夏に溺れる

• By: Bocchi
• Album: 夏に溺れる

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

揺らいだ世界はいつもより眩しかった

The world that swayed was brighter than ever before

きっとあれは夢なんかじゃない

Surely, that wasn't just a dream

魔法みたいな遠い夏の日

A distant summer day, like magic

切り取ったって手に残るものはなくて

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

君といた夏　青に飲み込まれてしまいそうで

Summer with you, about to be swallowed by the blue

走ったって手の中から飛び出して

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

目を離したら　今が凪いだら

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

消えてしまいそうだ

It feels like it might disappear

サイダー　飲み干して 目に映る雲を追いかけた

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

時間が止まるほどに愛しくて 寂しかった遠い夏の日

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

思い出したって ってもう あの日には戻れなくて

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

思い出になったらいつか薄れてしまいそうで

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

思わずこぼした涙は透明で

Tears I couldn't help but shed are transparent

目を開けてても　耳澄ましても　戻れはしないな

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

色褪せた僕らの記憶に花を

Flowers in our faded memories

過ぎ去った時間に呼吸を

Breathing in the passing time

夢かもしれない　魔法かもしれない

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

凪いだ海の真ん中で　僕は 夏に溺れていた

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

切り取ったって手に残るものはなくて

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

君といた夏　青に飲み込まれてしまいそうで

Summer with you, about to be swallowed by the blue

走ったって手の中から飛び出して

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

目を離したら　今が凪いだら

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

消えてしまいそうだ

It feels like it might disappear

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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.