束の間の恋 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YESUNG
• Album: 君という桜の花びらが僕の心に舞い降りた。

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

さよならだけが人生だなんてさ

Is it true that only saying goodbye is life?

信じたくないから

Because I don't want to believe that.

出会えてここにいて

Meeting you and being here now.

君と僕の奇跡を確かめてた

I was confirming the miracle between you and me.

静かな朝泳ぐ透明な風が

The calm morning, swimming in the transparent breeze.

この街の空何度巡り巡っても

No matter how many times the sky over this town turns around.

君を好きになった日を

The day I fell in love with you.

忘れないって泣いた日を

The day I cried, saying I would never forget.

記憶の中に探すから

I'll search for those moments in my memory.

たとえ遠い場所離れてても

Even if we're far apart in distance.

大丈夫と笑ったんだよ

I remember the day I smiled and said it’s okay.

君を知らなかった日は

The days I didn't know you.

形なかった感情に

Were full of feelings I didn't yet have a shape for.

胸の痛みが含まれていても

Even if it hurts my chest.

僕はそう何度だって

I know I would, again and again,

きっときっと君を選ぶのだろう

Definitely choose you.

寄り添って分け合って紡いでく (Story)

We share, combine, and weave our story.

一生は束の間のように (過ぎ去るけれど)

A lifetime passes in the blink of an eye (but).

さよならさえ僕ら待っている運命でも (いいさ)

Even if we wait for farewell (it's okay).

今隣にいて

Now, by my side.

あの日君に会ってから

Since I met you that day.

今日までの日々はずっと

Every day until today has been so bright.

どの瞬間も眩しくて

Every moment has been dazzling.

僕は確かにさ この出会いを

I’ve surely thought of this encounter as.

奇跡だって思ったんだよ

A miracle.

手に触れられなくたって

Even if I can't touch it with my hand.

胸に残った感情が

The feelings left in my heart.

君といたこと教えているから

Tell me that I was with you.

僕らはどこにいても

No matter where we are,

ずっとずっとともに歩いてゆける

We can walk together, forever and always.

さよならだけが人生だなんてさ

Is it true that only saying goodbye is life?

信じたくないから

Because I don't want to believe that.

出会えてここにいて

Meeting you and being here with you.

君と僕の奇跡を確かめてた

I was confirming the miracle between you and me.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
さよなら /sa.yo.na.ra/ A1	noun - goodbye
人生 /jin.sei/ A2	noun - life
奇跡 /ki.seki/ B1	noun - miracle
確かめる /ka.ku.me.ru/ B1	verb - to confirm
透明 /tou.mei/ B2	adjective - transparent
巡り /megu.ri/ B1	verb - to go around
忘れない /wa.su.re.nai/ A2	verb - to not forget
記憶 /ki.oku/ B1	noun - memory
束の間 /tsu.ka.no.ai/ B2	noun - short time
運命 /un.mei/ B1	noun - fate
出会い /de.ai/ B1	noun - encounter
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - heart
痛み /i.ta.mi/ B1	noun - pain
選ぶ /e.ru.bu/ A2	verb - to choose
寄り添って /yo.ri.so.wa.tte/ B2	verb - to be close to
分け合って /wa.ke.awa.tte/ B2	verb - to share
紡いでく /tsu.mu.i.de.ku/ B2	verb - to spin

Key Grammar Structures

• だけが人生だ

  ➔ だけが (dakaga) + noun + だ (da) = 'only' or 'nothing but'

  ➔ This structure emphasizes exclusivity, meaning 'only' or 'nothing but' the noun.

• 信じたくないから

  ➔ 信じたくない (shinjitakunai) = 'don't want to believe'

  ➔ The form '~たくない' expresses the desire not to do or not to feel something; it's the negative form of '~たい' (want to).

• 出会えてここにいて

  ➔ 出会えて (deatte) + ここにいて (koko ni ite) = 'meeting/together and being here'

  ➔ The form '~て + いる' indicates a continuous or resultant state, often translated as 'being' or 'having'.

• 偶然的感情に

  ➔ 偶然的 (guuzen-teki) + noun + に (ni) = 'to' or 'in' a chance/accidental emotion

  ➔ The particle 'に' indicates the target or direction of an action or feeling, in this case, the 'chance emotion'.

• 僕はそう何度だって

  ➔ 僕は (boku wa) + そう + 何度だって (nandodaitte) = 'No matter how many times' with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase '何度だって' emphasizes this can be repeated many times, meaning 'again and again' or 'no matter how many times'.

• 僕らはどこにいても

  ➔ 僕らは (bokura wa) + どこにいても (doko ni itemo) = 'no matter where we are'

  ➔ The phrase 'どこにいても' combines 'wherever' with the conditional 'ても' to mean 'anywhere' or 'no matter where'.