モノトーン – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ずっと 僕は 僕らは

Forever, I, we

一人きりの世界を生きている

Live in a world all alone

隣り合う世界にそっとふれる度

Every time I gently touch the neighboring world

思い知るんだ

I realize

思い出すんだ

I remember

幼い頃の僕らは

When we were young

無邪気さに守られたまま

We were protected by our innocence

呼び合う名前と

The names we called each other

明日の約束

And the promises for tomorrow

それだけで世界は一つだと思えた

With just that, I felt the world was one

分かり合えないことが

The things we can't understand

許し合えないことが

The things we can't forgive

一つ二つ増えていく

Keep increasing one by one

その度に僕は

Every time that happens, I

信じ合えると期待することさえも

Even stop expecting that we can believe in each other

やめてしまった

Forever, I, we

ずっと 僕は 僕らは

ずっと 僕は 僕らは

それぞれ別の世界を生きている

Live in separate worlds

近付いたと思えば

When I think we've gotten closer

離れ離れに

We drift apart

そう繰り返す度

And every time it repeats

一人きりを思い知るんだ

I realize I'm all alone

僕が 僕らが

I, we

それでも誰かを求めるのは

Still seek someone

孤独をただ素直に

Simply accepting loneliness

受け入れたまま

As it is

生きていけるほど

I can't live well enough

大人じゃないから

Because I'm not an adult

教室の後ろに貼られた

At the back of the classroom

違う色で描かれた同じ景色たち

The same scenery drawn in different colors

僕らは誰もが

We all

それぞれで違う

Are different

少しのズレもなく重なることはないのに

Even though we can never overlap without a slight misalignment

描いている理想からどれだけ

Measuring how far we are

離れているかで測るような

From the ideals we draw

愛に似せた 一人よがりは

Self-centered love that resembles love

行き過ぎた ないものねだり

Is an excessive longing for what we don't have

確かめる度 嫌になって

Every time I confirm it, I feel disgusted

求める度 身勝手になって

Every time I seek it, I become selfish

失う度 臆病になった

Every time I lose, I become cowardly

今より多くは望まないから

I don't wish for more than now

今より遠くへは行かないで

Don't go further away than now

そうやって曖昧な距離を保つことが

I convinced myself that maintaining this ambiguous distance

大人になることだと思い込んだ

Is what it means to become an adult

僕は 僕は

I, I

傷付くことから逃げているだけで

Am just running away from being hurt

本当はただ

But really, I just

今でもまだ

Still want to believe

信じたいんだ

Forever, I, we

ずっと 僕は 僕らは

ずっと 僕は 僕らは

誰もが別の世界を生きている

Everyone lives in a different world

だから手を繋いで

So let's hold hands

そう言葉を交わして

And exchange words

一人きりではないよと

To say we're not alone

お互いに誤魔化し合うんだ

We deceive each other

いつか いつか

Someday, someday

この未熟な孤独に包まれて

Wrapped in this immature loneliness

覚えた寂しさと痛みの分だけ

If I can be kind enough for the loneliness and pain I've learned

優しくなれたら

If I can believe in people

人を信じられたら

Forever, both you and I

ずっと 僕も 君も

ずっと 僕も 君も

誰もが一人だ

Everyone is alone

分かり合いたいと

Wanting to understand each other

寄り添い合った心が

When our hearts snuggle close

ふれるその時

At that moment

一瞬この世界は一つに見えた

For an instant, this world seemed to be one

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 (sekai) /se̞ka̠i/ A2	noun - world
名前 (namae) /na̠ma̠e/ A1	noun - name
約束 (yakusoku) /jakɯ̟ᵝsokɯ/ A2	noun - promise, agreement verb - to promise
期待 (kitai) /kʲitai/ B2	noun - expectation verb - to expect
孤独 (kodoku) /ko̞do̞kɯ̟/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude adjective - lonely, solitary
大人 (otona) /o̞to̞na̠/ A2	noun - adult
色 (iro) /iɾo/ A1	noun - color
景色 (keshiki) /ke̞ɕiki/ B1	noun - scenery, view
理想 (risou) /ɾiso̞ː/ B2	noun - ideal
愛 (ai) /ai/ A2	noun - love
心 (kokoro) /ko̞ko̞ɾo̞/ A2	noun - heart, mind
痛 (itami) /itami/ B1	noun - pain
手 (te) /te/ A1	noun - hand
言葉 (kotoba) /ko̞to̞ba̠/ A2	noun - word, language
増える (fueru) /ɸɯeɾɯ/ A2	verb - to increase

Key Grammar Structures

• ずっと 僕は 僕らは

  ➔ Use of the particle 'は' (wa) to mark the topic of the sentence.

  ➔ The particle 'は' indicates the topic of the sentence, often contrasting or emphasizing it.

• 信じ合えると期待することさえも

  ➔ Use of 'と' to quote or mark indirect speech; 'さえも' means 'even' to emphasize inclusiveness.

  ➔ 'と' is used to quote or introduce indirect speech; 'さえも' adds emphasis by meaning 'even'.

• それぞれで違う

  ➔ Use of 'で' to indicate means, manner, or in this case, 'each' within a context.

  ➔ 'で' indicates means, place, or context; here it connects 'each' to its own context.

• 分かり合いたいと

  ➔ Use of 'と' to connect a verb phrase with a desire or wish, expressing 'want to understand each other'.

  ➔ The particle 'と' can connect verbs with desires, indicating the speaker's wish or intention.

• ふれるその時

  ➔ Use of 'の' to nominalize the phrase 'その時' (that moment), showing possession or specification.

  ➔ The particle 'の' turns a phrase into a noun, often indicating possession or a specific moment.

• 一瞬この世界は一つに見えた

  ➔ Use of 'に' to indicate whether something appears as or becomes a certain state.

  ➔ The particle 'に' indicates target, direction, or result of perception or change.