そんなbitterな話 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the bittersweet world of Vaundy's "Sonna bitter na hanashi" to enrich your Japanese language journey. This song, with its relatable lyrics about love's complexities and an addictive band sound, offers a perfect opportunity to learn nuanced expressions of emotion and everyday Japanese phrases. Its role as a theme song for a popular romance show also provides cultural context, making it a special and engaging way to connect with the language.

[English]

Memories like midnight

Bitter memories and blue too

Even when we're apart, we still

Hold onto them

We said good night, didn't we?

Such a dull flow too

We've come this far, surprisingly

We've been doing alright, haven't we?

If only we hadn't met

It would've been better if we hadn't met

If only it wasn't like this

It's like a romantic comedy, a pointless struggle

We met by mistake, and our fate was sealed

But there's a sweetness to it, a sweetness that makes us fall in love

Bittersweet, so bitter

The exit from the love we desire

Can disappear, can be seen

Can't be forgotten

Bittersweet, so bitter

The future of the love we think of

Can disappear, can be seen

Can't be forgotten

It's precious to me

...

That's, of course, hot and black

Scorching hot, but not burning

But our conversation continues

I remember that good time

We were drunk, and the flow was

Even when we're close, we still

Hold onto it, don't we?

If only we hadn't met

It would've been better if we hadn't met

If only it wasn't like this

Like a romantic comedy, the two of us

Our fate was sealed by mistake

But there's a sweetness to it, a sweetness that makes us fall in love

Bittersweet, so bitter

The entrance to the love we desire

Can disappear, can be seen

Can't be forgotten, it's too painful

Too bitter

...

I've grown accustomed to that bitter taste

I've left the sweetness behind, saying "it's fine"

My taste buds, stimulated by the strong flavor

Are telling me

This is

Bittersweet, ah, so bitter

The exit from the love we desire

Can disappear, can be seen

Can't be forgotten

Bittersweet, too bitter

The future of the love we think of

Can disappear, can be seen

Can't be forgotten, that's why

It's precious to me

...

[Japanese]

思い出すようなmidnight

苦い思い出もblueも

僕ら離れても案外

隠し持ってる

言い合ったよね good night

そんな退屈なflowも

僕らここまで案外

うまくやってたよね

こんなことじゃあ

出会わなきゃよかったな

そんなことじゃあ

ラブコメみたいなくだりで

間違えて運命の誰かに会って

恋しちゃうような甘みだが

ほろ苦い、そう苦い

僕たちの望む愛やらの出口は

消えることも 見えることも

忘れることもできぬように

ほろ苦い、そう苦い

僕たちの思う愛やらの未来は

消えることも 見えることも

忘れることもできぬように

愛おしいのさ

それはもちろんhot and black

颯爽と火傷しな

でも会話はまだ続けるぜ

思い出してるそのgood time

酔っ払ってたよ、そのflowは

僕ら近くても案外

隠し持ってたよね

こんなことじゃあ

出会わなきゃよかったな

そんなことじゃあ

ラブコメみたいな2人を

間違えて運命の何かが繋いで

恋していたような甘さだが

ほろ苦い、そう苦い

僕たちの望む愛やらの入口は

消えることも 見えることも

忘れることもできぬほどに

苦すぎるから

癖になった、その苦味は

甘さなど「いいから」と置いてきたよ

濃い刺激食らった その味蕾が

いうんだよ

これはそう

ほろ苦い、あぁ苦い

僕たちの望む愛やらの出口は

消えることも 見えることも

忘れることもできぬように

ほろ苦い、もう苦い

僕たちの思う愛やらの未来は

消えることも 見えることも

忘れることもできぬゆえに

愛おしいのさ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
苦い /nigai/ B1	adjective - bitter
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny
出口 /deguchi/ B2	noun - exit
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
甘み /amami/ B2	noun - sweetness
火傷 /yakedo/ B2	noun - burn
刺激 /shigeki/ B2	noun - stimulation
流れ /nagare/ B1	noun - flow
会話 /kaiwa/ B1	noun - conversation
甘さ /amasa/ B2	noun - sweetness
酔っ払う /yopparau/ B2	verb - to get drunk
望む /nozomu/ B1	verb - to wish, to hope for
忘れる /wasureru/ A2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕ら離れても案外

  ➔ Conditional form using ても (temo) to express 'even if' or 'despite.'

  ➔ The phrase '僕ら離れても' uses the ても form to mean 'even if we are separated,' indicating a concession or contrast.

• 忘れることもできぬように

  ➔ Use of こともできぬ (koto mo dekinu) to express inability or impossibility in an emphatic way.

  ➔ '忘れることもできぬように' means 'so that I cannot even forget,' emphasizing inability or impossibility.

• 消えることも 見えることも

  ➔ Parallel structure using ことも to list multiple possibilities or states, meaning 'disappearing or appearing.'

  ➔ The phrase '消えることも 見えることも' highlights the duality of seeing or vanishing, emphasizing uncertainty.

• 間違えて運命の誰かに会って

  ➔ Use of 間違えて (machigaete) as the te-form of 間違える (to mistake) to connect clauses, meaning 'mistakenly meeting someone of fate.'

  ➔ '間違えて運命の誰かに会って' means 'mistakenly meeting someone of fate,' indicating an accidental or mistaken encounter.

• ほろ苦い、あぁ苦い

  ➔ Repetition of adjective ほろ苦い (slightly bitter) for emphasis, using commas and an interjection.

  ➔ 'ほろ苦い、あぁ苦い' repeats the adjective to emphasize the bittersweet feeling, with an interjection expressing emotion.

• 愛おしいのさ

  ➔ Use of のさ (explanatory particle with emphasis) at the end of the sentence to express affection or emotion.

  ➔ '愛おしいのさ' uses のさ to add emphasis and express a sense of affection or endearment.