Winter – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 家入レオ
• Album: Naked

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw emotion of Japanese songwriting with Leo Ieiri's 'Winter.' This powerful ballad offers a window into the complex feelings of navigating early adulthood, a universal theme wrapped in beautiful and accessible Japanese lyrics. Learning the language of this song will not only enhance your appreciation of its artistry but also provide a deeper connection to the universal human experiences it so eloquently expresses. 'Winter' is special for its honest and unfiltered look at personal struggles, making it a compelling piece for any language and music enthusiast.

[English]

The snow falls again, and I saw myself, I was holding my breath.

The warmth of our intertwined hands was more right than words.

We were breaking each other and saving each other.

If I hadn't lost my heart,

I could have kept from hurting you.

Will I be able to cry honestly someday?

I never knew I could dream of someone this much.

You embraced me, the beast I had become.

Where are you? Have you already forgotten?

It’s silly, isn’t it? Just laugh again.

Even if it’s a lie,

You were gazing at me, and I couldn’t bear it, I was tainted.

I wanted to protect you more than anyone, yet I made you despair more than anyone.

I was scared, yet I couldn’t stop.

Are you the miracle that happened to my ordinary self?

Even if I realize it now,

I keep thinking about the future that never came because of me.

It’s funny, isn’t it?

You embraced me, the beast I had become.

Even though I obtained it by shaking it off,

The snow falls again, and I stared at myself, hey, where are you?

The way to stop the broken emotions I had

was to lose you, it turns out.

It’s silly, isn’t it? Just laugh again.

Even if it’s a lie,

[Japanese]

雪がまた降って僕を見た 呼吸をやめた僕がいた

繋いだ手のあたたかさは 言葉よりも正解だった

壊し合って 救い合ってた

心を失くしてなかったなら

あなたを 傷付けずにいれたの

いつかは 素直に泣けるかな

こんなに誰かを夢見るなんて

獣になった僕を 抱き締めてくれた

何処にいるの？ もう忘れたの？

馬鹿みたいねって また笑ってよ

嘘でもいいから

あなたが僕を見つめてた 耐え切れなくて 穢してた

誰より守りたかったのに 誰より絶望させていた

怖がってたのに とまらなかった

あなたは平凡な僕に起きた奇跡かな

今更気づいても

僕のせいで 訪れなかった未来ばかりを

考えてる 可笑しいね

獣になった僕を 抱き締めてくれた

振り払ってまで 手に入れたのに

雪がまた降って 僕を見つめた ねぇ 何処にいるの？

感情壊れてた僕を 止める方法は

あなたを失うことだったなんて

馬鹿みたいねって また笑ってよ

嘘でもいいから

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雪 /ゆき/ A1	noun - snow
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound; injury
奇跡 /きせき/ B2	noun - miracle
感情 /かんじょう/ B2	noun - emotion; feeling
未来 /みらい/ B2	noun - future
方法 /ほうほう/ B2	noun - method; way
笑う /わらう/ A2	verb - to laugh
壊す /こわす/ B1	verb - to break; to destroy
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect; to guard
忘れる /わすれる/ A2	verb - to forget
抱き締める /だきしめる/ B2	verb - to hug; to embrace
絶望 /ぜつぼう/ B2	noun - despair; hopelessness
平凡 /へいぼん/ B2	adjective - ordinary; common

Key Grammar Structures

• 呼吸をやめた僕がいた

  ➔ Past tense + verb in te-form + いる for ongoing state

  ➔ Uses the te-form of the verb with いる to describe a past state that was ongoing

• 言葉よりも正解だった

  ➔ よりも to indicate comparison ('more than')

  ➔ Particles used to compare two elements, emphasizing that one is more or less than the other

• 心を失くしてなかったなら

  ➔ Conditional form (なら) indicating 'if' or 'in case'

  ➔ Used to express hypothetical condition, translating as 'if' or 'when' in context

• あなたを傷付けずにいれたの

  ➔ ません form + ずに to express 'without doing' something

  ➔ Combines the negative polite form with ずに to indicate doing something without doing another action

• 心を失くしてなかったなら

  ➔ Conditional + なかったなら (past negative conditional)

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen, meaning 'if it had not been...'

• 振り払ってまで 手に入れたのに

  ➔ て form + まで to indicate 'up to doing something'

  ➔ Uses the て形 + まで to emphasize doing something to its extremes, even if difficult

• 雪がまた降って僕を見つめた

  ➔ Ga particle for subject + verb in te-form + た for past tense

  ➔ Subject marker followed by a verb in the te-form with た indicating simple past action