雨景色 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Rokudenashi
• Album: 日陰

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of Rokudenashi's '雨景色' (The Shape of Rain). The beautiful Japanese lyrics, set against a backdrop of rain and complex emotion, offer a poignant exploration of love and perseverance. Listening to this song, you can learn beautiful vocabulary related to atmosphere and deep feeling, all woven together by the unique sound of this female-fronted J-Pop unit.

[English]

The gems I swallowed have taken up residence in my heart

They dig deep inside me, and they shine a light

Someone says it's going to rain heavily all day again

If I could stay by your side, that wouldn't be bad

We're sharing the same sad dream—the only one was you

I'm in love, like a storm

Unforecasted rain, scattered everywhere

Throw aside your umbrella—faster, faster, speed up

On a battered, desolate station platform, we can't go back anywhere

The breaths that bind us two—let's go together to the sea where dawn awaits

As my love grows, so does the ache

I can't just cherry-pick the good parts of this life

Bathed in light

Shadows grow long

I'm in love, like a storm

We laugh, we cry—it's what makes us human

Cast away the past—faster and faster, push the pace

The tears that flow fall into my heart, and soon they will bloom into something

The breaths that bind us two—let's go to the sea we will never reach

Ah

[Japanese]

飲み込んだ宝石が 僕の心に棲みついている

それは深く蝕んで 光を放つ

今日も一日 強い雨が降ると 誰かが伝えている

あなたのそばにいられたら それも悪くない

同じ悲しい夢を見ている たった一人があなただった

恋をしている 嵐のような

予報のつかない散らばった雨

傘など放り投げ もっと もっと スピードを上げて

荒れ果てた駅のホーム どこにも僕ら 帰れやしない

二人繋ぐ呼吸を 夜明けが待つ海へ 共に行こう

愛しさ増えるたび 切なさも増える

良いとこ取りなど できないこの人生

光源に照らされて

影が長く伸びてく

恋をしている 嵐のような

笑って 泣いて 人間らしいね

過去など放り投げ もっと もっと スピードを上げて

流れてく涙が 心に落ちて やがて何か咲かす

二人繋ぐ呼吸を 決して辿り付かない 海へ行こう

嗚呼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飲み込む /nomi komu/ B2	verb - to swallow
宝石 /hōseki/ A2	noun - jewel
蝕む /musubu/ C1	verb - to erode
放つ /hanatsu/ B1	verb - to emit
雨 /ame/ A1	noun - rain
嵐 /arashi/ B1	noun - storm
予報 /yohō/ B2	noun - forecast
放り投げる /hōri nageru/ B2	verb - to throw away
スピード /supīdo/ A2	noun - speed
荒れる /areru/ B2	verb - to be rough
ホーム /hōmu/ A1	noun - platform
息 /iki/ A2	noun - breath
夜明け /yoake/ B1	noun - dawn
切なさ /setsunasa/ C1	noun - heartache
光源 /kōgen/ B2	noun - light source
影 /kage/ A2	noun - shadow
人間らしい /ningen rashii/ C1	adjective - human-like
咲く /saku/ B1	verb - to bloom
嗚呼 /ā/ A1	interjection - oh

Key Grammar Structures

• 飲み込んだ宝石が 僕の心に棲みついている

  ➔ Te-form + いる (continuous state)

  ➔ The te-form of the verb 棲みつく (sumitsuku) followed by いる indicates a continuous state, meaning the gem has been residing in the heart for some time.

• それは深く蝕んで 光を放つ

  ➔ Plain form + て (te form for sequencing)

  ➔ The plain form of the verb 蝕む (musu) followed by て is used to sequence actions, indicating that the erosion happens and then light is emitted.

• あなたのそばにいられたら それも悪くない

  ➔ Past potential form (ら)

  ➔ The past potential form いられたら (irareta ra) expresses a hypothetical situation in the past, meaning 'if I could have been by your side, it wouldn't have been bad.'

• 恋をしている 嵐のような

  ➔ Present continuous (〜ている) with na-adjective

  ➔ The present continuous form 恋をしている (koi o shite iru) is used with the na-adjective 嵐のような (arashi no yō na) to describe an ongoing state of being in love, likened to a storm.

• もっと もっと スピードを上げて

  ➔ Adverbial use of もっと (more)

  ➔ The adverbial use of もっと emphasizes the need for more speed, repeating it for added intensity.

• 二人繋ぐ呼吸を 夜明けが待つ海へ 共に行こう

  ➔ Volitional form (〜よう)

  ➔ The volitional form 共に行こう (tomoni yukou) expresses a suggestion or invitation to go together to the sea where the dawn awaits.

• 光源に照らされて 影が長く伸びてく

  ➔ Passive form (〜られて) with く verb

  ➔ The passive form 照らされて (terasarete) indicates that the light source is illuminating, causing the shadow to stretch long.

• 流れてく涙が 心に落ちて やがて何か咲かす

  ➔ て form for sequencing with く verb

  ➔ The te form 流れてく (nagarete ku) and 落ちて (ochite) are used to sequence actions, indicating that tears flow, fall into the heart, and eventually cause something to bloom.