Kenshi Yonezu 米津玄師
ナンバーナイン lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:24
歩いていたのは 砂漠の中 遠くに見えた 東京タワー
I was walking in the desert, far away I saw the Tokyo Tower
君の抱いていた ボロいテディベア 笑ってみえた どこへ行こうか
The old teddy bear you held looked like it was smiling, where shall we go?
海みたいに 砂は燃えた かつてはここで 人が生きた
The sand burned like the sea, once here people thrived
先を急いだ 英智の群れが 壊したものに 僕らは続いた
In a rush, the crowd of wisdom shattered what we continued on
惑いも憂いも化石になるほど 嘘みたいな未来を想う
As doubts and sorrows turn to fossils, I envision a fantastical future
切なくなるのも馬鹿らしいほど 優しい未来
It seems foolish to feel so bittersweet about a gentle future
恥ずかしいくらい生きていた僕らの声が 遠く遠くまで届いたらいいな
How wonderful if our voices, living embarrassingly, could echo far and wide
誰もいない未来で起きた呼吸が 僕らを覚えていますように
In a future where no one exists, may the breaths awaken memories of us
眩しくてさ 目を閉じたんだ 枯れた川を 辿りながら
It was so bright that I closed my eyes, tracing the dried-up river
ほんの向こうで 君の声が 呼んでいたんだ 確かに僕を
Just beyond, your voice was calling me, surely it was me
未来と過去が 引っ張り合うんだ か弱い僕らの 両手を掴んで
The future and the past are pulling at each other, grasping our fragile hands
痛むことが 命ならば 愛してみたいんだ 痛みも全て
If pain is life, then I want to love it, all the pain too
いまだに心は不揃いなままで 息苦しくなる夜もある
Even now, my heart remains mismatched, there are nights when it's hard to breathe
言い訳みたいな美意識すら 消えちゃう未来
Aesthetic sensibilities that feel like excuses fade into the future
砂に落ちた思い出が息をしていた 遠く遠くから届いていたんだ
Memories that fell in the sand were still breathing, reaching out from far away
誰もいない未来の僕らの声が 美しくあれるように
So that the voices of our future selves, in a world with no one, can still be beautiful
何千と言葉選んだ末に 何万と立った墓標の上に
After choosing thousands of words, over the many gravestones that stood
僕らは歩んでいくんだきっと 笑わないでね
We will keep moving forward, surely, so please don’t laugh
何千と言葉選んだ末に 何万と立った墓標の上に
After choosing thousands of words, over the many gravestones that stood
僕らは歩んでいくんだきっと 笑わないでね
We will keep moving forward, surely, so please don’t laugh
恥ずかしいくらい生きていた僕らの声が 遠く遠くまで届いたらいいな
I hope our voices, that lived so shamefully, reach far, far away.
誰もいない未来で起きた呼吸が 僕らを覚えていますように
May the breath that awoke in a future with no one remember us.
砂に落ちた思い出が息をしていた 遠く遠くから届いていたんだ
The memories that fell into the sand were still breathing, reaching from afar.
誰もいない未来の僕らの声が 美しくあれるように
May our voices in a future with no one be filled with beauty.
何千と言葉選んだ末に 何万と立った墓標の上に
After choosing thousands of words, on top of countless standing gravestones,
僕らは歩んでいくんだきっと 笑わないでね
We will surely continue to walk, so please don't laugh.
何千と言葉選んだ末に 何万と立った墓標の上に
After choosing thousands of words, on top of countless standing gravestones,
僕らは歩んでいくんだきっと 笑わないでね
We will surely continue to walk, so please don't laugh.
Key vocabulary
- 中なか
- insideN3
- 呼吸こきゅう
- breathN3
- 未来みらい
- futureN3
- 歩ふ
- walk
- てい
- stable
- 恥ずかしいはずかしい
- embarrassingN4
- ここ
- hereN5
- どこ
- whereN5
- ない
- notN5
- 人ひと
- personN5
About this song
Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer associated with J-pop, emerging from the Vocaloid scene and known for blending electronic elements with rock melodies. He has released genre-spanning albums such as STRAY SHEEP and LOST CORNER, combining electro-funk, R&B, and jazz-inspired arrangements.