tears – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI
• Album: scent of memory

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

初めは嫌いだった

At first, I didn't like you

君が僕を嫌ってそうだったから

Because it seemed like you hated me

君も同じだったと

I heard much later that you felt the same

聞いたのはそのずっとあと

How are you doing? Is the food good? Is there Wi-Fi?

調子はどうだい　飯は美味いかい　wi-fiはあるかい

Since I haven't received a reply, I wonder if there isn't one - if you're ignoring me, I won't let it slide

返事がないから　無いんじゃないかと思っているけど　 無視してるならタダじゃおかない

返事がないから　無いんじゃないかと思っているけど　 無視してるならタダじゃおかない

僕もいつか行く予定だけど　君がちゃんとガイドしてくれよ

I plan to visit someday too, but make sure to guide me well

ご存知の通り面倒なとこがあるから　未知の食べ物はよく腹を壊すんだ

As you know, there are some troublesome places, and unknown foods often upset my stomach

トイレはちゃんと綺麗かい

Is the bathroom clean?

笑い事じゃないんだ

It's not a laughing matter

思い出すのはさ

What I remember is

君の笑顔なんかじゃなく

Not your smile

悪い顔だったりするんだ

But rather your bad expression

涙が零れた

Tears fell

君に出逢えて良かったと思う度に

Every time I think how glad I am to have met you

woah

woah

tears

tears

woah

woah

tears

tears

言葉になれなかった

I couldn't put it into words

この僕の想い達は

These feelings of mine

わざわざ言わなくても

You don't need to say them out loud

解るだろ兄弟

You understand, right, brother?

長い長い長い道を　この列車で

On this long, long, long road, on this train

思い出すのはさ

What I remember is

君の笑顔なんかじゃなく

Not your smile

悪い顔だったりするんだ

But rather your bad expression

涙が零れた

Tears fell

君に出逢えて良かったと思う度に

Every time I think how glad I am to have met you

帰りの列車

The train back home

思い出す色んな事

Brings back various memories

笑ったら涙が零れた

When I laughed, tears fell

ぽつりぽつりぽつりぽつりと

Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping

嬉しい事がこんなに悲しい

It's so sad that such happy things

涙が零れるほど嬉しい

Can make me cry

いつかきっとまた

Someday, surely again

思い出すのはさ

What I remember is

君の笑顔なんかじゃなく

Not your smile

悪い顔だったりするんだ

But rather your bad expression

涙が零れた

Tears fell

君に出逢えて良かったと思う度に

Every time I think how glad I am to have met you

woah

woah

tears

tears

woah

woah

tears

tears

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
笑顔 /えがお/ A2	noun - smile
顔 /かお/ A1	noun - face
思い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember
良かった /よかった/ A2	adjective - good
悪い /わるい/ A2	adjective - bad
食べ物 /たべもの/ A2	noun - food
列車 /れっしゃ/ B1	noun - train
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
返事 /へんじ/ B1	noun - reply
面倒 /めんどう/ B2	adjective - troublesome
未知 /みち/ B2	adjective - unknown
美味い /うまい/ A2	adjective - delicious
返す /かえす/ B1	verb - to return
出逢う /であう/ B2	verb - to meet

Key Grammar Structures

• 初めは嫌いだった

  ➔ Past tense of 'to be' + 'だった' (a past descriptor)

  ➔ 'だった' indicates a past state or opinion, often used to describe feelings or states in the past.

• 君が僕を嫌ってそうだったから

  ➔ Te-form of verb + そうだ (indicating reported speech or hearsay)

  ➔ 'そうだ' is used to report hearsay, conjecture, or indirect information about something.

• 涙が零れた

  ➔ Subject + が + verb in past tense (た form) indicating an action occurred

  ➔ 'が' marks the subject, and the verb in past tense indicates the action has happened.

• 長い長い長い道を　この列車で

  ➔ Using 'を' to mark the direct object + noun phrase

  ➔ 'を' is a particle that marks the direct object of a verb; here, it indicates 'the long road'.

• 思い出すのはさ

  ➔ Nominalization of verb + the topic particle 'は'

  ➔ Converting the verb into a noun with 'の' and marking it as the topic with 'は'.

• 思い出すのはさ

  ➔ Nominalized verb + the topic particle 'は'

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the action of remembering as the topic of discussion.