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煌く水面の上を On the shimmering surface of the water 00:03
夢中で風切り翔る I soar through the wind, lost in a dream 00:08
翼をはためかせて Flapping my wings 00:12
あの街へ行こう Let's go to that town 00:17
海を越えて Crossing the sea 00:19
僕はそう小さなツバメ I am just a small swallow 00:22
辿り着いた街で触れた In the town I arrived at, I felt 00:26
楽しそうな人の声 The voices of cheerful people 00:30
悲しみに暮れる仲間の声 The voices of friends lost in sadness 00:34
みんなそれぞれ違う暮らしの形 Everyone has a different way of living 00:40
守りたくて気付かないうちに Wanting to protect, without realizing it 00:45
傷付け合ってしまうのはなぜ Why do we end up hurting each other? 00:49
同じ空の下で Under the same sky 00:54
僕らは色とりどりの命と We are vibrant lives 00:58
この場所で共に生きている Living together in this place 01:03
それぞれ人も草木も花も鳥も Each person, plant, flower, and bird 01:07
肩寄せ合いながら Huddled together 01:13
僕らは求めるものも What we seek 01:17
描いてる未来も違うけれど And the future we envision may be different 01:20
手と手を取り合えたなら But if we can hold hands 01:26
きっと笑い合える日が来るから Surely, a day will come when we can laugh together 01:29
僕にはいま何ができるかな What can I do right now? 01:34
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誰かが手に入れた豊かさの裏で Behind the richness someone has gained 01:51
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帰る場所を奪われた仲間 Friends who have lost their place to return 02:00
本当は彼も寄り添い合って In truth, he just wants to be close 02:05
生きていたいだけなのに And live together 02:10
悲しい気持ちに飲み込まれて But swallowed by sadness 02:14
心が黒く染まりかけても Even if my heart begins to darken 02:18
許すことで認めることで By forgiving and acknowledging 02:23
僕らは繋がり合える We can connect with each other 02:27
僕らに今できること What we can do now 02:32
それだけで全てが変わらなくたって Even if it doesn't change everything 02:35
誰かの一日にほら Look, in someone's day 02:41
少しだけ鮮やかな彩りを Just a little bit of vibrant color 02:44
輝く宝石だとか Not a shining jewel 02:49
金箔ではないけれど Nor gold leaf 02:54
こんな風に世界中が But if the world 02:58
ささやかな愛で溢れたなら Could be filled with such small love 03:03
何かがほら変わるはずさ Something will surely change 03:08
同じ空の下いつかきっと Under the same sky, someday 03:12
それが小さな僕の大きな夢 That is my small but big dream 03:17
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ツバメ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]
[English]
煌く水面の上を
On the shimmering surface of the water
夢中で風切り翔る
I soar through the wind, lost in a dream
翼をはためかせて
Flapping my wings
あの街へ行こう
Let's go to that town
海を越えて
Crossing the sea
僕はそう小さなツバメ
I am just a small swallow
辿り着いた街で触れた
In the town I arrived at, I felt
楽しそうな人の声
The voices of cheerful people
悲しみに暮れる仲間の声
The voices of friends lost in sadness
みんなそれぞれ違う暮らしの形
Everyone has a different way of living
守りたくて気付かないうちに
Wanting to protect, without realizing it
傷付け合ってしまうのはなぜ
Why do we end up hurting each other?
同じ空の下で
Under the same sky
僕らは色とりどりの命と
We are vibrant lives
この場所で共に生きている
Living together in this place
それぞれ人も草木も花も鳥も
Each person, plant, flower, and bird
肩寄せ合いながら
Huddled together
僕らは求めるものも
What we seek
描いてる未来も違うけれど
And the future we envision may be different
手と手を取り合えたなら
But if we can hold hands
きっと笑い合える日が来るから
Surely, a day will come when we can laugh together
僕にはいま何ができるかな
What can I do right now?
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誰かが手に入れた豊かさの裏で
Behind the richness someone has gained
...
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帰る場所を奪われた仲間
Friends who have lost their place to return
本当は彼も寄り添い合って
In truth, he just wants to be close
生きていたいだけなのに
And live together
悲しい気持ちに飲み込まれて
But swallowed by sadness
心が黒く染まりかけても
Even if my heart begins to darken
許すことで認めることで
By forgiving and acknowledging
僕らは繋がり合える
We can connect with each other
僕らに今できること
What we can do now
それだけで全てが変わらなくたって
Even if it doesn't change everything
誰かの一日にほら
Look, in someone's day
少しだけ鮮やかな彩りを
Just a little bit of vibrant color
輝く宝石だとか
Not a shining jewel
金箔ではないけれど
Nor gold leaf
こんな風に世界中が
But if the world
ささやかな愛で溢れたなら
Could be filled with such small love
何かがほら変わるはずさ
Something will surely change
同じ空の下いつかきっと
Under the same sky, someday
それが小さな僕の大きな夢
That is my small but big dream
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

水面

/みなも/

B1
  • noun
  • - water surface

夢中

/むちゅう/

B2
  • noun
  • - being absorbed in something

/つばさ/

A2
  • noun
  • - wing

/まち/

A1
  • noun
  • - town, city

/うみ/

A1
  • noun
  • - sea

仲間

/なかま/

B1
  • noun
  • - companion, friend

悲しみ

/かなしみ/

B2
  • noun
  • - sadness

/こえ/

A1
  • noun
  • - voice

暮らし

/くらし/

B1
  • noun
  • - living, lifestyle

/きず/

B2
  • noun
  • - wound, injury

未来

/みらい/

B1
  • noun
  • - future

/あい/

A2
  • noun
  • - love

宝石

/ほうせき/

B2
  • noun
  • - jewel, gem

変わる

/かわる/

B1
  • verb
  • - to change

/ゆめ/

A1
  • noun
  • - dream

Key Grammar Structures

  • 翼をはためかせて

    ➔ te-form + かせて (kase te)

    ➔ The te-form combined with かせて indicates the manner or continuation of an action.

  • 僕らは色とりどりの命と

    ➔ は (wa) as topic particle indicating the topic of the sentence

    ➔ The particle は marks the topic of the sentence, emphasizing 'we' and what follows as the main focus.

  • 守りたくて気付かないうちに

    ➔ たくて (takute) as a conjugation of たい (tai) to express desire + て (te)

    ➔ たくて is the conjunctive form of たい, expressing desire with an action that follows.

  • 一日にほら 少しだけ鮮やかな彩りを

    ➔ だけ (dake) as an adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'

    ➔ だけ indicates exclusivity or limitation, meaning 'just' or 'only' a little.

  • 何かがほら変わるはずさ

    ➔ はず (hazu) as a modal noun indicating expectation or assumption

    ➔ はず expresses expectation that something will be or should be the case.

  • 僕にはいま何ができるかな

    ➔ かな (kana) at the end of a sentence indicates pondering or wondering

    ➔ かな expresses the speaker's pondering or uncertainty about something.