少年 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the introspective world of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE's "Shonen," a ballad that beautifully blends Japanese lyrics with universal themes of self-reflection and pursuing dreams. By exploring the nuances of the language in this song, you'll discover a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and the power of music to connect us with our past selves. Experience the gentle push to embrace your journey and the unwavering belief in your future.

[English]

Time goes by, I remain myself

Excuse me! Going against the crowd

Walking straight without looking back

The scramble crossing hasn't changed for years

The bustling crowd is suffocating (Crazy)

Letting go of innocent freedom, picking up pieces of the future

Running recklessly, it's been 10 years since then

I lived always chasing my dreams

If I could meet that boy from that day

I want to tell him, "You don't have to hesitate"

I've been searching for that shine all along

Hoping to hold it someday

Time goes by, I remain myself, never stopping

N’ excuse me! I didn't really have anything I was good at

The boy didn't have that (Yeah)

Thinking of being reborn is just impossible

On nights when I feel like giving up, I sing for tomorrow

I believed with all my heart that I would never lose

That boy from that day ran through without knowing dirt

Dashing through the light and shadow

Meeting someone, parting, and meeting again

Taking one step at a time…

Don’t forget, in the moment when times change

The world changes too, Reality

Every time I gather memories, I suddenly become an adult

That boy from that day looks at the current me

[Japanese]

時は流れ 僕は僕で Time goes by Time goes by

Excuse me! 人波に逆らいながら

振り向かずまっすぐに 歩く（歩く）

スクランブル交差点 何年も変わらず

雑踏がうごめいて 苦しい（Crazy）

無邪気な自由手離し 未来の欠片(かけら)拾い

がむしゃらに走って あれから10年経って

いつでも夢だけを 追い続けて生きていた

あの日の少年に もしも会えたなら

伝えたいんだ 迷わなくていいよと

ずっとずっと捜してた輝きを

いつの日か手にすると

時は流れ 僕は僕で 決して止まらないさ

N’ excuse me! とりたてて得意なものが

あるわけじゃなかったよ 少年は（Yeah）

生まれ変わろうなんて そんなの到底無理で

くじけそうな夜は 明日の歌うたい

絶対負けないって ただひたすら信じていた

あの日の少年は 汚(けが)れを知らずに

駆け抜けてた 光と影の中

誰かに出会って別れてまた出会い

一歩ずつ踏み出して…

Don’t forget 時代が変わる瞬間に

世界も変わってく Reality

思い出掻き集めるたび 不意に大人になる

あの日の少年 今の僕を見て

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
流れ /nagare/ B1	noun - flow
僕 /boku/ A2	pronoun - I (male)
逆らい /sakarai/ B2	verb - to oppose, to go against
振り向かず /furimukazu/ C1	verb - not to look back
まっすぐに /massugu ni/ A2	adverb - straight ahead
歩く /aruku/ A1	verb - to walk
交差点 /kousaten/ A2	noun - intersection
変わらず /kawara zu/ B1	adverb - unchanged, still the same
雑踏 /zattou/ B2	noun - crowd, bustle
苦しい /kurushii/ B2	adjective - distressing, painful
自由 /jiyuu/ A2	noun - freedom
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
拾い /hbriefi/ B1	verb - to pick up
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
走って /hashitte/ B1	verb - to run
経つ /tatsu/ B2	verb - to pass (time)
生きていた /ikite ita/ B2	verb - was living

Key Grammar Structures

• 時は流れ 僕は僕で

  ➔ Use of 『は』 as the topic marker to indicate the subject about time and oneself.

  ➔ 『は』 marks the topic of the sentence, emphasizing 'time' and 'I' as the focus.

• 振り向かずまっすぐに 歩く

  ➔ Use of 『ず』 to indicate a negative, implying 'without turning around'.

  ➔ 『ず』 attached to the verb forms a negative adverbial expression, meaning 'without doing something'.

• 未来の欠片(かけら)拾い

  ➔ Use of 『の』 to connect nouns, showing possession or description ('fragment of the future').

  ➔ 『の』 links nouns, forming a compound noun that expresses possession, origin, or description.

• 絶対負けないって ただひたすら信じていた

  ➔ Use of 『って』 as a colloquial quoting particle, indicating reported speech or thought.

  ➔ 『って』 functions as a casual quotation marker, often used to report speech or internal thoughts.

• 誰かに出会って別れてまた出会い

  ➔ Use of 『て』 to connect multiple actions in a sequence, indicating 'meeting, parting, and meeting again'.

  ➔ 『て』 connects verbs to show actions happening in sequence or expressing cause-and-effect relationships.

• 時代が変わる瞬間に

  ➔ Use of 『に』 for time points, indicating 'at the moment when the era changes'.

  ➔ 『に』 is used to specify a particular point in time where an event occurs.