忘れ物 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Vaundy

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

僕らはきっと

We surely

そこらにある物じゃ 足りなかった

What was around us wasn't enough.

僕らはずっと

We always

近くの愛をそっと 拾いあってた

Gently picked up the love nearby.

凛として何もないアルバムを覗いた

I peeked into an album that was empty and dignified.

笑ったふりして

Pretending to laugh,

帰ろうか

Shall we go home?

思い出も全部ここに置いて あぁ

Leaving all the memories here, ah,

ここで泣けるシーンが来た数だけ

For every scene that made me cry here,

ほら 忘れ物してんだって

Look, I've forgotten something.

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僕らはきっと

We surely

涙をそっと拾う 余暇はなかった

Had no time to gently pick up our tears.

だから僕らはずっと

That's why we always

互いの幸福を 睨みあっている

Glared at each other's happiness.

凛として凍りつき

Frozen in dignity,

傷み出した心が放った

My aching heart released,

「時として、許しあうこと がそもそもの罪だ」

"Sometimes, forgiving each other is the original sin."

諦めもついた

I've come to terms with it.

帰ろうか

Shall we go home?

思い出も全部ここに置いて あぁ

Memories, come here all of you, ah,

ここで泣けるシーンが来た数だけ

For every scene that made me cry here,

ほら 忘れ物してんだって

Look, I've forgotten something.

時が過ぎとも

Even as time passes,

「それ」は切れぬ、碇となる

"That" won't break, it becomes an anchor.

忘れていいよ 忘れていいよ

It's okay to forget, it's okay to forget.

でもね、そう辛い時は

But, during those tough times,

立ち止まって 泣いてもいいぜ

It's fine to stop and cry.

帰ろうか

Shall we go home?

思い出よ全部ここにおいで あぁ

Memories, come here all of you, ah,

ここで泣けるシーンが来た数だけ

For every scene that made me cry here,

まぁ、拾っても最後に笑えんなら

Well, if I can laugh in the end after picking up,

ほら ぎゅっと掴め忘れ物

Look, tightly grasp what I've forgotten.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
物 /mono/ A2	noun - thing, object
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tears
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
心 /kokoro/ B1	noun - heart, mind
帰る /kaeru/ A2	verb - to return, to go back
拾う /hirou/ B1	verb - to pick up, to gather
忘れ物 /wasuremono/ B2	noun - forgotten item, lost property
幸福 /shiawase/ B2	noun - happiness, bliss
許す /yurusu/ B2	verb - to forgive, to allow
時 /toki/ A2	noun - time
辛い /tsurai/ B1	adjective - painful, difficult
立ち止まる /tachidomaru/ B2	verb - to stop, to halt
掴む /tsukamu/ B2	verb - to grasp, to seize

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕らはきっと

  ➔ Using 'は' as a topic marker with probability adverbs like 'きっと'

  ➔ 'は' indicates the topic of the sentence, and combined with 'きっと' (probably), it expresses a confident assumption or certainty.

• 帰ろうか

  ➔ The volitional form '帰ろう' with 'か' adds a soft suggestion or invitation to go home.

  ➔ '帰ろう' is the volitional form of '帰る' (to return/go home), indicating a suggestion or invitation, with 'か' softening the tone as a question or polite offer.

• 思い出も全部ここに置いて

  ➔ Using 'も' as an inclusive particle to mean 'also' or 'even', combined with '全部' (all) and 'に' to indicate location or direction.

  ➔ 'も' emphasizes inclusion or addition, making '思い出も全部ここに置いて' mean 'Put all memories here too', including the speaker's memories.

• ほら 忘れ物してんだって

  ➔ Casual colloquial sentence with 'してんだって' from 'しているんだって', showing indirect quoting or hearsay, with 'ほら' to draw attention.

  ➔ 'してんだって' is a colloquial contraction of 'しているんだって', used to report hearsay or indirect speech, with 'ほら' drawing attention to the statement.

• 最後に笑えんなら

  ➔ Use of conditional form '笑えんなら' from '笑えるな' with negative form 'ん' indicating 'if (you) can laugh in the end'.

  ➔ '笑えんなら' (if you can laugh in the end) is a casual conditional form derived from '笑えるな', with 'ん' indicating a conditional clause expressing possibility or ability.

• 忘れていいよ

  ➔ Imperative / permissive form 'いいよ' from '良い' (good), meaning 'it's okay to forget'.

  ➔ 'いいよ' is a casual, permissive expression from '良い' (good), used to say 'it's okay to forget' or to give permission.