紫

• By: 女王蜂
• Album: 悪

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

あなたたちに出会えてほんとうによかった

I'm truly glad I met you

わたしだけじゃきっとここまで来れなかった

I probably couldn't have come this far alone

思い出はここまで 身体を追い抜いて

Memories here surpass my body

離ればなれになったあの雲間を紡ぐよ

I'll weave through that cloud where we are apart

やさしさだけをそっと残せたなら

If only I could quietly leave behind kindness alone

意味を持つまでにはきっと待たせてしまうけれど

It might make you wait until it gains meaning

生き抜けば輝け心と旅立ちよ

If we survive, our hearts will shine and we'll set out on a journey

朝焼けを待って さあ遠くへと行こうか

Waiting for the dawn, shall we go far away?

ねぇ どんな酷いことが起こり得るの？

Hey, what terrible things could possibly happen?

目を閉じても、それでも

Even if I close my eyes, still—

燃えるような血潮

A blood flow that burns brightly

終わりを見つめて

Staring at the end

「それでもさ、生まれて来てよかったって思う！」

No matter what, I think I'm glad I was born!

枝垂れついたカーテン

A hanging curtain

掻き分ければそこに咲く

Push through, and there it blooms

赤く青い竜胆 名前に次ぐ理由の果てに

Red and blue gentian—on the verge of a reason following its name

世界中の子と友だちになれるよう

So I can become friends with children around the world

投げ出された揺籠でわたしたちは育つ

We grow in a cradle we've thrown ourselves into

どんな酷いことも起こり得るよ

Any terrible thing can happen

青ざめるでしょう？それでも

It'll make you pale, right? Still—

諦めが悪いことを誇りたいよ

I want to be proud of my stubbornness

さあ始めて、紫

Come on, let's begin, Purple

あなたたちに出会えてほんとうによかった

I'm truly glad I met you

わたしだけじゃきっとここまで来れなかった

I probably couldn't have reached this point alone

さよならを忘れてしまいたいくらい

I want to forget goodbyes so badly

あなたたちに出会えてほんとうによかった

I'm truly glad I met you

わたしたちになれて、ほんとうによかった！

I'm really glad we could become us!

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
出会う(deau) /de.aʊ/ A2	verb - to meet, to encounter
ほんとう(hontou) /hoɴtoː/ A1	adjective - true, real noun - truth
思い出(omoide) /o.mo.i.de/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
身体(karada) /ka.ɾa.da/ A2	noun - body
雲間(kumoma) /kumo̞ma/ B2	noun - break in the clouds, opening between clouds
紡ぐ(tsumugu) /t͡sɯmɯɡɯ/ B2	verb - to spin (yarn), to weave, to compose (a story)
意味(imi) /i.mi/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
生きる(ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to live, to exist
輝く(kagayaku) /ka.ɡa.ja.kɯ/ B1	verb - to shine, to sparkle, to glitter
心(kokoro) /ko.ko.ɾo/ A1	noun - heart, mind, spirit
旅立ち(tabidachi) /tabidat͡ɕi/ B2	noun - departure, setting off
朝焼け(asayake) /asaꜜjake/ B1	noun - sunrise glow, morning glow
酷い(hidoi) /hi.do.i/ B1	adjective - cruel, awful, terrible
血潮(chishio) /t͡ɕiɕio/ C1	noun - blood tide, passionate blood
終わり(owari) /o̞wa̠ɾʲi/ A2	noun - end, conclusion
枝垂れる(shidateru) /ʃidareɾɯ/ C1	verb - to droop, to hang down (like weeping willow branches)
カーテン(kāten) /kaːteɴ/ A1	noun - curtain
咲く(saku) /sa.kɯ/ A2	verb - to bloom, to flower
竜胆(rindou) /ɾindoː/ C1	noun - gentian (flower)
紫(murasaki) /mɯɾa̠sa̠ki/ A1	noun - purple color

Grammar:

• あなたたちに出会えてほんとうによかった

  ➔ te form + て + しまう to express completion or regret

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's feeling of gratitude and happiness for meeting someone

• 思い出はここまで 身体を追い抜いて

  ➔ は to mark the topic; まで to indicate 'up to'

  ➔ Marks 'thoughts or memories' as the topic and indicates 'up to this point from the body.'

• やさしさだけをそっと残せたなら

  ➔ だけ to mean 'only', を to mark the direct object, 〜たら as a conditional form

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical condition: if only kindness could be quietly kept.

• 生き抜けば輝け心と旅立ちよ

  ➔ ば to form the conditional 'if', 〜けれど to mean 'but'

  ➔ Expresses 'if one lives through it, they will shine and set out on a journey.'

• 終わりを見つめて

  ➔ を to mark direct object, て to connect to the next action

  ➔ Command to gaze at the end, implying focus or reflection on endings.

• それでもさ、生まれて来てよかったって思う！

  ➔ て form + いい to express 'it's good to…', って quoting particle

  ➔ Expresses the feeling that despite everything, they think it's good to have been born.