Silence

• By: 倖田來未

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

見慣れた 風景が語る

Familiar landscapes whisper

愛の儚さを

The fragility of love

心の痛みの理由も...

Even the reason for the pain in my heart...

許しも...

And forgiveness...

どうして こんな風に

Why did I end up like this?

生まれてきたんだろう

Why was I born this way?

言葉を並べて ごまかさないで

Don't sugarcoat it with words

君はそれでいいのかな？

Are you okay with that?

その答えでいいのかな？

Is that answer okay?

どんな姿であっても

No matter what form you take

変わらず想ってた

My feelings for you remain unchanged

君を救えないのかな？

Can't I save you?

寂しさ埋められるかな？

Can I fill the emptiness?

君をただ抱きしめたかった

I just wanted to hold you

夢の狭間で探した

I searched for you in the space between dreams

記憶蘇る

Memories resurface

好きだよ 好きだよ

I love you, I love you

切なくなるけど

It's heartbreaking, but

本当の気持ちは

My true feelings

誰にもわからない

Are unknown to anyone

それでも心は重なり合える

Yet our hearts can still connect

君はそれでいいのかな？

Are you okay with that?

その答えでいいのかな？

Is that answer okay?

どんな姿であっても

No matter what form you take

変わらず想ってた

My feelings for you remain unchanged

君を救えないのかな？

Can't I save you?

寂しさ埋められるかな？

Can I fill the emptiness?

君をただ抱きしめたかった

I just wanted to hold you

誰もが皆 本当の愛を知らないから

Because nobody knows what true love is

2つの影 すれ違って形を変え

Two shadows intersect, changing shape

どうしてまた消えてく

Why do they disappear again?

ここで泣いていいんだよ

It's okay to cry here

君は泣いていいんだよ

It's okay for you to cry

どんな姿であっても

No matter what form you take

変わらず想うから

My feelings for you remain unchanged

ここで泣いていいんだよ

It's okay to cry here

いつも泣いていいんだよ

It's okay to cry anytime

君をただ抱きしめるから

Because I'll just hold you

抱きしめるから

I'll hold you

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
儚さ /hakanasa/ B2	noun - transience
痛み /itami/ A2	noun - pain
許し /yurushi/ B1	noun - forgiveness
言葉 /kotoba/ A1	noun - words
ごまかさないで /gomakasanai de/ B2	verb - don't deceive
寂しさ /sabishisa/ B1	noun - loneliness
埋められる /umerareru/ B2	verb - to be filled
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B1	verb - to hug
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
狭間 /hazama/ B2	noun - narrow space
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
蘇る /yomigaeru/ B2	verb - to revive
切なくなる /setsunakunaru/ B2	verb - to become sad
重なり合える /kasanariaeru/ B2	verb - to overlap
影 /kage/ A1	noun - shadow
形を変え /katachi o kaeru/ B2	verb - to change shape

Grammar:

• どうして こんな風に 生まれてきたんだろう

  ➔ Using the volitional form + んだろう to express conjecture or speculation about a past event.

  ➔ The phrase indicates the speaker's conjecture about why they were born in a certain way.

• 君はそれでいいのかな？

  ➔ Use of かな to express wondering or seeking confirmation in an informal or introspective manner.

  ➔ The phrase expresses the speaker's pondering or wondering about whether their actions or feelings are acceptable.

• どんな姿であっても 想ってた

  ➔ Use of ても to indicate 'regardless of' or 'even if' attached to a noun or clause.

  ➔ The construction indicates that the feeling of thinking about someone remains unchanged regardless of their form or situation.

• 誰にもわからない

  ➔ Use of ない to form the negative of a verb, meaning 'not to know' or 'unknown'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that nobody truly knows or can understand the speaker's genuine feelings or thoughts.

• いつも泣いていいんだよ

  ➔ Use of いいんだよ (good to) to give permission or reassurance that it is okay to do something.

  ➔ This phrase reassures someone that it's okay to cry whenever they need, providing emotional support.

• 抱きしめるから

  ➔ Using から to indicate reason or cause, meaning 'because I will embrace (you)'.

  ➔ This phrase indicates that the reason for hugging is because the speaker intends to do so, emphasizing emotional support.