So long! – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AKB48

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

So long !…微笑んで

So long!... Smiling

So long !…じゃあ　またね

So long!... See you again

枝にいくつかの硬い蕾

A few stiff buds on the branch

桜前線　まだ来ないのに

The cherry blossom front hasn't arrived yet

私たちの春は暦通り

Our spring is according to the calendar

希望の道に花を咲かせる

Flowers bloom on the path of hope

手探りで夢を語り

Groping, we talk about our dreams

恋に悩んで　涙を分け合った

Worried about love, we shared tears

思い出が味方になる

Memories become our allies

明日から強く生きようよ

Let's live strongly from tomorrow

つらいことがあったとしても

Even if tough times come

１人じゃない　何とかなるさ

You're not alone, we'll get through it

一緒に走ったグラウンドで

On the playground we ran together

頑張った汗を忘れないで

Don't forget the sweat we worked hard with

My friend

My friend

ぎゅっとハグしたらこみ上げて来た

When I hugged you tightly, it welled up

絶対　泣かないって決めてたのに

I had decided I wouldn't cry, but...

お互いの涙を指で拭って

We wiped each other's tears with our fingers

笑い合ったら　余計に泣けた

Laughing together made me cry even more

夕暮れが急かすように

As if rushing the sunset

最後のチャイムが未来の足音

The last school bell is the sound of future steps

思い出はまたできる

We can make more memories again

目の前に広がる青空

The blue sky stretching out before us

喜びも悲しみも

Joy and sadness

私たちの宝になるよ

Will become our treasures

別々の道　歩き出しても

Even if we walk separate paths

そばにいつもあなたがいるような…

It’s like you’re always right beside me...

Best friend

Best friend

ねえ　どうして

Hey, why is it...

桜の木って切ないの？

Are cherry blossom trees so sad?

やがて咲いて　やがて散って

They bloom eventually, then fall

見上げたのは花の砂時計

Looking up at a floral hourglass

ラララ…

La la la...

ラララ…

La la la...

思い出が味方になる

Memories become our allies

明日から強く生きようよ

Let’s live strongly from tomorrow

つらいことがあったとしても

Even if tough times come

１人じゃない　何とかなるさ

You're not alone, we'll find a way

一緒に走ったグラウンドで

On the playground where we ran together

頑張った汗を忘れないで

Don't forget the sweat we put in

My friend

My friend

ラララ…

La la la...

So long!...

So long!...

ラララ…

La la la...

いつか　私の結婚式に

Someday, at my wedding

絶対　招待するからね

I'll definitely invite you

My friend

My friend

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
微笑む /ほほえむ/ B1	verb - to smile
春 /はる/ A1	noun - spring (season)
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
友達 /ともだち/ A1	noun - friend
強い /つよい/ B1	adjective - strong
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road/path
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sadness
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
宝 /たから/ B2	noun - treasure
切ない /せつない/ B2	adjective - painful, heart-wrenching
走る /はしる/ A2	verb - to run
頑張る /がんばる/ B1	verb - to do one's best, to persevere
招待 /しょうたい/ B2	noun - invitation

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ来ないのに

  ➔ Although something has not yet occurred

  ➔ The pattern "まだ...のに" expresses contrast or unexpectedness between what is expected and what actually is.

• 花を咲かせる

  ➔ Causative form of a verb, meaning 'to make or cause to bloom'

  ➔ Using the causative form "咲かせる" shows causing something to happen, specifically making flowers bloom.

• 涙を拭って

  ➔ Te-form of the verb with "を" particle, meaning 'wiping tears'

  ➔ The te-form "拭って" combines with the particle "を" to indicate the action of wiping tears.

• 絶対 泣かないって決めてた

  ➔ Quote + volitional form with "って", expressing a decision or statement

  ➔ The phrase "泣かないって決めてた" uses a quotation marker "って" and volitional form to indicate a decided intention.

• 未来の足音

  ➔ Possessive or descriptive noun phrase, "footsteps of the future"

  ➔ The phrase "未来の足音" uses の to show possession or description, linking "future" and "footsteps".

• もう一度できる

  ➔ Potential form, expressing ability to do something again

  ➔ The potential form "できる" indicates an ability or capacity to do something, often repeated as "もう一度できる" to mean "can do it again".