SISTER – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: back number
• Album: アンコール

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the inspiring sounds of back number's "SISTER," a J-pop rock anthem that teaches resilience and empathy. Explore poignant lyrics about overcoming hidden pain and discover the cultural context behind this certified Gold hit.

[English]

At an insensitive moment

Rain starts pouring, soaking the city

You pretend not to notice

Set your sail high and head into the whirlpool

My special idea

Gets kicked away with cold, emotionless words

You pretend not to mind

Smile and go deeper into the vortex

To fight, I understand, I break, even though it hurts

I close my eyes and tell myself it'll be okay

Leaping into a sky with no wind

Swim across the dry sea, get hurt, and again

You shine your light once more

Don't give up

That pain you hide with a blink, that feeling,

Ah, I know it because I understand

The gloom that falls upon us

Even if you wash it away, it won’t go away

You pretend not to care and speed up, heading further ahead

Staying perfect is too painful, kindness always backfires

Telling myself it's okay as I blur and fade

The cloud I aimed for is always so high

Knowing the island of dreams is far away

But I’ve stepped forward, knowing all along

Don’t give up

That pain you hide with a blink, that feeling,

Ah, I know it because I understand

Reflected in the subway window

The exhausted, upside-down you

I sing this song for you

Don’t cry

Until everything you’ve spent becomes meaningful

Beyond that cloud, surely, surely

Jump into a sky with no wind

Swim across the dry sea, get hurt, and again

You shine your light once more

Don’t give up

That pain you hide with a blink, that feeling,

Ah, I know it because I understand

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[Japanese]

無神経なタイミングで

降り出して街を濡らす雨

君は気付かないふりして

高く帆を張って渦の中へ

とっておきのアイデアは

無機質な言葉で蹴飛ばされ

君は気にしないふりして

笑ってもっと渦の奥へ

戦う為に理解して砕いて本当は痛くて

目を閉じて自分に 大丈夫 言いきかせた

風の無い空に飛び出して

乾いた海を泳いで傷ついてまた

君はまた光を放ってゆく

負けないで

君が瞬きで隠した痛みをその想いを

ああ 僕は知っているから

降りかかった憂鬱は

洗ったって落ちてはくれなくて

君は構わないふりして 速度を上げもっと先へ

綺麗なままじゃ辛くて 優しさはいつもあだになって

滲んでいく自分に 大丈夫 言いきかせた

目指した雲はずっと高くて

夢見た島は遥か遠い場所だと知ってて

分かってて踏み出してきたんだから

負けないで

君が瞬きで隠した痛みを その想いを

ああ 僕は知っているから

地下鉄の窓に映り込む

疲れ切った逆さの君が

君の為にこの歌を歌ってる

泣かないで

君が費やしたすべてが意味を持つその時まで

あの雲の先できっと きっと

風のない空に飛び出して

乾いた海を泳いで傷ついてまた

君はまた光を放っていく

負けないで

君が瞬きで隠した痛みをその想いを

ああ 僕は知っているから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雨 /あめ/ A1	noun - rain
君 /きみ/ A1	noun - you
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
夢 /ゆめ/ B1	noun - dream
海 /うみ/ A2	noun - sea
速度 /そくど/ B2	noun - speed
想い /おもい/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
戦う /たたかう/ B2	verb - to fight
理解 /りかい/ B2	noun - understanding
雲 /くも/ A2	noun - cloud
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound, injury
構う /かまう/ B2	verb - to care, to mind
飛び出す /とびだす/ B2	verb - to jump out, to leap out
辛い /つらい/ B2	adjective - painful, difficult

Key Grammar Structures

• 高く帆を張って渦の中へ

  ➔ て-form of verb + + to indicate purpose or action connected to the main verb

  ➔ '張って' is the て-form of '張る' (to stretch/raise) used here to connect actions or express purpose.

• 君は気付かないふりして

  ➔ て-form of verb + する to indicate pretending or acting in a certain way

  ➔ '気付かない' (not notice) + 'ふりして' (pretending to not notice) indicates pretending or acting as if not noticing.

• 風の無い空に飛び出して

  ➔ に indicating target or direction of movement

  ➔ '空に' means 'to the sky', with 'に' marking the direction of '飛び出して' (jump out).

• 傷ついてまた

  ➔ て-form of verb + も adverb to indicate repetition or continuation

  ➔ '傷ついて' is the て-form of '傷つく' (to be hurt), combined with 'また' to express doing so again.

• 負けないで

  ➔ negative imperative form of '負ける' (to lose) + で to soften the command

  ➔ '負けないで' is the negative imperative form of '負ける' (to lose), used here as an encouraging phrase.

• その想いを

  ➔ を particle marking the direct object of the verb

  ➔ 'その想い' (that feeling/thought) + 'を' indicates it is the direct object of the action or thought referred to in the song.