Ado
向日葵 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:20
好きなのに「悪くない」と
Though I love you, I say 'it's not so bad'
素直に喜べない私に
To the me who can't joyfully express it
夏の日の海見ながら
Watching the sea on a summer day
「らしくていいね」と笑いかけた
You smiled and said 'that's just like you'
太陽が照らしすぎても
Even if the sun shines too bright
涙が枯れるまで
Until my tears run dry
寄り添い合い支えてくれた
You supported me, holding me close
ああ 向日葵のように咲いて
Ah, bloom like a sunflower
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Looking up at the sky and laughing
ただ真っ直ぐな
Just straight from the heart
あなたのようになりたい
I want to be like you
臆病な私も
Even the timid me
少しだけ背伸びして
I stretch just a little bit
光の差す方へ歩いて行こう oh
Let's walk towards where the light shines, oh
「もしいつか生まれ変わる
If someday I were to be reborn
時が来てもまた私がいい」
Even when the time comes, I still want to be me.
そうやって迷いもなく
In that way, without a doubt
答えてしまうあなたが好き
I love how you always answer me.
太陽が沈んでしまっても
Even as the sun sets down
照らして煌めいて輝いてる
Shining bright, sparkling like a star
あなたがいれば
With you by my side
ああ 下を向くような日は
Ah, on days when I bow my head
星を見上げて泣いて
I look up at the stars and cry
強くなれない私のまま愛して
Love me just as I am, unable to be strong
不器用な夏の日も
Even clumsy summer days
愛しさで溢れるように
Overflowing with affection
光の差す方へ歩いて行こう oh
Let's walk towards where the light shines, oh
どうしたって無茶なことだってあるけど
There are reckless things, no matter what
床に散ったティッシュが
Tissues scattered on the floor
私の信じる夏の大三角
The great triangle of summer that I believe in
ああ 向日葵のように咲いて
Ah, blooming like a sunflower,
天を仰いで笑って
Looking up at the sky and smiling,
ただ真っ直ぐな
Just straight and true,
あなたのようになりたい
I want to be like you.
臆病な私も
Even the timid me,
少しだけ背伸びして
Reaches a bit higher,
光の差す方へ
Toward the light that shines,
ああ 向日葵のような愛を
Ah, a love like a sunflower,
枯れることない時を
A time that never withers,
ただ真っ直ぐな
Just straight and true.
あなたがくれたから
Because you gave it to me
臆病な私も
Even the timid me
少しは強くなれたよ
Has grown a bit stronger now
光の差す方へ歩いて行こう oh
Let's walk towards the light, oh
Oh, ah
向日葵のように咲いて
Blooming like a sunflower
天を仰いで笑って
Looking up at the sky and smiling
向日葵のような愛を
A love like a sunflower
枯れることない時を
Time that never withers
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Key vocabulary
- 海うみ
- seaN5
- こと
- thingN3
- ある
- existN5
- だけ
- onlyN5
- ただ
- onlyN5
- どう
- howN5
- 下した
- belowN5
- 夏なつ
- summerN5
- 好きすき
- loveN5
- 向くむく
- faceN3
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About this song
Ado is a Japanese J-Pop artist known for chart-topping hits including her 2020 debut single “Usseewa,” and for providing the theme song “New Genesis” for the 2022 anime film One Piece Film: Red.