さよーならまたいつか！ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師, KENSHI YONEZU

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music with Kenshi Yonezu's "さよーならまたいつか！" (Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!). This upbeat yet poignant track serves as the theme for a popular NHK drama, offering a fantastic opportunity to explore everyday Japanese phrases and emotional expressions. Its unique blend of jazzy retro sounds and Kenshi Yonezu's distinctive vocals make it a special and engaging piece for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Unaware of where spring begins its journey, I grew up without realizing it.

Above, swallows were flying by, with a face that showed no interest.

If only I had wings, every time I wished, I would be overwhelmed with sadness.

Goodbye, see you again in a hundred years. Don’t worry about it.

Before I knew it, the flowers fell. Someone lied to me.

Even in a heavy rain, I would fly on— I wanted that strength.

I fell in love with someone, then I fell apart, and soon we went our separate ways.

Inside my mouth, blood seeps, and I spit at the sky.

Blink, spread your wings, fly freely—go anywhere you like.

Will I remember even a hundred years from now? I don’t really know.

Goodbye, see you again someday!

Walking into a town that’s shrouded in mist, sleeves brush against each other everywhere.

Nothing was there when I looked up; oh, there was nothing.

With a smug look, don’t touch me—hitting my back in vain, missing the mark.

Exactly at the edge of hell, where people proclaim, that’s where I see spring.

I want to love someone, but it hurts—suddenly, it rains down in shrapnel.

Holding tightly to the ropes that bound me, I bite them off decisively.

Pierce through, aim true—charge at the tiger, go anywhere you desire.

I want to meet you in a hundred years—don’t disappear.

Goodbye, see you again someday!

Falling in love again, breaking apart, and growing distant.

Inside my mouth, blood seeps, and I spit at the sky.

Now, spread your wings, fly freely—go wherever you want to go.

Since the day I was born, I’ve been myself. You didn’t know, right?

Goodbye, see you again someday!

[Japanese]

　どこから春が巡り来るのか　知らず知らず大人になった　

見上げた先には燕が飛んでいた　気のない顔で

もしもわたしに翼があれば　願う度に悲しみに暮れた

さよなら100年先でまた会いましょう　心配しないで

いつの間にか　花が落ちた　誰かがわたしに嘘をついた

土砂降りでも構わず飛んでいく　その力が欲しかった

誰かと恋に落ちて　また砕けて　やがて離れ離れ

口の中はたと血が滲んで　空に唾を吐く

瞬け羽を広げ　気儘に飛べ　どこまでもゆけ

100年先も憶えてるかな　　知らねえけれど

さよーならまたいつか！

しぐるるやしぐるる町へ歩み入る　そこかしこで袖触れる

見上げた先には何も居なかった　ああ居なかった

したり顔で　触らないで　背中を殴りつける的外れ

人が宣う地獄の先にこそ　わたしは春を見る

誰かを愛したくて　でも痛くて　いつしか雨霰

繋がれていた縄を握りしめて　しかと噛みちぎる

貫け狙い定め　蓋し虎へ　どこまでもゆけ

100年先のあなたに会いたい　消え失せるなよ

さよーならまたいつか！

今恋に落ちて　また砕けて　離れ離れ

口の中はたと血が滲んで　空に唾を吐く

今羽を広げ　気儘に飛べ　どこまでもゆけ

生まれた日からわたしでいたんだ　知らなかっただろ

さよーならまたいつか！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
春 /haru/ A2	noun - spring (the season)
翼 /tsubasa/ B1	noun - wing
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
力 /chikara/ A2	noun - power/strength
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love/romance
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
日 /hi/ A1	noun - day/sun
会う /au/ A2	verb - to meet
歩く /aruku/ A1	verb - to walk
砕ける /kudakeru/ B2	verb - to break/crumble
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
地獄 /jigoku/ B2	noun - hell
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
力強い /chikarazuyoi/ C1	adjective - powerful/strong
瞬き /mabataki/ B2	noun - blink

Key Grammar Structures

• 知らず知らず大人になった

  ➔ The phrase combines '知らず知らずに' meaning 'unawarely' or 'without realizing,' with the verb 'なる' in the past tense, indicating that someone 'became' something without awareness.

  ➔ The phrase uses the subordinate clause '知らず知らず' meaning 'without realizing' and the verb 'なる' in past tense to express an unconscious change.

• 心配しないで

  ➔ The negative command form using 'しないで' derived from 'する', meaning 'don't do' or 'please don't,' expressing a request or instruction.

  ➔ This is the negative te-form of 'する', used to make polite requests or commands to not perform an action.

• またいつか！

  ➔ The phrase 'またいつか' means 'again someday,' combining 'また' (again) and 'いつか' (sometime) to denote future reunion.

  ➔ The expression combines 'また' meaning 'again' and 'いつか' meaning 'someday' to convey hope for meeting again in the future.

• どこまでもゆけ

  ➔ The phrase 'どこまでもゆけ' uses 'どこまでも' (to the end, infinitely) and the imperative form 'ゆけ' of 'ゆく' (to go), meaning 'go anywhere' or 'go infinitely.'

  ➔ This phrase combines an adverb 'どこまでも' meaning 'to the end' or 'infinitely', with the imperative 'ゆけ' of 'ゆく' (to go), expressing boundless travel or pursuit.

• 生まれた日からわたしでいたんだ

  ➔ This sentence uses the '〜ていた' (te-ita) form of 'いる' to indicate a continuous state from the past up to the present, emphasizing identity since birth.

  ➔ The phrase combines '生まれた日から' meaning 'since the day I was born' with the continuative past form 'わたしでいたんだ' to emphasize a continuous state of being oneself since birth.