生きていたんだよな – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: あいみょん

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of the Japanese language and culture through Aimyon's 生きていたんだよな (Ikiteitanda yo na), a thought-provoking song that tackles complex themes of life and death. This song offers a unique opportunity to understand nuanced emotions and societal perspectives reflected in contemporary Japanese music.

[English]

Two days ago around here

I heard the news of someone who jumped to their death

Bloodstained sailor, false accusation, sister

And suddenly, this place became prey to the internet

“Please stay back, it’s dangerous”

But those words were supposed to be the signal to gather

Those idiots made a stupid fuss and filmed everything endlessly

The blood flowing on the cold asphalt

Its haunting redness, so beautiful, so beautiful

I ended up crying, I ended up crying

Outside the screen, unaware of anything

Live, live, live, live, live

We were alive, weren't we?

The final farewell isn’t to anyone else

It’s probably shouted at myself

...

The tears she finally shed

The red blood as proof of life

Is wiped away in two seconds by grown-ups who know nothing

Yellow tape that says “Do not cross”

“I’ve only seen that in dramas”

Amid words like that flying around, I wonder

What she’s thinking right now

From far away, from far away

I wanted to cry, I really wanted to

The long day is already ending

Live, live, live, live, live

We were alive, weren’t we?

When something new begins

Do you think she wants to disappear?

Ah, “Live your life to the fullest with the precious life you have now,” how noble that sounds

Summoning all her courage, she flew into the sky

Becoming a bird, grabbing clouds, turning into the wind, far away

She flew hoping for something better

Live, live, live, live, live

We were alive, weren’t we?

When something new begins

Do you think she wants to disappear?

Live, live, live, live, live

We were alive, weren’t we?

The final farewell isn’t to anyone else

It’s probably shouted at myself

...

Goodbye

...

Goodbye

...

[Japanese]

二日前このへんで

飛び降り自殺した人のニュースが流れてきた

血まみれセーラー 濡れ衣センコー

たちまちここらはネットの餌食

「危ないですから離れてください」

そのセリフが集合の合図なのにな

馬鹿騒ぎした奴らがアホみたいに撮りまくった

冷たいアスファルトに流れるあの血の

何とも言えない 赤さが綺麗で 綺麗で

泣いてしまったんだ 泣いてしまったんだ

何も知らないブラウン管の外側で

生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて

生きて 生きて 生きていたんだよな

最後のサヨナラは他の誰でもなく

自分に叫んだんだろう

彼女が最後に流した涙

生きた証の赤い血は

何も知らない大人たちに2秒で拭き取られてしまう

立ち入り禁止の黄色いテープ

「ドラマでしか見たことなーい」

そんな言葉が飛び交う中でいま彼女はいったい

何を思っているんだろう

遠くで 遠くで

泣きたくなったんだ 泣きたくなったんだ

長いはずの一日がもう暮れる

生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて

生きて 生きて 生きていたんだよな

新しい何かが始まる時

消えたくなっちゃうのかな

Ah「今ある命を精一杯生きなさい」なんて綺麗事だな

精一杯勇気を振り絞って彼女は空を飛んだ

鳥になって雲を掴んで 風になって遥か遠くへ

希望を抱いて飛んだ

生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて

生きて 生きて 生きていたんだよな

新しい何かが始まる時

消えたくなっちゃうのかな

生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて 生きて

生きて 生きて 生きていたんだよな

最後のサヨナラは他の誰でもなく

自分に叫んだんだろう

サヨナラ

サヨナラ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
生きて /ikite/ B1	verb - to live
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
血 /chi/ A2	noun - blood
証 /akashi/ B2	noun - proof
希望 /kibou/ B1	noun - hope
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
遠く /tooku/ B1	adverb - far away
騒ぎ /sawagi/ B2	noun - disturbance
最後 /saigo/ A2	noun - last
始まる /hajimaru/ B1	verb - to begin
飛ぶ /tobu/ B1	verb - to fly
綺麗 /kirei/ B2	adjective - beautiful
言えない /ienai/ B2	verb - cannot say
アスファルト /asufaruto/ A2	noun - asphalt
言葉 /kotoba/ A2	noun - word
離れる /hanareru/ B1	verb - to leave

Key Grammar Structures

• 飛び降り自殺した人のニュースが流れてきた

  ➔ Relative clause using past form of verb + た.

  ➔ "飛び降り自殺した人のニュース" is a noun phrase where "飛び降り自殺した" (to commit suicide by jumping) modifies "人のニュース" (news about a person). The "た" indicates a completed action in the past.

• 「危ないですから離れてください」

  ➔ Reason particle "から" used with polite request form "ください".

  ➔ "から" indicates the reason for the request. "危ない" (dangerous) is the reason why people should "離れてください" (please stay away).

• 何とも言えない 赤さが綺麗で 綺麗で

  ➔ "何とも言えない" (nantomo ienai) meaning indescribable, followed by repetition for emphasis using "で".

  ➔ The color's indescribable beauty is emphasized by repeating "綺麗で 綺麗で". "で" connects the two instances of "綺麗" (beautiful).

• 立ち入り禁止の黄色いテープ

  ➔ Noun modification using adjective + の + noun.

  ➔ "黄色いテープ" (kiiroi teepu) means "yellow tape". The adjective "黄色い" (yellow) modifies the noun "テープ" (tape).

• 新しい何かが始まる時 消えたくなっちゃうのかな

  ➔ Conditional clause with "時" (toki) meaning "when", "~たくなる" (takunaru) expressing a desire, and "~かな" (kana) expressing a question or doubt.

  ➔ This expresses the speaker's wondering if they feel like disappearing "消えたくなる" (kietakunaru) "when" something new begins "新しい何かが始まる時" (atarashii nanika ga hajimaru toki).

• Ah「今ある命を精一杯生きなさい」なんて綺麗事だな

  ➔ Quoting direct speech with 「」 and then evaluating it with "なんて綺麗事だな" (nante kireigoto da na). The word "なんて" conveys a feeling of dismissal or disbelief.

  ➔ "今ある命を精一杯生きなさい" (ima aru inochi o seiippai ikinasai) is quoted as something people often say, but the speaker dismisses it as "綺麗事" (kireigoto), meaning an idealistic and unrealistic statement.