unlasting – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA
• Album: LEO-NiNE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of "unlasting" by LiSA, a powerful J-pop ballad that served as an emotional ending theme for *Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld*. This song offers a rich tapestry of Japanese lyrics expressing deep sorrow and enduring hope after heartbreak, providing an excellent opportunity to explore emotional vocabulary and complex sentence structures in Japanese while connecting with the globally beloved anime series.

[English]

I'm okay being all alone

The bravado that slipped away

Those days when we shined so brightly

Are now so sad

If I could live alone

I wouldn't love anyone

Your scent, your way of talking

Even now, pieces of love remain in my body

My wish, my only wish

Is that somehow, you're crying somewhere too

...

Every new step I take

Feels heavy and lonely

Even if I were reborn

I want to meet you again

The midsummer sun, the white snow of winter

Across the changing seasons, pieces of love fall down

Though I'm happy, somewhere I feel lonely

Because of a love bigger than you can see

...

The key remains with you

A canary that lost its meaning to sing

Inside a dark cage

Your scent, your way of talking

Even now, pieces of love stay in my body

My wish, my only wish

Is for you to be happy, somehow

...

Unlasting love

The course of love

From wherever they think of you

...

[Japanese]

一人きりでも平気と

こぼれ落ちた強がり

二人の眩しすぎた日が

こんなに悲しい

一人で生きられるなら

誰かを愛したりしないから

あなたの香り あなたの話し方

今も体中に 愛の欠片が残ってるよ

私の願い 私の願いはただ

どうかあなたも何処かで 泣いていますように

いつも新しい一歩は

重くて寂しい

もし生まれ変わっても

もう一度あなたに出会いたい

真夏の日差し 真冬の白い雪

めぐる季節中に 愛の欠片が舞い落ちて

幸せなのに どこかで寂しいのは

あなたよりも大きな 私の愛のせい

鍵はあなたが持ったまま

歌う意味を失くしたカナリア

暗い鳥籠の中で

あなたの香り あなたの話し方

今も身体中に 愛の欠片が残ってるよ

私の願い 私の願いはただ

どうかあなたが幸せで ありますように

Unlasting love

The course of love

From wherever they think of you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
一人きり /hitori kiri/ B1	noun - alone
強がり /tsuyogari/ B2	noun - pretending to be strong
悲しい /kanashii/ A2	adjective - sad
香り /kaori/ B1	noun - fragrance
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
出会う /deau/ B1	verb - to meet
歌う /utau/ A2	verb - to sing
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
暗い /kurai/ B1	adjective - dark
季節 /kisetsu/ B1	noun - season
白い /shiroi/ A2	adjective - white
大きな /ookina/ A2	adjective - big
持つ /motsu/ A2	verb - to hold

Key Grammar Structures

• でも平気と

  ➔ Particle 'と' used for quoting or indicating what someone thinks or says.

  ➔ Used here to quote or attribute a statement, meaning 'I am okay'.

• 今も体中に

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating location or direction, here indicating 'in' or 'throughout the body'.

  ➔ Indicates that the sentiment or feeling remains throughout the entire body.

• 私の願いはただ

  ➔ Possessive 'の' indicating 'my'.

  ➔ Shows possession, indicating that the 'wish' belongs to the speaker.

• 何処かで泣いていますように

  ➔ The phrase 'ように' expresses a wish or hope.

  ➔ Expressing the hope that someone is crying somewhere.

• 愛の欠片が舞い落ちて

  ➔ 'が' here marks the subject 'fragments of love', and '舞い落ちて' is the te-form of '舞い落ちる' (to fall/disperse).

  ➔ The particle 'が' indicates the subject 'fragments of love', and '舞い落ちて' describes the action of falling and dispersing.

• 幸せなのに どこかで寂しいのは

  ➔ 'なのに' indicates contrast, meaning 'despite being happy'.

  ➔ Expresses a contrast or unexpected situation, 'being happy but still lonely'.

• 涙が止まらない

  ➔ 'が' marks the subject 'tears', and '止まらない' is the negative potential form of '止まる' (to stop).

  ➔ Subject 'tears' with the negative potential form indicating 'cannot stop'.