Mariya Takeuchi 竹内まりや
僕の街へ lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- City Pop
- Length
- 3:48
すべてを捨てて 歩き出したら
When I threw everything away and started walking,
空の色が 違って見えてくるのさ
The color of the sky begins to look different.
都会の嘘に 慣れないうちに
Before I got used to the lies of the city,
僕は行くよ バスに揺られ今日こそ
I'm on my way, swaying on the bus, today for sure.
回り道をしたけど もうこれまで
I took the long way around, but this is where it ends.
幸せ探したけど ここでは何も見つからない
I searched for happiness, but found nothing here.
コーヒー片手に 窓から歌えば
Singing by the window with coffee in hand,
すれ違った子供の目も 優しそう
The eyes of the passing children seem gentle.
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There were those who loved me,
安らぐには 心がちょっと遠すぎた
But my heart was just a bit too far for peace.
明日の朝になれば たどり着くさ
When tomorrow morning comes, I'll have arrived
失いかけた夢が待ってる 平和な僕の街へ
The dream I almost lost is waiting in my peaceful town
星の数増えれば 友達と居る様
As the stars increase, it feels like I'm with friends
淋しがり屋の 僕はもういないんだ
That lonely me is no longer here
いいことずくめじゃない この人生
This life isn’t just filled with good things
だけど今度ばかりは 確かな自分を
But this time, I'm sure I'll find my true self
手に入れるさ
I'll get my hands on it
華やかな暮らしに さよなら告げた
I bid farewell to a glamorous life
本当の空の色が 見えてきたよ
The true color of the sky is coming into view
本当の空の色が 見えてきたよ
The true color of the sky is coming into view
Key vocabulary
- さよなら
- goodbye
- しそう
- suspect
- した
- did
- したら
- if
- じゃ
- thenN5
- すぎ
- too muchN5
- たどり着くたどりつく
- arrive
- ちょっと
- a bitN5
- では
- then
- ない
- notN5
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About this song
Japanese singer-songwriter whose 1984 song 'Plastic Love' became a global city pop hit decades later.