Small world – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BUMP OF CHICKEN

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

いろいろと下手くそな僕は

I'm clumsy in many ways

この道しか歩いてこられなかった

I could only walk this path

出来るだけ転ばないように

Trying not to stumble as much as I can

そして君に出会えた

And then I met you

まぶた閉じてから寝るまでの

In a world that can't be divided

分けられない一人だけの世界で

Just for me, until I close my eyes and sleep

必ず向き合う寂しさを

The loneliness I must face

きっと君も持っている

I'm sure you have it too

秘密のため息は　夕陽に預けて

I leave my secret sighs to the sunset

沈めて隠していた事

Things I've sunk and hidden

どうしてわかるの　同じだったから

How do you know? Because it was the same

散らばった願いの欠片で照らされた夜も

Even the night illuminated by scattered wishes

どこかへ向かうパレードも　誰かの歌う声も

The parade heading somewhere, and someone's singing voice

僕らにはひとつも　関係ないもの

None of it matters to us

一緒に笑ったら　その時だけは全部

If we laugh together, just for that moment

僕らのもの

It's all ours

すぐに言葉間違えそうで

I feel like I'll soon misplace my words

傷付けたり怒らせたりしそうで

Afraid I'll hurt you or make you angry

気をつけるようにしていたら

If I try to be careful

ただ喋れなくなっていた

I just end up unable to speak

君だけの思い出の中の

In your memories, just yours

君の側にはどうやったって行けないのに

No matter how I try, I can't be by your side

涙はそこからやってくる

Tears come from there

せめて今　側にいる

At least now, I'm by your side

そうしたいと思うのは　そうしてもらったから

I want to feel this way because you made me feel it

何も喋らないのにさ

Even though we don't say anything

まんまるの月が　君の目に映る

The full moon reflects in your eyes

叶わないままの夢はどんな光より綺麗で

Unfulfilled dreams are more beautiful than any light

変われないのに変わりたいままだから苦しくて

It's painful because I want to change but can't

流れ星ひとつも　気付けなくても

Even if I can't notice a single shooting star

君を見つけて　見つけてもらった僕は

I found you, and you found me

僕でよかった

I'm glad I was me

散らばった願いの欠片で照らされた夜も

Even the night illuminated by scattered wishes

どこかへ向かうパレードも　誰かの歌う声も

The parade heading somewhere, and someone's singing voice

僕らにはひとつも　関係ないもの

None of it matters to us

一緒に笑ったら　その時だけは全部

If we laugh together, just for that moment

誰にも気付けないくらい　ささやかな世界の中でも

Even in a world so subtle that no one can notice

僕らのもの　僕らのもの

It's ours, it's ours

どうしてわかるの　同じだったから

How do you know? Because it was the same

まんまるの月が　君の目に映る　夜が騒ぐ

The full moon reflects in your eyes, the night stirs

ポップコーン転がっている　クライマックスのパレード

Popcorn rolling, the climax of the parade

関係ない世界が　僕らを飲み込む　ルララ　ルララ

A world that doesn't matter swallows us, lulala, lulala

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 /seɪkai/ A1	noun - world
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tears
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
光 /hikari/ B1	noun - light
歌 /uta/ B1	noun - song
道 /michi/ B1	noun - path/way
夜 /yoru/ B1	noun - night
気持ち /kimochi/ B2	noun - feeling
関係 /kankei/ B2	noun - relationship
転ぶ /korobu/ B2	verb - to fall down
出会う /deau/ B2	verb - to meet
笑う /warau/ B2	verb - to laugh
気付く /kiduku/ B2	verb - to notice
苦しい /kurushii/ B2	adjective - painful

Key Grammar Structures

• この道しか歩いてこられなかった

  ➔ Using the restrictive particle "しか" with a negative verb to express "only"

  ➔ The particle "しか" emphasizes that the only option or possibility is the one described by the verb in its negative form.

• まぶた閉じてから寝るまでの

  ➔ Using "てから" to indicate "after" doing an action

  ➔ "てから" expresses the sequence of events: first one action, then another.

• 必ず向き合う寂しさを

  ➔ Using "必ず" with a verb to mean "certainly" or "always"

  ➔ "必ず" emphasizes that the action is done without fail or certainty.

• 叶わないままの夢はどんな光より綺麗で

  ➔ Using "〜より" to compare qualities (more than)

  ➔ "〜より" introduces a comparison, indicating that the dream is more beautiful than any light.

• 関係ない世界が　僕らを飲み込む

  ➔ Using the causative form "飲み込む" to mean "to swallow" or "to engulf"

  ➔ "飲み込む" generally means "to swallow," but metaphorically it can mean "to engulf" or "to consume" something like a world.

• 僕らにはひとつも　関係ないもの

  ➔ Using "も" to emphasize "none" or "not even one"

  ➔ "も" emphasizes the total negation, meaning there is not a single thing related.

• 流れ星ひとつも　気付けなくても

  ➔ Using "も" after "ひとつ" to mean "even one" (emphasizing that not even one star is noticed)

  ➔ "も" after "ひとつ" emphasizes that not even a single one (e.g., star) is noticed or acknowledged.