THE GIFT

• By: 平井 大

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

聞こえるよ

I can hear it

僕の名を呼ぶその声が

The voice calling out my name

月明かりの中　いつかのメッセージ

Under the moonlight, a message from long ago

届いているよ

It's reaching me

「また会えるよね？」

"Will we meet again?"

なんて君が言うから

Because you said that

想い出がふいに溢れ出して

Suddenly, memories spill over

止まらなくなる

I can't stop them

共に過ごした日々の記憶　優しい風のように

The 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

Pushing us forward, the season of departure

忘れないよ

I won't forget

僕らが重ねた運命は

The fate we shared

同じ空　同じ星の下で

Under the same sky, beneath the same stars

輝いている

We shine

(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 of us meeting

そしてキセキは信じるものだけに

And only those who believe in miracles

贈られるモノ

Are given this gift

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 reaches you

そのぬくもりもやさしさも

That warmth and kindness

見上げればいつでも会えるはずさ

When you look up, you should always be able to meet it

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

That’s what you say and make me smile

淋しさがこぼれ落ちそうになって

But then loneliness almost falls apart

話せなくなる

And I can’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, someday, become a gentle wind

(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

And it carries our future, see

忘れないで

Don’t forget

僕らが描いたキセキを

The miracle we imagined

そしてそのキセキがまた明日へ続く

And that miracle continues into tomorrow

光になる

Becoming a 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 shared

同じ空　同じ星の下で

Under the same sky, beneath the same stars

輝いている

We shine

(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 was our meeting

そしてキセキは信じるものだけに

And only those who believe in miracles

贈られるモノ

Receive this gift

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

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
声 /ko̞ꜜe̞/ A2	noun - voice
月明かり /tsukiaːkaɾi/ B1	noun - moonlight
メッセージ /messēd͡ʒi/ A2	noun - message
想い出 /oːmoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
日々 /hibi/ A2	noun - days
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
旅立ち /tabidaːt͡ɕi/ B2	noun - departure, setting out on a journey
季節 /kisetsu/ A2	noun - season
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
星 /hoʃi/ A1	noun - star
キセキ /kiseki/ B1	noun - miracle
ぬくもり /nukumoɾi/ B2	noun - warmth
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
光 /hiꜜkaɾi/ A2	noun - light

Grammar:

• 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.