Song 4 u – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: LOVE

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a Japanese language learning journey with Ayumi Hamasaki's "Song 4 u." This song offers a chance to learn heartfelt and encouraging vocabulary related to belief, support, and overcoming challenges. Its clear and emotive vocal delivery makes it easier to follow the lyrics and grasp their powerful meaning, making the process of learning Japanese both inspiring and musically rewarding.

[English]

See you tomorrow

I didn't think it through

Right after I said it with a smile

See you tomorrow

You can say that

I realize you're here for me

If I ever

doubt myself

In that moment, you see

Neither the moon nor the sun can shine

This outstretched hand

Reaches beyond the light

For the future I'm wishing for

Because it's there

I can hear it, I can feel it

Still crying, still being you

In that place, conveying it like this

Because it reaches, because it resonates

I will embrace my sadness

Just as I am, holding you close

哀しみごと　抱きしめるよ

[Japanese]

また明日ねって

よく考えてなくて

笑顔で言ったそのすぐあと

また明日ねって

言える君が

居てくれるって気付く

もしもね自分が

自分の事を

疑ってしまったなら

その瞬間にほら

月も太陽も輝けないね

伸ばしたこの手は

光の向こうに

願ってる未来が

あるから

聴こえてる　感じてる

泣いたままで　君のままで

そこでそうして　伝えてる

届くから　響くから

僕は僕のままで　君の

哀しみごと　抱きしめるよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
明日 /あした/ A1	noun - tomorrow
考える /かんがえる/ B1	verb - to think
笑顔 /えがお/ A2	noun - smile
君 /きみ/ A1	noun - you (informal)
気付く /きづく/ B2	verb - to notice
自分 /じぶん/ A1	noun - oneself
疑う /うたがう/ B2	verb - to doubt
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B1	noun - moment
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
太陽 /たいよう/ A2	noun - sun
輝く /かがやく/ B1	verb - to shine
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
聴こえる /きこえる/ B2	verb - to be heard
感じる /かんじる/ B1	verb - to feel
泣く /なく/ A2	verb - to cry
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B2	verb - to hug
哀しみ /かなしみ/ B2	noun - sorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• よく考えてなくて

  ➔ te form + なくて (nakute)

  ➔ The ～なくて form connects clauses, indicating a reason or a state, meaning 'without doing' or 'not doing'.

• その瞬間にほら

  ➔ その + noun + に

  ➔ The word その is a demonstrative used to specify a particular thing, and に indicates the point in time or location.

• 疑ってしまったなら

  ➔ てしまう in past tense + なら

  ➔ てしまった is the past tense of てしまう, expressing completion or regret, combined with なら to set a condition.

• 月も太陽も輝けないね

  ➔ も used with nouns to indicate 'also', + negative potential form

  ➔ も indicates 'also' or 'even', and 輝けない is the negative potential form of 輝く, meaning 'cannot shine'.

• 届くから　響くから

  ➔ から indicating reason or cause

  ➔ から is a particle used to indicate the reason or cause for an action or situation.

• 僕は僕のままで　君の

  ➔ は topic marker + のままで (nomamade)

  ➔ は marks the topic of the sentence, and のままで means 'as it is' or 'in the same state'.