Subtitle – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Official髭男dism

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt world of J-POP with Official髭男dism's "Subtitle," the theme song from the drama 'silent'. This song offers a beautiful exploration of Japanese language and culture through its emotional lyrics and delicate melody, teaching listeners about love, loss, and the importance of unspoken feelings.

[English]

Put sunlight into your frozen heart

And think about your place in my life

I used to be so arrogant, carrying this belief

Sorry

Just laugh with me

Positivity that could burn you

I realized its coldness and cruelty

What I want to give you is probably something cooler and hotter

It’s not about nice words, but

Something beautiful and unwavering

Something that warms the depths of your heart more than appearances

I have ideals, but

No matter where I look inside my heart

I just can't find it

Trying to tell you but you can't understand

This unfairness now

Ties me up tightly

My cowardice

In every move I make

Words are like snowflakes

Even if I want to give you these words as a gift

The more I get immersed in them

The shapes melt away and dissolve

Though they disappear

The words I choose

And the feelings embedded in them

Make your heart tremble

I can't give up on that

Until love reaches you better than loving you

Just wait a little longer

Even if I stand just beside you in light clothing

I tend to sweat unnecessarily, and

I'll probably be too warm and end up hurting you

Isn't it that your palms are hot but your heart is cold?

Don’t say such cruel things, even as a joke

It's okay if you do

Even if I stake my whole life on it

Make sure to overturn it

I want to save — to be saved

Now this equals

Gently peeling away

Rigid logical armor

Excess pride wrapped up tightly

I want kindness more than correctness

And only someone capable of accepting that

Like a lighting display

Not a multitude but just one person

I hope it's you

With the words I uttered

Trying to mend the cracks in the glass

With too much heat

The curtain gets pulled back

That kind of failed attempt

Layer upon layer

I want to find someday

The perfect words, every single one

Words are like snowflakes

Even if I give you these words as a gift

Over time, most

Will spill from memory and melt away

And disappear. But

Just like subtitles appended to our story

When I look back

Or when I suddenly turn my eyes

What makes your heart tremble

Is something I want to keep searching for

Until love reaches you more than just loving you

Just wait a little longer

Even on cold nights filled with sadness

Even if I don’t want anything, just words

On nights frozen with sorrow

I end up thinking about you by myself

And daydreaming about everything

Even after the snow melts away, it's still there

[Japanese]

「凍りついた心には太陽を」

そして「僕が君にとってそのポジションを」

そんなだいぶ傲慢な思い込みを拗らせてたんだよ

ごめんね

笑ってやって

火傷しそうなほどのポジティブの

冷たさと残酷さに気付いたんだよ

きっと君に渡したいものはもっとひんやり熱いもの

綺麗事じゃないけど

綺麗で揺るぎないもの

うわべよりも胸の奥の奥を温めるもの

理想だけはあるけど

心のどこ探しても

まるで見つからないんだよ

伝えたい伝わらない

その不条理が今

キツく縛りつけるんだよ

臆病な僕の

この一挙手一投足を

言葉はまるで雪の結晶

君にプレゼントしたくても

夢中になればなるほどに

形は崩れ落ちて溶けていって

消えてしまうけど

でも僕が選ぶ言葉が

そこに託された想いが

君の胸を震わすのを

諦められない

愛してるよりも愛が届くまで

もう少しだけ待ってて

薄着でただそばに立ってても

不必要に汗をかいてしまう僕なんかもう

どうしたって生温くて君を痛めつけてしまうのだろう

「手のひらが熱いほど心は冷たいんでしょう？」

冗談でもそんな残酷なこと言わないでよ

別に言えばいいけど

全人生を賭けても

ちゃんと覆さしてよ

救いたい＝救われたい

このイコールが今

優しく剥がしていくんだよ

堅い理論武装

プライドの過剰包装を

正しさよりも優しさが欲しい

そしてそれを受け取れるのは

イルミネーションみたいな

不特定多数じゃなくてただ1人

君であってほしい

かけた言葉で

割れたヒビを直そうとして

足しすぎた熱量で

引かれてしまったカーテン

そんな失敗作を

重ねて 重ねて 重ねて

見つけたいんだいつか

最高の一言一句を

言葉はまるで雪の結晶

君にプレゼントしたとして

時間が経ってしまえば大抵

記憶から溢れ落ちて溶けていって

消えてしまう でも

絶えず僕らのストーリーに

添えられた字幕のように

思い返した時

不意に目をやる時に

君の胸を震わすもの

探し続けたい

愛してるよりも愛が届くまで

もう少しだけ待ってて

言葉など何も欲しくないほど

悲しみに凍てつく夜でも

勝手に君のそばで

あれこれと考えてる

雪が溶けても残ってる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word; language
夢中 /むちゅう/ B1	noun - being absorbed; being engrossed
冷たい /つめたい/ A2	adjective - cold; unfriendly
熱い /あつい/ A2	adjective - hot; passionate
痛めつける /いためつける/ B2	verb - to hurt; to injure
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search; to look for
冷たさ /つめたさ/ B1	noun - coldness; indifference
残酷 /ざんこく/ B2	adjective - cruel; brutal
不条理 /ふじょうり/ C1	noun - absurdity; irrationality
最高 /さいこう/ A2	adjective - highest; best
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory; recollection
溶ける /とける/ A2	verb - to melt; to dissolve
待つ /まつ/ A1	verb - to wait

Key Grammar Structures

• そんなだいぶ傲慢な思い込みを拗らせてたんだよ

  ➔ The use of 〜てた (〜ていた) to indicate past continuous or habitual action.

  ➔ It denotes an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past.

• 言葉はまるで雪の結晶

  ➔ Using まるで (marude) to mean 'as if' or 'like' to compare.

  ➔ It introduces a simile, comparing words to snowflakes to evoke delicacy or uniqueness.

• 心のどこ探しても まるで見つからないんだよ

  ➔ Using 〜ても (〜ても / even if) to express 'no matter where,' emphasizing the impossibility.

  ➔ It expresses that no matter where one searches, the thing cannot be found.

• 僕が選ぶ言葉が そこに託された想いが

  ➔ Using が to mark the subject, emphasizing 'the words I choose' and 'the feelings entrusted.'

  ➔ The particles が highlight the subject, focusing on the words and feelings that are entrusted or chosen.

• ほんの少しだけ待ってて

  ➔ Using だけ to mean 'only' or 'just' to limit the scope.

  ➔ It emphasizes that only a small amount of waiting is needed.

• 救いたい＝救われたい

  ➔ Using ＝ to equate 'want to save' and 'want to be saved,' expressing a mutual desire.

  ➔ It links two desires, the act of saving and being saved, highlighting mutual longing.

• 形は崩れ落ちて溶けていって

  ➔ Using て form to connect sequential actions, describing things falling apart and melting away.

  ➔ The て form connects actions, showing the sequence of things falling apart and melting.