
Ai Otsuka
プラネタリウム - Planetarium lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- J-Pop
- Length
- 5:08
夕月夜 顔だす
The evening moonlit night reveals itself
消えてく 子供の声
Fading away, the voices of children
遠く遠く この空のどこかに君はいるんだろう
Far, far away, somewhere in this sky, you must be there
夏の終わりに 二人で抜け出した
At the end of summer, we slipped away together
この公園で見つけた
Found in this park
あの星座 何だか覚えてる?
Do you remember that constellation?
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Even if we can't meet, I trace back the memories
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
I want to see the same happiness
あの香りとともに花火が ぱっと開く
With that fragrance, the fireworks bloom brightly
行きたいよ 君のところへ
I want to go, to where you are
今すぐかけだして 行きたいよ
I want to run out right now,
真っ暗で何も見えない 怖くても大丈夫
It's pitch black and I can't see anything, but it's okay even if I'm scared.
数えきれない星空が
The countless starry skies,
今もずっとここにあるんだよ
are still right here with me.
泣かないよ 昔君と見た
I won't cry, because it was a
綺麗な空だったから
beautiful sky we saw together back then.
あの道まで 響く
The sound of my shoes echoes
靴の音が耳に残る
to that road ahead,
大きな自分の影を
leaving a mark in my ears.
見つめて想うのでしょう
I gaze at my own big shadow and ponder.
ちっとも 変わらないはずなのに
Though nothing should change at all,
切ない気持ち 膨らんでく
My heartache keeps growing stronger.
どんなに想ったって 君は もういない
No matter how much I long for you, you're already gone.
行きたいよ 君のそばに
I want to be by your side,
小さくても 小さくても
Even if it's small, even if it's small,
一番に 君が好きだよ
You're the one I love the most.
強くいられる
I can be strong,
願いを 流れ星に
I whispered my wish to a shooting star.
そっと唱えてみたけれど
But softly, I tried to call out,
泣かないよ 届くだろう
I won't cry, it'll reach you, I know.
綺麗な空に
In the beautiful sky
会えなくても記憶をたどって
Even if we can't meet, I trace back our memories.
同じ幸せを見たいんだ
I want to see the same happiness.
あの香りと共に 花火がばっと開く
With that fragrance, the fireworks burst open
行きたいよ君のところへ
I want to go to where you are
小さな手を 握りしめて
Holding tight to your little hand
泣きたいよ それはそれは綺麗な空だった
I want to cry, it was such a beautiful sky.
願いを 流れ星に
I send my wishes to the shooting stars
そっと唱えてみたけれど
I tried whispering it softly,
泣きたいよ 届かない想いをこの空に
I want to cry, these unreachable feelings in this sky
Key vocabulary
- 星座せいざ
- constellationN1
- ところ
- placeN2
- あの
- thatN5
- ある
- existN5
- だす
- emitN4
- 夕月夜ゆうづきよ
- evening moonlight
- 何だかなんだか
- somehow
- てるてる
- to shine; (also) short form of ている
- とともに
- along
- ぱっと
- suddenly
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About this song
Ai Otsuka is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. She is known for the idol-era hits such as “Sakuranbo” and for her debut album Love Punch, which included a booklet of her own art and prose.