SYMPHONIA – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 中島美嘉
• Album: WA-Side Single「SYMPHONIA/知りたいこと、知りたくないこと」

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

透明な夢を そっと抱き寄せた

I gently embraced a transparent dream

いつか崩れゆく星の上

On a star that will someday crumble

生まれ落ちては

I was born and then

消えてくみたい

It feels like I'm disappearing

命の行方を考えていた

I was thinking about the fate of life

何度も砕けて

Shattered many times

欠けた心を集める

Gathering my broken heart

小さな光を探すようにまだ 空を見て

Still looking at the sky, as if searching for a small light

息をすることも

Even the act of breathing

忘れてしまうほどの

Is something I forget

記憶に焼けつく

Burned into my memory

悲しみさえもすべて

Even all the sadness

美しい音楽になって

Turns into beautiful music

意味を見失うたびに

Every time I lose meaning

僕を見つけてくれるいつでも

You always find me

...

...

繰り返しても

Even if I repeat it

離したくない

I don't want to let go

出会いと別れを

Embracing encounters and farewells

受けとめてゆく

I will continue to accept

答えをもとめて

Seeking answers

かげる旅路を彷徨う

Wandering on a shadowy journey

世界はどこまで

I want to know how far

続いてゆくの知りたいの

The world continues

時間が巡るように

As time circulates

終わらないものがある

There are things that never end

例えいつの日か

Even if someday

この身体が朽ちても

This body decays

美しい音楽になって

It will turn into beautiful music

生きた証は次の誰かへ

The proof of my life may

光を降らすかもしれない

Shower light onto the next person

...

...

僕らは繋いでゆく未来へと

We are connecting to the future

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透明な夢を

I gently embraced a transparent dream

そっと抱き寄せた

On a crumbling star

崩れゆく星で

No matter how many times I am reborn

何度生まれ変わろうと

It will turn into beautiful music

美しい音楽になって

Every time I lose meaning

意味を見失うたびに

You find me

僕を見つけてくれる

And one day

そして すべてのこと

A day will come when everything

愛しく思える日がくる

Can be cherished

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart/mind
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
音楽 /ongaku/ A2	noun - music
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
旅路 /tabiji/ B2	noun - journey
証 /akashi/ B2	noun - proof/evidence
出会い /deai/ B1	noun - encounter/meeting
別れ /wakare/ B1	noun - farewell/separation
答え /kotae/ B1	noun - answer
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
身体 /karada/ B2	noun - body
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
繋ぐ /tsunagu/ B2	verb - to connect

Key Grammar Structures

• 命の行方を考えていた

  ➔ 〜を考えていた (〜 o kangaete ita) - past continuous form to express 'was thinking about'

  ➔ The phrase uses the verb **考えていた** (kangaete ita), which is the past continuous tense of **考える** (to think), indicating an ongoing thought process in the past.

• 何度も砕けて

  ➔ 〜て (te-form) + いる (iru) - indicates ongoing or repeated action

  ➔ The verb **砕ける** (kudakeru) in the て-form + いる indicates a repeated or ongoing action of breaking or shattering, emphasizing multiple occurrences.

• 美しい音楽になって

  ➔ 〜に (ni) + なる (naru) - to become (a state or quality)

  ➔ The phrase **になって** uses **なる** to indicate a transformation into a certain state—in this case, becoming beautiful music.

• 意味を見失うたびに

  ➔ たびに (tabini) - every time (when the action occurs)

  ➔ The phrase **見失うたびに** uses **たびに** to indicate that the action of losing meaning happens repeatedly, every time a certain condition occurs.

• 答えをもとめて

  ➔ 〜を (wo) + もとめる (motomeru) - to seek or search for something

  ➔ The verb **求める** (motomeru) is in its dictionary form, used to express the act of seeking or looking for answers or solutions.

• 未来へと

  ➔ 〜へ (e) + と (to) - toward or to (direction)

  ➔ The particle **へ** indicates the direction or destination, and **と** adds emphasis or a sense of movement toward the future.