たぶん – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI, Ayase, ikura
• Album: SING YOUR WORLD

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with YOASOBI's 'たぶん'. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to explore the nuances of expressing uncertainty and subtle emotions in Japanese through its use of the word 'たぶん' (probably/maybe). The gentle tempo and clear vocals make it easier to follow the lyrics and appreciate the storytelling that is central to YOASOBI's music, making your language learning journey both emotional and rewarding.

[English]

Without even shedding a tear

Leaving no trace of the days we spent

“Goodbye”

...

On a morning I welcomed alone

The sound of someone echoes

In the room we shared

I was thinking with my eyes closed

Who is to blame? I don’t know

It’s probably no one’s fault

We’ll surely go through it countless times

Yes, surely for many years

It just ends with goodbye

It can’t be helped, surely

“Welcome back”

The words that slipped out are different

...

On a morning I welcomed alone

I suddenly think of someone

The days we spent together

The ordinary still remains

Is it your fault? Is that right?

Is it my fault? Probably

This is just a typical romance, right?

That’s the final answer

We gradually drifted apart

That’s just a familiar story

Even the days that shone so brightly

Are gathering dust

We’ll surely go through it countless times

Yes, surely for many years

We walk the path that leads to goodbye

It can’t be helped, surely

“Welcome back”

As usual, it slipped out

...

There are countless things we can’t understand

Surely, there are many

We can’t forgive everything

If you felt the days of kindness

As painful days

We can’t go back

...

We’ll surely go through it countless times

We’ll surely go through it countless times

Yes, surely for many years

It just ends with goodbye

It can’t be helped, surely

“Welcome back”

The words that slipped out are different

...

Even so, we’ll surely go through it countless times

Yes, surely for many years

If we could return to the beginning

I can’t help but think that

“Welcome back”

I laughed at the words that slipped away

It’s a slightly chilly morning

...

[Japanese]

涙流すことすら無いまま

過ごした日々の痕一つも残さずに

「さよならだ」

一人で迎えた朝に

鳴り響く誰かの音

二人で過ごした部屋で

目を閉じたまま考えてた

悪いのは誰だ? 分かんないよ

誰のせいでもない たぶん

僕らは何回だってきっと

そう何年だってきっと

さよならと共に終わるだけなんだ

仕方がないよきっと

「おかえり」

思わず零れた言葉は違うな

一人で迎えた朝に

ふと想う誰かのこと

二人で過ごした日々の

当たり前がまだ残っている

悪いのは君だ そうだっけ

悪いのは僕だ たぶん

これも大衆的恋愛でしょ

それは最終的な答えだよ

僕らだんだんとズレていったの

それもただよくある聴き慣れたストーリーだ

あんなに輝いていた日々にすら

埃は積もっていくんだ

僕らは何回だってきっと

そう何年だってきっと

さよならに続く道を歩くんだ

仕方がないよきっと

「おかえり」

いつもの様に 零れ落ちた

分かり合えないことなんてさ

幾らでもあるんだきっと

全てを許し合えるわけじゃないから

ただ 優しさの日々を

辛い日々と感じてしまったのなら

戻れないから

僕らは何回だってきっと

僕らは何回だってきっと

そう何年だってきっと

さよならと共に終わるだけなんだ

仕方がないよきっと

「おかえり」

思わず零れた言葉は違うな

それでも何回だってきっと

そう何年だってきっと

始まりに戻ることが出来たなら

なんて 思ってしまうよ

「おかえり」

届かず零れた言葉に 笑った

少し冷えた朝だ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tears
日々 /ひび/ B1	noun - days
朝 /あさ/ A1	noun - morning
音 /おと/ A2	noun - sound
考える /かんがえる/ B1	verb - to think
悪い /わるい/ A2	adjective - bad
君 /きみ/ A2	noun - you (informal)
恋愛 /れんあい/ B2	noun - romance
答え /こたえ/ B1	noun - answer
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road
優しさ /やさしさ/ B2	noun - kindness
戻る /もどる/ B1	verb - to return
冷える /ひえる/ B2	verb - to get cold
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕らは何回だってきっと

  ➔ Using だって to emphasize 'any number of times' or 'regardless of how many times'

  ➔ 'だって' expresses emphasis or assertion, meaning 'even if' or 'it’s always the case that'.

• 涙流すことすら無いまま

  ➔ Using すら to emphasize that even something as small as tears is not happening

  ➔ ‘すら’ indicates ‘even’ or ‘also’ and emphasizes that something is not happening at all.

• 終わるだけなんだ

  ➔ Using だけ to indicate ‘only’ or ‘just’, emphasizing that it simply ends

  ➔ ‘だけ’ means ‘only’ or ‘just’, emphasizing that something is limited to that action or state.

• 思わず零れた言葉は違うな

  ➔ Using 思わず to express ‘unintentionally’ or ‘involuntarily’

  ➔ ‘思わず’ indicates doing something unintentionally or without thinking, often spontaneous.

• 始まりに戻ることが出来たなら

  ➔ Using ことが出来た if clause to express ‘if I could return to the beginning’

  ➔ ‘ことが出来た’ means ‘could do’ or ‘was able to’, used here in conditional form ‘if I could’

• 届かず零れた言葉に 笑った

  ➔ Using 届かず (negative form of 届く) to express ‘not reaching’ or ‘not delivering’

  ➔ ‘届かず’ is the negative form of 届く (to reach/deliver), indicating something was not received or reached.