Tail of Hope – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BoA's inspiring J-Pop track, "Tail of Hope," and explore its uplifting message of pursuing dreams. Originally created for a Japanese drama, this song offers a great opportunity to learn motivational language and appreciate BoA's versatility in different genres.

[English]

On a path I walked for the first time

The blue wind tickles the fresh greenery

Piercing the sky

Trying to catch up

I fell down, cried, cried, and looked up

Like waking from a dream

Something was shining, shining, shining

Can't hide it

Can't throw it away

Just as I am

Catch the tail of hope

Connecting

This world

Make me believe

Catch the tail of hope

Let's go with the same smile always

Catch the tail of hope

Because it's fleeting

Catch the tail of hope

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

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

If I expose it

Someone will cry, cry, cry for me

But it won't disappear

So I want to keep smiling, smiling, smiling

No one knows

Not even I know

Just as my heart is

Catch the tail of hope

The frustration of not being understood

I'll turn it into strength

Catch the tail of hope

Let's go with the same smile always

Always same smileで行こう

Catch the tail of hope

Because it's painful

Catch the tail of hope

What I should care about

Is not that, not that

What I should chase

Is not that, not that

When things don't go well

I end up crying, crying, crying, and shouting

That's how I feel better, right?

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

Can't hide it

Can't throw it away

Just as I am

Catch the tail of hope

Connecting

This world

Try believing

Catch the tail of hope

Let's go with the same smile always

Catch the tail of hope

Because it's fleeting

Catch the tail of hope

[Japanese]

初めて歩いた知らない道の上

蒼い風 新緑をくすぐり

空を衝いた

追いつこうとして

転んで泣いて泣いて泣いて見上げた

目の醒めるような

何かが光って光って光って見えた

隠しきれない

捨ててしまえない

ワタシのまま

Catch the tail of hope

繋がっていく

この世界を

信じさせて

Catch the tail of hope

Always same smileで行こう

Catch the tail of hope

儚いからこそ

Catch the tail of hope

誰に見せたいわけじゃない胸のうちが

膨らんで痛くて潰れてしまいそうよ

晒してしまえば

誰かは泣いて泣いて泣いてくれるの

でも無くならない

だから笑って笑って笑っていたいの

誰も知らない

自分も知らない

ココロのまま

Catch the tail of hope

わかりあえない

もどかしさも

チカラにして

Catch the tail of hope

Always same smileで行こう

Catch the tail of hope

苦しいからこそ

Catch the tail of hope

気にすべきとこは

そこじゃない そこじゃない

追いかけるべきは

それじゃない それじゃない

うまくいかなくって

やっぱり泣いて泣いて泣いて叫んで

気がすんだでしょ

もう大丈夫 笑って笑って笑って

隠しきれない

捨ててしまえない

ジブンのまま

Catch the tail of hope

繋がっていく

この世界を

信じてみて

Catch the tail of hope

Always same smileで行こう

Catch the tail of hope

儚いからこそ

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