細雪 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 和楽器バンド

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the delicate beauty of the Japanese language with Wagakki Band's "細雪" (Sasameyuki). This song offers a unique opportunity to learn about Japanese culture through its poetic lyrics and the fusion of traditional and modern musical elements. Discover the nuances of longing and remembrance expressed in this enchanting melody.

[English]

Soft snow falls on the woven trees

Moonlight that waxes and wanes

Crying, don’t go far away

Today again

Slipping through my fingertips

Just gathering up memories

Small differences in timing

Unknowingly, they divide us

Soft snow falls on the woven trees

Moonlight that waxes and wanes

A snow white everywhere I look

As if embracing everything

Even passions I've lost somewhere

And warmth from loving someone

Days I can never return to

Fade away

[Japanese]

綾なす樹々に降る細雪

満ちては欠けてゆく月の光

遠くへ行かないでと泣いてる

今日もまた

指の隙間摺り抜けてく

想い出を掻き集めてるだけ

少しずつの すれ違いは

いつの間に二人を別つ

綾なす樹々に降る細雪

満ちては欠けてゆく月の光

見渡す一面に雪化粧

全て包む様に

何処かに落としてきた情熱も

誰かを愛した日の温もりも

二度とは戻れない日々だって

過ぎてゆく

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
樹々 /じじ/ B2	noun - trees
細雪 /ささめゆき/ B2	noun - fine snow
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
想い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memories
情熱 /じょうねつ/ B2	noun - passion
温もり /ぬくもり/ B2	noun - warmth
日々 /ひび/ B1	noun - days
過ぎる /すぎる/ B1	verb - to pass (time)
別つ /わかつ/ B2	verb - to separate
隙間 /すきま/ B2	noun - gap
行く /いく/ A1	verb - to go
泣く /なく/ A1	verb - to cry
見渡す /みわたす/ B2	verb - to look around
包む /つつむ/ B1	verb - to wrap

Key Grammar Structures

• に降る細雪

  ➔ Particle 'に' indicating the place where something falls or occurs.

  ➔ The particle '**に**' specifies the location '**降る細雪**' (falling snow).

• 満ちては欠けてゆく月の光

  ➔ The passive construction with 'ては...ては' expressing a repeated or alternating action.

  ➔ The phrase '**満ちては欠けてゆく**' describes the moon's changing phases repeatedly.

• 全て包む様に

  ➔ The phrase '様に' indicates manner or way of doing something, similar to 'like' or 'as'.

  ➔ The phrase '**全て包む様に**' suggests something envelops everything in a manner like a covering.

• 過ぎてゆく

  ➔ The verb 'ゆく' after '過ぎて' indicates progression or passage of time, similar to 'pass by' or 'go on'.

  ➔ The phrase '**過ぎてゆく**' describes the passing of days or memories, emphasizing their transient nature.

• 想い出を掻き集めてるだけ

  ➔ The verb '掻き集めてる' (collected) in the continuous form indicates ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase '**想い出を掻き集めてるだけ**' indicates the act of continuously gathering memories.

• いつの間に二人を別つ

  ➔ The phrase 'いつの間に' means 'before one knows it' or 'unknown to oneself', expressing a sudden or unnoticed change.

  ➔ The expression '**いつの間に**' describes how two people become separated without noticing.