永遠 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

私の指はきっと君の頬にそっと

My fingers are surely just for gently touching your cheek

触れるためだけにあって

Just to touch you

触れるためだけにあって

Just to touch you

輝く月はきっと君と一緒にずっと

The shining moon is surely always with you

見上げるためだけにあって

Just to look up at it

見上げるためだけにあったの

It was just for looking up

くじけそうなときにいつも隣にいて

When I felt like giving up, you were always by my side

笑ってくれた君はもういないんだ

You, who used to make me laugh, are no longer here

ポロポロ手のひらから

Tears fall from my palms

零れる悲しみ my love

Sadness spills over, my love

今夜この街で

Tonight in this town

たぶん私が一番泣いている

Maybe I'm the one crying the most

君に愛されたから

Because I was loved by you

私は私になれた

I was able to become myself

季節(とき)を運ぶ風よ

Oh, wind that carries the seasons

どうかあの日の永遠を還して

Please return the eternity of that day

bye bye bye

bye bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

あの頃二人いつも聴いてた曲が

The song we always listened to back then

ふっと街角に流れてる

Is suddenly playing on the street corner

イヤホーン片っ方ずつで

With one earphone each

君が突然強く引っ張るからね

You suddenly pull me strongly

ちょっと耳から外れちゃって

So it slips a bit from my ear

私が怒るとふざけて･･･

When I get angry, you joke around...

不意に君と目が合って

Suddenly our eyes meet

唇を重ねた

And our lips touch

ずっと私を守るって言ったのに

You said you would always protect me

ネイビーブルーの空

In the navy blue sky

そっと手を伸ばしてみる

I gently reach out my hand

張り裂けそうな胸

My heart feels like it's going to burst

もう一度ただ抱きしめて

Just hold me once more

あのとき素直になれば

If I had been honest back then

こんなことにならなかった？

Wouldn't it have turned out like this?

目覚めたらすべてが夢であってよ

When I wake up, I hope everything was a dream

そしてまたふざけて

And then we joke around again

bye bye bye

bye bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

道行く人をぼんやり見ていた

I was absentmindedly watching the people passing by

君と歩いたプラタナス並木

The plane trees we walked under together

今度パスタ作ってって

Next time, let's make pasta

来年旅行しようって

Let's travel next year

ずっと私を守るって言ったのに

You said you would always protect me

ポロポロ手のひらから

Tears fall from my palms

零れる悲しみ my love

Sadness spills over, my love

今夜この街で

Tonight in this town

たぶん私が一番泣いている

Maybe I'm the one crying the most

君に愛されたから

Because I was loved by you

私は私になれた

I was able to become myself

季節(とき)を運ぶ風よ

Oh, wind that carries the seasons

どうかあの日の永遠を

Please return the eternity of that day

ネイビーブルーの空

In the navy blue sky

そっと手を伸ばしてみる

I gently reach out my hand

張り裂けそうな胸

My heart feels like it's going to burst

もう一度ただ抱きしめて

Just hold me once more

あのとき素直になれば

If I had been honest back then

こんなことにならなかった？

Wouldn't it have turned out like this?

目覚めたらすべてが夢であってよ

When I wake up, I hope everything was a dream

そしてまたふざけて

And then we joke around again

bye bye bye

bye bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

bye bye bye

bye bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Why did you say bye bye

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
指 /ゆび/ A1	noun - finger
君 /きみ/ A1	noun - you (informal)
触れる /ふれる/ B1	verb - to touch
輝く /かがやく/ B1	verb - to shine
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B1	noun - sadness
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
風 /かぜ/ A2	noun - wind
胸 /むね/ A2	noun - chest
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
街 /まち/ A1	noun - town/street
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time
強く /つよく/ B1	adverb - strongly
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B2	verb - to hug
素直 /すなお/ B2	adjective - honest, straightforward
流れる /ながれる/ B1	verb - to flow
目覚める /めざめる/ B2	verb - to awaken
永遠 /えいえん/ B2	noun - eternity

Key Grammar Structures

• 私の指はきっと君の頬にそっと触れるためだけにあって

  ➔ Purpose clause (ために)

  ➔ The phrase "ためだけに" indicates the purpose of the action, which is to touch the cheek.

• 君に愛されたから私は私になれた

  ➔ Causative form (から)

  ➔ The use of "から" indicates the reason why the speaker became themselves, which is due to being loved.

• 目覚めたらすべてが夢であってよ

  ➔ Conditional form (たら)

  ➔ The phrase "たら" indicates a condition, suggesting that if the speaker wakes up, everything should be a dream.

• あの頃二人いつも聴いてた曲が

  ➔ Past continuous form (ていた)

  ➔ The phrase "ていた" indicates an action that was ongoing in the past, referring to the songs they used to listen to.

• 季節(とき)を運ぶ風よ

  ➔ Vocative case (よ)

  ➔ The use of "よ" is a vocative particle used to call or address someone or something, in this case, the wind.

• 張り裂けそうな胸

  ➔ Adjectival noun (そうな)

  ➔ The phrase "そうな" is used to describe a state or condition, indicating that the chest feels like it is about to burst.

• 不意に君と目が合って唇を重ねた

  ➔ Unexpected action (不意に)

  ➔ The term "不意に" indicates that the action of meeting eyes and kissing was unexpected.