

  • 夏のいじわる

    ➔ Possessive noun + の indicates possession or association, in this case "summer's" or "of summer".

    "の" functions as a possessive marker, linking nouns to show belonging or relationship.

  • わかってくれない

    ➔ The verb "わかる" (to understand) in the "て+くれない" form expresses inability or refusal to understand or do something.

    "て+くれない" expresses a negative ability or unwillingness to perform an action, often implying disappointment or frustration.

  • 水泳部の練習

    ➔ の connects nouns to form a possessive or descriptive phrase, meaning "swimming club's practice".

    "の" functions as a genitive or modifier, showing possession or specific association between nouns.

  • 波を分ける

    ➔ を marks the direct object, and the verb "分ける" (to divide) indicates an action directed towards "waves".

    "を" is the particle that marks the direct object of a transitive verb, here "waves".

  • 連れてって欲しいけど 無理よ

    ➔ て form of the verb "連れる" (to bring someone along) plus "欲しい" expresses a desire; "けど" adds contrast or concession.

    "て" form of a verb connects actions or states; "欲しい" indicates a desire; "けど" is used for contrast or concessive nuance.

  • 泣きそうよ なんだか...

    ➔ The verb "泣く" (to cry) in the "そう" form indicates an apparent or probable action, meaning "seems like crying".

    "そう" attached to a verb suggests an appearance, possibility, or prediction about the action.