それだけ。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GIRLFRIEND

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of young love and longing through GIRLFRIEND's song, "それだけ。" This poignant ballad, produced by Shota Shimizu, offers a glimpse into the Japanese language and culture by expressing deep emotions with simple, relatable lyrics. Discover how the band conveys vulnerability and the desire for connection, making it a compelling piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

A narrow one-way street on my way home

This half-broken streetlamp here is

There's almost no one passing by

Only shining on me, hey darling

Waiting endlessly for your call

I realize I'm drying out

I'm all alone right now, help me

If it's just a vow like that, I don't need it

Then hold me tight enough to break the world right now

Kiss at the door on Monday morning

Be in the same bed on Sunday night

That's all, really

...

Love changes its shape

It's like the sky's gradient, you know

When we first went out together

The sky was so easy to remember, hey darling

I wish it were just simple repetitions

I can love you thousands, millions of times

I don't want to be alone anymore, help me

If that's a vow, I don't need it

Then hold me tight enough to break the world right now

Even if the future I wait for is cruel

Don't make that face, just smile and say 'I love you'

That's all, really

That's all, really

I'm not a child who dreams silly dreams

But I'm not an adult enough to give up either

When I look into your eyes, I see myself there

What does it mean to believe?

What does strength mean?

If it's just a vow like that, I don't need it

Then hold me tight enough to break the world right now

I'll go anywhere without regrets

Even if nothing's decided yet

As long as you're with me, that's enough

Kiss at the door on Monday morning

Be in the same bed on Sunday night

Even if the future I wait for is cruel

Don't make that face, just smile and say 'I love you'

That's all, really

That's all, really

...

[Japanese]

家路の途中の細い一方通行

ここにある半分壊れた街灯は

あまりにも人通りがなくて

私だけを照らしてる ねぇダーリン

あなたからの電話を待ち続けて

自分が乾いてくのが分かった

今ひとりぼっちだよ help me

そんな誓いなら私いらないってば

それなら今すぐ世界が壊れるほど抱きしめてよ

月曜日の朝に玄関でキスして

日曜日の夜に同じベッドの中にいて

ただ、それだけ

恋が姿を変えてくのは

空のグラデーションと似てるね

初めて二人で出掛けた時

とても覚えやすい空だった ねぇダーリン

単純な繰り返しならいいのにね

何千回、何万回でも愛せるよ

もう一人は嫌だよ help me

そんな誓いなら私いらないってば

それなら今すぐ世界が壊れるほど抱きしめてよ

待っている未来がたとえ残酷でも

そんな顔しないで「愛してる」って笑ってて

ただ、それだけ

バカな夢みるほど私、子供じゃない

だけど割り切れるほど大人でもない

あなた覗き込んだらそこに私がいた

信じるってなんだろう？

強さってなんだろう？

そんな誓いなら私いらないってば

それなら今すぐ世界が壊れるほど抱きしめてよ

後悔しないからどこでも連れてって

何にも決まってなくたって

あなたがいればそれでいい

月曜日の朝に玄関でキスして

日曜日の夜に同じベッドの中にいて

待っている未来がたとえ残酷でも

そんな顔しないで「愛してる」って笑ってて

ただ、それだけ

ただ、それだけ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
家路 /ieji/ B1	noun - way home
街灯 /gaitou/ A2	noun - street light
人通り /hitodoori/ B1	noun - pedestrian traffic
電話 /denwa/ A1	noun - telephone
乾く /kawaku/ A2	verb - to get dry
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
壊れる /kowareru/ A2	verb - to be broken
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B1	verb - to hug tightly
玄関 /genkan/ A2	noun - entrance
キス /kisu/ A1	noun - kiss verb - to kiss
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love
姿 /sugata/ B1	noun - figure
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
グラデーション /guradēshon/ B2	noun - gradation
単純 /tanjun/ A2	adjective - simple
愛せる /aiseru/ B2	verb - to be able to love
未来 /mirai/ A1	noun - future
残酷 /zankoku/ B2	adjective - cruel
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
覗き込む /nozokikomu/ B2	verb - to peep into
信じる /shinjiru/ A2	verb - to believe
強さ /tsuyosa/ A2	noun - strength
後悔 /koukai/ B1	noun - regret

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたからの電話を待ち続けて

  ➔ て-form verb + いる to indicate continuous action

  ➔ The use of the て-form with いる expresses an ongoing action, here indicating she is waiting continuously.

• もっと愛せるよ

  ➔ Potential form of verb + よ to emphasize or assert

  ➔ The potential form of a verb indicates ability or possibility, and adding よ emphasizes the speaker's assertion.

• ただ、それだけ

  ➔ ただ + noun or phrase to mean 'only' or 'just'

  ➔ ただ is used to emphasize that the only thing that matters is what was just said, meaning 'only' or 'just'.

• 信じるってなんだろう？

  ➔ って (copula or colloquial quotation marker) + なんだろう？ to express pondering or asking 'what is...?'

  ➔ The use of って is a colloquial quoting particle, and なんだろう？ expresses pondering about the nature or meaning of something, here 'what is believing...?'

• 世界が壊れるほど抱きしめてよ

  ➔ ほど + noun or verb stem + て to indicate extent or degree, + よ (emphasis)

  ➔ ほど indicates the extent or degree of an action, here emphasizing an act of embracing so fully that it feels like the world might break.