晴る – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: 前世

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Yorushika's '晴る' (Haru), a poignant J-Pop and rock anthem that served as the opening theme for 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.' This song beautifully intertwines themes of hope and resilience using weather as a metaphor for life's ups and downs. Learning the lyrics of '晴る' will not only deepen your appreciation for Japanese music and its poetic nuances but also offer insights into how Japanese artists convey complex emotions and narratives through wordplay and evocative imagery. Its connection to a popular anime provides an engaging context for language learners to explore vocabulary related to nature, emotion, and perseverance.

[English]

You are like the wind

Closing your eyes in the twilight

What could you be thinking?

...

You had your eyelids open

Your eyes are like glass marbles

I could smell a hint of clearing skies

...

Clear up, clear up, bloom, oh flowers

Blooming because of the clearing skies

Even the rain, if it stops falling

Is the clearing sky that adorns you

Oh sound that strikes the chest, die down

We are the clearing wind

Go beyond those clouds too

Far, still far away

...

You, like clear weather

Closing your eyes, the color blue

What could be sad?

...

You have your eyelids open

Glass marbles in your eyes

Now I could smell a hint of rain

...

Cry, oh cry, cry, oh sky

Crying because of the rain

Even the frequently falling rain

Is clear skies above the clouds

Oh sound that strikes the earth, resound

We are the spring storm

We'll go beyond that sea too

Far, still far away

...

A passing shower makes the grass sway

Cumulus clouds, that's also because of spring

Like the wind, carrying spring in my chest

Waiting for the clearing

...

Clear up, clear up, tear open, oh sky

Tearing open because of spring

Even the rain, if it stops falling

Is the clearing sky that adorns you

Let the sound that strikes the chest resound

We are the spring wind

The clearing wind heard in the sound

Now, oh this song, die down!

Clear up, clear up, bloom, oh flowers

Blooming because of spring

Go beyond those clouds too

Far, still far away

...

[Japanese]

貴方は風のように

目を閉じては夕暮れ

何を思っているんだろうか

目蓋を開いていた

貴方の目はビイドロ

少しだけ晴るの匂いがした

晴れに晴れ 花よ咲け

咲いて晴るのせい

降り止めば雨でさえ

貴方を飾る晴る

胸を打つ音よ凪げ

僕ら晴る風

あの雲も越えてゆけ

遠くまだ遠くまで

貴方は晴れ模様に

目を閉じては青色

何が悲しいのだろうか

目蓋を開いている

貴方の目にビイドロ

今少し雨の匂いがした

泣きに泣け 空よ泣け

泣いて雨のせい

降り頻る雨でさえ

雲の上では晴る

土を打つ音よ鳴れ

僕ら春荒れ

あの海も越えてゆく

遠くまだ遠くまで

通り雨 草を靡かせ

羊雲 あれも春のせい

風のよう 胸に春乗せ

晴るを待つ

晴れに晴れ 空よ裂け

裂いて春のせい

降り止めば雨でさえ

貴方を飾る晴る

胸を打つ音奏で

僕ら春風

音に聞く晴るの風

さぁこの歌よ凪げ！

晴れに晴れ 花よ咲け

咲いて春のせい

あの雲も越えてゆけ

遠くまだ遠くまで

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
晴る haru B1	noun - clear sky; state of clear weather; a feeling of clarity or renewal (often associated with spring or clear weather, a poetic usage in this song)
風 kaze A1	noun - wind; breeze
目 me A1	noun - eye
夕暮れ yūgure B1	noun - dusk; twilight; evening
ビイドロ biidoro C1	noun - glass (especially antique or artistic glass, often small glass objects like marbles or beads, derived from Portuguese 'vidro')
匂い nioi A2	noun - smell; scent; fragrance
晴れ hare A2	noun - clear weather; fine weather; sunshine
花 hana A1	noun - flower; blossom
雨 ame A1	noun - rain
胸 mune A2	noun - chest; breast; heart (as in feelings/emotions)
音 oto A1	noun - sound; noise
雲 kumo A2	noun - cloud
空 sora A1	noun - sky; empty space
春 haru A1	noun - spring (season)
海 umi A1	noun - sea; ocean
悲しい kanashii A2	adjective - sad; sorrowful
咲く saku A2	verb - to bloom; to blossom; to open (of flowers)
凪ぐ nagu B2	verb - to calm down (of wind or waves); to become still; to subside
越える koeru B1	verb - to cross over; to go beyond; to surmount; to overcome
泣く naku A2	verb - to cry; to weep

Key Grammar Structures

• 貴方は風のように

  ➔ Noun + のように (no you ni)

  ➔ Expresses resemblance or comparison, meaning "like " or "as if ."

• 何を思っているんだろうか

  ➔ Vている + ん(の)だろうか (n(no) darou ka)

  ➔ Used to express wondering or speculating about something someone is doing or thinking, often implying a rhetorical question or a personal musing. 「ん」 is a colloquial contraction of 「の」. Here, "<何を思っているんだろうか>" means "I wonder what they are thinking."

• 咲いて晴るのせい

  ➔ Vて + のせい (no sei)

  ➔ Indicates the cause or reason for something. While 「のせい」 often carries a nuance of blame or negative consequence, in lyrical contexts like this, it can be used more neutrally to attribute the cause. "<咲いて晴るのせい>" means "It's because of the blooming clear sky."

• 貴方を飾る晴る

  ➔ Vる + Noun (Relative Clause / Noun Modification)

  ➔ A verb in its plain form (dictionary form) directly modifies a following noun, acting as a relative clause (e.g., "the clear sky .").

• 晴れに晴れ

  ➔ V-stem/Noun + に + V-stem/Noun (Repetition for Emphasis)

  ➔ Repeating a verb stem or noun with 「に」 in between emphasizes the thoroughness, completeness, or intensity of the action/state. Here, "<晴れに晴れ>" means "completely clear" or "clear and clear."

• 降り頻る雨でさえ

  ➔ V-stem + 頻る (shikiru) & Noun + でさえ (de sae)

  ➔ 「V-stem + 頻る」 means to do something frequently or repeatedly, often with a sense of persistence. 「Noun + でさえ」 means "even Noun," indicating an extreme or unexpected case. "<降り頻る雨でさえ>" means "even the constantly falling rain."

• 草を靡かせ

  ➔ V-causative form (～させる) (saseru)

  ➔ Indicates that someone or something causes or allows another person/thing to perform an action. Here, the "passing rain" is implied to cause the "." The base verb is 靡く (nabiku - to sway/flutter).

• あの雲も越えてゆけ

  ➔ Vて + ゆく/いく (te yuku/iku) + Imperative

  ➔ 「Vてゆく/いく」 indicates an action that continues or moves away in space or time, suggesting progression or departure. The imperative form 「ゆけ」 makes it a command or strong request to " those clouds."

• 胸を打つ音よ凪げ

  ➔ Noun + よ (yo) + Imperative Form (Command)

  ➔ 「～よ」 is a vocative particle used to address someone or something directly, often with an emotional tone (like 'O'). It's combined with the imperative form of the verb to issue a direct command or plea. Here, it's a plea for the " to calm down."