君の名は希望 (Kimi No Na Wa Kibo)

• 歌手: 乃木坂46 (Nogizaka46), 井上和 (Inoue Nagi), 中西アルノ (Nakanishi Aruno)

歌詞:

[日本語]

[English]

乃木坂46 の 中 西 アルノ です

This is Nakanishi Aruno from Nogizaka46.

乃木坂46 の 井 上 和 です

This is Inoue Nagi from Nogizaka46.

この 楽 曲 は

This song is

乃木坂 46 の 先 輩 方 が

a song that our seniors in Nogizaka46

大 切 に 歌 え 継 い で 来 て くだ さ った 楽 曲 なので

have cherished and continued to sing,

今日は 私 た ち も この 楽 曲 を

so today we too, want to

大 切 に 皆 様 に お 届 け した い な と思います

cherish this song and deliver it to everyone.

それでは 聴 いてください

Please listen.

「君 の 名 は 希望」

"Kimi No Na Wa Kibo" (Your Name is Hope).

僕が君を初めて意識したのは

The first time I became aware of you

去年の6月　夏の服に着替えた頃

was last June, when we changed into summer clothes.

転がって来たボールを無視してたら

I ignored the ball that rolled over,

僕が拾うまで

and you waited, looking at me,

こっちを見て待っていた

until I picked it up.

透明人間　そう呼ばれてた

I was called the invisible man,

僕の存在（そんざい）気づいてくれたんだ

but you noticed my existence.

厚い雲の隙間に光が射して

Light shone through the gaps in the thick clouds,

グラウンドの上　僕にちゃんと影ができた

and I finally had a shadow on the ground.

いつの日からか孤独に慣れていたけど

I had gotten used to being lonely since some day,

僕が拒否してたこの世界は美しい

but this world that I had been rejecting is beautiful.

こんなに誰かを恋しくなる

I never imagined

自分がいたなんて

that I could feel so strongly

想像もできなかったこと

about longing for someone like this.

未来はいつだって

The future is always

新たなときめきと出会いの場

a place to encounter new thrills and meetings.

君の名前は“希望”と今　知った

I now know that your name is "Hope."

わざと遠い場所から君を眺めた

I deliberately watched you from a distance,

だけど時々　その姿を見失った

but sometimes, I lost sight of you.

２４時間　心が空っぽで

For 24 hours, my heart was empty,

僕は一人では

and I realized

生きられなくなったんだ

I couldn't live alone anymore.

孤独より居心地がいい

It's more comfortable than being alone,

愛のそばでしあわせを感じた

I felt happiness by the side of love.

人の群れに逃げ込み紛れてても

Even if I escape and hide in a crowd of people,

人生の意味を　誰も教えてくれないだろう

no one will tell me the meaning of life.

悲しみの雨　打たれて足下を見た

I saw the rain of sadness hitting the ground,

土のその上にそう確かに僕はいた

and I was certainly there, on top of the earth.

こんなに心が切なくなる

I never knew

恋ってあるんだね

love could make my heart ache so much.

キラキラと輝いている

It's sparkling and shining,

同（おんな）じ今日だって

and even on the same day,

僕らの足跡は続いてる

our footprints continue on.

君の名前は“希望”と今　知った

I now know that your name is "Hope."

もし君が振り向かなくても

Even if you don't turn around,

その微笑みを僕は忘れない

I will never forget that smile.

どんな時も君がいることを

Believing that you are always there,

信じて　まっすぐ歩いて行こう

I will walk straight ahead.

何にもわかっていないんだ

I don't understand anything yet,

自分のことなんて

not even about myself,

真実の叫びを聞こう

but I will listen to the cry of truth.

さあ

Come on,

こんなに誰かを恋しくなる

I never imagined

自分がいたなんて

that I could feel so strongly

想像もできなかったこと

about longing for someone like this.

未来はいつだって

The future is always

新たなときめきと出会いの場

a place to encounter new thrills and meetings.

君の名前は“希望”と今　知った

I now know that your name is "Hope."

希望とは

Hope is

明日の空

tomorrow's sky.

WOW WOW WOW

WOW WOW WOW

この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
君 /kimi/ A1	noun - you (intimate, used to address someone of lower status or close friend)
名 /na/ A1	noun - name
希望 /kibō/ B1	noun - hope
僕 /boku/ A1	noun - I (male, informal)
初めて /hajimete/ A2	adverb - for the first time
意識 /ishiki/ B2	noun - consciousness, awareness verb - to be aware of, to be conscious of
夏 /natsu/ A1	noun - summer
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
恋しい /koishii/ B2	adjective - to long for, to miss
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
姿 /sugata/ B1	noun - figure, form, appearance
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
人生 /jinsei/ B1	noun - life

文法:

• 乃木坂46 の 先 輩 方 が 大 切 に 歌 え 継 い で 来 て くだ さ った 楽 曲 なので

  ➔ Potential form + 継ぐ (tsugu) + てくる (te kuru) + くださる (kudasaru) + った (tta) + なので (nanode)

  ➔ **歌え (utae)** is the potential form of 歌う (utau), meaning 'can sing'. **継いでくる (tsuide kuru)** means 'to have continued coming' (from the past until now). **くださる (kudasaru)** is an honorific verb meaning 'to give (to me/us)'. **った (tta)** is the past form ending, added for emphasis and politeness, creating くださった (kudasatta). **なので (nanode)** means 'because; therefore'. This entire phrase means 'Because it is a song that our seniors in Nogizaka46 have been carefully singing and passing down to us...'

• 僕が君を初めて意識したのは

  ➔ Topic marker は (wa) with embedded clause

  ➔ The sentence structure uses the topic marker **は (wa)** to indicate what the sentence is about. The clause before は (wa), '僕が君を初めて意識した (boku ga kimi o hajimete ishiki shita)' is an embedded clause acting as a noun phrase. It translates to 'The first time I became aware of you' and the entire sentence means 'The first time I became aware of you was...'

• 転がって来たボールを無視してたら

  ➔ てくる (te kuru) - Action coming towards, Conditional たら (tara)

  ➔ **転がって来た (korogatte kita)**, 'came rolling' uses the verb 転がる (korogaru, to roll) in its て (te) form followed by くる (kuru, to come), showing the rolling action coming towards the speaker. **たら (tara)** is the conditional form, meaning 'if', 'when', or 'after'. So, the whole sentence translates to 'If I ignored the rolling ball that came towards me...'

• 透明人間　そう呼ばれてた

  ➔ Passive voice (呼ばれてた - yobareteta)

  ➔ **呼ばれてた (yobareteta)** is the past progressive passive form of the verb 呼ぶ (yobu, to call). The passive form shows that the speaker was called 'invisible person' (透明人間 toumei ningen) by others. The entire phrase translates to 'Invisible person. I was called that.'

• いつの日からか孤独に慣れていたけど

  ➔ Conditional form (けど - kedo)

  ➔ **けど(kedo)** indicates a contrast or concession. 'I was used to being lonely from some day' *but* (the following phrase will contrast or qualify this).

• こんなに誰かを恋しくなる自分がいたなんて

  ➔ ていた (te ita) - Past progressive state; なんて (nante) - Expressing surprise/emotion

  ➔ **恋しくなる (koishiku naru)** means 'to become longing/yearning'. **恋しくなっている (koishiku natte iru)** would indicate the continuous action of becoming longing. Adding **いた (ita)** gives the past progressive state, indicating that it was a state that was happening in the past. **なんて (nante)** expresses surprise or disbelief. The speaker is surprised that they had a self that could long for someone this much.

• わざと遠い場所から君を眺めた

  ➔ Transitive verb + を (o) particle

  ➔ **眺めた (nagame ta)**, past tense of 眺める(nagameru, to gaze at) is a transitive verb requiring an object. The object, 君(kimi, you), is marked with the particle **を (o)**. 'I gazed at you from a deliberately far place.'