シャルル – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ado
• Album: Fall Apart

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music with Ado's cover of "シャルル." This song offers a great opportunity to learn about J-pop and vocaloid culture, showcasing a unique blend of musical styles and artistic collaboration.

[English]

You were the one who said goodbye.

And yet, my cheeks get wet.

If you just erase yesterday's memories like that,

Then it's fine.

Just smile.

I walked carrying a bouquet, aimlessly,

Just looking down at the city.

Leaving my heart behind like this,

At the edge of my ideals.

I guess it's fine.

Let's be empty, and then someday,

What if I fill it with deep blue?

Would I still be able to worry like this?

Singing of love, singing, high above the clouds,

It's too clouded to see.

No, no, the days I pictured so far away.

Talking, talking in the crowd of night,

Our bickering never ends.

No, no, laughing together, goodbye.

The morning glow and your sigh.

This city is dreaming our dreams.

Even today, we're forgetting about each other,

Aren't we?

Hey, isn't that right?

Let's keep quiet, and then someday,

Even if we're tormented, it's fine.

If even this sorrow has meaning,

Adorning it as love, adorning it, towards the quiet.

The utterly soiled words.

Now, now, "Nobody's here."

"Yes, that's right."

Mixing, mixing, to our very end.

After compromising, there's nothing left.

No, no, tell me even the pain.

I knew it, I truly knew it.

Deceiving each other, how foolish it is.

I was lost all along.

See? We can't change.

Isn't that right?

Even though we have this present because of each other.

Singing of love, singing, high above the clouds,

It's too clouded to see.

No, no, the regrets that grew day by day.

Talking, talking in the crowd of night,

Forgiving each other is pointless.

No, no.

Singing of love, singing, high above the clouds,

Talking, talking in the crowd of night,

Laughing together, goodbye.

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[Japanese]

さよならはあなたから言った

それなのに頬を濡らしてしまうの

そうやって昨日の事も

消してしまうなら

もういいよ　笑って

花束を抱えて歩いた　意味もなく

ただ街を見下ろした

こうやって理想の縁に

心を置き去っていく

もういいか

空っぽでいよう　それでいつか

深い青で満たしたのならどうだろう

こんな風に悩めるのかな

愛を謳って　謳って　雲の上

濁りきっては見えないや

嫌　嫌　遠く描いていた日々を

語って　語って　夜の群れ

いがみ合ってきりがないな

否　否　笑い合ってさよなら

朝焼けとあなたの溜息

この街は僕等の夢を見てる

今日だって互いの事を

忘れていくんだね

ねえ　そうでしょ

黙っていよう　それでいつか

苛まれたとしても　別に良いんだよ

こんな憂いも意味があるなら

恋と飾って　飾って　静かな方へ

汚れきった言葉を

今　今　「此処には誰もいない」

「ええ、そうね」

混ざって　混ざって　二人の果て

譲り合って何もないな

否　否　痛みだって教えて

きっと　きっと　わかっていた

騙し合うなんて馬鹿らしいよな

ずっと迷っていた

ほらね　僕等は変われない

そうだろう

互いのせいで　今があるのに

愛を謳って　謳って　雲の上

濁りきっては見えないや

嫌　嫌　日に日に増えていた後悔を

語って　語って　夜の群れ

許し合って意味もないな

否　否

愛を謳って　謳って　雲の上

語って　語って　夜の群れ

笑い合ってさよなら

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
さよなら /sayonara/ A2	noun - goodbye
あなた /anata/ A1	pronoun - you
頬 /hoɯː/ B1	noun - cheek
濡らして /nurarashite/ B1	verb - to wet, to soak
花束 /hanataba/ B2	noun - bouquet
抱えて /Kaaeete/ B2	verb - to hold, to carry
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning, implication
街 /machi/ A2	noun - street
理想 /risou/ B2	noun - ideal
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
青 /ao/ A2	noun - blue
増えていた /fuite ita/ B2	verb - to increase
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
雲 /kumo/ A2	noun - cloud
濁りきって /nigarikitte/ C1	verb - to become turbid, to become clouded

Key Grammar Structures

• さよならはあなたから言った

  ➔ Topic marking with は (wa)

  ➔ The particle "は (wa)" marks "さよなら (sayonara - goodbye)" as the topic of the sentence. It's what the sentence is primarily *about*.

• それなのに頬を濡らしてしまうの

  ➔ のに (noni): concessive conjunction expressing surprise or unexpected result.

  ➔ "それなのに (sorenanoni)" means 'even though that' or 'despite that'. It connects the two clauses, showing a contrast between saying goodbye and crying.

• そうやって昨日の事も 消してしまうなら

  ➔ ～なら (nara): Conditional form expressing a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The "なら (nara)" indicates a conditional. "If you are going to erase even yesterday's events like that..."

• 花束を抱えて歩いた　意味もなく

  ➔ ～て (te) form for connecting verbs or clauses.

  ➔ "抱えて歩いた (kakaete aruita)" uses the "te" form to connect the verbs "抱える (kakaeru - to hold)" and "歩く (aruku - to walk)".

• こうやって理想の縁に 心を置き去っていく

  ➔ ～ていく (teiku): Expressing a continuous action moving away from the speaker's perspective or towards the future.

  ➔ "置き去っていく (okizatteiku)" indicates the act of leaving one's heart behind is ongoing and moving into the future.

• 深い青で満たしたのならどうだろう

  ➔ ～たらどうだろう (tara doudarou): Expression used to suggest or wonder about a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "～たらどうだろう (tara doudarou)" means 'I wonder what would happen if...' or 'How would it be if...'. It expresses speculation.

• 愛を謳って　謳って　雲の上

  ➔ Repetition of verb in -te form for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating "謳って (utatte)" emphasizes the act of singing or praising love.

• いがみ合ってきりがないな

  ➔ ～てきりがない (te kiri ga nai): 'there's no end to...', expressing that something continues without limit.

  ➔ "いがみ合ってきりがない (igami atte kiri ga nai)" means 'there's no end to the fighting' or 'the bickering goes on and on'.