Zutto... – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: 53rd SINGLE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Ayumi Hamasaki's "Zutto...", a classic J-pop winter ballad. Its poignant lyrics and melodic structure offer a beautiful opportunity to engage with Japanese language through heartfelt expressions of longing and enduring affection, making it a special piece for language learners.

[English]

The falling powdery snow

Lands on your eyelashes

With a smile that seems to be crying

My love for you has grown

I want you to be happier than anyone else

I truly feel that way from my heart

If, for example,

We could make it come true together

I want it to be a love

That is only mine forever

Is that too selfish?

But surely, you are

The last and only one for me

In this world

Yet sometimes, I suddenly feel

A bit melancholic

Maybe I should blame

This snow and the season

For that feeling

It feels like the whole world

Has disappeared, leaving us behind

If I said that, you would

Surely just laugh, wouldn't you?

I want to be with you

Like we were when we first met

Am I asking for too much?

But I feel that with you,

Even that could come true

I want it to be a love

That is only mine forever

Is that too selfish?

I want to be with you

Like we were when we first met

Am I asking for too much?

But I feel that with you,

Even that could come true

I feel that way

...

[Japanese]

舞い落ちる粉雪が

君のまつげに降りて

泣いているような笑顔に

愛しさ募った

誰よりも幸せになって欲しい

心からそう思った

それがもし例えばもし

一緒に叶えられるなら

ずっとずっと私だけの

恋でいて欲しいなんて

ワガママすぎかな

でもねきっと君が僕の

最後のたったひとりの

人だから

それなのに時々ふと

どこかもの悲しいのは

この雪と季節のせいに

してしまおうかな

世界中が私達を残して

どこか消えてしまったみたい

だなんて言ったら君は

きっと笑うんだろうね

ずっとずっと出逢った頃の

２人でいたいなんて

求めすぎてるかな

でもねきっと君とだから

それさえ叶うような

気がするよ

ずっとずっと私だけの

恋でいて欲しいなんて

ワガママすぎかな

ずっとずっと出逢った頃の

２人でいたいなんて

求めすぎてるかな

でもねきっと君とだから

それさえ叶うような

気がするよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
舞い落ちる /mai o chiru/ B2	verb - to fall gracefully (like snow or petals)
粉雪 /konayuki/ B1	noun - powdery snow
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
愛しさ /itoshisa/ B2	noun - affection, love
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think, to feel
叶える /kanaeru/ B1	verb - to fulfill, to realize
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love, romance
ワガママ /wagamama/ B2	adjective - selfish, willful
時々 /tokidoki/ A2	adverb - sometimes
悲しい /kanashii/ B1	adjective - sad
世界中 /sekaijuu/ B2	noun - around the world
消える /kieru/ B1	verb - to disappear
求める /motomeru/ B2	verb - to seek, to request
気 /ki/ A1	noun - spirit, feeling

Key Grammar Structures

• ～たい

  ➔ Expresses desire or wish to do something.

  ➔ "叶える" + たい = "叶えたい" (want to realize/fulfill).

• ～から

  ➔ Indicates a reason or cause.

  ➔ "季節のせいに" = "blame the season" (because of the season).

• ～ことができる

  ➔ Can do something; ability or possibility.

  ➔ "叶えられる" = "can be fulfilled".

• ～と

  ➔ Quotative or conditional 'if' clause, often used to quote or imagine something.

  ➔ In "もし例えばもし 一緒に叶えられるなら", 'なら' indicates a conditional "if".

• ～ながら

  ➔ Conveys simultaneous actions, 'while' doing something.

  ➔ Used in "きっと君が僕の最後のたったひとりの人だから" to imply a reason or emphasis.

• ～でいてほしい

  ➔ Want someone to remain in a certain state or condition.

  ➔ "恋でいて欲しい" = "want (someone) to remain in love".