CLEAR – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 坂本真綾

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

風って 鳥って 私より自由かな

Is the wind, is the bird freer than I am?

翼がないなら走ってくわ 行きたいところまで

If I don't have wings, I'll run to where I want to go.

できるよね

I can do it, right?

Going, going, going, going on!

Going, going, going, going on!

...

...

想像とはいつも違ってる

Imagination is always different.

なにもかも完璧 とはいかないけど

Everything can't be perfect, but

心の底に泉があるの

there's a spring deep in my heart.

どんなに落ち込んでもまた

No matter how down I get, again

透明なもので満たされていく

I get filled with something transparent.

これって これって なんていう気持ちなの

What is this feeling, what is this feeling?

熱くて 痛くて くすぐったくて 涙が出そう

It's hot, it's painful, it's ticklish, and I feel like crying.

風って 鳥って 私より自由かな

Is the wind, is the bird freer than I am?

翼がないなら走ってくわ 行きたいところまで

If I don't have wings, I'll run to where I want to go.

できるよね

I can do it, right?

Going, going, going, going on!

Going, going, going, going on!

...

...

他の子にあって私にないもの

Things that other kids have that I don't,

わかってはいるけど つい比べちゃうよ

I know it, but I can't help but compare.

答え合わせはもうしたくない

I don't want to check the answers anymore.

みんなと同じじゃなくても 私にできること見つけたいの

Even if I'm not the same as everyone, I want to find what I can do.

夢って 愛って 本当はよく知らない

Dreams, love, I don't really know them well.

どんな色 どんな形 どこからやってくるの

What color, what shape, where do they come from?

祈って 願って それだけじゃ叶わない

Praying, wishing, that's not enough to make it come true.

自信がなくても始めるんだ いつかじゃなくて今

Even if I'm not confident, I'll start now, not someday.

できるよね

I can do it, right?

Going, going, going, going on!

Going, going, going, going on!

...

...

泉がここにあるの 私をつかさどる源が

The spring is here, the source that governs me.

何があっても涸れたりしない

No matter what happens, it won't dry up.

諦めたつもりでもまた 透明なもので満たされていく

Even if I think I've given up, again I get filled with something transparent.

これって これって なんていう気持ちなの

What is this feeling, what is this feeling?

熱くて 痛くて くすぐったくて 涙が出そう

It's hot, it's painful, it's ticklish, and I feel like crying.

風って 鳥って 私より自由かな

Is the wind, is the bird freer than I am?

翼がないなら走ってくわ 行きたいところまで

If I don't have wings, I'll run to where I want to go.

できるよね

I can do it, right?

Going, going, going, going on!

Going, going, going, going on!

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
鳥 /tori/ A1	noun - bird
自由 /jiyuu/ A2	adjective - free noun - freedom
翼 /tsubasa/ B1	noun - wing
走る /hashiru/ A1	verb - to run
想像 /souzou/ B2	noun - imagination verb - to imagine
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart, mind
泉 /izumi/ B2	noun - spring, fountain
透明 /toumei/ B2	adjective - transparent, clear
気持ち /kimochi/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
熱い /atsui/ A1	adjective - hot
痛い /itai/ A1	adjective - painful
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• 風って 鳥って 私より自由かな

  ➔ Use of って (tte) as a colloquial topic marker or quote particle

  ➔ The particle って (tte) is used to emphasize the topic or to quote something casually.

• 行きたいところまで

  ➔ Phrase indicating 'to the place I want to go' using まで (made) for extent or goal

  ➔ The particle まで (made) defines the limit or destination of an action or movement.

• できるよね

  ➔ Sentence-ending expression with ね (ne) to seek agreement or confirmation

  ➔ The particle ね (ne) at the end of a sentence seeks agreement or confirmation from the listener.

• 心の底に泉があるの

  ➔ Use of に (ni) to indicate location of existence or position

  ➔ The particle に (ni) marks the location where something exists or is located.

• 満たされていく

  ➔ Verb form ていく (teiku) indicating a change or progression happening over time

  ➔ The ていく (teiku) form expresses an action or state that gradually occurs or progresses over time.

• 涙が出そう

  ➔ Use of そう (sou) to express an appearance or an intention to do something based on estimation or emotion

  ➔ The suffix そう (sou) is used to indicate that something appears to be a certain way or that someone is about to do something based on feelings or guesses.

• これって これって なんていう気持ちなの

  ➔ Repetition of って (tte) as a colloquial emphasis for 'this is...' or 'what kind of feeling is this...'

  ➔ The repeated って (tte) emphasizes the speaker's questioning or realization about the feelings or situation.