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• 歌手: BUMP OF CHICKEN

歌詞:

[日本語]

[English]

お別れしたのはもっと　前の事だったような

It feels like the farewell happened so long ago

悲しい光は封じ込めて　踵すり減らしたんだ

I locked away the sad light and wore down my heels

君といた時は見えた　今は見えなくなった

When I was with you, I could see it. Now I can't anymore

透明な彗星をぼんやりと　でもそれだけ探している

Uncertainly, I stare at the transparent comet, but that's all I seek

しょっちゅう唄を歌ったよ　その時だけのメロディーを

I often sang songs, melodies just for that moment

寂しくなんかなかったよ　ちゃんと寂しくなれたから

I wasn't lonely because I could actually feel lonely

いつまでどこまでなんて　正常か異常かなんて

How long? How far? What's normal, what's abnormal?

考える暇も無い程　歩くのは大変だ

It's hard to walk when there's no time or place to think about it

楽しい方がずっといいよ　ごまかして笑っていくよ

It's so much better to have fun. I just smile and pretend

大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

It's okay. That pain won't disappear even if I forget it

理想で作った道を　現実が塗り替えていくよ

Reality paints over the road I built with my ideals

思い出はその軌跡の上で　輝きになって残っている

Memories remain glowing along their tracks, shining brightly

お別れしたのは何で　何のためだったんだろうな

Why did we say goodbye? What was it all for, I wonder...

悲しい光が僕の影を　前に長く伸ばしている

Sad light lengthens my shadow forward

時々熱が出るよ　時間がある時眠るよ

Sometimes I get a fever, and I sleep during free time

夢だと解るその中で　君と会ってからまた行こう

In dreams I realize are just dreams, I meet you again, then go on

晴天とはほど遠い　終わらない暗闇にも

Even in endless darkness far from clear sky

星を思い浮かべたなら　すぐ銀河の中だ

If I think of stars, I’m already among galaxies

あまり泣かなくなっても　靴を新しくしても

Even if I cry less or buy new shoes

大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

It's okay. That pain won't disappear even if I forget it

伝えたかった事が　きっとあったんだろうな

There must have been something I wanted to say

恐らくありきたりなんだろうけど　こんなにも

Perhaps it's just common, but still, I feel it deeply

お別れした事は　出会った事と繋がっている

Our farewell is connected to the times we first met

あの透明な彗星は　透明だから無くならない

That transparent comet, being transparent, will never disappear

◯×△どれかなんて　皆と比べてどうかなんて

Whether it’s a circle, cross, triangle, or something else—comparing with others

確かめる間も無い程　生きるのは最高だ

Living without even time to check—life is the best

あまり泣かなくなっても　ごまかして笑っていくよ

Even if I cry less or pretend to smile

大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

It's okay. That pain won't disappear even if I forget it

大丈夫だ　この光の始まりには　君がいる

It's okay. You are here at the start of this light

この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
別れ(wakare) /wakare/ B1	noun - farewell, parting, separation
悲しい(kanashii) /kanashii/ A2	adjective - sad, sorrowful
光(hikari) /hikari/ A2	noun - light, beam
封じ込める(fuujikomeru) /fuːd͡ʑikomeru/ B2	verb - to seal in, to confine
踵(kakato) /kakato/ B1	noun - heel
透明(toumei) /toːmeː/ B1	adjective - transparent, clear
彗星(suisei) /sɯiseː/ B2	noun - comet
唄(uta) /uta/ A2	noun - song verb - to sing
寂しい(sabishii) /sabishii/ A2	adjective - lonely, solitary
正常(seijou) /seːd͡ʑoː/ B1	adjective - normal, regular
異常(ijou) /id͡ʑoː/ B1	adjective - abnormal, unusual
痛み(itami) /itami/ A2	noun - pain, ache
理想(risou) /ɾisoː/ B1	noun - ideal
現実(genjitsu) /ɡend͡ʑitsu/ B1	noun - reality
軌跡(kiseki) /kiseki/ B2	noun - track, path, trail
輝き(kagayaki) /kaɡajaki/ B2	noun - brightness, sparkle, radiance
暗闇(kurayami) /kɯɾajamʲi/ B1	noun - darkness
銀河(ginga) /ɡiŋɡa/ B2	noun - galaxy, the Milky Way

文法:

• お別れしたのはもっと前の事だったような

  ➔ Past tense + ことだったような: used to express a past event or impression, often with a nuance of remembrance or speculation.

  ➔ The phrase "したのは...だったような" combines the past tense "した" with "の" nominalizer and "は" topic marker, expressing a reflection or impression about a past event.

• 悲しい光は封じ込めて

  ➔ て-form + いる: indicates ongoing action or state resulting from the action.

  ➔ The verb "封じ込めて" is in the て-form plus いる, which emphasizes the ongoing effect or state of having suppressed the sad light.

• 時々熱が出るよ

  ➔ 時々 + が + 出る: indicates that "sometimes" the subject (fever) occurs or appears.

  ➔ The phrase "熱が出る" uses the particle "が" to mark "熱" (fever) as the subject, and the verb "出る" (to appear) in plain form, indicating the recurrence of fever.

• 確かめる間も無い程

  ➔ 間も無いほど: an expression indicating that something happens so quickly that there is little to no time to do something else.

  ➔ The phrase "確かめる間も無い程" combines "間も無い" (almost no time) with "程" (extent or degree), emphasizing how quickly the action occurs.

• あまり泣かなくなっても

  ➔ Vて + も: even if the action occurs or changes, the main statement remains true or unchanged.

  ➔ The phrase "泣かなくなっても" uses the negative form "ない" of the verb "泣く" (to cry), combined with "なる" in the te-form. The pattern "Vなくなる" indicates a change or cessation of a habitual action.

• 大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

  ➔ Vたって: even if one does something, the result may not change or the state remains unaffected.

  ➔ The pattern "Vたって" indicates that despite doing the action expressed by "Vた" (past tense of verb + た), the expected change or effect does not occur; stresses the persistence of the state.

• 大丈夫だ　あの痛みは　忘れたって消えやしない

  ➔ Vたって: even if one does something, the result may not change or the state remains unaffected.

  ➔ This is a repetition of the previous pattern, emphasizing that despite the action "忘れた" (forgot) in past tense, the effect "消えやしない" (won't disappear) remains unaffected, highlighting persistence.

• あの透明な彗星は　透明だから無くならない

  ➔ だから: because; used to provide a reason or explanation.

  ➔ The particle "だから" gives a reason for the statement "透明だから無くならない" (because it is transparent, it won't disappear), connecting the two clauses logically.