青春病 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: Seishun Sick

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the Japanese language and culture through Fujii Kaze's evocative song, 'Seishun Sick.' This track offers a poignant reflection on youth, blending musical genres and heartfelt lyrics to create a unique listening experience. Delve into the nuances of 'Seishun Sick' and discover the beauty and complexity of Japanese music.

[English]

I’m infected with the disease of youth

Always chasing fleeting things

One day, I’ll just turn to dust and scatter away

Youth is a vivid shade of crimson

Saying farewell to youth

...

I quit. I decided I’d stop that day

Thought I was done. But I was wrong

I wasn’t as strong as I thought I was

No way. I can’t just cut it off, it’s impossible

Thought I was done. But I was wrong

I wasn’t as weak as I believed

Your voice, your voice

Races through my mind, making me panic

If I stay like this, if I stay like this

I feel I’ll just die here

Kept running without stopping

Honestly, I just wanted to think that way

Moving forward a little, then falling back a bit

Before I knew it, the sky was dark

Infected with the disease of youth

Always chasing fleeting things

One day, I’ll just turn to dust and scatter away

Youth is a vivid shade of crimson

Saying farewell to youth

...

I see now, in the end, everyone is connected

It’s lonely, it’s painful, isn’t it?

There’s no time to soothe myself anymore

Your voice, your voice

Shouts inside my mind

If I listen carefully, if I listen carefully

Everything comes flooding back

Keep running without stopping

Something always pushes me forward

But where am I heading while I run?

Before I know it, the dawn breaks again

When the impermanent surface of water ripples

Morning glow mixed with sighs

If I’m just destined to fade someday

Don’t fixate. It’s wrong to cling so tightly

Living in this whirlpool of mud, bleeding endlessly

My body carries unseeable heat, beyond what I can imagine

Just drifting in a place left exposed, like a beast

Never once have I been swayed by love

In the sparkle of youth

Don’t look for eternal light

One day, I’ll just learn by turning to dust

The fleeting nature of youth...

...

[Japanese]

青春の病に侵され

儚いものばかり求めて

いつの日か粉になって散るだけ

青春はどどめ色

青春にサヨナラを

ヤメた あんなことあの日でもうヤメた

と思ってた でも違った

僕は 自分が思うほど強くはなかった

ムリだ 絶ち切ってしまうなんてムリだ

と思ってた でも違った

僕は 自分が思うほど弱くはなかった

君の声が 君の声が

頭かすめては焦る

こんなままじゃ こんなままじゃ

僕はここで息絶える

止まることなく走り続けてきた

本当はそんな風に思いたいだけだった

ちょっと進んでまたちょっと下がっては

気付けばもう暗い空

青春の病に侵され

儚いものばかり求めて

いつの日か粉になって散るだけ

青春はどどめ色

青春にサヨナラを

そうか 結局は皆つながってるから

寂しいよね 苦しいよね

なんて 自分をなだめてるヒマなんて無かった

君の声が 君の声が

僕の中で叫び出す

耳すませば 耳すませば

何もかもがよみがえる

止まることなく走り続けてゆけ

何かが僕にいつでも急かすけど

どこへ向かって走り続けんだっけ

気付けばまた明ける空

無常の水面が波立てば

ため息混じりの朝焼けが

いつかは消えゆく身であれば

こだわらせるな罰当たりが

切れど切れど纏わりつく泥の渦に生きてる

この体は先も見えぬ熱を持て余してる

野ざらしにされた場所でただ漂う獣に

心奪われたことなど一度たりと無いのに

青春のきらめきの中に

永遠の光を見ないで

いつの日か粉になって知るだけ

青春の儚さを...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
青春 (seishun) /seːʃɯɴ/ B1	noun - youth, adolescence
病 (yamai) /jamai/ B1	noun - illness, disease
侵す (okasu) /okasɯ/ B2	verb - to invade, to encroach, to violate
儚い (hakanai) /hakanai/ B2	adjective - fleeting, transient, ephemeral
求める (motomeru) /motomeru/ B1	verb - to seek, to request, to demand
散る (chiru) /t͡ɕiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to scatter, to disperse, to fall (e.g., blossoms)
声 (koe) /koe/ A1	noun - voice
頭 (atama) /atama/ A2	noun - head
焦る (aseru) /aseɾɯ/ B1	verb - to be in a hurry, to be impatient
息絶える (ikitaeru) /ikitaeɾɯ/ B2	verb - to die, to breathe one's last
走る (hashiru) /ha̠ɕiɾɯ/ A1	verb - to run
暗い (kurai) /kɯɾai/ A2	adjective - dark
寂しい (sabishii) /sabiɕiː/ A2	adjective - lonely, desolate
苦しい (kurushii) /kɯɾɯɕiː/ A2	adjective - painful, difficult
叫び出す (sakebidasu) /sakebidasɯ/ B2	verb - to shout out, to cry out
明ける (akeru) /akeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to dawn, to break (day)

Key Grammar Structures

• に侵され

  ➔ used with the verb '侵される' (to be invaded/protected), indicating being affected or influenced by something

  ➔ The particle 'に' marks the target or affected area, showing the subject is being invaded or influenced

• やめた

  ➔ past tense of 'やめる' (to stop, to quit), conjugated as the plain past form

  ➔ It is the plain past form indicating completed action in informal speech

• 思うほど

  ➔ used with comparative, meaning 'to the extent that I think' or 'as much as I think'

  ➔ Indicates the degree or extent of the verb, often in a comparative context

• いつの日か

  ➔ a phrase meaning 'someday' or 'at some future day'

  ➔ Expresses an indefinite future point in time, often with a sense of hope or anticipation

• 散るだけ

  ➔ literally 'just scatter', expressing the idea of only dispersing or fading away

  ➔ A phrase indicating an action of dispersing or fading away with no return or continuation

• 見ないで

  ➔ te-form of '見る' (to see) combined with negative 'ない', forming 'do not look/watch'

  ➔ The te-form of the verb '見る' combined with the negative suffix to give a command or request not to do the action

• 急かす

  ➔ verb meaning 'to rush' or 'to urge', transitive verb

  ➔ A transitive verb meaning to hurry or to urge someone to act faster