STAY – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: JO1

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

遠くにいる君を じっとみつめた Oh

I stared silently at you far away, oh

舞い散る花びら 僕の気持ちみたい

Falling petals, just like my feelings

Yes, beautiful world 恋をしたら

Yes, this beautiful world, when I fall in love

すべてが美しい

Everything becomes beautiful

「Hello」と言う声が 僕を見つめるその瞳が

The voice saying 'Hello' and those eyes watching me

眩しいひかりを宿す 僕の

My eyes shining with dazzling light

世界を 照らして

Illuminate the world

優しさが溢れてる

Kindness overflows

変わっていくのが 楽しいだけ

Just enjoying how things change is fun

君を笑わせたくて そう だから今

Wanting to make you smile, so right now

Stay 変わらずにいて

Stay, unchanged

このまま ずっとずっと

Just like this, forever and ever

さあ シャッターを切るよ

Alright, I'll take the shot

しまっておきたいから

Because I want to keep this moment

輝く今を So stay

Shining now, so stay

Just stay Just stay still Just stay

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

笑顔で もっともっと

With your smile, more and more

またシャッターを切るよ

I'll take another shot

離したくないから

Because I don't want to let go

輝く今を So stay

This shining moment, so stay

時間を止める方法

A way to stop time

そんな事は知らないけど

I don't really know how, though

目のピントを合わせて 集中!

Focus your eyes, concentrate!

「パシャ」やっぱりいいじゃん

Click! Yeah, this is really good

心地よい音と 爽やかな景色まで Right?

With the pleasant sounds and fresh scenery, right?

優しさが溢れてる

Kindness overflows

変わっていくのが 楽しいだけ

Just having fun watching things change

君がいない 明日 想像もできないから

Because I can't even imagine a tomorrow without you

Stay 変わらずにいて

Stay, unchanged

このまま ずっとずっと

Just like this, forever and always

さあ シャッターを切るよ

Alright, I'll take the shot

しまっておきたいから

Because I want to keep this moment

輝く今を So stay

This shining moment, so stay

Just stay Just stay still Just stay

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

笑顔で もっともっと

With your smile, more and more

またシャッターを切るよ

I'll take another shot

離したくないから

Because I don't want to let go

輝く今を So stay

This shining moment, so stay

Hmm 約束しよう 青い木の下で yeah

Hmm, let's promise, under the blue tree, yeah

いつまでも忘れないこと

Never forget this moment

今日を記録

Keep these days recorded

覚えててね

Remember this

Stay 変わらぬ心

Stay, steady heart

輝く今を

This shining moment

Just stay Just stay still Just stay

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
君 /kiɯ/ A1	noun - you
花びら /hanabira/ A2	noun - petal
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
優しさ /yasashisa/ B1	noun - kindness
楽しい /tanoshii/ B1	adjective - fun
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
方法 /hōhō/ B2	noun - method
約束 /yakusoku/ B2	noun - promise
記録 /kiroku/ B2	noun - record
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine
止める /tomeru/ B1	verb - to stop
集中 /shūchū/ B2	noun - concentration

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜たいだけ

  ➔ Expressing 'just' or 'only' to emphasize a desire or action

  ➔ Used with the verb in its たい form to indicate a strong desire to do something, with the nuance of 'just want to' or 'only want to'.

• ずっとずっと

  ➔ Repeating to emphasize continuity or permanence over time

  ➔ An adverbial repetition used to stress the ongoing and unchanging nature of something over a long period.

• 〜を記録する

  ➔ To record or document something

  ➔ Using the verb 〜を記録する to signify the act of recording or documenting an event, memory, or data.

• 〜と宿す

  ➔ To house, carry, or contain (used with metaphoric meaning of embodying or harboring something)

  ➔ A poetic or figurative way to say that something embodies or contains a certain feeling or light, often used in imagery.

• 〜から

  ➔ Indicating 'because' or 'from' (reason or source)

  ➔ Used to specify the reason or origin of something; often translated as 'because' or 'from'.

• 〜のような

  ➔ Like, similar to (used for comparisons and describing resemblance)

  ➔ Used to compare or describe something that resembles or has qualities similar to another thing.