Angel – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ
• Album: Colours

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

僕はまた彷徨い佇んでいる

I'm wandering and standing still again

同じ質問を繰り返している

Repeating the same questions over and over

想いよ時間や距離を超えて

My feelings cross time and distance

どうかあの子に届けてよ

Please, reach out to that girl

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

僕はまたどこで間違ったのか

Again, I wonder where I went wrong

君を悲しませる原因でいる

I'm the cause of your sadness

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I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

Wanna be an angel for you

今も君がくれたあの翼がここに ここに ここに...

Even now, the wings you gave me are here, here, here...

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel for you

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

I wanna be an angel

僕はねぇ一体何を求めて

What exactly am I seeking?

こんな所まで歩いて来たの

Why did I walk all the way here?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
question /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two things or people
cause /kɔːz/ B2	noun - a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
deliver /dɪˈlɪv.ər/ B2	verb - to bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say or do something again
sorrow /ˈsɔː.roʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune
wing /wɪŋ/ B1	noun - a part of the body of a bird or insect that is used for flying

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕はまた彷徨い佇んでいる

  ➔ The use of the present continuous tense with ている to indicate ongoing actions or states

  ➔ The phrase "佇んでいる" (すわんでいる) uses ている to show that the person is currently lingering or standing still.

• 想いよ時間や距離を超えて

  ➔ Using the verb 超えて (こえて) in the te-form to mean "to surpass" or "to go beyond"

  ➔ Super この部分は、「時間や距離を超えて」— implying overcoming or going beyond time and distance.

• I wanna be an angel for you

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction of 'want to' to express desire

  ➔ Wanna is a casual, spoken form of 'want to', indicating desire or intention.

• 僕はねぇ一体何を求めて

  ➔ Use of 何を求めて (なにをもとめて) as a question phrase with the て form, meaning "what am I seeking?"

  ➔ This phrase uses 求めて (もとめて), the て-form of 求める, meaning "to seek". Combined with 何を (what), it forms a question: "what am I seeking?"