夏に溺れる – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Bocchi
• Album: 夏に溺れる

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the nostalgic world of Bocchi's "夏に溺れる." This J-rock track offers a poignant exploration of summer memories and fleeting moments, providing a chance to connect with Japanese lyrics and emotional musicality . Discover the beauty of ephemeral themes through Bocchi's unique sound .

[English]

The world that swayed was brighter than ever before

Surely, that wasn't just a dream

A distant summer day, like magic

Even if I cut it out, there's nothing left in my hand

Summer with you, about to be swallowed by the blue

Even if I run, it slips right out of my grasp

If I lose sight of you, and the moment calms down

It feels like it might disappear

Drinking down the soda, I chased after the clouds I saw

So precious that time seemed to stand still, and I felt lonely on that distant summer day

Even when I remember, I can't go back to that day anymore

If it becomes just a memory, it might fade away someday

Tears I couldn't help but shed are transparent

Even if I open my eyes or listen carefully, I can't go back

Flowers in our faded memories

Breathing in the passing time

Maybe it's just a dream, maybe it's magic

In the middle of a calm sea, I was drowning in summer

Even if I cut it out, there's nothing left in my hand

Summer with you, about to be swallowed by the blue

Even if I run, it slips right out of my grasp

If I lose sight of you, and the moment calms down

It feels like it might disappear

[Japanese]

揺らいだ世界はいつもより眩しかった

きっとあれは夢なんかじゃない

魔法みたいな遠い夏の日

切り取ったって手に残るものはなくて

君といた夏　青に飲み込まれてしまいそうで

走ったって手の中から飛び出して

目を離したら　今が凪いだら

消えてしまいそうだ

サイダー　飲み干して 目に映る雲を追いかけた

時間が止まるほどに愛しくて 寂しかった遠い夏の日

思い出したって ってもう あの日には戻れなくて

思い出になったらいつか薄れてしまいそうで

思わずこぼした涙は透明で

目を開けてても　耳澄ましても　戻れはしないな

色褪せた僕らの記憶に花を

過ぎ去った時間に呼吸を

夢かもしれない　魔法かもしれない

凪いだ海の真ん中で　僕は 夏に溺れていた

切り取ったって手に残るものはなくて

君といた夏　青に飲み込まれてしまいそうで

走ったって手の中から飛び出して

目を離したら　今が凪いだら

消えてしまいそうだ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
揺らいだ /yuraida/ B1	verb - to shake
眩しい /mabushii/ B1	adjective - dazzling
魔法 /mahō/ A2	noun - magic
遠い /tōi/ A1	adjective - far
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
青 /ao/ A1	noun - blue
飲み込まれて /nomikoma rete/ B1	verb - to be swallowed up
走った /hashitta/ A1	verb - to run
凪いだ /nagoida/ B1	verb - to calm down
消えて /kiete/ A1	verb - to disappear
サイダー /saidā/ A2	noun - cider
愛しく /itoshiku/ B1	adverb - lovingly
寂しかった /sabishikatta/ B1	adjective - lonely
思い出した /omoidashita/ B1	verb - to remember
薄れて /usurete/ B1	verb - to fade
涙 /namida/ A1	noun - tear
透明 /tōmei/ B1	adjective - transparent
花 /hana/ A1	noun - flower
呼吸 /kokyū/ A2	noun - breath

Key Grammar Structures

• きっとあれは夢なんかじゃない

  ➔ Use of "きっと" to express certainty or probably.

  ➔ "きっと" indicates a high degree of certainty about something happening.

• 目を離したら　今が凪いだら

  ➔ Use of "たら" to indicate conditional or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ "たら" connects a condition with the result, meaning "if" or "when".

• 過ぎ去った時間に呼吸を

  ➔ Using "に" to indicate the target or point in time where an action takes place.

  ➔ "に" marks the target in time or place where an action occurs.

• 花を過ぎ去った時間に呼吸を

  ➔ Use of "を" to mark the direct object of a verb.

  ➔ "を" indicates the direct object that the verb acts upon.

• 夢かもしれない　魔法かもしれない

  ➔ Use of "かもしれない" to express possibility or uncertainty.

  ➔ "かもしれない" indicates that something might be so, but it's not certain.

• 夏に溺れる

  ➔ Use of "に" to indicate the targeted time or place "summer" in this context.

  ➔ "に" in this phrase marks "summer" as the time during which the action "drowning" occurs.