THE GIFT – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 平井 大

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

聞こえるよ

I can hear it

僕の名を呼ぶその声が

The voice that calls my name

月明かりの中　いつかのメッセージ

A message from the past, in the moonlight

届いているよ

It's reaching me

「また会えるよね？」

"We'll meet again, right?"

なんて君が言うから

You said that, and

想い出がふいに溢れ出して

Memories suddenly overflow

止まらなくなる

And can't be stopped

共に過ごした日々の記憶　優しい風のように

Memories of the days we spent together, like a gentle breeze

(Just like the wind from the land)

(Just like the wind from the land)

背中押した　旅立ちの季節

The season of departure, when you pushed me forward

忘れないよ

I won't forget

僕らが重ねた運命は

The fate we've shared

同じ空　同じ星の下で

Under the same sky, under the same stars

輝いている

It's shining

(A gift from the moon)

(A gift from the moon)

忘れないで

Don't forget

僕らが出会えたキセキを

The miracle that brought us together

そしてキセキは信じるものだけに

And that miracle is a gift to those who believe

贈られるモノ

A gift to those who believe

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

伝わるよ

It's being conveyed

そのぬくもりもやさしさも

The warmth and kindness

見上げればいつでも会えるはずさ

If I look up, I can meet you anytime

離れていても

Even if we're apart

「出会えて良かった」

"I'm glad we met"

なんて君が笑うから

You smiled and said

淋しさがこぼれ落ちそうになって

And my loneliness almost spilled out

話せなくなる

I couldn't speak

僕ら過ごした日々がいつか優しい風になり

The days we spent together will become a gentle breeze someday

(Just like the wind from the sea)

(Just like the wind from the sea)

未来をほら　運んでくるさ

It will carry our future

忘れないで

Don't forget

僕らが描いたキセキを

The miracle we drew

そしてそのキセキがまた明日へ続く

And that miracle will continue to tomorrow

光になる

It will become light

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

忘れないよ

I won't forget

僕らが重ねた運命は

The fate we've shared

同じ空　同じ星の下で

Under the same sky, under the same stars

輝いている

It's shining

(A gift from the moon)

(A gift from the moon)

忘れないで

Don't forget

僕らが出会えたキセキを

The miracle that brought us together

そしてキセキは信じるものだけに

And that miracle is a gift to those who believe

贈られるモノ

A gift to those who believe

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

This is a gift from the moon

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
聞こえる /kikoe-ru/ A2	verb - to be audible
名 /na/ A1	noun - name
月明かり /tsuki-akari/ B1	noun - moonlight
メッセージ /messēji/ B1	noun - message
想い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
旅立ち /tabidachi/ B1	noun - departure
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - fate
輝く /kagayaku/ B2	verb - to shine
キセキ /kiseki/ B2	noun - miracle
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
贈る /okuru/ B1	verb - to give
伝わる /tsutawaru/ B1	verb - to be conveyed
ぬくもり /nukumori/ B1	noun - warmth
やさしさ /yasashisa/ B1	noun - gentleness
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• 届いているよ

  ➔ Progressive form of 'to be' + past participle (present perfect continuous)

  ➔ Indicates an ongoing action or state in the present.

• なんて君が言うから

  ➔ Because, using a casual or emotional 'because' clause

  ➔ Expresses the reason for an action in a casual or emotional way.

• 優しい風のように

  ➔ Simile using 'like' + noun phrase

  ➔ Creates a metaphor comparing 'gentle wind' to something else using 'like'.

• 僕らが重ねた運命は

  ➔ 'のは' nominalization + は topic marker

  ➔ Nominalizes the preceding verb phrase to highlight 'our destiny'.

• 信じるものだけに

  ➔ Restrictive clause 'だけに' meaning 'only to those who...'

  ➔ A clause indicating exclusivity, meaning 'only to those who believe'.

• 贈られるモノ

  ➔ Passive form of 'to give' + noun

  ➔ Indicates that something is given to someone passively.

• 届けいるよ

  ➔ Polite form of 'to reach' or 'to arrive at'

  ➔ A polite form indicating the action of reaching or arriving.