Shunkan Sentimental – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Scandal

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful emotions and determined spirit within SCANDAL's hit song 'Shunkan Sentimental.' This track, known for its J-pop and hard rock fusion and its prominent role in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, offers a glimpse into themes of overcoming pain and looking towards the future, making it a compelling piece for language learners interested in Japanese rock and emotional storytelling.

[English]

A promise that we never made

Today, it tries to take away our future

Even if I hold what I wanted

I wonder why I can't smile genuinely

The overflowing tears aren't weakness or regret

They're fragments born from pain

No matter the moment or fate

I learned there's one thing that's certain

Rather than getting lost in reality alone

I will go to meet tomorrow

I want to hold onto it forever, the landmine of my heart, the switch is still on

I want to break the unchanging future

A common melody that always watches me

Even if people laugh and say it's silly

I wonder why it shines even brighter

What is true and what is a lie isn't about logic

I want to feel it with my heart

Surely, love is just an illusion

I don't want to deceive, even if it hurts

The stronger I wish to understand each other

The more we might clash

In a sky so blue it makes me want to cry, I reached out at the intersection

I wonder if we can still be like this together in ten years

No matter the moment or fate

I learned there's one thing that's certain

I don't want to give up on limits or difficulties

Don't let go of me like this

The warmth of your right hand, tightly held

Is here with me

...

[Japanese]

交わしたはずのない約束が

今日も 僕らの未来を奪おうとする

欲しがっていたものを手にしても

素直に うまく笑えないのはなぜだろう

あふれる涙は 弱さや後悔じゃない

イタミが生んだカケラで

どんな瞬間だって運命だって

ひとつだけ確かなものがあると知った

ひとりで考えちゃって 現実（いま）を迷うより

明日を 迎えにいくんだ

ずっと持ってたい 心の地雷 スイッチは切ってない

カワラナイミライ コワシタイ

いつも僕を見てる ありふれたメロディが

くだらないと 人に笑われても

キラキラ なおさら輝くのはなぜだろう

何が真実（ほんと）で嘘か リクツじゃなくて

感じていたい ココロで

きっと愛情なんて幻想だって

ごまかしたくないよ 傷ついたとしても

分かり合いたいと 強く願うほど

ぶつかることもあるから

泣けるくらい青空 交差点で 手を伸ばした.

10年後もこんなふうに いられるかな 一緒に

どんな瞬間だって運命だって

ひとつだけ確かなものがあると知った

限界だって困難だって あきらめたくないよ

このまま離さないで

かたく握りしめた 君の右手のぬくもり

ここにあるから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
約束 /やくそく/ B1	noun - promise
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tear
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
強く /つよく/ B2	adverb - strongly
愛情 /あいじょう/ B2	noun - affection/love
幻想 /げんそう/ C1	noun - illusion
傷 /きず/ B2	noun - wound/injury
青空 /あおぞら/ B1	noun - blue sky
現実 /げんじつ/ B2	noun - reality
困難 /こんなん/ B2	noun - difficulty
確か /たしか/ B2	adjective - certain
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B2	noun - moment
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
考える /かんがえる/ B1	verb - to think

Key Grammar Structures

• 欲しがっていたものを手にしても

  ➔ The use of て form with も (ても) to indicate 'even if' or 'despite'.

  ➔ The て form of a verb combined with も expresses concession, like 'even if' something happens.

• 確かなものがあると知った

  ➔ Use of という (と) to quote or indicate that one has 'realized' or 'knows' something.

  ➔ The particle という (と) is used to quote or report what was realized or learned.

• ひとつだけ確かなものがあると知った

  ➔ Use of だけ (だけ) to emphasize 'only' or 'just' one thing.

  ➔ The particle だけ means 'only', emphasizing exclusivity or limit.

• Limiteだって困難だって あきらめたくないよ

  ➔ Use of だって to indicate 'even' or 'also' in adding emphasis.

  ➔ The particle だって emphasizes 'even' or 'also' about nouns or phrases.

• ずっと持ってたい 心の地雷

  ➔ Use of たい (たい) to express 'want to' regarding the verb '持つ' (to hold).

  ➔ The phrase たい is attached to verbs to express desire, meaning 'want to' do something.

• 傷ついたとしても

  ➔ Use of て form of the verb with も (ても) to express 'even if' or 'despite that'.

  ➔ The て form of a verb combined with も expresses 'even if' or 'despite that'.

• ここにあるから

  ➔ Use of から (から) to indicate reason or cause, meaning 'because' or 'since'.

  ➔ The particle から is used to indicate the reason or cause for something, meaning 'because' or 'since'.