しわあわせ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Vaundy's "しわあわせ" offers a beautiful exploration of nuanced wordplay and deep emotional expression. The song's title itself is a clever combination of "wrinkles" and "joining together" to create the word for "happiness," providing a unique insight into the poetic nature of the Japanese language. The lyrics are both accessible and profoundly meaningful, making it a special and rewarding song for language learners.

[English]

My heart, worth just 400 yen, and

Your beautifully painted heart, just like a picture,

The number of wrinkles we've made together,

Reflects the value of our future.

If there's little time left,

And more time is slipping away,

Let's match in a way that prevents us from shedding tears.

Nothing changes,

We can't change,

No matter what, we hold on tightly now.

Cannot be torn apart,

We won't tear it, not us.

Holding firmly with our hands now.

...

My heartbeat that keeps going, like a lifetime's worth,

And your pure, transparent heartbeat,

The number of waves formed by our union,

Reflects how we've swayed together.

If time flies by too quickly,

And the gaps left behind are just so sad,

Let's match in a way that prevents us from shedding tears.

Nothing changes,

We can't change,

Holding firmly with our hands now.

Cannot be torn apart,

We won't tear it, not us.

Holding tightly, now, our hands connected.

The cracks that overlap, we,

The cracks that flow, we,

Will forget even to remember,

And just close them away.

Close them away, that's what we'll do,

The overlapping cracks, we,

The flowing cracks, we,

Will forget even to remember,

It's such a thing.

A wrinkle of happiness,

Nothing changes,

We can't change,

Holding firmly with our hands now.

Cannot be torn apart,

We won't tear it, not us.

Holding tightly, now, our hands connected.

With overflowing wishes, we,

From now on, to the side you're watching,

When that helpless dream has awakened,

We'll again match in a wrinkle.

...

[Japanese]

僕の時価総額400円の心臓と

絵に描いたような君の綺麗な心臓を

合わせてできたしわの数が

僕達の未来の価値だ

残された時間が少ないのなら

崩れてく時間が増えてくのなら

零さないようにあわせて

変わらない

変われないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり握っている

ちぎれない

ちぎらないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり繋いでる手

僕の一生分なり続けている心拍と

透き通るような君の綺麗な一拍を

合わせてできた波の数だけ

僕達は揺らめきあってた

過ぎていく時が早すぎるのなら

有り余る隙間が悲しいのなら

零さないようにあわせて

変わらない

変われないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり握っている

ちぎれない

ちぎらないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり繋いでる

重なるひびを僕達は

流るるひびも僕達は

思い出すこともなくなって

しまうんだろう

しまうんだろうって

重なるひびを僕達は

流るるひびも僕達は

思い出すこともなくなって

そんな

しわあわせで

変わらない

変われないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり握っている

ちぎれない

ちぎらないよ 僕ら

今もしっかり繋いでる手

溢れ出す願い込めて僕らは

今から君の見てる方へと

やるせない夢が覚めた頃に

また、しわをあわせて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心臓 /しんぞう/ B1	noun - heart
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
時間 /じかん/ A2	noun - time
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
数 /かず/ B1	noun - number
悲しい /かなしい/ B1	adjective - sad
揺らめき /ゆらめき/ B2	noun - swaying
願い /ねがい/ B1	noun - wish
変わらない /かわらない/ B2	verb - to not change
繋いでる /つないでる/ B2	verb - to connect
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
崩れる /くずれる/ B2	verb - to collapse
重なる /かさなる/ B2	verb - to overlap
思い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕の時価総額400円の心臓と

  ➔ Possessive pronoun + の + noun (possessive modifier)

  ➔ Indicates possession, meaning 'my' in this context.

• 合わせてできたしわの数が

  ➔ て-form + できる (potential form), used for connecting clauses

  ➔ Using the て-form + できる to indicate potential or ability to do something.

• 零さないようにあわせて

  ➔ ように + verb (to do something so that ...)

  ➔ Expressing an intention or purpose to prevent something from happening.

• 変わらない

  ➔ Negative present form of changing verb (~ない)

  ➔ Expresses that something remains unchanged or does not change.

• 今もしっかり握っている

  ➔ ている form (continuous or progressive form)

  ➔ Using the ている form to indicate an ongoing action or a current state.

• 重なるひびを僕達は

  ➔ もらう/もられない (causative-passive), but here it's a literal phrase

  ➔ Literal expression indicating that cracks or fractures are overlapping.

• 思い出すこともなくなって

  ➔ こともなくなる (to cease doing or experiencing something)

  ➔ Indicates that something ceases to happen or to be remembered.

• しわあわせで

  ➔ で (particle indicating manner, here meaning 'with' or 'by')

  ➔ Indicates the manner or condition under which something occurs, 'by' or 'with'.