ともに – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: WANIMA
• Album: JUICE UP!!

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with WANIMA's 'ともに' offers a chance to connect with the heart of modern Japanese punk rock. The song's direct and emotional lyrics about friendship and perseverance provide a powerful and motivating way to learn everyday vocabulary and expressions of encouragement. Its energetic and straightforward style makes the lyrics easy to follow and sing along to, helping to improve pronunciation and listening skills in a fun and engaging way.

[English]

Ah, no matter how painful and dark the past is

Even if tomorrow brings more anxiety than yesterday

Today, filled with worries and tears

Keep moving forward, in your own way, where your heart dances

...

Standing at the crossroads, singing together

The days we've piled up remain unchanged

Stitching together this fragile present

I remember those days

The usual, everyday smile

How many times have I been fooled by pretending to be okay?

Even the casual words

Now, I regret them

I'm glad we met

Thank you

May these feelings reach you

Holding back tears, living with a smile

While feeling like I'm about to crumble, I'm scared every day

Repeating until I'm completely exhausted

Surely, always, ah

No matter how painful and dark the past is

Even if tomorrow brings more anxiety than yesterday

Today, filled with worries and tears

Keep moving forward, in your own way, where your heart dances

...

Before we each arrive at our own destinations

We've probably seen many different views

I've been longing for this

I'm glad we met

Thank you

May these feelings reach you

Holding back tears, living with a smile

While feeling like I'm about to crumble, I'm scared every day

Repeating until I'm completely exhausted

Surely, always, ah

No matter how painful and dark the past is

Even if tomorrow brings more anxiety than yesterday

Today, filled with worries and tears

Keep moving forward, in your own way, beyond that lies happiness

Living, enduring, sometimes breaking, crying, and smiling brightly in the shadows of confusion

As long as I'm alive... as long as there's life...

Forward, forward, up, up

This is no joke, I'm not giving up yet

Surpassing everything

Leaving everything behind

Towards the future I've envisioned

...

[Japanese]

ああ どれだけ過去が辛くて暗くても

昨日よりも不安な明日が増えても

悩んだり泣いたりする今日も

進め君らしく 心踊る方

別れ道に立つ ともに唄う

重ねた日々は変わらず残る

千切れそうな今縫い合わせ

思い出したあの頃

あたりまえのいつもの笑顔

平気なフリに何度 騙された？

何気ない一言でさえ

後悔してるいま頃

出逢えてよかった

ありがとう

この想いよ 届け

涙こらえ笑って生きてる

崩れそうになりながら毎日びびってる

疲れ果てるまで繰り返す

きっと ずっと ああ

どれだけ過去が辛くて暗くても

昨日よりも不安な明日が増えても

悩んだり泣いたりする今日も

進め君らしく 心踊る方

個々に辿り着くまでに

色んな景色をみて来たんだろう

待ち焦がれていた

出逢えてよかった

ありがとう

この想いよ 届け

涙こらえ笑って生きてる

崩れそうになりながら毎日びびってる

疲れ果てるまで繰り返す

きっと ずっと ああ

どれだけ過去が辛くて暗くても

昨日よりも不安な明日が増えても

悩んだり泣いたりする今日も

進め君らしく 心踊る その先には幸を

生きて耐えて時に壊れ泣いて迷う影に笑顔咲き誇る

生きていれば... 命さえあれば...

前に前に前に上に上に

冗談じゃない まだ諦めてない

全て追い越して

何もかも置き去りに

思い描いたその先へ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
過去 /kako/ B1	noun - the past
辛い /tsurai/ B1	adjective - painful, tough
不安 /fuan/ B1	noun - anxiety, unease
今日 /kyou/ A2	noun - today
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tears
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live
崩れる /kuzureru/ B1	verb - to collapse, to break down
出逢う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet, to encounter
想い /omoi/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
届ける /todokeru/ B1	verb - to deliver, to send
毎日 /mainichi/ A1	noun - every day
進め /susume/ B1	verb - to advance, to proceed
影 /kage/ B2	noun - shadow

Key Grammar Structures

• どれだけ過去が辛くて暗くても

  ➔ ても (temo) - even if / although

  ➔ '〜ても' indicates concession, meaning 'even if' or 'although', expressing contrast or unexpected result.

• 進め君らしく

  ➔ 君らしく (kimira shiku) - as / in a way characteristic of you guys

  ➔ '〜らしい' is used to express that something is typical or characteristic of someone or something.

• 涙こらえ笑って生きてる

  ➔ こらえ (korae) - to endure / suppress

  ➔ '〜こらえ' is a verb stem + 'こらえ', meaning to endure, suppress, or hold back (e.g., tears).

• 前に前に前に上に上に

  ➔ 前に (mae ni) / 上に (ue ni) - forward / upward / emphasizing movement or progression

  ➔ '〜に' (ni) used after nouns like '前' (mae - front) or '上' (ue - up) emphasizes direction or progression, often repeated for emphasis or rhythm.

• 命さえあれば...

  ➔ さえ (sae) - even / if only / as long as

  ➔ '〜さえ' is used to emphasize 'even' or 'just' or 'as long as', indicating that the statement holds true even in the extreme or minimal case.