月を見ていた – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師, Kenshi Yonezu

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

月明かり柳が揺れる

The moonlight sways the willow tree

わたしは路傍の礫

I am a pebble by the roadside

思い馳せるあなたの姿

Your figure flashes before my eyes

羊を数えるように

Like counting sheep

別れゆく意味があるなら

If there's a meaning to our parting

せめて悲しまないで

Please don't be sad

沈黙から離れた空へ

In the sky, far from silence

一筋の愛を込めて

I'll pour my love into it

どんな夜だって

No matter the night

失い続けたって

Even if I keep losing

共に生きてきたろう

Let's live together

瞬くように

In the blink of an eye

何かを求めて月を見ていた

I was searching for something, gazing at the moon

嵐に怯えるわたしの前に

You appeared before me, who feared the storm

現れたのがあなたでよかった

I'm glad it was you

まるで何もかもがなかったかのように

As if nothing had ever existed

この火は消えたりしない

This flame will never fade

きっと

Surely

その窓を風が叩けば

If the wind knocks on that window

僅かに開け放して

I'll slightly open it

ただひとつ　そうただひとつ

Just one thing, just that one thing

語り得ぬ声で叫ぶ

I'll cry out with a voice that can't be spoken

生まれ変わったとして

Even if I'm reborn

思い出せなくたって

And can't remember

見つけてみせるだろう　あなたの姿

I'll find you, your figure

全てを燃やして月を見ていた

I was gazing at the moon, burning everything

誰かがそれを憐れむとしても

Even if someone pitied me

あなたがいれば幸せだったんだ

I was happy as long as you were with me

およそ正しくなどなかったとしても

Even if it wasn't quite right

消えたりしない

It will never fade

名前を呼んで　もう一度だけ

Call your name, just one more time

優しく包むその柔い声で

With that gentle, soft voice that wraps me

月を頼りに掴んだ枝が

The branch I grasped, relying on the moon

あなただった

Was you

...

...

何かを求めて月を見ていた

I was searching for something, gazing at the moon

嵐に怯えるわたしの前に

You appeared before me, who feared the storm

現れたのがあなたでよかった

I'm glad it was you

まるで何もかもがなかったかのように

As if nothing had ever existed

この火は消えたりしない

This flame will never fade

きっと

Surely

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月 /tsuki/ A1	noun - moon
明かり /akari/ A2	noun - light
揺れる /yureru/ B1	verb - to sway
路傍 /robo/ B1	noun - roadside
礫 /tsubute/ B2	noun - pebble
別れ /wakare/ A2	noun - parting
沈黙 /chinmoku/ B1	noun - silence
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
嵐 /arashi/ B1	noun - storm
怯える /obieru/ B2	verb - to be afraid
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
消えたり /kierari/ B1	verb - to disappear
生まれ変わった /umarekawatta/ B2	verb - to be reborn
思い出せなくたって /omoidasenakutatte/ B2	verb - to not be able to remember
見つけて /mitsukete/ A2	verb - to find
優しく /yasashiku/ B1	adverb - gently
包む /tsutsumu/ B1	verb - to wrap

Key Grammar Structures

• 月明かり柳が揺れる

  ➔ The particle "が" indicates the subject performing the action.

  ➔ In this case, "柳" (willow) is the subject that "揺れる" (sways).

• 思い馳せるあなたの姿

  ➔ The verb "馳せる" (to think or long for) is used with "思い" (thoughts) to express longing.

  ➔ The phrase "思い馳せる" means to be deeply preoccupied or to long for someone.

• 別れゆく意味があるなら

  ➔ The phrase "があるなら" expresses a hypothetical or conditional meaning, 'if there is...'.

  ➔ It indicates 'if there is a meaning in parting' or a hypothetical scenario.

• 沈黙から離れた空へ

  ➔ The phrase "から" indicates the starting point of movement or action ('from').

  ➔ It shows movement from "沈黙" (silence) towards the "空" (sky).

• 一筋の愛を込めて

  ➔ The phrase "一筋の" means "single, pure" or "straightforward," combined with "愛を込めて" (with love).

  ➔ It conveys performing an action with pure or focused love.

• 見つけてみせるだろう　あなたの姿

  ➔ The phrase "みせる" is a causative form meaning "to show" or "to demonstrate".

  ➔ It expresses the speaker's intention to demonstrate or prove they will find and show the person's image.

• 火は消えたりしない

  ➔ The verb "しない" is the negative form of "する" (to do), expressing that "火" (fire) will not go out.

  ➔ It states that the fire will never go out or be extinguished.