賜物 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: RADWIMPS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Japanese language through RADWIMPS' uplifting song "Tamamono." As the theme song for the drama "Anpan," this track explores themes of life, love, and perseverance, offering a unique lens into Japanese culture and values. Learn new vocabulary and gain a deeper appreciation for the nuances of the language while enjoying the band's signature sound.

[English]

作词 : 野田洋次郎

作曲 : 野田洋次郎

...

A life that's inexplicably tied to tears, despite claiming they're useless

The accumulating past and a future with zero visibility

Shaken in the narrow space, standing dizzy

...

We tore up the letter inscribed with "the meaning of birth"

And opened the door to this world

Rebellious travelers from birth

...

Amid life lessons, anecdotes, astrology, and statistics-based

Teachings, references, and overflowing manuals in this human society

Days where reason can't slip through, but let's survive this ultra-difficult extreme-grade life today too

Let's go

...

The tomorrow approaching the inevitable end of life someday

Shines so brightly, this wondrous and beloved magical key

...

You're holding it; why, how? I might think it's ridiculous, but

I entrusted it to you, that god's decision—cheers

...

Riding this wind, where to?

The newborn today calls to me

"No mistakes," someone says

Going around in circles thinking "that's right" or "can't be otherwise"

...

Sad things, regrettable things await ahead

I know it, but still, I choose tomorrow to live with you

A fresh morning with "good morning"

...

The fate lines, life lines, and love lines intersect diagonally

Sparking, scattering, igniting, and the flames they fuel

There's no time for questioning what's more certain than taking a chance

Let's go

...

Even any fate, we'll see it twice over—the beauty of our wretchedness

With you, running at a speed despair can't catch up to

...

"Is there anything we can't do?" No answer comes, so why hesitate?

This heart knows we can't do anything by doing what's right

There’s no time to surrender

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Eventually, the life to return, this borrowed thing we treat as our own

Loving it, giving up on it arbitrarily, stuffing memories carelessly, hiding out

Since it's the occasion, let's make it a unique one-of-a-kind package to give back

And if possible, let's even live a life that makes people exclaim in amazement

Let's live

With you

[Japanese]

作词 : 野田洋次郎

作曲 : 野田洋次郎

涙に用なんてないっていうのに　やたらと縁がある人生

かさばっていく過去と　視界ゼロの未来

狭間で揺られ立ち眩んでいるけど

「産まれた意味」書き記された　手紙を僕ら破いて

この世界の扉　開けてきたんだ

生まれながらに反逆の旅人

人生訓と経験談と占星術または統計学による

教則その他、参考文献　溢れ返るこの人間社会で

道理も通る隙間もないような日々だが　今日も超絶G難度人生を

生きていこう　いざ

いつか来たる命の終わりへと　近づいてくはずの明日が

輝いてさえ見えるこの摩訶不思議で　愛しき魔法の鍵を

君が握ってて　なぜにどうして？　馬鹿げてるとか　思ったりもするけど

君に託した　神様とやらの采配　万歳

この風に乗っかってどこへ行く

生まれたての今日が僕を呼ぶ

「間違いなんかない」って誰かが言う

「そりゃそうだよな」とか「ないわけない」とか堂々巡れば

悲しいことが　悔しいことが　この先にも待っていること

知っているけど　それでも君と生きる明日を選ぶよ

まっさらな朝に　「おはよう」

感情線と運命線と恋愛線たちが対角線で

交錯して弾け飛び火花散り　燃え上がるその炎を燃料に

一か八かよりも確かなものは何かなんて言ってる場合なんか

じゃないじゃんか　いざ

どんな運命でさえも二度見してゆく　美しき僕たちの無様

絶望でさえ追いつけない　速さで走る君と二人ならば

「できないことなど　何があるだろう？」　返事はないらしい　なら何を躊躇う

正しさなんかに　できはしないこと　この心は知っているんだ

There’s no time to surrender

時が来ればお返しする命　この借り物を我が物顔で僕ら

愛でてみたり　諦めてみだりに思い出無造作に　詰め込んだり　逃げ込んだり

せっかくだから　唯一で無二の詰め合わせにして返すとしよう

あわよくばもう　「いらない、あげる」なんて　呆れて　笑われるくらいの

命を生きよう

君と生きよう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /namaida/ A1	noun - tears
過去 /kako/ A2	noun - past
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine
魔法 /mahou/ B1	noun - magic
運命 /unmei/ B1	noun - fate
燃える /moe/ B2	verb - to burn
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair
躊躇う /tame/ B2	verb - to hesitate
正しさ /tadashisa/ B2	noun - righteousness
諦める /akirameru/ C1	verb - to give up
無造作 /mizou/ C1	adjective - careless
唯一 /yuuitsu/ C1	adjective - unique
反逆 /hangyaku/ C2	noun - rebellion
占星術 /sen/ C2	noun - astrology
統計学 /toukei/ C2	noun - statistics
采配 /sahai/ C2	noun - command

Key Grammar Structures

• 「産まれた意味」書き記された　手紙を僕ら破いて

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ Uses a relative clause modifying "手紙" (letter), where "書き記された" describes the letter's content. In Japanese, relative clauses precede the noun without a comma or 'that' word.

• この世界の扉　開けてきたんだ

  ➔ Experiential perfect

  ➔ "開けてきた" indicates an action experienced and completed towards the present, showing habit or personal growth. The "んだ" adds emphasis.

• 生きていこう　いざ

  ➔ Volitional form

  ➔ "いこう" is the volitional form of "生きていく" (to continue living), expressing determination or suggestion. "いざ" emphasizes imminent action.

• 輝いてさえ見える

  ➔ Even if/ particle さえ

  ➔ "さえ" indicates 'even if' or concession, suggesting that something might happen despite conditions. "見える" is potential form.

• 「間違いなんかない」って誰かが言う

  ➔ Quoted speech with って

  ➔ "って" reports indirect speech or hearsay, quoting what someone says informally. "誰かが" means 'someone' as the subject.

• 悲しいことが　悔しいことが

  ➔ Nominalization with のこと

  ➔ "のこと" nominalizes adjectives or verbs, turning "悲しい" and "悔しい" into nouns for listing events or emotions.

• なんて言ってる場合なんかじゃないじゃんか

  ➔ Rhetorical negative with なんか

  ➔ Double negative emphasizes rejection; "なんか" diminishes "場合", implying 'not the time'. "じゃんか" adds casual assertion.

• 愛でてみたり　諦めてみだりに

  ➔ Repetitive actions with たり

  ➔ "～たり" lists non-exhaustive examples of actions like loving and giving up, showing variety in life's experiences.

• 追いつけない　速さで

  ➔ Negative potential with adverbial phrase

  ➔ "追いつけない" is the negative potential form of "追いつく", meaning 'cannot catch up', modified by the phrase "速さで" (at a speed).

• この借り物を我が物顔で僕ら

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with に

  ➔ "我が物顔で" uses "に" to indicate manner or means, describing how they treat the borrowed item (life) as their own.