優しい彗星 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

今、静かな夜の中で

In the quiet of this night

無計画に車を走らせた

I drove my car aimlessly

左隣、あなたの

To my left, the moon shone on your profile

横顔を月が照らした

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

ただ、思い出を探る様に

As if searching for memories

辿る様に言葉を繋ぎ合わせれば

Connecting words, tracing the past

どうしようもなく溢れてくる

Memories of our days overflowed

日々の記憶

Uncontrollably

あなたのそばで生きると決めたその日から

From the day I decided to live by your side

少しずつ変わり始めた世界

The world began to change, little by little

強く在るように弱さを隠すように

Hiding weakness, pretending to be strong

演じてきた日々に

In the days I've been acting out

ある日突然現れたその眼差しが

Your gaze appeared suddenly one day

知らなかったこと教えてくれた

Teaching me things I didn't know

守るべきものがあればそれだけで

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

こんなにも強くなれるんだ

To become this strong

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深い深い暗闇の中で

In the depths of darkness

出会い、共に過ごしてきた

We met, and spent time together

類の無い日々

Unparalleled days

心地よかった

They felt so good

いや、幸せだった

No, I was happy

確かにほら 救われたんだよ

I was saved, you see

あなたに

By you

わずかな光を捉えて輝いたのは

Catching a faint light, shining bright

まるで流れ星のような涙

Tears like a shooting star

不器用な命から流れて零れ落ちた

Flowing from this clumsy life

美しい涙

Beautiful tears

強く大きな体に秘めた優しさも

The kindness hidden in your strong, large body

どこか苦しげなその顔も

Your face, with a hint of pain

愛しく思うんだ

I've grown to love

姿形じゃないんだ

It's not about appearance

やっと気付いたんだ

I've finally realized

無情に響く銃声が夜を引き裂く

The sound of gunfire echoes through the night

別れの息吹が襲いかかる

The breath of farewell attacks

刹那に輝いた無慈悲な流れ星

A fleeting, merciless shooting star

祈りはただ届かずに消えた

My prayers disappeared, unheard

この、手の中で燃え尽きた

This, golden, gentle comet

金色の優しい彗星を

Burned out in my hands

美しいたてがみを

Its beautiful tail

暗闇の中握り締めた

I grasped tightly in the darkness

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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.