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作词 : 秋元康 00:00
作曲 : 斉門 00:01
编曲 : 斉門 00:02
制作人 : 秋元康 00:03
Machikado no hitogomi de 00:16
Miushinatta mono nante mou 00:20
En ga nakatta dake to 00:24
Jibun ni iikikaseyou 00:28
Bokutachi wa otagai ni 00:33
Suki da to omotte ita no ni ne 00:36
Sotsugyou no sono mae ni 00:41
Naze ni ienakatta no ka? 00:44
Seishun wa (Akkenaku) mijikakute 00:48
Taisetsu na (Sou nanika) minogasu yo 00:53
Ano basho de (Tachidomaru) 00:57
Sono yuuki (Atta nara) 00:59
Ah Ima demo soba ni irareta 01:01
German Iris 01:05
Kimi wa oboete iru ka? 01:09
Tsugakuro no waki ni saiteita 01:13
Murasaki no karen na hana 01:17
Namae wo shiranakute 01:21
Baioletto to yondeta 01:25
Kimi to boku no himitsu no you de 01:30
Omoidasu tabi setsunai 01:34
Hito wa minna itsu no mani 01:46
Otona ni natte shimau ndarou 01:50
Shiranai koto sono subete wo 01:55
Shiru koto ga ii koto kai? 01:58
Hatsukoi wa (hakanakute) minoranai 02:02
Nannen ka (tatte kara) kizuku mono 02:06
Furimukeba (ano michi ni) 02:10
Hohoenda (Kimi ga iru) 02:13
Ah Kotoba wo kaketai keredo 02:15
German Iris 02:19
Ippai iro ga aru nda 02:23
Boku to kimi wa murasaki dake da to 02:27
Semai sekai ni ikiteta 02:31
Motto iroiro mitetara 02:35
Gokai shinakatta 02:39
Ano rainbow flower 02:42
German Iris 03:04
Kimi wa oboete iru ka? 03:08
Tsugakuro no waki ni saiteita 03:12
Murasaki no karen na hana 03:16
Namae wo shiranakute 03:20
Baioletto to yondeta 03:24
Kimi to boku no himitsu no you de 03:28
Omoidasu tabi setsunai 03:32
Shirabeta nda shokubutsu zukan 03:37
Ano hi no murasaki no hana 03:41

ジャーマンアイリス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Discover the poetic side of Japanese music with Hinatazaka46's “German Iris.” This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn expressive and emotional language through its story of a bittersweet first love. Its nuanced lyrics about memory and unspoken feelings make it a special and relatable piece for language learners.

[English]
作词 : 秋元康
作曲 : 斉門
编曲 : 斉門
制作人 : 秋元康
In the crowd on the street corner
What I lost, it’s just
That I didn’t have the chance
I’ll tell myself that
We both thought
We liked each other, didn’t we?
Before graduation,
Why couldn’t I say it?
Youth is (so fleeting) short
I overlooked (something important) something precious
In that place (I hesitate)
If I had the courage (back then)
Ah, even now I could’ve been by your side
German Iris
Do you remember?
By the side of the path to school, it bloomed
A gorgeous purple flower
I didn’t know its name
So I called it Violet
Like a secret between you and me
Every time I recall, it’s bittersweet
People all become adults
Before they even realize it
Is knowing everything
Really a good thing?
First love is (so fleeting) never seen again
Only after (many years) do you realize
When I turn around (on that path)
You’re there (smiling)
Ah, I want to say something, but
German Iris
There are so many colors
But you and I only knew purple
We lived in a narrow world
If we’d seen more colors
We wouldn’t have misunderstood
That rainbow flower
German Iris
Do you remember?
By the side of the path to school, it bloomed
A gorgeous purple flower
I didn’t know its name
So I called it Violet
Like a secret between you and me
Every time I recall, it’s bittersweet
I looked it up in a plant encyclopedia
That purple flower from that day
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

/en/

B1
  • noun
  • - fate, connection, relationship

自分

/jibun/

A1
  • noun
  • - oneself, myself, yourself

卒業

/sotsugyou/

B1
  • noun
  • - graduation

青春

/seishun/

B1
  • noun
  • - youth

名前

/namae/

A1
  • noun
  • - name

秘密

/himitsu/

A2
  • noun
  • - secret

大人

/otona/

A1
  • noun
  • - adult

初恋

/hatsukoi/

B1
  • noun
  • - first love

勇気

/yuuki/

B1
  • noun
  • - courage

世界

/sekai/

A1
  • noun
  • - world

/hana/

A1
  • noun
  • - flower

見失う

/miushinau/

B2
  • verb
  • - to lose sight of

思う

/omou/

A1
  • verb
  • - to think

覚えている

/oboete iru/

A2
  • verb
  • - to remember

咲いていた

/saiteita/

B1
  • verb
  • - was blooming

思い出す

/omoidasu/

A2
  • verb
  • - to recall

知る

/shiru/

A1
  • verb
  • - to know

気づく

/kizuku/

B1
  • verb
  • - to notice

短い

/mijikai/

A1
  • adjective
  • - short

大切な

/taisetsu na/

A2
  • adjective
  • - important, precious

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Machikado no hitogomi de

    ➔ Particle の (possessive/attributive)

    ➔ の is used to show possession or describe a noun. Here, 街角の (machikado no) means 'of the street corner'.

  • Miushinatta mono nante mou

    ➔ Past tense of 失う (ushinau) + もう (mou)

    ➔ 失った (ushinatta) is the past tense of 失う, meaning 'lost'. もう (mou) adds emphasis, like 'anymore'.

  • Bokutachi wa otagai ni

    ➔ Particle に (direction/target)

    ➔ に is used to indicate direction or a target. Here, 互いに (otagai ni) means 'to each other'.

  • Sotsugyou no sono mae ni

    ➔ Particle の (possessive) + 前に (mae ni)

    ➔ の shows possession, and 前に (mae ni) means 'before'. Together, 卒業のその前に (sotsugyou no sono mae ni) means 'before graduation'.

  • Seishun wa (Akkenaku) mijikakute

    ➔ Wa (は) particle for contrast + て form

    ➔ は (wa) is used for contrast, and the て form of adjectives is used for connecting. Here, 短くて (mijikakute) means 'short and'.

  • Ano basho de (Tachidomaru)

    ➔ Particle で (location) + Verb in dictionary form

    ➔ で (de) indicates location, and the verb in dictionary form is used after it. Here, 立ち止まる (tachidomaru) means 'to stop'.

  • Kimi wa oboete iru ka?

    ➔ Polite form of verb 覚える (oboeru) + か (ka) question particle

    ➔ 覚えている (oboete iru) is the polite form of 覚える, meaning 'to remember'. か (ka) turns the sentence into a question.

  • Omoidasu tabi setsunai

    ➔ Every time (たびに) + Adjective in い form

    ➔ たびに (tabi ni) means 'every time', and 切ない (setsunai) is an adjective in い form, meaning 'painful'.