すずめ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: RADWIMPS, 十明

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

ル・ル・ルルルルル・ルルル・ルルルルルル

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君の中にある 赤と青き線

The red and blue lines within you

それらが結ばれるのは 心の臓

They connect in the heart

風の中でも負けないような声で

With a voice that won't lose even in the wind

届る言葉を今は育ててる

I'm nurturing the words that reach now

時はまくらぎ

Time is a pillow

風はにきはだ

The wind is a gentle touch

星はうぶすな

The stars are newborns

人はかげろう

People are like heat haze

なんで泣いてるのと聞かれ答えれる 涙なんかじゃ

When asked why I'm crying, I can't answer with just tears

僕ら出逢えたことの意味にはまるで 追いつかない

The meaning of us meeting doesn't quite catch up

この身ひとつ じゃ足りない叫び

This single body isn't enough for the cries

君の手に触れた時にだけ震えた 心があったよ

Only when I touched your hand did my heart tremble

意味をいくつ越えれば僕らは辿り つけるのかな

How many meanings must we surpass to reach each other?

愚かさでいい 醜さでいい

It's okay to be foolish, it's okay to be ugly

正しさのその先で 君と手を取りたい

Beyond what's right, I want to hold your hand

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思い出せない 大切な記憶

Important memories I can't recall

言葉にならない ここにある想い

Feelings here that can't be put into words

もしかしたら もしかしたら

Maybe, just maybe

それだけでこの心はできてる

This heart is made of just that

もしかしたら もしかしたら

Maybe, just maybe

君に「気づいて」と今もその胸を

I still beat my chest to say "notice me"

打ち鳴らす

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なんで泣いてるのと聞かれ答えれる 涙なんかじゃ

When asked why I'm crying, I can't answer with just tears

僕ら出逢えたことの意味にはまるで 追いつかない

The meaning of us meeting doesn't quite catch up

この身ひとつ じゃ足りない叫び

This single body isn't enough for the cries

君の手に触れた時にだけ震えた 心があったよ

Only when I touched your hand did my heart tremble

意味をいくつ越えれば僕らは辿り つけるのかな

How many meanings must we surpass to reach each other?

愚かさでいい 醜さでいい

It's okay to be foolish, it's okay to be ugly

正しさのその先で 君と生きてきたい

Beyond what's right, I want to live with you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice; sound
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory; recollection
意味 /いみ/ B1	noun - meaning; significance
風 /かぜ/ A2	noun - wind
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
生きる /いきる/ B1	verb - to live
触れる /ふれる/ B2	verb - to touch; to come into contact with
叫び /さけび/ B2	noun - shout; scream
負ける /まける/ B1	verb - to lose; to be defeated
大切 /たいせつ/ B1	adjective - important; precious
愚か /おろか/ B2	adjective - foolish; stupid
醜さ /みにくさ/ B2	noun - ugliness; disgrace
結ぶ /むすぶ/ B1	verb - to tie; to connect
星 /ほし/ A1	noun - star

Key Grammar Structures

• それらが結ばれるのは 心の臓

  ➔ The particle 'が' marks the subject, and 'のは' indicates the topic or reason.

  ➔ 'が' is a subject marker; 'のは' turns a clause into a noun phrase indicating the reason or topic.

• この身ひとつ じゃ足りない叫び

  ➔ The phrase 'じゃ' is a contraction of 'では', indicating contrast or conditional 'if/then'.

  ➔ 'じゃ' is used to indicate a contrast or to set a conditional situation, similar to 'if' or 'then'.

• 意味をいくつ越えれば僕らは辿りつけるのかな

  ➔ The conditional 'ば' attached to '越えれば' expresses 'if' or 'when' the action happens.

  ➔ 'ば' attaches to the stem of verbs and forms a conditional clause meaning 'if' or 'when'.

• 正しさのその先で 君と生きてきたい

  ➔ The phrase 'その先で' uses 'で' as a location particle indicating 'at' or 'in' the future/after that.

  ➔ 'で' indicates the location or point in time where the action takes place — here, 'at that point' or 'after that'.

• なんで泣いてるのと聞かれ答えれる 涙なんかじゃ

  ➔ The phrase 'なんで...のと' uses 'の' to nominalize the clause '泣いてるの' and 'と' to quote or mark the question.

  ➔ 'の' nominalizes the preceding clause, turning it into a noun, while 'と' quotes or marks the question.