トリル – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Walpurgis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Aimer's "トリル", a song that explores themes of loss and memory through its evocative lyrics and haunting melodies. Discover the rich layers of meaning and the personal connection Aimer has with this poignant ballad, and learn how the musical concept of a 'trill' enhances the song's depth.

[English]

You, who disappeared with a faded voice, won't return

Like the cold night sky, fading into the darkness

Even the scattered toys and the muddy mess I threw away

I was searching for the beautifully shining stardust

At midnight, the castanets

Ring out as if something's about to happen

Saying "It's all right" or even "cry"

Don't say it, because I'm losing my mind

For the past ten days, living like this

Just getting by makes me scared

Only one lonely night

Awake and unable to sleep

Words whispering like a trembling tremolo

Flicker the light of lost memories

Gently swaying deep in my heart

Saying I'm fine is just a lie

You float in the sky with phantom wings

Making a proud face and acting silly

Suddenly, that smile you squeeze out

I knew it was a signal for goodbye

...

...

I wonder if tomorrow, this sky will look different

When I grow up, will I just close my eyes and fall asleep?

The chained shackles and the restless clock hands

They take away the beautifully shining stardust

From the intersection to the elevated line

Maybe just erase the lights

Saying "It's all right" or even "cry"

Don't say it, because I'm losing my mind

Passing by, living these days

Just getting by won't do

Only one lonely night

Can you hear me?

You, with the time passing with each blink

Smile as you watch from afar

The tomorrow that the night confronts us with

Like the picture book I saw that day, I love you

...

In the trembling tremolo night, sparkling droplets

Turn the collected miracles into sound

I’ve always longed for it, dreaming of it

Like a signal for goodnight

And then, memories tie our sounds together

Playing a never-ending trill

The tomorrow that the night confronts us with

Like the picture book I saw that day

Even those tears that strike you

Like a world waiting for the morning

I love you

I love you

...

[Japanese]

かすれた声のまま 消えた君は帰らないから

冷たい夜空のよう 闇の中 滲んでゆくこと

散らかったおもちゃや 吐き捨てたどろんこさえも

美しく輝く星屑を探してたんだね

ミッドナイトにカスタネットを

どうかするくらい鳴らして

It's all right とか いっそcryとか

どうかしてるから言わないで

10日前から こんな毎日

過ごした程度で怖がって

Only oneのLonely night

眠れないまま

揺れるトレモロのように囁く言葉が

失くした記憶の灯火を

そっと胸の奥で揺らめかせて

平気なんて嘘ばかりで

君は幻の翼で空に浮かんで

得意げな顔でおどける

ふいにふりしぼる その笑顔が

さよならの合図なんだと わかっていた

明日になれば また この空は違って見えるかな

大人になれば ただ 目を閉じて眠ってしまうかな

繋がれた鎖や せわしない時計の針が

美しく輝く星屑を連れて行くんだね

交差点から高架線まで

いっそライトは消し去って

It's all right とか いっそcryとか

どうかしてるから言わないで

通り過ぎてく こんな毎日

過ごしてばっかじゃ ダメだって

Only oneのLonely night

聞こえてるかな

君は瞬きと共に過ぎてく時間も

遠くから見てると微笑んで

夜がつきつける その明日を

あの日見た絵本のように 愛していて

揺れるトレモロの夜にきらめく雫が

集めた奇跡を音にして

ずっと憧れてた 夢見ていた

おやすみの合図のように

そして 思い出は二人の音を結んで

途切れないトリル奏でる

夜がつきつける その明日を

あの日見た絵本のように

君を打ちつける その涙も

朝を待つ世界のように

愛していて

愛していて

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
夜空 /yozora/ B1	noun - night sky
星屑 /hoshikuzu/ B2	noun - stardust
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
日 /hi/ A1	noun - day
時間 /jikan/ A2	noun - time
言葉 /kotoba/ B1	noun - word
合図 /aizu/ B2	noun - signal
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• 君は幻の翼で空に浮かんで

  ➔ Use of the te-form "浮かんで" to connect multiple actions, indicating ongoing or simultaneous action.

  ➔ The "て"-form connects verbs to indicate ongoing, continuous, or simultaneous actions.

• It's all right とか いっそcryとか

  ➔ Use of the "とか" to list examples or alternatives, implying non-exhaustive options.

  ➔ "とか" is a particle used to give examples or suggest alternatives in a non-exhaustive list.

• 失くした記憶の灯火をそっと胸の奥で揺らめかせて

  ➔ Use of the causative-passive form "揺らめかせて" to express making something sway gently, in this case, emotions or memories.

  ➔ The "て" form combined with causative-passive expresses causing something to sway gently or softly.

• 夜がつきつける その明日を

  ➔ Use of the verb "つきつける" in a literal sense to mean 'to point out' or 'to confront', metaphorically, the night 'forces' the upcoming tomorrow.

  ➔ "つきつける" is a verb meaning to thrust or confront something directly, used metaphorically here to imply the night forces the upcoming day to arrive.

• 夜がつきつける その明日を

  ➔ Grammatical structure embodies the personification of "夜" (night) as actively confronting "その明日" (that tomorrow).

  ➔ The grammatical structure personifies "夜" (night) as actively doing something to "その明日" (that tomorrow), emphasizing personification.