Kyu Sakamoto 坂本九
見上げてごらん夜の星を lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Beginner
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:51
見上げてごらん
Look up and see,
夜の星を
the stars at night.
小さな星の
A tiny star's
小さな光が
little light is
ささやかな
whispering of
幸せを うたってる
simple happiness.
見上げてごらん
Look up and see,
夜の星を
the stars at night.
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Just like us,
名もない星が
the nameless stars.
ささやかな
A little
幸せを 祈ってる
Happiness, I wish for you
手をつなごう僕と
Let’s hold hands, you and me
追いかけよう夢を
Let’s chase our dreams
二人なら
As long as we're together
苦しくなんかないさ
There’s no pain at all
見上げてごらん
Look up and see
夜の星を
The stars of the night
小さな星の
A tiny star’s
小さな光が
A small light shining
ささやかな
A little bit of
幸せを うたってる
happiness is what I'm singing.
見上げてごらん
Look up and see
夜の星を
the stars in the night.
僕らのように
Like us, you know,
名もない星が
there are nameless stars
ささやかな
whispering their
幸せを 祈ってる
prayers for a little happiness.
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Key vocabulary
- 二人ふたり
- twoN5
- 僕ぼく
- IN5
- 小さなちいさな
- smallN5
- 手て
- handN5
- 光ひかり
- lightN4
- ささやか
- modestN2
- 幸せしあわせ
- happinessN4
- てるてる
- to shine; (also) short form of ている
- 僕らぼくら
- we
- 名な
- nameN3
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About this song
Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. He is known for his work in popular music and film, including his early career under the name Hisashi Ôshima.