夜行 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: 盗作

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich and evocative world of Yorushika's 'Yakou' (夜行), a poignant rock song that offers a unique lens into the nuances of Japanese lyricism. Through its beautiful metaphors about life, memory, and the passage of time, learners can explore advanced vocabulary and poetic expressions, making it an excellent piece for understanding deeper cultural and emotional contexts in Japanese music.

[English]

Night Travel – Yorushika

Words and Music: n-buna / Vocals: suis

Hey, if the night just comes as it is

I wonder what will happen to us

Shall we catch a train and go?

I think anywhere is fine with me

You probably don't understand yet, but

Even the sky is made of words

Yeah, if it's in the next town, I'll follow you

Gently falling, gently falling, floating down

In the clear morning, the song you sing, and the primrose

I don't need anything else

Waves cresting over the summer fields, tears never ending

Crying as the evening falls, evening, evening

Summer is ending, isn’t it?

Yeah, it is

Hey, someday when I become an adult

I wonder what will become of us

Do you have something you want to do?

I think I want to see that

You’ll probably forget, though

Only memories are real

Yeah, if it's down the road, I’ll follow you

Softly flowing, flowing, flowing, flowing

The breeze in the flowers, and the primrose

Words aren’t needed at all

On the summer fields where you stand, your hair fluttering

Crying as the rain approaches evening, evening, evening

Summer is ending, isn’t it?

Yeah, it is

I guess we've grown up

Gently falling, gently falling

In the clear morning, the song you sing, and the primrose

I don't need anything else

Waves cresting over the summer fields, tears never ending

Crying as the evening falls, evening, evening

Summer is ending, isn’t it?

I'm staying here

While you go far away

Yeah, that's how it is

Subtitled by Kizutsuke :3

[Japanese]

『夜行』 – ヨルシカ Yakou – Yorushika

Words, Music : n-buna / Vocal : suis

ねぇ、このまま夜が来たら Nee, konomama yoru ga kitara 吶，要是夜晚就這麼來臨了

僕ら　どうなるんだろうね bokura dou narundarou ne

列車にでも乗って行くかい Ressha ni demo notte iku kai

僕は何処でもいいかな Boku wa doko demo ii kana

君はまだわからないだろうけど Kimi wa mada wakaranai darou kedo

空も言葉で出来てるんだ sora mo kotoba de dekiterun da

そっか、隣町なら着いて行くよ Sokka, tonarimachi nara tsuite iku yo

はらはら、はらはら、はらり Harahara, harahara, harari

晴るる原　君が詠む歌や　一輪草 Haruru hara kimi ga yomu uta ya ichirinsou

他には何にもいらないから Hoka ni wa nannimo iranai kara

波立つ夏原、涙尽きぬまま Nami tatsu natsuhara, namida tsukinu mama

泣くや日暮は夕、夕、夕 naku ya higurashi wa yuu, yuu, yuu

夏が終わって往くんだね Natsu ga owatte ikunda ne

そうなんだね Sounanda ne

ねぇ、いつか大人になったら Nee, itsuka otona ni nattara

僕ら　どう成るんだろうね bokura dou narun darou ne

何かしたいことはあるのかい Nanika shitai koto wa aru no kai

僕はそれが見たいかな Boku wa sore ga mitai kana

君は忘れてしまうだろうけど Kimi wa wasurete shimau darou kedo

思い出だけが本当なんだ omoide dake ga hontou nanda

そっか、道の先なら着いて行くよ Sokka, michi no saki nara tsuite iku yo

さらさら、さらさら、さらさら、さらさら Sarasara, sarasara, sarasara, sarasara

花風揺られや、一輪草 Hana kaze yurareya, ichirinsou

言葉は何にもいらないから Kotoba wa nannimo iranai kara

君立つ夏原、髪は靡くまま Kimi tatsu Natsuhara, kami wa nabiku mama

泣くや雨催い夕、夕、夕 naku ya amamoyoi yuu, yuu, yuu

夏が終わって往くんだね Natsu ga owatte ikunda ne

そうなんだね Sou nanda ne

そっか、大人になったんだね Sokka, otona ni nattan da ne

はらはら、はらはら、はらり Harahara, harahara

晴るる原　君が詠む歌や　一輪草 harari Ha ruru hara kimi ga yomu uta ya ichirinsou

他には何にもいらないから Hoka ni wa nani mo iranaikara

波立つ夏原、涙尽きぬまま Nami tatsu Natsuhara, namida tsukinu

泣くや日暮は夕、夕、夕 mama naku ya higurashi wa yuu, yuu, yuu

夏が終わって往くんだね Natsu ga owatte iku nda ne

僕はここに残るんだね Boku wa koko ni nokoru nda ne

ずっと向こうへ往くんだね Zutto mukou e iku nda ne

そうなんだね Souna nda ne

Subtitled by Kizutsuke :3

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /や/ A1	noun - night
僕 /ぼく/ A1	noun - I (used by males)
君 /きみ/ A1	noun - you (informal)
言葉 /ことば/ B1	noun - word, language
泣く /なく/ A2	verb - to cry
夏 /なつ/ A1	noun - summer
涙 /なみだ/ B1	noun - tear
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road, path
思い出 /おもいで/ B2	noun - memory
花 /はな/ A1	noun - flower
原 /はら/ B1	noun - field, plain
行く /いく/ A1	verb - to go
乗る /のる/ A2	verb - to ride, to get on
着く /つく/ B1	verb - to arrive

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕ら　どうなるんだろうね

  ➔ Using the volitional form with 'んだろう' to express conjecture or speculation about the future.

  ➔ 'んだろう' is a contracted form of 'のだろう', used here to indicate speculation about what might happen.

• 何かしたいことはあるのかい

  ➔ Using the existential question form with 'はあるのか' to inquire if someone has something they want to do.

  ➔ 'はあるのか' is a colloquial way to ask whether there is something that exists or a desire to do something.

• 空も言葉で出来てるんだ

  ➔ Using the 'て' form with '出来てる' to indicate that something is made of or composed of something.

  ➔ 'できてる' is the colloquial contraction of 'できている', meaning 'is made of' or 'composed of'.

• 夏が終わって往くんだね

  ➔ Using the 'て' form of the verb '終わる' with 'て' to indicate the sequence of events, plus んだね for confirmation or explanation.

  ➔ '終わって' is the te-form of '終わる' meaning 'to finish', used here to connect the event of summer ending with a subsequent reflection.

• ずっと向こうへ往くんだね

  ➔ Using the volitional form '往くんだ' with 'ね' to express a gentle assertion or reflection about moving forward.

  ➔ '往くんだ' is the volitional form of '往く' (to go), with んだ attached for emphasis or explanation, and 'ね' adds a soft confirmation.