奏 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: RIKU, スキマスイッチ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Japanese ballads with 'Kanade.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to study expressive vocabulary related to longing and separation, while experiencing the sophisticated harmonies that make J-Pop ballads so timeless.

[English]

The prelude to summer arrived

With the usual bustle

A new

Breeze was supposed to blow brightly

Or so it should have been

But I just watched you, unable to smile properly

As the seasons pass and you grow into an adult

I don't want them to overflow with sad songs

I wanted to tell you something at the very end, so as we said goodbye

I was searching for the words to change everything

I thought the role of leading you by the hand

Had ended with me

That's what I thought, but now I understand

Look, the days we spent together will guide us

As the time passes and you grow into an adult

It piles up

And I change too. For example, if we have

This kind of doubt, we can always stay connected

No matter what.

Suddenly

It

Resonates

The more I panic, the more you slip away from me

I called out to you in the universe and held you tight

No matter where you are, I will protect you with my voice.

From the day you appeared before me

Everything

Became clear.

The mornings, the light, the tears, and the singing voice—you gave me

That radiance. With these feelings that won't fade, I'll put them

Into this voice

And send them to your town far away.

.

For example, if it's a song like this, no matter

Where we are

We can stay connected.

Na na

Na

Yeah

.

[Japanese]

夏の前つなくてとて

いつものざめき

新しい

風明るくる

はずだったのに

うまく笑えずに君を見ていた

君が大人になってくの季節が

悲しい歌で溢れないように

最後に何か君に伝えたくてさよならに

変わる言葉を僕は探してた

君の手を引くその役目が

僕の閉めたなんて

そう思ってただけど今分かったんだ僕らも

重ねた日々がほら導いてくれる

君が大人になってくその時間が

振り積もる

間に僕も変わってく。例えばそこにこんな

疑われば2人はいつもどんな時も繋がって

いける。

突然

に

なり響べるの

焦る僕ほどけるて離れてく君

宇宙で呼び止めて抱きしめたんだ

君がどこにいたって僕の声で守るよ。

君が僕の前に現れた日から

何もかも

見えただ。

朝も光も涙も歌う声も君が輝き

をくれたんだ。さえきれない思いをこの声

に乗せて

遠く君の町へ届けよ

。

例えばそれがこんな歌だったら僕らはどこ

にいたとしても

繋がって行ける。

なナ

な

イエー

。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
季節 kisetsu N4	noun - season
大人 otona N4	noun - adult
悲しい kanashii N4	adjective - sad
言葉 kotoba N5	noun - word/language
探す sagasu N4	verb - to search for
重ねる kasaneru N2	verb - to stack/to repeat
導く michibiku N2	verb - to lead/guide
繋がる tsunagaru N3	verb - to be connected
抱きしめる dakishimeru N2	verb - to embrace
守る mamoru N3	verb - to protect
現れる arawareru N3	verb - to appear
光 hikari N3	noun - light
輝き kagayaki N3	noun - radiance/shine
届ける todokeru N3	verb - to deliver
歌う utau N5	verb - to sing

Key Grammar Structures

• 君が大人になってくの季節が悲しい歌で溢れないように

  ➔ ~ように (so that / in order to)

  ➔ Used to express an objective or wish. Here, the singer hopes the season doesn't become filled with sad songs.

• さよならに変わる言葉を僕は探してた

  ➔ ~に変わる (to change into / to replace)

  ➔ Used to describe something that takes the place of something else. He is looking for words that can act as a substitute for 'goodbye'.

• 君の手を引くその役目が僕の指名だなんてそう思ってた

  ➔ ~なんて (such a thing as / emphasizing surprise or self-doubt)

  ➔ Used to express one's own assumption or disbelief. He thought that 'guiding her' was his sole duty.

• 重ねた日々がほら導いてくれる

  ➔ ~てくれる (to do for me)

  ➔ Indicates that someone (or something) is doing something for the speaker's benefit. The shared days are 'guiding' him.

• 君が大人になってくその時間が積もる間に僕も変わってく

  ➔ ~間に (while / during the time)

  ➔ Indicates the duration of an action or state. While she is growing up, he is also changing.

• どんな時も繋がっていける

  ➔ ~ていける (to continue to do / to go on doing)

  ➔ Indicates a state or action that will continue into the future. They can continue to be connected.

• 君が僕の前に現れた日から何もかもが違く見えたんだ

  ➔ V-た + 日 (The day when...)

  ➔ Using the past tense form to modify a noun, specifying a time. It highlights the moment his perspective shifted.

• さえきれない思いをこの声に乗せて

  ➔ ~に乗せて (to put into / convey via)

  ➔ Used to express conveying feelings through a medium (like a voice).