真夏の通り雨 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 宇多田ヒカル

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

夢の途中で目を覚まし

I wake up in the middle of a dream

瞼閉じても戻れない

Even with my eyes closed, I can't go back

さっきまで鮮明だった世界

The world that was so vivid just a moment ago

もう幻い

Now it's just an illusion

汗ばんだ私をそっと抱き寄せて

Gently holding me close as I汗d up

たくさんの初めてを深く刻んだ

Deeply engraving many firsts

揺れる若葉に手を伸ばし

Reaching out to the trembling new leaves

あなたに思い馳せる時

When I think of you

いつになったら悲しくなくなる

When will I stop feeling sad?

教えてほしい

I want to know

今日私は一人じゃないし

Today, I am not alone

それなりに幸せで

I'm reasonably happy

これでいいんだと言い聞かせてるけど

And I tell myself it's okay like this

勝てぬ戦に息切らし

Breathing hard in battles I can't win

あなたに身を焦がした日々

Days I burned for you

忘れちゃったら私じゃなくなる

If I forget, I won't be myself anymore

教えて 正しいサヨナラの仕方を

Tell me the right way to say goodbye

誰かに手を伸ばし

Reaching out to someone

あなたに思い馳せる時(あなた...)

When I think of you (you...)

今あなたに聞きたいことがいっぱい

There are so many things I want to ask you now

溢れて 溢れて

Overflowing, overflowing

木々が芽吹く 月日巡る

The trees sprout new leaves as days go by

変わらない 気持ちを伝えたい

I want to convey my unchanged feelings

自由になる 自由がある

To be free, to have freedom

立ち尽くす 見送りびとの影

Stood still, the shadow of the onlooker

思い出たちが ふいに私を

Memories suddenly grab me

乱暴に掴んで 離さない

Violently clutching me and not letting go

愛してます 尚も深く

I love you more deeply still

降り止まぬ 真夏の通り雨

Unceasing midsummer passing rain

夢の途中で目を覚まし

I wake up in the middle of a dream

瞼閉じても戻れない(あなた...)

Even with my eyes closed, I can't go back (you...)

さっきまであなたがいた未来

The future where you just were a moment ago

たずねて 明日へ

Searching for you, heading into tomorrow

(ずっと止まない止まない雨に ずっと癒えない癒えない渇き...)

(The rain that keeps falling and never stops, the unhealable, unquenchable thirst...)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /juːm/ A2	noun - dream
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
世界 /seˈkaɪ/ B1	noun - world
汗 /hɑː/ A2	noun - sweat
抱き寄せる /dɑːkɪˈjoʊsɛr/ B2	verb - to embrace
悲しい /kɑːnəˈsiː/ B1	adjective - sad
幸せ /ˈhɑːpɪnəs/ A2	noun - happiness
戦 /sɛn/ B2	noun - battle
日々 /ˈhɪbi/ B1	noun - days
思い出 /ˈoʊmɪˌdeɪ/ B1	noun - memory
愛 /aɪ/ A1	noun - love
雨 /ˈreɪn/ A1	noun - rain
自由 /dʒɪˈrɛɪ/ B2	noun - freedom
伝えたい /tʃʌnˈaɪ/ B2	verb - to want to convey

Key Grammar Structures

• 夢の途中で目を覚まし

  ➔ The use of の to indicate 'in the middle of' or 'during' a noun phrase.

  ➔ 'の' connects nouns to show the relationship or position, such as 'in the middle of' or 'during.'

• 瞼閉じても戻れない

  ➔ The concessive とも (te mo) form indicating 'even if' or 'although'.

  ➔ 'とも' attached to the verb stem indicates concession or 'even if' the action occurs.

• 忘れちゃったら私じゃなくなる

  ➔ Conditional form with たら ('if') used to express 'if' something happens.

  ➔ 'たら' is used to form conditional statements meaning 'if' or 'when.'

• 変わらない 気持ちを伝えたい

  ➔ The adjective 変わらない is in its negative form, describing 'unchanging' feelings.

  ➔ '変わらない' is the negative form of 変わる, meaning 'not changing' or 'unchanged.'

• 星々が輝く夜空

  ➔ The use of が to mark the subject of a sentence or clause.

  ➔ 'が' is the subject particle, used to highlight or specify the doer of the action.

• 木々が芽吹く 月日巡る

  ➔ Both phrases use が to mark the subject, with the verb in plain form indicating ongoing or habitual action.

  ➔ 'が' marks the subjects, and verbs in plain form describe ongoing or habitual actions.