正解 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through 'Seikai' offers a unique window into the emotions and anxieties of Japanese youth. The song's lyrics are direct and poetic, touching on universal themes of friendship, farewell, and the search for one's own path. It's a special song because it was born from a real collaboration with 1,000 young people, making it an authentic voice of a generation and a touching piece to learn as you explore the nuances of the Japanese language and culture surrounding graduation.

[English]

No matter what friends I meet from here on out

We shared secrets that we can't divide

Yet, just a single word, "I'm sorry"

Felt so far away, I couldn't say it

Even though we'll meet again tomorrow, for some reason we

Rub our sleepy eyes and talk nonsense all night

The next day, as expected, we doze off at our desks

Even though we're being scolded, I can't help but laugh

How much we can do things that don't make sense is what youth is, I guess

Maybe we thought that somewhere

Ah, I've only been taught questions that have answers, is that why?

What we wanted to know was that there's never a right answer in the galaxy

The way to make up with you, who is the most important to me

How to turn the heart of that girl I love

Because our future is completely invisible

I have no use for questions that already have answers

Oh

With any friend I've met until now

I found you, who is different

For the first time, I was able to like myself

There's no way you could understand

You probably can't understand either

Though we walk side by side, I was still chasing your back somewhere

From tomorrow, it won't be there anymore (won't be there)

Ah, I've only been taught questions that have answers, is that why?

What we wanted to know was that even adults don't know the right answers

How to sleep at night when joy overflows and won't stop

How to heal the wounds of my heart that are blurred with regret

How to encourage a hurt friend

The day I first shouted at you

I heard later that you were laughing

I don't know how to convey my feelings

You forcibly pried open my heart

Ah, I've only been taught questions that have answers, but from tomorrow

I'm off to search for my own right answer until we meet again

Fill in the words that fit in the next blank

Write them down, the last question here

“From tomorrow, the days without you

I will surely, surely

The time limit is your life from now on

The answer sheet is your life from now on

When it's time to check the answers, I won't be there anymore

So, the grading criteria is your life from now on

“Ready, set, go”

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[Japanese]

この先に出会うどんな友とも

分かち合えない秘密を共にした

それなのにたったひと言の 「ごめんね」だけ

やけに遠くて言えなかったり

明日も会うのになぜか僕らは

眠い眼こすり 夜通しバカ話

明くる日 案の定 机並べて居眠りして

怒られてるのに笑えてきて

理屈に合わないことを どれだけやれるかが青春だとでも

どこかで僕ら思っていたのかな

あぁ 答えがある問いばかりを 教わってきたよ そのせいだろうか

僕たちが知りたかったのは いつも正解などまだ銀河にもない

一番大切な君と 仲直りの仕方

大好きなあの子の 心の振り向かせ方

なに一つ見えない 僕らの未来だから

答えがすでにある 問いなんかに用などはない

Oh

これまで出逢ったどんな友とも

違う君に見つけてもらった

自分をはじめて好きになれたの

分かるはずない

君に分かるはずもないでしょう

並んで歩けど どこかで追い続けていた 君の背中

明日からは もうそこにはない(そこにはない)

あぁ 答えがある問いばかりを 教わってきたよ そのせいだろうか

僕たちが知りたかったのは いつも正解など大人も知らない

喜びが溢れて止まらない 夜の眠り方

悔しさで滲んだ 心の傷の治し方

傷ついた友の 励まし方

あなたとはじめて怒鳴り合った日

あとで聞いたよ 君は笑っていたと

想いの伝え方がわからない

僕の心 君は無理矢理こじ開けたの

あぁ 答えがある問いばかりを 教わってきたよ だけど明日からは

僕だけの正解をいざ 探しにゆくんだ また逢う日まで

次の空欄に当てはまる言葉を

書き入れなさい ここでの最後の問い

「君のいない 明日からの日々を

僕は きっと きっと

制限時間は あなたのこれからの人生

解答用紙は あなたのこれからの人生

答え合わせの 時に私はもういない

だから 採点基準は あなたのこれからの人生

「よーい、はじめ」

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
友 /とも/ A1	noun - friend
秘密 /ひみつ/ A2	noun - secret
明日 /あした/ A1	noun - tomorrow
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart/mind
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound/injury
喜び /よろこび/ B1	noun - joy
答え /こたえ/ B1	noun - answer
未来 /みらい/ B2	noun - future
方法 /ほうほう/ B2	noun - method
大切 /たいせつ/ B2	adjective - important
分かる /わかる/ A2	verb - to understand
探す /さがす/ B1	verb - to search
怒る /おこる/ B1	verb - to get angry
思い /おもい/ B2	noun - thought
言葉 /ことば/ B2	noun - word/language

Key Grammar Structures

• 分かち合えない秘密を共にした

  ➔ Potential Form (〜えない): expresses inability or impossibility

  ➔ The suffix "〜えない" shows that the action cannot be performed.

• 答えがすでにある問いなんかに用などはない

  ➔ はない (nai): negative form indicating absence

  ➔ The phrase "はない" is used to deny the existence of something or the presence of a certain attribute.

• 笑っていたと

  ➔ ている form: ongoing or habitual action in the past or present

  ➔ The ている form indicates an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past or present.

• 大切なあの子の 心の振り向かせ方

  ➔ の (no): possessive or descriptive particle

  ➔ The の particle connects nouns to show possession or to describe qualities.

• 解答用紙は あなたのこれからの人生

  ➔ は (wa): topic particle; の (no): possessive particle

  ➔ The は particle marks the topic of the sentence, while の indicates possession or relation.

• 次の空欄に当てはまる言葉を

  ➔ に (ni): direction, target, or indirect object particle

  ➔ The particle に indicates the target or destination of an action.

• 「よーい、はじめ」

  ➔ imperative form: giving a command or instruction

  ➔ The phrase is in imperative form, used to instruct someone to begin.