Tail of Hope – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

初めて歩いた知らない道の上

On a path I walked for the first time

蒼い風 新緑をくすぐり

The blue wind tickles the fresh greenery

空を衝いた

Piercing the sky

追いつこうとして

Trying to catch up

転んで泣いて泣いて泣いて見上げた

I fell down, cried, cried, and looked up

目の醒めるような

Like waking from a dream

何かが光って光って光って見えた

Something was shining, shining, shining

隠しきれない

Can't hide it

捨ててしまえない

Can't throw it away

ワタシのまま

Just as I am

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

繋がっていく

Connecting

この世界を

This world

信じさせて

Make me believe

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

Always same smileで行こう

Let's go with the same smile always

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

儚いからこそ

Because it's fleeting

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

誰に見せたいわけじゃない胸のうちが

It's not that I want to show anyone what's inside my heart

膨らんで痛くて潰れてしまいそうよ

It's swelling, painful, and feels like it might burst

晒してしまえば

If I expose it

誰かは泣いて泣いて泣いてくれるの

Someone will cry, cry, cry for me

でも無くならない

But it won't disappear

だから笑って笑って笑っていたいの

So I want to keep smiling, smiling, smiling

誰も知らない

No one knows

自分も知らない

Not even I know

ココロのまま

Just as my heart is

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

わかりあえない

The frustration of not being understood

もどかしさも

I'll turn it into strength

チカラにして

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

Let's go with the same smile always

Always same smileで行こう

Always same smileで行こう

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

苦しいからこそ

Because it's painful

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

気にすべきとこは

What I should care about

そこじゃない そこじゃない

Is not that, not that

追いかけるべきは

What I should chase

それじゃない それじゃない

Is not that, not that

うまくいかなくって

When things don't go well

やっぱり泣いて泣いて泣いて叫んで

I end up crying, crying, crying, and shouting

気がすんだでしょ

That's how I feel better, right?

もう大丈夫 笑って笑って笑って

It's okay now, let's smile, smile, smile

隠しきれない

Can't hide it

捨ててしまえない

Can't throw it away

ジブンのまま

Just as I am

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

繋がっていく

Connecting

この世界を

This world

信じてみて

Try believing

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

Always same smileで行こう

Let's go with the same smile always

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

儚いからこそ

Because it's fleeting

Catch the tail of hope

Catch the tail of hope

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
道 /michi/ A1	noun - road, path
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
笑う /warau/ A2	verb - to laugh
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
痛い /itai/ B1	adjective - painful
繋がる /tsunagaru/ B2	verb - to connect
儚い /hakanai/ B2	adjective - fleeting, ephemeral
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B2	verb - to shout
隠す /kakusu/ B2	verb - to hide
捨てる /suteru/ B2	verb - to throw away
まま /mama/ B2	noun - as it is, unchanged
もどかしさ /modokashisa/ C1	noun - frustration, impatience
チカラ /chikara/ C1	noun - power, strength
大丈夫 /daijoubu/ C2	adjective - okay, alright

Key Grammar Structures

• 追いつこうとして

  ➔ Te form + と思う (to try to do something)

  ➔ "追いつこう" is the volitional form combined with "とする," meaning "to try to catch up"

• 信じさせて

  ➔ Causative form of verb + て (te) form

  ➔ "信じさせて" is the causative form meaning "to make someone believe"

• 隠しきれない

  ➔ Negative potential form + きれない

  ➔ The phrase means "cannot fully hide" or "cannot help but show"

• 度してみて

  ➔ Vてみる (try to do something)

  ➔ "晒してしまえば" uses the conditional form "ば" with "てみる" meaning "if you try to expose it"

• やっぱり泣いて泣いて泣いて叫んで

  ➔ Repeating verb + て (te) form + から / と, intensifying action

  ➔ Repetition of the verb in て form emphasizes the ongoing or intense emotion/actions

• 信じてみて

  ➔ Vてみる (try to do something)

  ➔ "信じてみて" uses the expression "try to believe" by combining the verb with みる