Sparkle – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: iri
• Album: Sparkle

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant sounds of iri with 'Sparkle,' a song that blends J-pop with hip-hop and soul influences. This track offers a glimpse into Japanese music while teaching you to embrace a positive mindset and learn key Japanese phrases about hope and the future.

[English]

Woke up earlier than usual

On a morning like this

The world is still

Dragging yesterday along

In my futon

Was the dream continuing, making me laugh?

What kind of night made you sad?

If I fall asleep, a new world

Will make me forget even the good things

Twisted expectations and overly sweet wishes

Make me feel pathetic again

And let me float away

Bursting and scattering into the sky

Just being carried by the wind

I won't cry

Saying things like that

Even the nights I walked crying

I reminisce as I drive

A swaying, unforgettable future

In the quiet early morning streets

As the blue filter melts away

Even the preparation to open up

Isn't being done

Is it a worry everyone carries?

If the crumbling afterimage

Is what makes us grow strong

Then I'm not afraid of anything

But this bittersweet

Time shapes the future

Is seen through

It's not sweet enough to decay

Excitement knows no caution

Desires run wild, circling around entertainment

Carried into the night, the pain remains in my body

Swelling endlessly

Letting me dance

Bursting and scattering into the sky

Just being carried by the wind

I won't cry

Saying things like that

Even the nights I walked crying

I reminisce as I drive

A swaying, unforgettable future

Bursting and scattering into the sky

Just being carried by the wind

I won't cry

Saying things like that

Even the nights I walked crying

I reminisce as I drive

What’s gonna happen to us

Bursting and scattering into the sky

Just being carried by the wind

I won't cry

Saying things like that

Even the nights I walked crying

I reminisce as I drive

A swaying, unforgettable future

[Japanese]

いつもより早く

目が覚めた朝

まだ世界は

昨日を引きずったまま

布団の中

夢の続きは 笑えてた？

どんな夜が君を 悲しませてた？

眠ってしまえば 新しい世界が

忘れさせてく いいことさえ

歪んだ期待や 甘すぎる願いが

僕をまた 情けなく

泳がせてゆく

弾けて空に ばらまいて

風に運ばれたくらいで

泣かないって

なんてそんな風に

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

懐かしむように　drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

物静かな 早朝の街中

ブルーのフィルターが 溶けて行く中

開ける準備さえ

されちゃいないのは

誰しもが抱える悩みかな

崩れてく 残像が

僕らを強く育ててくなら

何も怖くない

だけど　ほろ苦い

この時間を かたどる　未来

見透かされて

朽ちて行く ほど甘くはない奈落

ときめきは 覚悟知らず

欲望を走らせ 巡る　娯楽

夜に乗せて 体に残る　痛みを

どこまでも　腫らして

踊らせてゆく

弾けて空に ばらまいて

風に運ばれたくらいで

泣かないって

なんてそんな風に

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

懐かしむように　drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

弾けて空に ばらまいて

風に運ばれたくらいで

泣かないって

なんてそんな風に

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

懐かしむように　drive

What’s gonna happen to us

弾けて空に ばらまいて

風に運ばれたくらいで

泣かないって

なんてそんな風に

泣いて歩いた夜もまだ

懐かしむように　drive

揺れる　肝銘な未来

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.