Sparkle – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: iri
• Album: Sparkle

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

いつもより早く

Woke up earlier than usual

目が覚めた朝

On a morning like this

まだ世界は

The world is still

昨日を引きずったまま

Dragging yesterday along

布団の中

In my futon

夢の続きは 笑えてた？

Was the dream continuing, making me laugh?

どんな夜が君を 悲しませてた？

What kind of night made you sad?

眠ってしまえば 新しい世界が

If I fall asleep, a new world

忘れさせてく いいことさえ

Will make me forget even the good things

歪んだ期待や 甘すぎる願いが

Twisted expectations and overly sweet wishes

僕をまた 情けなく

Make me feel pathetic again

泳がせてゆく

And let me float away

弾けて空に ばらまいて

Bursting and scattering into the sky

風に運ばれたくらいで

Just being carried by the wind

泣かないって

I won't cry

なんてそんな風に

Saying things like that

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

Even the nights I walked crying

懐かしむように　drive

I reminisce as I drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

A swaying, unforgettable future

物静かな 早朝の街中

In the quiet early morning streets

ブルーのフィルターが 溶けて行く中

As the blue filter melts away

開ける準備さえ

Even the preparation to open up

されちゃいないのは

Isn't being done

誰しもが抱える悩みかな

Is it a worry everyone carries?

崩れてく 残像が

If the crumbling afterimage

僕らを強く育ててくなら

Is what makes us grow strong

何も怖くない

Then I'm not afraid of anything

だけど　ほろ苦い

But this bittersweet

この時間を かたどる　未来

Time shapes the future

見透かされて

Is seen through

朽ちて行く ほど甘くはない奈落

It's not sweet enough to decay

ときめきは 覚悟知らず

Excitement knows no caution

欲望を走らせ 巡る　娯楽

Desires run wild, circling around entertainment

夜に乗せて 体に残る　痛みを

Carried into the night, the pain remains in my body

どこまでも　腫らして

Swelling endlessly

踊らせてゆく

Letting me dance

弾けて空に ばらまいて

Bursting and scattering into the sky

風に運ばれたくらいで

Just being carried by the wind

泣かないって

I won't cry

なんてそんな風に

Saying things like that

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

Even the nights I walked crying

懐かしむように　drive

I reminisce as I drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

A swaying, unforgettable future

弾けて空に ばらまいて

Bursting and scattering into the sky

風に運ばれたくらいで

Just being carried by the wind

泣かないって

I won't cry

なんてそんな風に

Saying things like that

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

Even the nights I walked crying

懐かしむように　drive

I reminisce as I drive

What’s gonna happen to us

What’s gonna happen to us

弾けて空に ばらまいて

Bursting and scattering into the sky

風に運ばれたくらいで

Just being carried by the wind

泣かないって

I won't cry

なんてそんな風に

Saying things like that

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

Even the nights I walked crying

懐かしむように　drive

I reminisce as I drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

A swaying, unforgettable future

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
早く /hayaku/ A2	adverb - early, quickly
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
覚めた /sameta/ B1	verb (past form) - to wake up, to become alert
朝 /asa/ A1	noun - morning
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
引きずった /hikizutta/ B2	verb (past form) - to drag, to be held over from the past
布団 /futon/ A2	noun - futon, bedding
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
続き /tsuzuki/ B1	noun - continuation, sequel
笑える /waraeru/ B1	verb - to be able to laugh
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
悲しませてた /kanashimashiteta/ B2	verb (past form) - to make sad
眠る /nemuru/ A2	verb - to sleep
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
忘れる /wasureru/ A2	verb - to forget
期待 /kitai/ B1	noun - expectation, anticipation
甘すぎる /kamasugiru/ B2	adjective - too sweet
願い /negai/ A2	noun - wish, desire
泳ぐ /oyogu/ A2	verb - to swim
弾ける /hajikeru/ B2	verb - to burst, to explode, to leap
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky,空
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
泣かない /nakanai/ A2	verb (negative form) - not to cry

Key Grammar Structures

• まだ世界は昨日を引きずったまま

  ➔ The use of まま (mama) indicates that the state remains unchanged.

  ➔ The phrase "引きずったまま" means "remaining dragging" or "still affected by."

• 夢の続きは 笑えてた？

  ➔ The verb 笑えるてた uses potential form + past tense to ask if they could smile in the continuation of the dream.

  ➔ The form "笑えてた" combines potential form "笑える" with past tense "た".

• 忘れさせてく いいことさえ

  ➔ The verb させてく is the causative form meaning "make/let someone do," with く being a colloquial contraction of くれる, implying obligation or letting.

  ➔ The causative form させてく indicates causing or allowing someone to do something, with colloquial nuance.

• 風に運ばれたくらいで

  ➔ The phrase "くらいで" indicates "just by" or "merely by" stating that an action is trivial or insignificant.

  ➔ The structure "くらいで" is used to show that the action was caused or affected by something minimal or trivial.

• 夜に乗せて 体に残る　痛みを

  ➔ The phrase "に乗せて" indicates "taking into" or "carrying on" a context or action, often used figuratively.

  ➔ The expression "に乗せて" is often used to say "taking something along" or "carrying" a feeling or experience figuratively.

• 未来は 溶けて行く中

  ➔ The phrase "溶けて行く" uses the te-form plus "行く" to indicate a continuing or progressive action, like "melting away" over time.

  ➔ The combination of te-form and 行く (iku) signifies an action that is ongoing or gradually happening.

• 弾けて空に ばらまいて

  ➔ The verb "ばらまいて" is the te-form of "ばらまく," used to connect actions in a sequence, meaning "scatter" or "spread out."

  ➔ Using the te-form "ばらまいて" connects the actions of scattering or spreading.