Tsukiakari No Michishirube – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Stereopony

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the themes of hope and resilience in Stereopony's "Tsukiakari no Michishirube." This J-rock track, famous as an anime opening, uses evocative lyrics to encourage listeners to navigate life's uncertainties, find their inner strength, and keep moving forward.

[English]

Every day without answers

Time just passes by

I wonder what will happen from now on?

I don't know...

In the loneliness of a night deeper than darkness

I was lost

I want someone to notice me now...

Because I want to escape from here

The sunrise visible from the window

The sound echoing in the room

Woken up by the alarm

I dash out into the dim light

In my bag

I packed nothing but the ordinary

And then to the usual place

Words someone said

Bother me, make me uneasy

I don't want to fight

So I can't say anything

I have dreams and ideals

But my feelings rush ahead

While reality is always behind

Watching me

Hey, can someone tell me

Is everyone like this?

If today is happy

I think that's enough

When I was young

It definitely existed

I was chasing my dreams

But that's a distant memory now

Every day without answers

Time just passes by

I wonder what will happen from now on?

I don't know...

The moonlit path

Cross the clouds and reach me

Illuminate the path I should take

No matter how fragile today seems

No matter what happens

No matter what happens

I want to keep believing

Because it awakens the distant memory of that day

Don't forget

Etch it in your heart

The answer is within yourself

It must be there

Don't give up

あきらめないで

Don't stop living strongly

Even when it's too sad

And I can't move forward

For us who walked together in worry

The wind will blow

Wherever it may lead

...

[Japanese]

答えのない毎日が

ただ過ぎていく時間が

これから先どうなるのだろう？

わからない...

闇よりも深い夜の孤独に

惑わされてた

だれかに今気づいてほしい...

ここから逃げ出したいから

窓から見える朝焼け

部屋に鳴り響く音

アラームに起こされて

薄暗い中 家飛び出すよ

カバンの中には

何も変わらない平凡詰め込んで

そしていつもの場所へ

だれかが言った言葉が

気になって 惑わされて

争いたくなんてないから

何も言えない

夢や理想はあるけれど

気持ちばかり先に行って

現実がずっと後ろから

ボクを見てる

ねぇだれか教えて

みんなそうなのかな？

今日が幸せなら

それでいいと思えるって

幼いころには

確かにあったよ

夢を追いかけてた

でもそれも遠い記憶

答えのない毎日が

ただ過ぎていく時間が

これから先どうなるのだろう？

わからない...

ツキアカリのミチシルベ

雲を越えボクに届け

進むべき道を照らしてよ

今日がどんなに壊れそうでも

何があっても

何があっても

信じてたいから

あの日の遠い記憶

呼び覚ますから

忘れないでね

胸に刻みつけ

答えは自分の中に

必ずあるものだから

あきらめないで

強く生きることをやめないで

悲しすぎて

前に進めない時でも

共に悩み歩んだぼくらに

風は吹く

どこまででも

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
答え /kotae/ B1	noun - answer
毎日 /mainichi/ A2	noun - every day
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness
逃げ出す /nigedasu/ B1	verb - to escape
朝焼け /asayake/ B2	noun - sunrise
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
理想 /risou/ B2	noun - ideal
現実 /genjitsu/ B1	noun - reality
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
強く /tsuyoku/ B2	adverb - strongly
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind

Key Grammar Structures

• 答えのない毎日がただ過ぎていく時間が

  ➔ Noun + が + Verb

  ➔ The structure indicates the subject of the sentence, where "答えのない毎日" (days without answers) is the subject that is performing the action of passing.

• ここから逃げ出したいから

  ➔ Verb stem + たい + から

  ➔ This structure expresses a desire to perform an action, in this case, wanting to escape from here.

• 夢や理想はあるけれど

  ➔ Noun + は + あるけれど

  ➔ This structure indicates that there are dreams and ideals, but introduces a contrast or limitation.

• 何があっても信じてたいから

  ➔ 何があっても + Verb + たい + から

  ➔ This structure expresses a desire to believe regardless of the circumstances, emphasizing determination.

• あきらめないで強く生きることをやめないで

  ➔ Verb (negative) + で + Verb (negative) + で

  ➔ This structure combines two negative forms to express a continuous action of not giving up and not stopping living strongly.

• 共に悩み歩んだぼくらに風は吹く

  ➔ Noun + に + Verb

  ➔ This structure indicates the direction or target of the action, where "ぼくら" (we) is the target of the wind's action.