幸せ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Omoinotake
• Album: Ammolite

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

きっと知らないだろう

You probably don't know

捨ててしまいたい過去を

I've wanted to throw away the past

ふたりの序章だと 意味をくれたこと

That was the prologue of us, giving meaning to it

きっと知らないだろう

You probably don't know

君が呼ぶ僕の名前

The name you call me by

由来より大きな 意味をくれたこと

Gave me a meaning greater than its origin

飲み干した 甘いサイダー

Drank down the sweet soda

むせ返る 僕を笑った

I choked and you laughed at me

繕った 笑顔なんか もういらないね

No more need for a fake smile

どうして どうして

Why, oh why

もらって ばかりいる僕を

Am I just receiving everything from you

愛しいと言うの 僕は何を

And calling it love, what am I

返して 返して

Return it, return it

生きて 行けるんだろうか

Can I really keep living like this?

眩しい想いが 満ちていく

Bright feelings keep filling up

この感情の 名前をそっと

Gently telling you the name of this emotion

君に伝えよう 「幸せ」

I'll tell you—‘Happiness’

やっと知ったんだよ

I finally understand now

言い合った果てにあるもの

The thing that lies beyond the arguing

さよならだけじゃない そんなことさえを

It’s not just about saying goodbye, even that I want to know

ずっと知りたいんだよ

Forever, I want to understand

君の目に映る世界

The world reflected in your eyes

頼りない指を ほどかない訳を

Why you don't loosen the fingers that depend on nothing

君が編んだ 長いマフラー

That long scarf you knitted

似合わない 僕を笑った

Laughed at me for not matching

「来年は」 その言葉に 生かされて

Living on your words of ‘Next year’

どうして どうして

Why, oh why

もらって ばかりいる僕を

Am I just receiving everything from you

愛しいと言うの 僕は何を

And calling it love, what am I

返して 返して

Return it, return it

生きて 行けるんだろうか

Can I really keep living like this?

眩しい想いが 満ちていく

Bright feelings keep filling up

抱き締めた肌が すれ違う火花が

The skin I hold tight, sparks flying past

ふたりの摩擦熱 この気持ちの正体

The friction between us, the true nature of these feelings

そうして そうして

And so, and so

照らして ばかりいる君の

Shining on you who only illuminate

何になれるかな 僕の全部

What can I become? All of me for you

捧げて 捧げて

Devote, devote

それでも 足りないはずだから

Because it’s still not enough, I know

宇宙が終わっても 君を愛すよ

Even if the universe ends, I will love you

どの感情も 君には勝てない

No feeling can beat you

悲しみさえ 愛にするから

Even sorrow, I turn into love

この感情の 行方はずっと

The course of these emotions will always

君ひとりだ

Be just you

「幸せ」　

'Happiness'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
知る /shiru/ A2	verb - to know
過去 /kako/ B1	noun - past
意味 /imi/ B2	noun - meaning
呼ぶ /yobu/ A2	verb - to call
由来 /yurai/ B2	noun - origin, root
甘い /amai/ A2	adjective - sweet
笑う /warau/ A2	verb - to laugh
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
満ちる / michiru/ B2	verb - to fill, to be full
伝える /tsutaeru/ B1	verb - to tell, to convey
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
生まれる /umareru/ B1	verb - to be born
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to embrace, to hug

Key Grammar Structures

• きっと知らないだろう

  ➔ Modal verb + だろう for conjecture or guess

  ➔ Expresses a conjecture or assumption about something, often translated as 'probably' or 'I guess.'

• 捨ててしまいたい過去を

  ➔ Verb in て form + しまいたい (want to do completely)

  ➔ Expresses a desire to do something completely or to get rid of something entirely.

• 由来より大きな意味をくれたこと

  ➔ Comparison form + より (more than), noun + の + 意味

  ➔ Indicates that the meaning provided is greater than its origin or previous understanding.

• 生きて 行けるんだろうか

  ➔ Potential form of verb + んだろうか (seeking doubt or wondering)

  ➔ Expresses uncertainty or questioning about the ability to do something.

• 君に伝えよう 「幸せ」

  ➔ Volitional form + う (let's / shall), verb + よう (to convey intention)

  ➔ Expresses an intention or will to do something, often translated as 'let's' or 'I'll' do something.

• ふたりの序章だと

  ➔ Noun + だと (copula + to indicating quotation or assumption)

  ➔ Uses the copula だと to indicate that what follows is a quotation, assumption, or explanation.

• 僕は何を 返して 返して

  ➔ Question word + は, verb in potential form + て + 返して (to repay or give back)

  ➔ Asks what to give back or repay, with the verb in the potential + て form to indicate a request or action.