硝子窓 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu
• Album: THE GREATEST UNKNOWN

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "硝子窓" by King Gnu, a captivating song that serves as the theme for the movie "Don't Call It Mystery." This track offers a unique blend of rock, classical, and hip-hop elements, making it a rich sonic experience. By diving into its poignant lyrics, you can explore themes of hope, resilience, and self-discovery, providing an excellent opportunity to engage with the nuances of Japanese language and its expressive power through King Gnu's distinctive artistry.

[English]

Hey, please, take my hand and pull me closer

Take me to the other side of happiness

I feel like I'm about to drown in the crowd

Your reflection is seeping through the glass window

I'm being consumed by the nights we've spent together

When I lost the unreliable fate I was relying on

What can I cling to?

At times when I feel like I'm about to tear apart, the words I lost

You always found them for me, no matter when

Playing the sound of my heart creaking

Counting the number of dry pains, we're

Growing up to be adults

So please don't cry, honey (honey, honey)

Hey, please, speed down the highway

Take me to the other side of sorrow (take me there)

Just for today, I won't mind anything (I won't mind)

Your reflection in the glass window is me

You're me, and I couldn't help but be involved

In the fate decided by someone else

In the unchangeable destiny

I want to keep searching for the meaning of living

Weakness isn't defeat

If it breaks, I can fix it

Everyone laughs at the imperfections

You're me, and

You're different, no matter where

You're me, and

You're imperfect, just like that

Hey, please, take my hand and pull me closer

Take me to a street no one knows

I want to love the mystery born from the group drama

I couldn't stand alone

This world, full of annoying yet lovely things

Hey, please, speed down the highway

Take me to the other side of sorrow (take me there)

Just for today, I won't mind anything

Your reflection in the glass window is me

You're me, and I couldn't help but be involved

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[Japanese]

ねえ お願いこの手を牽き寄せ

幸せの向こう側まで連れてってよ

このまま人波に溺れそうだわ

硝子窓に滲むあなた尻目に

有り触れた夜に飲まれてくわたし

お守りにしていた頼りない運命を

失くした時に何に縋ればいい

張り裂けそうな時亡くした言葉を

何時だってあなたは探し出してくれた

心の軋む音を奏でて

乾いた痛みの数を数えて 僕等は

大人に成ってゆくものよ

だから泣かないでくれよハニー (ハニー ハニー)

ねえ お願い高速(ハイウェイ)を飛ばして

悲しみの向こう側まで連れてってよ (連れてってよ)

今日だけは総てに糸目は付けないの (付けないの)

硝子窓に映るあなたはわたし

他人事では居られないあなたはわたし

誰かが決めた宿命や

変えられない運命の中で

生き抜く意味を探し続けたい

弱さは負けじゃない

壊れたら直せばいいよ

誰もが一悪を以って歪さ笑って

あなたはわたしで

どこまでもちがって

あなたはわたしで

いびつそのままで

ねえ お願いこの手を牽き寄せ

誰も知らない街まで連れてってよ

群像劇が孕むミステリーを愛したい

独りでは成り立たない

煩わしき愛おしきこの世界

ねえ お願い高速を飛ばして

悲しみの向こう側まで連れてってよ (連れてってよ)

今日だけは総てに糸目は付けないの

硝子窓に映るあなたはわたし

他人事では居られないあなたはわたし

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
牽き寄せ /ひきよせ/ B1	verb - to pull towards oneself
人波 /にんぱ/ B2	noun - crowd of people
硝子窓 /がらすまど/ B2	noun - glass window
滲む /にじむ/ B1	verb - to seep through
尻目 /しりめ/ B2	noun - corner of the eye
張り裂け /はりさけ/ B2	verb - to tear apart
軋む /あつむ/ B2	verb - to creak
奏で /かなで/ B2	verb - to play (music)
乾いた /かわいた/ B1	adjective - dry
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
宿命 /しゅくめい/ B2	noun - fate
歪さ /ひざさ/ B2	noun - distortion
笑って /わらって/ A2	verb - to laugh
群像劇 /ぐんぞうげき/ B2	noun - group drama
ミステリー /misuterī/ B2	noun - mystery
煩わしき /わずしき/ B2	adjective - troublesome
愛おしき /いとしき/ B2	adjective - beloved

Key Grammar Structures

• ねえ お願いこの手を牽き寄せ

  ➔ Imperative form

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form to make a request, as seen in "お願い" (please).

• 幸せの向こう側まで連れてってよ

  ➔ Te-form + て

  ➔ The use of the te-form "連れてって" indicates a request for action, meaning 'take me'.

• 心の軋む音を奏でて

  ➔ て-form + いる

  ➔ The phrase uses the te-form to connect actions, indicating ongoing action, as in 'playing the sound'.

• 誰もが一悪を以って歪さ笑って

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the passive voice to express that everyone laughs at the distortion, indicating an action done to the subject.

• 弱さは負けじゃない

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative form to assert that weakness is not a defeat.

• 誰も知らない街まで連れてってよ

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase includes a relative clause "誰も知らない" (that no one knows) to describe the city.

• 生き抜く意味を探し続けたい

  ➔ Desire form

  ➔ The phrase uses the desire form "探し続けたい" to express a wish to continue searching.