Tsubasa wo Kudasai – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Evangelion

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

ima watashi no negaigoto ga

Now, my wish

kanau naraba tsubasa ga hoshii

If I can make it happen, I want wings

kono senaka ni tori no you ni

On my back, like a bird

shiroi tsubasa tsukete kudasai

Please give me white wings

kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

Spread my wings in this sky

tonde yukitai yo

I want to fly away

kanashimi no nai jiyuu na sora e

To the free sky without sadness

tsubasa hatamekase

Make my wings flutter

yukitai

I want to go

kodomo no toki yume mita koto

The childhood dream

ima mo onaji yume ni miteiru

I still see the same dream

kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

Spread my wings in this sky

tonde yukitai yo

I want to fly away

kanashimi no nai jiyuu na sora e

To the free sky without sadness

tsubasa hatamekase

Make my wings flutter

kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

Spread my wings in this sky

tonde yukitai yo

I want to fly away

kanashimi no nai jiyuu na sora e

To the free sky without sadness

tsubasa hatamekase

Make my wings flutter

kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

Spread my wings in this sky

tonde yukitai yo

I want to fly away

kanashimi no nai jiyuu na sora e

To the free sky without sadness

tsubasa hatamekase

Make my wings flutter

kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

Spread my wings in this sky

tonde yukitai yo

I want to fly away

kanashimi no nai jiyuu na sora e

To the free sky without sadness

tsubasa hatamekase

Make my wings flutter

yukitai

I want to go

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
neguagoto /negaɣoto/ B1	noun - wish, desire
kanau /kanaʊ/ B1	verb - to come true, to be fulfilled
tsubasa /tsuˈba.sa/ A2	noun - wing
hoshii /xoɯi/ A2
senaka /se.na.ka/ A2	noun - back (of the body)
tori /to.ɾi/ A1	noun - bird
shiroi /ɕi̥ɾoi/ A2
tsukete /tsu.ke.te/ A2	verb - to wear, to put on
hiroge /çi.ɾo.ɡe/ B1	verb - to spread, to expand
hiroge /çi.ɾo.ɡe/ B1	verb - to spread, to expand
tonde /toːnde/ A2	verb - to fly, to soar
yukitai /jɯkitaɪ/ B2
kanashimi /ka.naɕi.mi/ B2	noun - sadness, sorrow
jiyuu /dʑiː.ɯ/ B1	noun - freedom

Key Grammar Structures

• kanau naraba

  ➔ If (my) wish is fulfilled

  ➔ The pattern "~ naraba" (if, in the case that) expresses a conditional situation.

• kono senaka ni tori no you ni

  ➔ Like a bird on this back (my shoulders)

  ➔ The phrase "~ no yō ni" means "like" or "as if".

• shiroi tsubasa tsukete kudasai

  ➔ Please put on white wings

  ➔ The verb "tsukete kudasai" is the te-form of "tsukeru" + "kudasai" (please), expressing a polite request.

• tonde yukitai yo

  ➔ I want to fly (expressing desire)

  ➔ The verb "yukitai" is the i-form of "iku" plus "tai" to express desire, meaning "want to go" or "want to do".

• tsubasa hatamekase

  ➔ Let the wings flap / spread

  ➔ The causative form "hatamekase" (from "hatameru") causes the wings to flap or spread.

• kono oozora ni tsubasa wo hiroge

  ➔ Spread wings on this vast sky

  ➔ The particle "ni" indicates the target or location where the action occurs.

• tonde yukitai yo

  ➔ I want to fly (again)

  ➔ The phrase "yukitai" expresses the desire to do something, and "tonde" is the te-form of "tobu" (to fly).