ねぇ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EMPiRE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional landscape of EMPiRE's "ねぇ" to enhance your Japanese language skills. This song is a beautiful example of reflective and hopeful lyricism in modern Japanese pop. You can learn conversational expressions like direct addresses ("ねぇ") and phrases conveying emotion and resolve. Its heartfelt narrative, co-written by the artists themselves, offers a unique window into Japanese cultural expressions of perseverance and camaraderie, making it special for its authentic and relatable message.

[English]

Hey, the aimless journey we drew together

When I look back, I now think fondly of it

Hey, it wasn't all good times, was it?

Still, now I feel proud of it

Wishing for tomorrow

Crossing the sky after the rain

A desperate future

I've been coloring it, that's right

We're here

The voice I strained to deliver

Those eyes of yours that are watching

Since that day, yes

With everything we've connected, hey

I want to save you, wishing strongly

We've been saved, haven't we?

We still can't stop

Let's draw the next preview together

Now, let's go, let's go

I held your hand, saying it's okay now

But really, we were stretching ourselves, weren't we?

I sang that I would move forward without throwing everything away

But I was anxious even while singing

Thinking about tomorrow, I keep going

Aren't you still unsatisfied? Even now

I have to go, they say

But don't say that

We're moving forward

Our tiny future

In the middle of an endless journey

No matter how many times

Repeating nights with nowhere to go

Wishing to understand each other

I cried that we couldn't understand

But I can say one thing

Being with you now is everything

Hey, let's go, let's go

The voice I strained to deliver

Those eyes of yours that are watching

Since that day, yes

With everything we've connected, yes

I want to save you, wishing strongly

We've been saved, haven't we?

It still isn't over

Let's draw the next preview together

Now, go, go

[Japanese]

ねぇ君と描いたあてのない旅も

振り向けば今は愛おしく想う

ねぇいいことばかりあった訳じゃないね

それでも今は誇らしく想う

明日はって願い掛けて

雨上がり空越えた

必死の未来を

染めてきて そうさ

僕らここにいる

届けと振り絞った声が

見つめる君のその目が

あの日からそう

繋いできた僕らの全てで ねぇ

救いたい強く願っては

救われてきた僕らは

まだ止まれない

次回予告を一緒に描いて

いざ 行こう 行こう

もう大丈夫だよと手を繋いだけど

本当は僕ら背伸びをしてたね

もう全部捨てずに進んでいくって

歌ってはみても不安だったんだ

明日もって思い続く

満ち足りないでしょ？今も

行かなくちゃなんて

言わないでたって

僕ら進んでく

ちっぽけな僕らの未来

終わらない旅の途中

何回だって

行き場のない夜を繰り返して

分かり合いたい願っては

分かり合えないって泣いてた

でもひとつ言える

今も君といるそれが全て

ねぇ 行こう 行こう

届けと振り絞った声が

見つめる君のその目が

あの日からそう

繋いできた僕らの全てで そう

救いたい強く願っては

救われてきた僕らは

まだ終わらない

次回予告を君と描こう

いざ 行け 行け

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
旅 /tabi/ A2	noun - journey
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
描く /kaku/ B1	verb - to draw
願う /negau/ B1	verb - to wish
強い /tsuyoi/ B1	adjective - strong
進む /susumu/ B1	verb - to advance
全て /subete/ B2	noun - everything
描いて /kaite/ B1	verb - to draw (te-form)
止まる /tomaru/ B1	verb - to stop
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety
繋ぐ /tsunagu/ B1	verb - to connect
描こう /kakou/ B1	verb - to draw (volitional form)

Key Grammar Structures

• 振り向けば今は愛おしく想う

  ➔ Conditional form with ば (ba) used to indicate 'if' or 'when' and the verb phrase following it.

  ➔ '振り向けば' means 'if you turn around' or 'when you turn around', indicating a condition.

• 次回予告を一緒に描いて

  ➔ 〜を (wo): the direct object marker, followed by the verb in the causative or te-form used for making requests or commands.

  ➔ The particle 〜を marks the direct object of the verb, here '描いて' is the te-form of '描く' (to draw), used in commands.

• 見つめる君のその目が

  ➔ Noun + の (no): possessive or descriptive particle indicating that the following noun describes or belongs to the preceding noun.

  ➔ '君のその目' means 'your eyes', with 'の' showing possession or description.

• 信じたい強く願っては

  ➔ Verb in volitional form + たい expressing desire, and 〜は (ha) as a contrast or topic particle.

  ➔ The combination of the verb + たい indicates desire, meaning 'want to do'. The particle 〜は contrasts or sets the topic.

• 終わらない旅の途中

  ➔ 終わらない (未然形 + ない): negative form of a verb indicating 'not ending'.

  ➔ 終わらない is the negative form of 終わる (to end), meaning 'not ending' or 'unfinished'.

• 何回だって

  ➔ だって: even if, also, used to emphasize repetition or concession.

  ➔ だって is an emphatic particle meaning 'even if' or 'also', often used to stress repetition or resilience.

• まだ止まれない

  ➔ まだ: still; 〜ない (nai): negative form of a verb, meaning 'cannot yet' or 'not yet'.

  ➔ まだ is an adverb meaning 'still', combined with the negative form 〜ない ('cannot') to mean 'cannot yet'.