夜明けと蛍 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ナブナ

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the poetic beauty of “夜明けと蛍” by n-buna, a captivating song that blends delicate melodies with profound lyrical imagery. By exploring the song's themes of dreams, transience, and self-discovery, you'll gain insight into the nuances of Japanese language and culture, while appreciating n-buna's unique artistry.

[English]

I'm captivated by the pale moon

Unable to see my dark footsteps

I don't realize I've fallen

The distant stars in the night are blurring

I can't find what I want to do

Pretending to hurry, looking down

Even when I get laughed at after falling down

I pretend not to notice

While painting morning with a song without shape

Beyond the shallow, shallow summer

I saw your hand, not cold

Faint sky, dawn firefly

To the point where I see myself just as a stain

I’ve come to dislike more things

And I want to fly to the other side of the world

Until I reach the unmanned station

Until I meet the version of myself from yesterday

Every time I look down because my chest hurts

You’re wandering further away again

Dirty our dreams, you and I

Goodbye, the fire flower blooming at last night

I was watching the flower reflected in the water

Because I was watching the moon misted across the water

If I painted a sky where summer never comes

Would you laugh at me?

In the pre-dawn dream, I saw the floating moon in the sky

If I could breathe without morning coming

Beyond the distant, distant summer

I saw your hand, not cold

Faint dawn-colored night sky

Now through the city where summer never comes

Ah, the indigo—dawn and fireflies

[Japanese]

淡い月に見とれてしまうから

暗い足元も見えずに

転んだことに気がつけないまま

遠い夜の星が滲む

したいことが見つけられないから

急いだ振り　俯くまま

転んだ後に笑われてるのも

気づかない振りをするのだ

形のない歌で朝を描いたまま

浅い浅い夏の向こうに

冷たくない君の手のひらが見えた

淡い空　明けの蛍

自分がただの染みに見えるほど

嫌いなものが増えたので

地球の裏側へ飛びたいのだ

無人の駅に届くまで

昨日の僕に出会うまで

胸が痛いから下を向くたびに

君がまた遠くを征くんだ

夢を見たい僕らを汚せ

さらば　昨日夜に咲く火の花

水に映る花を見ていた

水に霞む月を見ていたから

夏が来ないままの空を描いたなら

君は僕を笑うだろうか

明け方の夢　浮かぶ月が見えた空

朝が来ないままで息が出来たなら

遠い遠い夏の向こうへ

冷たくない君の手のひらが見えた

淡い朝焼けの夜空

夏が来ないままの街を今

あぁ　藍の色　夜明けと蛍

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
星 /hoshi/ A1	noun - star
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
朝 /asa/ A2	noun - morning
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
痛い /itai/ B1	adjective - painful
増える /fueru/ B1	verb - to increase
描く /kaku/ B1	verb - to draw, to depict
冷たい /tsumetai/ B2	adjective - cold
飛ぶ /tobu/ B2	verb - to fly
咲く /saku/ B2	verb - to bloom
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
街 /machi/ A2	noun - street, town
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
藍 /ai/ B2	noun - indigo

Key Grammar Structures

• 淡い月に見とれてしまうから

  ➔ Because I am captivated by the pale moon

  ➔ The phrase uses the structure 'verb + てしまう' to indicate an action that has been completed, often with a sense of regret.

• 転んだことに気がつけないまま

  ➔ Without realizing that I have fallen

  ➔ The phrase uses 'ことに気がつけない' to express the inability to notice something.

• 夢を見たい僕らを汚せ

  ➔ Dirty the us who want to dream

  ➔ The imperative form '汚せ' is used to give a command or request.

• 冷たくない君の手のひらが見えた

  ➔ I saw your palm that is not cold

  ➔ The phrase uses '冷たくない' to describe something that is not cold, indicating warmth.

• あぁ　藍の色　夜明けと蛍

  ➔ Ah, the color of indigo, dawn and fireflies

  ➔ The phrase uses '藍の色' to refer to a specific color, emphasizing its beauty and significance.