Songbird – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: NCT WISH
• Album: 2nd Japanese single

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Wait a moment 口ずさむ Melody

Wait a moment, humming a melody

軽やかに Going down going down

Lightly going down, going down

晴れ渡るBlue 扉開いた世界

A clear blue sky, a world with open doors

翼をまっすぐに (空へと)

Spreading my wings straight (toward the sky)

ひとっ飛びで Jumping in your heart (ah yeah ah yeah)

Jumping in your heart (ah yeah ah yeah)

君の肩でユメを見たい

I want to dream on your shoulder

彼方まで We fly

We fly to the beyond

Let’s ride

Let’s ride

空を超え Fly up high (ah ah)

Flying beyond the sky, fly up high (ah ah)

ひとつになれば翔べるよ

If we unite, we can soar

That’s right

That’s right

歌声止まらない

Our voices won't stop singing

Sing the melody again yeah

Sing the melody again, yeah

Yeah dreaming big dreaming big (ah ooh)

Yeah, dreaming big, dreaming big (ah ooh)

As you wish as you wish uh

As you wish, as you wish, uh

いざ始まる Show We just getting started

Now, let’s start the show We’re just getting started

横切る風の上に カラフルに舞う Beat

On the wind that cuts through, dancing in color, a beat

かき集めた讃歌 響かせ永遠に

Gathering hymns that resonate, echo forever

Yeah 好きに踊り出そう With our song on repeat

Yeah, let’s dance freely With our song on repeat

奇跡は手のひらに (いつでも)

Miracles are in your hands (anytime)

大切に Keeping in your heart (ah yeah ah yeah)

Keep it close in your heart (ah yeah ah yeah)

君の肩でユメを見たい

I want to dream on your shoulder

彼方まで We fly

We fly to the beyond

Let’s ride

Let’s ride

空を超え Fly up high (ah ah)

Flying beyond the sky, fly up high (ah ah)

ひとつになれば翔べるよ

If we unite, we can soar

That’s right

That’s right

歌声止まらない

Our voices won't stop singing

Sing the melody again now

Sing the melody again now

Sing for you

Sing for you

Songbird songbird

Songbird, songbird

Gimme some

Gimme some

Hey

Hey

Hey songbird songbird

Hey, songbird, songbird

Alright alright come on

Alright, alright, come on

思いのまま 叶う希望

Whatever I wish, hope comes true

ひとりじゃない

I'm not alone

いつだって I’m on your side

Always, I’m on your side

描いた真っ白な未来

Drawing a pure white future

Just you and I 眩しく Let us shine

Just you and I, shining brightly, let us shine

Yeah

Yeah

Let’s ride

Let’s ride

空を超え Fly up high (ah ah)

Flying beyond the sky, fly up high (ah ah)

ひとつになれば翔べるよ

If we unite, we can soar

That’s right

That’s right

歌声止まらない

Our voices won't stop singing

Sing the melody again

Sing the melody again

Lil’ Songbird, lil’ Songbird, lil’ Songbird

Lil’ Songbird, lil’ Songbird, lil’ Songbird

Yeah, lil’ Songbird

Yeah, lil’ Songbird

Sing the melody again now

Sing the melody again now

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts or images in the mind during sleep verb - to imagine something pleasant or impossible
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want or wish for something to happen
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or brightness
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with lyrics
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - sound produced by humans or animals using vocal cords
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ C1	noun - the use of supernatural powers to produce desired effects
peace /piːs/ B2	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
color /ˈkʌl.ər/ A2	noun - the property of objects that produces different sensations on the eye

Key Grammar Structures

• 翼をまっすぐに (空へと)

  ➔ Use of the particle 'に' to indicate direction or goal.

  ➔ 'に' indicates the direction toward which the action is directed—in this case, 'to the sky'.

• ひとつになれば翔べるよ

  ➔ Use of the conditional 'ば' to express 'if' or 'when' and potential form '翔べる' (can fly).

  ➔ 'ば' creates a conditional sentence meaning 'if' or 'when', and '翔べる' is the potential form, meaning 'to be able to fly'.

• 歌声止まらない

  ➔ Use of the negative form '止まらない' derived from '止まる' (to stop).

  ➔ '止まらない' is the negative form of '止まる', meaning 'does not stop' or 'keeps going'.

• 願い (as you wish)

  ➔ Use of the noun '願い' (wish) with implied context of fulfilling desires.

  ➔ '願い' means 'wish' or 'desire', often used in the context of hopes coming true.

• We just getting started

  ➔ Use of the present continuous 'getting started' to indicate an ongoing action or state.

  ➔ 'Getting started' is a phrase in the present participle form indicating the beginning of an activity.

• Let’s ride

  ➔ Use of 'Let's' to make a suggestion or invitation involving the speaker and others.

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'Let us', used to make inclusive suggestions or commands.

• 奇跡は手のひらに (いつでも)

  ➔ Use of 'は' as the topic marker to emphasize 'miracle' and 'に' to indicate location or sphere.

  ➔ 'は' indicates the topic of the sentence, emphasizing 'miracle', and 'に' marks the sphere or point in time/place.