たばこ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: コレサワ
• Album: コレカラー

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

昨日の夜から君がいなくなって

Since last night, you've been gone

24時間がたった

It's been 24 hours

僕はまだ一歩も外には出ていない

I haven't stepped outside even once

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マイペースでよく寝坊する君のことを想って

Thinking about you, who often oversleeps at your own pace

5分早めた家の時計 もう意味ないな

I already turned the clock back five minutes, but it’s meaningless now

タバコの嫌いな 僕を気遣って

Because you worried about me, who hates cigarettes

ベランダで吸ってたっけな

Did you used to smoke on the balcony?

カーテンが揺れて 目があつくなった

The curtains fluttered, and my eyes started to sting

もうそこに君はいない

You're no longer here

「もっとちゃんと僕を見ててよ、もっとちゃんと」って

"Look at me properly, just pay attention to me," I kept saying

その言葉が君には重かったの？

Was that phrase too heavy for you?

「もっとちゃんと僕を見ててよ、もっとちゃんと」って

"Look at me properly, just pay attention," I kept saying

言わなければ君はここにいたかな

If I hadn’t said that, would you still be here?

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僕のことは 多分君がよく知ってる

You probably know me pretty well

眠たい時は体温が上がる

When I’m sleepy, my body temperature rises

キスは短めが好きってことも

And I also know you prefer short kisses

そのとき思った 僕は君のこと

That’s what I thought at the time—about you

どれくらいわかってたんだろ

How much did I really understand about you?

1番最初に浮かんできたのは

The first thing that came to mind was

君の好きなタバコの名前

The name of your favorite cigarette

「もっとちゃんと君を見てれば、もっとちゃんと」って

"If only I had paid more attention to you, more properly"

今さら気づいても遅いよな

It’s too late to realize now

「もっとちゃんと君を見てれば、もっとちゃんと」って

"If only I had paid more attention to you, more properly"

今気づいたって何の意味があんだ

What’s the point of realizing it now?

君が置いていったタバコ

The cigarettes you left behind

僕の大嫌いなものなのに

I hate them so much

どうして火をつけてしまった

But why did I light one up?

君の匂いがしたのさ 君の匂い

It smelled like you, your scent

一口吸ってしまった

One puff, and I took a drag

でもやっぱりむせた

But I still ended up choking

「もっとちゃんと僕を見ててよ、もっとちゃんと」って

"Look at me properly, just pay attention to me," I kept saying

言わなければ君はまだここにいたかな

If I hadn’t said that, would you still be here?

「もっとちゃんと君を見てれば、もっとちゃんと」って

"Look at me properly, just pay attention to me," I kept saying

少し苦い君の匂いに泣けた

Your slightly bitter scent made me cry

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (informal)
タバコ /tabako/ A2	noun - tobacco
気遣う /kizukau/ B1	verb - to be concerned about
匂い /nioi/ B1	noun - smell, scent
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word, language
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like, fond of
苦い /nigai/ B2	adjective - bitter
出る /deru/ A2	verb - to go out, to exit
泣く /naku/ A2	verb - to cry
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
意味 /imi/ B1	noun - meaning
体温 /tai-on/ B2	noun - body temperature
短い /mijikai/ A2	adjective - short
遅い /osoi/ A2	adjective - slow, late
揺れる /yureru/ B1	verb - to shake, to sway

Key Grammar Structures

• もう意味ないな

  ➔ Use of "な" at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation or soften a statement

  ➔ The particle "な" adds a nuance of seeking agreement or softening the statement.

• 君がいなくなって

  ➔ Use of "～が...になって" to indicate a change or result caused by someone's absence

  ➔ This construction highlights a cause-and-effect relationship relating to someone's absence.

• 君の好きなタバコの名前

  ➔ Use of "の" to indicate possession or attribution

  ➔ The particle "の" links nouns to show possession or descriptive relationship.

• 少し苦い君の匂い

  ➔ Use of "少し" to mean "a little" or "slightly" as an adverb

  ➔ "少し" modifies adjectives or nouns to indicate a small degree or amount.

• 君が置いていったタバコ

  ➔ Use of "～ていった" to indicate an action completed and moving away or away from the speaker's perspective

  ➔ This form expresses a completed action with a sense of moving away from the speaker's current state or location.

• 言わなければ君はまだここにいたかな

  ➔ Use of "～なければ" to express hypothetical condition (if not ... then ...)

  ➔ "～なければ" expresses a hypothetical condition when the negation of a verb is required for the statement to hold.

• 少し苦い君の匂いに泣けた

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate a target or a cause for a feeling or action

  ➔ The particle "に" marks the noun as the target of the feeling or action, in this case, the scent.