STAY – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: JO1

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Japanese? Let JO1's song "STAY" be your fun and breezy introduction! The lyrics are filled with positive and easy-to-understand phrases about friendship and cherishing memories, like capturing a happy moment with a camera. The song’s cheerful “city pop” style will have you humming along, making it a perfect and enjoyable way to start your Japanese language journey.

[English]

I stared silently at you far away, oh

Falling petals, just like my feelings

Yes, this beautiful world, when I fall in love

Everything becomes beautiful

The voice saying 'Hello' and those eyes watching me

My eyes shining with dazzling light

Illuminate the world

Kindness overflows

Just enjoying how things change is fun

Wanting to make you smile, so right now

Stay, unchanged

Just like this, forever and ever

Alright, I'll take the shot

Because I want to keep this moment

Shining now, so stay

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

With your smile, more and more

I'll take another shot

Because I don't want to let go

This shining moment, so stay

A way to stop time

I don't really know how, though

Focus your eyes, concentrate!

Click! Yeah, this is really good

With the pleasant sounds and fresh scenery, right?

Kindness overflows

Just having fun watching things change

Because I can't even imagine a tomorrow without you

Stay, unchanged

Just like this, forever and always

Alright, I'll take the shot

Because I want to keep this moment

This shining moment, so stay

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

With your smile, more and more

I'll take another shot

Because I don't want to let go

This shining moment, so stay

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

Never forget this moment

Keep these days recorded

Remember this

Stay, steady heart

This shining moment

Just stay, stay perfectly still, stay

[Japanese]

遠くにいる君を じっとみつめた Oh

舞い散る花びら 僕の気持ちみたい

Yes, beautiful world 恋をしたら

すべてが美しい

「Hello」と言う声が 僕を見つめるその瞳が

眩しいひかりを宿す 僕の

世界を 照らして

優しさが溢れてる

変わっていくのが 楽しいだけ

君を笑わせたくて そう だから今

Stay 変わらずにいて

このまま ずっとずっと

さあ シャッターを切るよ

しまっておきたいから

輝く今を So stay

Just stay Just stay still Just stay

笑顔で もっともっと

またシャッターを切るよ

離したくないから

輝く今を So stay

時間を止める方法

そんな事は知らないけど

目のピントを合わせて 集中!

「パシャ」やっぱりいいじゃん

心地よい音と 爽やかな景色まで Right?

優しさが溢れてる

変わっていくのが 楽しいだけ

君がいない 明日 想像もできないから

Stay 変わらずにいて

このまま ずっとずっと

さあ シャッターを切るよ

しまっておきたいから

輝く今を So stay

Just stay Just stay still Just stay

笑顔で もっともっと

またシャッターを切るよ

離したくないから

輝く今を So stay

Hmm 約束しよう 青い木の下で yeah

いつまでも忘れないこと

今日を記録

覚えててね

Stay 変わらぬ心

輝く今を

Just stay Just stay still Just 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.