クリスマスイブ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 優里
• Album: 弐

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Japanese through 優里's "クリスマスイブ", a heartfelt song about love and longing during the holiday season. This track offers a glimpse into Japanese emotional expression, perfect for language learners interested in connecting with the culture through music.

[English]

Love was quivering

Like a candle

It melted away before I knew it

December 24th, still unable to meet

I wonder if we’ll end just like this

If you still remember me

I think you might be in that place

I’ve been waiting

In the town where you live

I’m there too, yet

It’s ridiculously far to give you a present

I want to give it to you

Both my words and my feelings

Can’t reach you on this Christmas Eve

Like decorating

I made the memories shine

Things I can’t throw away

are far too many

If we could rewind everything

Us, now faded

I want to find you

In the town where you live

I’m there too, yet

Even a surprise

Please appear right in front of me

I want to give you

Both words and feelings

Can’t be decorated

Christmas tree

The clock hands

Tremble more as they approach midnight

I just want to go home

To the point of feeling embarrassed

That I still love you

That’s all

In the town where you are

I’m there too, yet

Alone under an umbrella, I was watching the snow

I want to give you

Both words and feelings

Christmas Eve that can’t reach you

[Japanese]

愛が揺れていた

キャンドルみたいに

いつの間にか溶けてなくなっていた

12月24日 会えないままで

このまま僕ら終わるのかな

もしも君が僕を思い出してくれてたら

あの場所に居るんじゃないかって

待っていたよ

君が居る街に

僕も居るのにな

プレゼントを渡すには馬鹿みたいに遠い

君に贈りたい

言葉も気持ちも

届くはずのないクリスマスイブ

飾り付けるように

思い出光らせた

捨てられない物が

多すぎるなぁ

もしも何もかもが巻き戻せるとしたら

色褪せてしまった僕ら

見つけたいよ

君が居る街に

僕も居るのにな

サプライズだって

目の前に現れてよ

君に贈りたい

言葉も気持ちも

飾り付けられない

クリスマスツリー

時計の針が

0時に近づくほど心が揺れる

もう帰りたい

恥ずかしいくらい

今も好きだってこと

それだけだよ

君が居る街に

僕も居るのにな

傘のした一人 雪を見つめていたよ

君に贈りたい

言葉も気持ちも

届くはずのないクリスマスイブ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
揺れる /jɯɾeɾɯ/ A2	verb - to sway; to shake
キャンドル /kʲãndoɾɯ/ A1	noun - candle
溶ける /to̞keɾɯ/ A2	verb - to melt
12月24日 /dʑɯːniɡa tsɯi nʲi dʑɯːjoːkka/ A1	noun - December 24th
会う /a̠ɯ/ A1	verb - to meet
終わる /owaɾɯ/ A2	verb - to finish; to end
思い出す /omoide̞sɯ/ B1	verb - to recall; to remember
場所 /ba̠ɕo̞/ A1	noun - place; location
待つ /ma̠tsɯ/ A1	verb - to wait
クリスマスイブ /kɯɾiɕimasɯ iβɯ/ A2	noun - Christmas Eve
飾り付ける /ka̠kaɾitsɯke̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to decorate
物 /mo̞no̞/ A1	noun - thing; object
巻き戻す /ma̠kimoɾo̞sɯ/ B2	verb - to rewind
色褪せる /iroasareɾɯ/ C1	verb - to fade (in colour)
心 /ko̞ko̞ɾo̞/ A1	noun - heart; mind
帰る /ka̠eɾɯ/ A1	verb - to return; to go home
恥ずかしい /hadezɯkaɕiː/ B1	adjective - embarrassing; shy
雪 /jsɯ̥i/ A1	noun - snow
プレゼント /pɯɾe̞ze̞n̩to̞/ A1	noun - present; gift

Key Grammar Structures

• もしも君が僕を思い出してく"くれたら"

  ➔ Conditional たら

  ➔ The conditional "たら" attaches to the verb "くれる" to form "くれたら", meaning “if (you) remember me”. It expresses a condition that must be met for the following situation.

• 言葉も気持ちも届く"はず"のないクリスマスイブ

  ➔ Expectation はず (negative)

  ➔ "はず" expresses a strong expectation. When combined with "のない", it shows that the expected result does not exist: “there should be no way for words or feelings to reach”.

• 時計の針が0時に近づく"ほど"心が揺れる

  ➔ Degree ほど

  ➔ "ほど" indicates the degree or extent of something. Here it means “the more the clock hands get close to midnight, the more my heart trembles”.

• 恥ずかしい"くらい"今も好きだってこと

  ➔ Approximation くらい / Quoting ってこと

  ➔ "くらい" expresses a degree that is almost excessive: “so embarrassed that…”. "ってこと" nominalises a clause, turning “I still love you” into a noun phrase.

• 捨てられない物が多"すぎる"なぁ

  ➔ Excessive すぎる

  ➔ "すぎる" attaches to a verb or adjective to express “too much/overly”. Here it says “there are too many things I cannot discard”.

• このまま僕ら終わる"のかな"

  ➔ Soft question のかな

  ➔ "のかな" adds a gentle, contemplative nuance to a question, similar to “I wonder if…?”. It shows the speaker’s uncertainty about ending together.

• もしも何もかもが巻き戻せる"としたら"

  ➔ Hypothetical conditional としたら

  ➔ "としたら" sets up a supposition: “if it were possible to rewind everything”. It is more speculative than the plain "たら".

• サプライズ"だって"目の前に現れてよ

  ➔ Even/Emphasis だって

  ➔ "だって" adds the nuance of “even” or “also”, stressing that a surprise should appear right in front of him.

• プレゼントを渡す"には"馬鹿みたいに遠い

  ➔ Purpose/Condition には

  ➔ "には" marks the purpose or condition for an action: “in order to give a present, it feels ridiculously far”. It sets the context for the following description.