SPARK-AGAIN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Walpurgis

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a dynamic journey into the Japanese language with Aimer's "SPARK-AGAIN"! This high-energy rock anthem, known as the opening for "Fire Force" Season 2, is packed with expressive vocabulary and powerful phrasing. You can learn how to articulate feelings of determination, overcoming adversity, and unwavering hope through its compelling lyrics, offering a unique blend of modern Japanese and impactful emotional expression that makes language learning both engaging and inspiring.

[English]

SPARK-AGAIN

...

All I've lost

Is this spark I've left behind

I won't let go, I won't let go, forever

Ambiguous stories, even without a right answer

If I can learn to take a step forward

They say I'm going crazy, but I'll find a way

Even if I don't know what would be good

If my dream has made up its mind beside me

There will be nothing left to doubt

Sparks fly, the fuse is lit, until white and black turn to ash

If it's an extraordinary crown, I want to have it

Cutting through the wind, until I change to 1 or 8 or 0 towards you

If I'm a gloomy clown, the universe won't begin

Because I'll show you a love that even burns ash, I just spark again

In the darkness, blindly

I searched for that back

It's unreachable, it's unreachable, but surely

Even though there's nothing, I jumped out before I hesitated

If I could be like that day

Even without a fuse, I'll light a fire in my heart

Even if I don't know where I'm going

If I hold your hand tightly beside me

There will be nothing left to fear

Shining light, towards the illuminated path, until one day the night and voice end

If it's an ordinary dawn, I don't need it anymore, I won't even glance

Hearing your voice, facing forward, just a future that speaks in black and white

Before I get scared, I want to erase that illusion

Because I'll show you a love like the sun, I just spark again

The things I've lost are countless

There's nothing I've thrown away

Sparks fly, the fuse is lit, until white and black turn to ash

If it's an extraordinary crown, I want to have it

Cutting through the wind, until I change to 1 or 8 or 0 towards you

If I'm a gloomy clown, the universe won't begin

Because I'll show you a love that even burns ash, I just spark again

Because I'll illuminate with a love like the sun, I just spark again

...

[Japanese]

「SPARK-AGAIN」

失くしたものばかり

残したこの火種は

離さない 離さないから ずっと

曖昧 物語 正解なんてなくたって

踏み出すようになれたら

「どうかしてる」って言うけど どうにかしてあげるよ

どうなったらいいかさえ わからなくなるけど

夢がその隣で覚悟を決めたなら

疑うものなんて何もなくなるから

火花散って 火蓋切って 白か黒も灰にかえるまで

とびきりの王冠なら手に入れたい

風を切って 君のほうへ1か8か0に変えるまで

ふさぎ込んだ道化師なら 森羅万象 はじまんないよ

灰も焦がすよな愛をみせるから I just spark again

暗闇 やみくもに

探したその背中は

届かない 届かないけど きっと

何にもないくせに 戸惑う前に飛び出した

あの日のようになれたら

導火線がなくても 心に火 灯すよ

どこに行くのかさえ わからなくなっても

君のその隣で強く手を繋げば

恐れるものなんて何もなくなるから

光さして 照らす方へ いつか夜も声も果てるまで

ありふれたdawnなら もういらない 目もくれない

声を聞いて 前を向いて 白か黒で語るだけの未来

怖気づいてしまう前に そんな幻想 消し去りたいよ

太陽みたいな愛をみせるから I just spark again

失くしてきたものなら数知れず

捨ててしまったものなど 何もない

火花散って 火蓋切って 白か黒も灰にかえるまで

とびきりの王冠なら手に入れたい

風を切って 君のほうへ1か8か0に変えるまで

ふさぎ込んだ道化師なら 森羅万象 はじまんないよ

灰も焦がすよな愛をみせるから I just spark again

太陽みたいな愛で照らすから I just spark again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
火種 /ひだね/ B2	noun - ember; spark
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
道化師 /どうけし/ B2	noun - clown; jester
王冠 /おうかん/ B2	noun - crown
暗闇 /くらやみ/ B2	noun - darkness
背中 /せなか/ A2	noun - back (of the body)
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
火花 /ひばな/ B2	noun - spark
焦がす /こがす/ B1	verb - to burn; to scorch
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search; to look for
決める /きめる/ B1	verb - to decide
変える /かえる/ A2	verb - to change
強く /つよく/ B1	adverb - strongly
戸惑う /とまどう/ B2	verb - to be bewildered; to be confused

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜ば

  ➔ Conditional form ～ば, meaning 'if' or 'when' (used to express condition)

  ➔ The ～ば form is used to express a conditional statement, indicating what happens if the condition is met.

• 残したこの火種は

  ➔ The particle は marks the topic of the sentence ~火種 (fire seed)

  ➔ Particle は marks the topic of the sentence, emphasizing that 火種 (fire seed) is the subject of the statement.

• 踏み出すようになれたら

  ➔ The phrase ように become 〜, meaning 'to be able to come to/become like…'

  ➔ ように indicates a desire or aspiration to become or do something, like achieving a certain state.

• 火蓋切って

  ➔ The verb 切る in the compound 火蓋切って (literally 'cut the fuse') is in its -te form, used here as a command or to connect actions.

  ➔ The て form of 切る (切って) is used here as a command or to indicate the sequential action of 'cutting the fuse'.

• 灰にかえるまで

  ➔ The phrase 〜まで indicates 'until', specifying the point when the action completes.

  ➔ 〜まで specifies the endpoint of an action, meaning 'until' the action is completed.

• 恐れるものなんて何もなくなるから

  ➔ なんて is a particle used to denote 'things like' or to dismiss something as insignificant.

  ➔ なんて is used to diminish or dismiss the significance of something, often translating as 'things like' or 'such as'.

• 疑うものなんて何もなくなるから

  ➔ なんて again functions as a particle to dismiss or downplay something, here 'doubters' or 'suspicions'.

  ➔ なんて is used to dismiss or trivialize what follows, emphasizing the negation or absence of doubts.