だから僕は音楽を辞めた – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ヨルシカ
• Album: 1st Full Album だから僕は音楽を辞めた

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Yorushika's "だから僕は音楽を辞めた" (That's Why I Gave Up on Music). This song offers a rich tapestry of emotion and narrative, providing an excellent opportunity to explore nuanced Japanese expressions of introspection, despair, and artistic disillusionment. Its poetic language and complex themes make it a compelling piece for language learners seeking to grasp deeper meanings and cultural insights through music.

[English]

I thought about it, but I still don't get it.

Under the blue sky, I waited for you.

At noon the wind blew, imagining escaping the afternoon.

Hey, I wonder what will happen from now on.

No one teaches you how to move forward.

I looked into your eyes, unable to say anything, I just walked.

'That’s why I quit music,' Yorushika

Words & Music, Arrangement: n-buna Vocal: suis

Music Video created by Popurika, Magotsuki.

I thought about it, but I still don't get it.

Youth is boring, after all.

The piano I was supposed to have quit, I still have the habit of playing at my desk.

Hey, what do you think you'll be doing in the future?

I hope you won't be making music.

Don't get into trouble.

Even if I draw a line inside my heart,

I just can't erase it, and it's already too late.

Hey, don't think about it anymore.

It's wrong, you know.

You don’t understand, neither do humans.

Honestly, I don't care about truth, love, the world, suffering, or life.

I just want to know if it's right or wrong—that's my defense mechanism.

I thought about it, and it's your fault.

I thought about it, but I still don't understand.

I really don't want to grow old.

Just thinking about dying someday—

makes my chest feel empty.

What will I be doing in the future?

When I become an adult, I understand now.

I’m doing nothing.

It’s frustrating to see people with happy faces.

How can I just accept that?

Deep inside my unsatisfied mind,

a monster-like inferiority complex.

I'm not wrong.

Hey, after all, you’re humans.

It's creepy that love, salvation, kindness have no basis.

Painful love songs are just a defense mechanism.

It doesn't matter anymore, it's your fault.

I thought about it, but I still don’t understand.

Just living is painful enough.

Music doesn't bring me profit, after all.

Lyrics, I don't care if they're just made up.

It all doesn't matter.

It’s not wrong, right?

It’s not wrong, is it?

It’s not wrong, right?

No, I know I’m wrong.

You, humans,

don't care about truth, love, salvation, kindness, or life.

Even the fact that I can't say the right answer is a defense mechanism.

Whatever, it’s your fault.

Even I used to have my beliefs.

Now they’re just like dust.

I've written about you so many times.

Getting famous didn't matter to me at all.

It’s true, it really is.

That’s how it was long ago.

So I...

That's why I quit music.

Subtitle: Natalia, Yohira, Hisshi

[Japanese]

考えたってわからないし

青空の下、君を待った

風が吹いた正午、昼下がりを抜け出す想像

ねぇ、これからどうなるんだろうね

進め方教わらないんだよ

君の目を見た　何も言えず僕は歩いた

『だから僕は音楽を辞めた』 ヨルシカ

Words & Music, Arrange：n-buna Vocal：suis

Music Video Created by ぽぷりか, まごつき

考えたってわからないし

青春なんてつまらないし

辞めた筈のピアノ、机を弾く癖が抜けない

ねぇ、将来何してるだろうね

音楽はしてないといいね

困らないでよ

心の中に一つ線を引いても

どうしても消えなかった　今更なんだから

なぁ、もう思い出すな

間違ってるんだよ

わかってないよ、あんたら人間も

本当も愛も世界も苦しさも人生もどうでもいいよ

正しいかどうか知りたいのだって防衛本能だ

考えたんだ　あんたのせいだ

考えたってわからないが

本当に年老いたくないんだ

いつか死んだらって

思うだけで胸が空っぽになるんだ

将来何してるだろうって

大人になったらわかったよ

何もしてないさ

幸せな顔した人が憎いのは

どう割り切ったらいいんだ

満たされない頭の奥の

化け物みたいな劣等感

間違ってないよ

なぁ、何だかんだあんたら人間だ

愛も救いも優しさも根拠がないなんて気味が悪いよ

ラブソングなんかが痛いのだって防衛本能だ

どうでもいいか　あんたのせいだ

考えたってわからないし

生きてるだけでも苦しいし

音楽とか儲からないし

歌詞とか適当でもいいよ

どうでもいいんだ

間違ってないだろ

間違ってないよな

間違ってないよな...

間違ってるんだよ　わかってるんだ

あんたら人間も

本当も愛も救いも優しさも人生もどうでもいいんだ

正しい答えが言えないのだって防衛本能だ

どうでもいいや　あんたのせいだ

僕だって信念があった

今じゃ塵みたいな想いだ

何度でも君を書いた

売れることこそがどうでもよかったんだ

本当だ　本当なんだ

昔はそうだった

だから僕は

だから僕は音楽を辞めた

Subtitle : Natalia、ヨヒラ、ひっしー

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
考える /kangaeru/ B1	verb - to think
音楽 /ongaku/ A2	noun - music
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
心 /kokoro/ B2	noun - heart/mind
苦しい /kurushii/ B1	adjective - painful
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
人生 /jinsei/ B2	noun - life
間違う /machigau/ B1	verb - to make a mistake
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember
苦しさ /kurushisa/ B2	noun - suffering
信念 /shinnen/ C1	noun - belief
大人 /otona/ A2	noun - adult
顔 /kao/ A1	noun - face
線 /sen/ A2	noun - line
痛い /itai/ B1	adjective - painful
化け物 /bakemono/ B2	noun - monster

Key Grammar Structures

• 考えたってわからないし

  ➔ て-form + って (a colloquial way of emphasizing or implying 'even if' or 'even when')

  ➔ The て-form + って is used colloquially to emphasize or suggest 'even if' or 'even when' someone tries to do something.

• 何も言えず僕は歩いた

  ➔ ず (negative gerund form indicating inability or without doing something)

  ➔ The ず form is a classical or literary negative gerund that indicates inability or doing something without doing the action.

• 将来何してるだろうね

  ➔ だろう (probably, probably will)

  ➔ The だろう is used to express conjecture or probability about a future event or state.

• 間違ってるんだよ　わかってるんだ

  ➔ んだ (のだ) for explanation or emphasis

  ➔ The んだ (or のだ) form is used to provide explanation, clarification, or emphasis about a statement.

• アイも救いも優しさも根拠がないなんて気味が悪いよ

  ➔ も (also, even)

  ➔ The も particle means 'also' or 'even', emphasizing inclusiveness or adding similar elements.

• 正しい答えが言えないのだって防衛本能だ

  ➔ のだって (even the fact that...) using のだ with って (colloquial)

  ➔ The phrase のだって is used colloquially to emphasize or suggest 'even the fact that' or 'including the fact that', often giving a nuance of exception or emphasis.