左右盲 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: Digital Single「左右盲」

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Yorushika's "左右盲" (Sayuumou), a beautifully melancholic song that delves into the intricacies of memory and loss. Through its evocative lyrics, which draw on the metaphorical 'left-right confusion' and allusions to Oscar Wilde's 'The Happy Prince,' listeners can explore profound emotional depths and gain insight into poetic Japanese expression. The song's gentle acoustic melodies and clear vocals make it a special piece for appreciating the nuanced beauty of the Japanese language and its power to convey complex human experiences.

[English]

Your right hand is gently pressing your cheek

I hold a warm mug in my left hand

Your right eyebrow is a little drooped

Morning has poured down so much

Just one thing is enough

Just one peony that won’t scatter is enough

To strike your heart

With happiness so great it makes your heart forget

Just one thing is enough

In a night so desperate I don't know left or right

To walk alone in that silence

If I could teach you just that one thing

Your right eyebrow is a little drooped

I can’t quite remember clearly

It seems I don't understand

On your right hand, there’s a novel you bought once

Oh, is that in your left hand?

Just one thing is enough

One ray of sunlight in the night is enough

To hit your heart and see into your feelings

Just one thing is enough

To walk through hail dancing in summer, even if you're groping

May your eyes never close

Slowly peeling your heart away from my body

Handing everything over to you, I’ll give it all

From the sword’s hilt, the ruby; from these eyes, the sapphire

Keep the leaden heart nearby, just place it by your side

Just one thing is enough

Just one peony that won’t scatter is enough

To strike your heart

A happiness so great you forget even tears

Just a little is enough

The sun to stop today’s gentle rain

Just a little is enough

A little of my footprints in your world

Can you understand, your happiness isn’t just one thing

There is more than one thing

In a night so desperate I don't know left or right

For the long path you’ll walk from now on

Please don’t be the only one to laugh

If I could teach you just that one thing

No matter what you eat, nothing tastes right

It’s like my body has vanished

Your heart and my heart

I always thought they were one and the same

[Japanese]

君の右手は頬を突いている

僕は左手に温いマグカップ

君の右眉は少し垂れている

朝がこんなにも降った

一つでいい

散らぬ牡丹の一つでいい

君の胸を打て

心を亡れるほどの幸福を

一つでいいんだ

右も左もわからぬほどに手探りの夜の中を

一人行くその静けさを

その一つを教えられたなら

君の左眉は少し垂れている

上手く思い出せない

僕にはわからないみたい

君の右手にはいつか買った小説

あれ、それって左手だっけ

一つでいい

夜の日差しの一つでいい

君の胸を打つ、心を覗けるほどの感傷を

一つでいいんだ

夏に舞う雹のその中も手探りで行けることを

君の目は閉じぬことを

僕の身体から心を少しずつ剥がして

君に渡して　その全部をあげるから

剣の柄からルビーを　この瞳からサファイアを

鉛の心臓はただ傍に置いて

一つでいい

散らぬ牡丹の一つでいい

君の胸を打て

涙も忘れるほどの幸福を

少しでいいんだ

今日の小雨が止むための太陽を

少しでいい

君の世界に少しでいい僕の靴跡を

わかるだろうか、君の幸福は

一つじゃないんだ

右も左もわからぬほどに手探りの夜の中を

君が行く長いこれからを

僕だけは笑わぬことを

その一つを教えられたなら

何を食べても味がしないんだ

身体が消えてしまったようだ

貴方の心と　私の心が

ずっと一つだと思ってたんだ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest
幸福 /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart/mind
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory
小説 /shousetsu/ B2	noun - novel
静けさ /shizukesa/ B2	noun - silence/quietness
舞う /mau/ B1	verb - to dance
行く /iku/ A1	verb - to go
教える /oshieru/ A2	verb - to teach
買う /kau/ A1	verb - to buy
少し /sukoshi/ A1	adverb - a little
長い /nagai/ A2	adjective - long
身体 /karada/ B1	noun - body
剣 /ken/ B2	noun - sword
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye

Key Grammar Structures

• 君の左眉は少し垂れている

  ➔ The use of the 『は』 particle to mark the topic of the sentence.

  ➔ 『は』 indicates the topic of the sentence, highlighting 『君の左眉』 (your left eyebrow).

• 一つでいい

  ➔ Using 『で』 as a means or method, combined with 『いい』 to indicate sufficiency or acceptability.

  ➔ 『で』 indicates the means or manner in which something is done, while 『いい』 means 'enough' or 'acceptable'.

• 古い小説

  ➔ The adjective 『古い』 modifying the noun 『小説』 in the phrase.

  ➔ 『古い』 describes the noun 『小説』 (novel), indicating that the novel is old or has been read before.

• 心を亡れるほどの幸福

  ➔ The phrase uses 『ほど』 to indicate the degree or extent of happiness, implying an overwhelming amount.

  ➔ 『ほどの』 expresses the extent or degree of something, in this case, happiness that is intense enough to almost cause one to die.

• 身体から心を少しずつ剥がして

  ➔ Using 『から』 to indicate the starting point in a physical or figurative separation.

  ➔ 『から』 indicates the starting point of the action, here referring to separating or removing the heart from the body.

• その一つを教えられたなら

  ➔ Conditional 『なら』 used to express 'if' or 'if it is the case that', often implying a hypothetical or desired condition.

  ➔ 『なら』 creates a hypothetical or conditional scenario, here indicating 'if I am taught that one thing'.

• ずっと一つだと思ってたんだ

  ➔ The phrase uses 『と思ってた』 to express a past continuous belief or thought.

  ➔ 『と思ってた』 means 'had believed' or 'thought', indicating a past state of mind.