Missing – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BE:FIRST

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of BE:FIRST with 'Missing'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through emotive, conversational R&B lyrics. You will discover how to express deep feelings of longing and nostalgia, making it a beautiful tool for understanding the nuances of emotional expression in the Japanese language.

[English]

I'm searching for you

I still remember your voice and your touch

You're fading away

I see you there, laughing and playing, saying it was all a lie

No matter what I see or hear

Your face is all that comes to mind

Wanting to be loved, wanting to keep loving you

The you I loved just won't disappear

Even though I know I'm being selfish

At least leave me with the memories

Please, don't fade away

Please, don't fade away

Please, don't fade away

It wasn't even that grand of a meeting

And the future we promised will never come

But time and again, you laughed by my side

And every time, I swore an eternal love

The two of us were too young

Looking straight ahead at a dream that was far too beautiful

Your lingering scent and my regrets still won't fade

I wonder how you're doing now?

No matter what I see or hear

Your face is all that comes to mind

Don't tell me it's your fault anymore

Because I can't listen to that love song now

Even though I know I'm being selfish

I couldn't wait for those final words

Wanting to be loved, wanting to keep loving you

The you I loved just won't disappear

Even though I know I'm being selfish

At least leave me with the memories

Please, don't fade away

Please, don't fade away

Please, don't fade away

Please, don't fade away

[Japanese]

探してる

その声も体もまだ覚えてる

消えていく

嘘だって笑ってはしゃいでいた君がいる

何を見ても聞いても

浮かぶのは君の顔

愛されたくて 愛していたくて

愛した君が消えなくて

わがままだってわかっていたって

思い出だけは置いていって

ねぇ消えないで

ねぇ消えないで

ねぇ消えないで

大した出会いでもない

約束してた未来も来ない

でも何度も君が隣で笑い

その度に誓った永遠の愛

二人は幼すぎて

あまりに綺麗な夢をまっすぐ見て

まだ消せない残り香と未練

ねぇ君は今どうしてる？

何を見ても聞いても

浮かぶのは君の顔

もう言わないで 君のせいで

あのラブソングは聴けなくて

わがままだってわかっていたって

最後の言葉は待てなくて

愛されたくて 愛していたくて

愛した君が消えなくて

わがままだってわかっていたって

思い出だけは置いていって

ねぇ消えないで

ねぇ消えないで

ねぇ消えないで

ねぇ消えないで

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
探す sagasu N5	verb - to look for
覚える oboeru N4	verb - to remember
消える kieru N4	verb - to disappear
嘘 uso N4	noun - lie
浮かぶ ukabu N3	verb - to come to mind
愛 ai N4	noun - love
わがまま wagamama N3	adjective - selfish
思い出 omoide N4	noun - memory
出会い deai N3	noun - encounter
約束 yakusoku N4	noun - promise
未来 mirai N4	noun - future
隣 tonari N4	noun - next to
永遠 eien N2	noun - eternity
幼い osanai N2	adjective - childish / young
残り香 nokoriga N1	noun - lingering scent
未練 miren N1	noun - attachment / lingering regret

Key Grammar Structures

• その声も体もまだ覚えてる

  ➔ Verb-te-iru (Progressive/State)

  ➔ The "-te iru" form here indicates a state of remembrance that continues from the past into the present.

• 嘘だって笑ってはしゃいでいた君がいる

  ➔ N-datte (Even/Even if)

  ➔ "Datte" acts as a colloquial form of "de mo" or "de aru to shite mo," emphasizing that even lies were part of the memory.

• わがままだってわかっていたって

  ➔ Verb-te-mo (Concessive: Even though)

  ➔ The "-te mo" suffix attached to the verb (wakatte-iru + te mo) expresses a contradiction between the speaker's knowledge and their desires.

• 大した出会いでもない

  ➔ Taishita + Negative (Not much of a...)

  ➔ "Taishita" followed by a negative form is an expression used to downplay the significance of something.

• 約束してた未来も来ない

  ➔ Past Progressive (yaku soku shite ita)

  ➔ This structure describes an action that was ongoing or a state that existed in the past, now finished.

• 二人は幼すぎて

  ➔ Adjective-stem + sugiru (Too...)

  ➔ Adding "-sugiru" to an adjective stem indicates that the quality exceeds a normal or desired level.

• あのラブソングは聴けなくて

  ➔ Potential Form + Negative (-nai)

  ➔ The potential verb "kikenai" implies inability, often due to emotional distress rather than physical limitation.

• ねぇ消えないで

  ➔ Verb-nai-de (Negative Imperative/Request)

  ➔ "Nai-de" is a polite but desperate request for someone not to do something.