シャルル – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Ado
• Album: Fall Apart

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ado's compelling cover of "シャルル" (Charles) to explore complex Japanese expressions of bittersweet farewells and lingering emotions. The song's intense vocal delivery and dramatic narrative make it a powerful piece for understanding Japanese lyrics that convey deep, layered feelings beyond simple sadness.

[English]

You were the one who said goodbye

And yet my cheeks end up wet

Just like that, yesterday’s things

If you’re going to erase them

It’s fine now, just smile

I walked holding a bouquet, without any meaning

I just looked down at the town

Just like this, at the edge of an ideal

Leaving my heart behind

Is it okay now?

Let’s stay empty; maybe someday

I wonder what it would be like if it were filled with deep blue

Am I troubled like this?

Singing about love, singing about love, up above the clouds

When it’s completely cloudy, you can’t see

No, no, the days I once imagined far away

Speak, speak, the night crowd

Our arguments go on endlessly

No, no, we laugh together and bid farewell

The dawn’s glow and your sigh

This city watches our dreams

Even today, about each other…

…we’re forgetting each other, huh

Hey, that’s how it is, right?

Let’s stay silent; maybe someday

Even if I’m tormented, it’s fine

If even this sorrow has meaning

Adorned with love, adorned, toward the quiet side

Words that are utterly stained

Now, now—“No one is here.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Blending, blending, the end of us

After giving way to each other, there’s nothing

No, no, even pain teaches us

Surely, I knew

Deceiving each other is so foolish, huh

I’ve been lost all along

See? We can’t change

That’s right

Even though this present exists because of each other’s fault

Singing about love, singing about love, up above the clouds

When it’s completely cloudy, you can’t see

No, no, the regret that kept increasing each day

Speak, speak, the night crowd

There’s no point in forgiving each other

No, no

Singing about love, singing about love, up above the clouds

Speak, speak, the night crowd

Laugh together and 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'.