消えない花火 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through '消えない花火' is a wonderful way to grasp emotive vocabulary related to nature and memory. The song's slow tempo and clear articulation of poetic lyrics make it an ideal study tool for intermediate learners interested in understanding the nuances of 'mono no aware' (the pathos of things) in Japanese culture.

[English]

You drifted down into my one and only days

Changing this whole world into a fleeting moment

Even for someone as helpless as me

You made me think, "Maybe there's something I can do"

Without me even realizing it

Why does the scent of summer

Feel a little bittersweet?

It feels like it might break if I hold it too tight

That's right, let's make a promise for our future

The sounding siren of a new beginning

Is a firework (ah)

Blooming (and scattering)

Fading away

The meaning of our meeting (yes)

I know (I know)

I'll never forget it

I want to sear this once-in-a-lifetime season into my heart

Our hands held together (hey)

Forever (forever)

Just like this (forever)

I'll even change fate, all for you

I shouted with everything I had

So that I can move forward, as much as the regrets I have

In the sky I look up to (ah)

Gently (gently)

I think of you

A great flower illuminating the darkness

I've decided that I will protect that smile no matter what

A firework

As summer passes by

It's going to be okay, no matter what happens

Time and time again, let's start anew

Through the changing seasons, with you

A firework (ah)

Blooming (and scattering)

Fading away

The meaning of our meeting (yes)

I know (I know)

I'll never forget it

I want to sear this once-in-a-lifetime season into my heart

Our hands held together (hey)

Forever (forever)

Just like this (forever)

I'll even change fate, all for you

I shouted with everything I had

So that I can move forward, as much as the regrets I have

In the sky I look up to (ah)

Gently (gently)

I think of you (think of you)

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

[Japanese]

唯一な日々に 舞い落ちてきた君は

刹那に変えてく この世界ごと

どうしようもない僕にも

出来ることがあるかも なんて

思わせてくれた いつのまにか

夏の匂いはなんで

少し切なくて

抱きしめたら 壊れそうで

そうだ、約束しよう 僕らの未来に

鳴り響く 始まりの合図(サイレン)が

打ち上げ花火（あぁ）

咲いて（散って）

消えてゆく

出逢えた意味を（そう）

きっと（きっと）

忘れないから

二度とない季節を 焼きつけたい

繋いだ手と手（ねぇ）

ずっと（ずっと）

このままで（ずっと）

運命も変えるさ 君のために

精一杯の声で 叫んだ

後悔の数だけ 進めるように

見上げる空に（ああ）

そっと（そっと）

君を想う

暗闇 照らす 大輪の花

その笑顔を 守り抜くと決めたんだ

打ち上げ花火

夏が過ぎてゆく

大丈夫だよ どんな事があっても

何度も 何度でも 始めよう

巡る季節を 君と

打ち上げ花火（あぁ）

咲いて（散って）

消えてゆく

出逢えた意味を（そう）

きっと（きっと）

忘れないから

二度とない季節を 焼きつけたい

繋いだ手と手（ねぇ）

ずっと（ずっと）

このままで（ずっと）

運命も変えるさ 君のために

精一杯の声で 叫んだ

後悔の数だけ 進めるように

見上げる空に（あぁ）

そっと（そっと）

君を想う（想う）

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la-la-la

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
唯一 yuiitsu N2	noun - only; sole
刹那 setsuna N1	noun - moment; instant
匂い nioi N3	noun - scent; smell
切ない setsunai N2	adjective - painful; heartrending
約束 yakusoku N5	noun/verb - promise
花火 hanabi N4	noun - fireworks
季節 kisetsu N4	noun - season
運命 unmei N2	noun - fate; destiny
精一杯 seiippai N2	adjective/adverb - with all one's might
叫ぶ sakebu N3	verb - to shout; to scream
後悔 koukai N2	noun/verb - regret
暗闇 kurayami N3	noun - darkness
照らす terasu N3	verb - to illuminate
大輪 tairin N1	noun - large bloom
守り抜く mamorinuku N2	verb - to protect to the end