優しい彗星 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of YOASOBI's "優しい彗星," a song that beautifully captures the nuances of human connection and the pain of farewell. Explore Japanese through poignant lyrics and vivid imagery, and discover how this song enriches the narrative of *BEASTARS* while teaching valuable life lessons.

[English]

In the quiet of this night

I drove my car aimlessly

To my left, the moon shone on your profile

Your face, lit up by the moon's gentle glow

As if searching for memories

Connecting words, tracing the past

Memories of our days overflowed

Uncontrollably

From the day I decided to live by your side

The world began to change, little by little

Hiding weakness, pretending to be strong

In the days I've been acting out

Your gaze appeared suddenly one day

Teaching me things I didn't know

If there's something to protect, that's all it takes

To become this strong

...

In the depths of darkness

We met, and spent time together

Unparalleled days

They felt so good

No, I was happy

I was saved, you see

By you

Catching a faint light, shining bright

Tears like a shooting star

Flowing from this clumsy life

Beautiful tears

The kindness hidden in your strong, large body

Your face, with a hint of pain

I've grown to love

It's not about appearance

I've finally realized

The sound of gunfire echoes through the night

The breath of farewell attacks

A fleeting, merciless shooting star

My prayers disappeared, unheard

This, golden, gentle comet

Burned out in my hands

Its beautiful tail

I grasped tightly in the darkness

...

[Japanese]

今、静かな夜の中で

無計画に車を走らせた

左隣、あなたの

横顔を月が照らした

ただ、思い出を探る様に

辿る様に言葉を繋ぎ合わせれば

どうしようもなく溢れてくる

日々の記憶

あなたのそばで生きると決めたその日から

少しずつ変わり始めた世界

強く在るように弱さを隠すように

演じてきた日々に

ある日突然現れたその眼差しが

知らなかったこと教えてくれた

守るべきものがあればそれだけで

こんなにも強くなれるんだ

深い深い暗闇の中で

出会い、共に過ごしてきた

類の無い日々

心地よかった

いや、幸せだった

確かにほら 救われたんだよ

あなたに

わずかな光を捉えて輝いたのは

まるで流れ星のような涙

不器用な命から流れて零れ落ちた

美しい涙

強く大きな体に秘めた優しさも

どこか苦しげなその顔も

愛しく思うんだ

姿形じゃないんだ

やっと気付いたんだ

無情に響く銃声が夜を引き裂く

別れの息吹が襲いかかる

刹那に輝いた無慈悲な流れ星

祈りはただ届かずに消えた

この、手の中で燃え尽きた

金色の優しい彗星を

美しいたてがみを

暗闇の中握り締めた

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /ja/ A1	noun - night
車 /kuruma/ A1	noun - car
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
強く /tsuyoku/ B2	adverb - strongly
美しい /utsukushii/ B2	adjective - beautiful
涙 /namida/ B1	noun - tear
優しさ /yasashisa/ B2	noun - kindness
暗闇 /kurayami/ B2	noun - darkness
流れ星 /nagareboshi/ B2	noun - shooting star
別れ /wakare/ B2	noun - farewell
祈り /inori/ B2	noun - prayer
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
体 /karada/ A2	noun - body
顔 /kao/ A1	noun - face

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたのそばで生きると決めたその日から

  ➔ The past tense verb + と + decision expression

  ➔ This structure uses the past tense verb + と to indicate a decision or resolve made at that time.

• 辿る様に言葉を繋ぎ合わせれば

  ➔ Conditional form + ば (if/when)

  ➔ The ば form expresses a conditional or hypothetical situation, meaning 'if' or 'when' something happens.

• 美しい涙

  ➔ Adjective + noun structure

  ➔ Here, '美しい' is an adjective describing the noun '涙', meaning 'beautiful tears'.

• 流れ星のような涙

  ➔ Noun + の + ような + noun

  ➔ This structure compares one noun to another using ような, meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.

• 夜を引き裂く

  ➔ Verb stem + 〜を + verb form (causative or transitive)

  ➔ This structure uses the object particle 'を' with the verb to indicate the direct object of the action.

• 優しい彗星を暗闇の中握り締めた

  ➔ Transitive verb + を + noun, with て-form to indicate action done with possession or intention

  ➔ The て-form of the verb combined with を links the action to the noun, implying holding or grasping something.