SUN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 星野源
• Album: 8th Single

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Baby　壊れそうな夜が明けて

Baby, the night that seemed to break is dawning

空は晴れたよう

The sky looks clear

Ready　頬には小川流れ

Ready, a stream flows on my cheek

鳥は歌い

The birds are singing

何か　楽しいことが起きるような

Something, like something fun is about to happen

幻想が弾ける

A fantasy bursts

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

雲をよけ世界照らすような

Like you’re lighting up the world, avoiding the clouds

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

遠い所も　雨の中も

Even from afar, even in the rain

すべては思い通り

Everything goes as I wish

Ah Ah　　

Ah Ah

Baby　その色を変えていけ

Baby, change that color

星に近づいて

Getting closer to the stars

Hey J

Hey J

いつでもただ一人で

Always just by myself

歌い踊り

Singing and dancing

何か　悲しいことが起きるたび

Every time something sad happens

あのスネアが弾ける　

That snare drum bursts

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

雲をよけ世界照らすような

Like you’re lighting up the world, avoiding the clouds

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

遠い所も　雨の中も

Even from afar, even in the rain

すべて同じ陽が

All the same sun

祈り届くなら

If my prayers reach you

安らかな場所にいてよ

Stay in a peaceful place

僕たちはいつか終わるから

Because we will end someday

踊るいま

Dancing now

いま

Now

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

雲をよけ世界照らすような

Like you’re lighting up the world, avoiding the clouds

君の声を聞かせて

Let me hear your voice

遠い所も　雨だって

Even from afar, even in the rain

君の歌を聴かせて

Let me hear your song

澄み渡り世界救うような

Like you’re saving the world, clear and bright

君の歌を聴かせて

Let me hear your song

深い闇でも　月の上も

Even in deep darkness, even above the moon

すべては思い通り

Everything goes as I wish

Ah Ah

Ah Ah

あーどーも！星野源です。

あーどーも！星野源です。

この度、8枚目の、シングルが、発売になります！

この度、8枚目の、シングルが、発売になります！

星野源！サンッ！

星野源！サンッ！

サンッ！

サンッ！

サンッ！

サンッ！

サンッ！

サンッ！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /や/ A1	noun - night
空 /そら/ A1	noun - sky
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
歌 /うた/ A2	noun - song
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun, enjoyable
雨 /あめ/ A1	noun - rain
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
思い通り /おもいどおり/ B1	adjective - as one wishes, as expected
踊る /おどる/ B1	verb - to dance
祈り /いのり/ B2	noun - prayer
深い /ふかい/ B2	adjective - deep
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
色 /いろ/ A1	noun - color
近づく /ちかづく/ B1	verb - to approach, to get closer
幻想 /げんそう/ B2	noun - fantasy, illusion
弾ける /はじける/ B2	verb - to burst, to pop

Key Grammar Structures

• 壊れそうな夜が明けて

  ➔ The phrase '壊れそうな' uses the te-form + そうな to express 'seems about to' or 'looks like it will', describing the night.

  ➔ The form '〜そうな' indicates a perceived likelihood or appearance of an action or state.

• 空は晴れたよう

  ➔ The phrase 'よう' is used here after the verb to suggest 'like' or 'as if,' expressing resemblance or similarity.

  ➔ 'よう' expresses similarity or comparison, indicating something appears to be a certain way.

• 君の声を聞かせて

  ➔ The verb '聞かせて' is the causative form of '聞く' (to hear), meaning 'let me hear' or 'tell me,' used here to request someone to sing or speak.

  ➔ The causative form '〜させて' means 'to let/tell someone to do something,' here used to request someone to share their voice.

• すべては思い通り

  ➔ '〜は思い通り' uses the phrase to mean 'everything goes as desired,' with '思い通り' meaning 'as planned' or 'according to one's wishes.'

  ➔ '思い通り' means 'as one wishes' or 'according to plan,' indicating everything proceeds as intended.

• 終わるから

  ➔ 'から' indicates reason or cause, here meaning 'because' or 'since,' signaling that something will end eventually.

  ➔ 'から' is used to express the reason, meaning 'because' or 'since,' explaining the cause or the logic behind an action.