Langbeats
Tsubame (ツバメ) – YOASOBI

YOASOBI

Tsubame (ツバメ) lyrics with English translation

Language
Japanese
Level
Intermediate
Released
2021
Genre
J-Pop
Length
3:37
  1. 水面

    On the sparkling surface of the water

  2. 夢中風切り翔る

    I soar through the wind, lost in dreams

  3. ため

    Flapping my wings

  4. あのこう

    Let's go to that town

  5. えて

    Across the sea

  6. そう小さなツバメ

    I am just a little swallow

  7. 辿着い触れ

    In the town I arrived at, I heard

  8. しそう

    The cheerful voices of people

  9. 悲しみ暮れる仲間

    Voices of friends dwelling in sorrow

  10. みんなそれぞれ違う暮らし

    Everyone lives in their own unique way

  11. 守りたく気付ないうち

    I want to protect you, without even realizing it.

  12. 付けってしまうなぜ

    Why do we hurt each other?

  13. 同じ

    Under the same sky

  14. 僕ら色とりどり

    We are lives of myriad colors and hues.

  15. この場所共に生きいる

    We live together in this place.

  16. それぞれ草木

    Each person, like the grass, trees, flowers, and birds,

  17. 寄せながら

    As we lean against each other,

  18. 僕ら求めるもの

    What we seek

  19. いてる未来違うけれど

    The future I’m envisioning is different, yet.

  20. 取りなら

    If we could hold hands together,

  21. きっと笑い合える来るから

    Surely the day will come when we can laugh together

  22. いまできるかな

    I wonder what I can do right now

  23. 誰か入れ豊か

    Behind the wealth someone has obtained

  24. 帰る場所われ仲間

    Our comrades robbed of a place to return to

  25. 本当は寄りって

    The truth is, he just wants to be close to others

  26. 生きていたいだけなのに

    He only wants to live, just like us

  27. 悲しい気持ちまれ

    Swallowed by feelings of sadness

  28. まりかけ

    Even if my heart begins to be stained dark

  29. 許すこと認めること

    By forgiving and by acknowledging

  30. 僕ら繋がり合える

    We can connect with each other

  31. 僕らできること

    What we can do right now,

  32. それだけ全てわらなくって

    Even if it doesn't change everything,

  33. 誰か一日ほら

    Look, for someone’s day,

  34. 少しだけ鮮やか彩り

    A little brighter splash of color,

  35. 輝く宝石とか

    Like shining jewels,

  36. 金箔ではないけれど

    Though not made of gold leaf,

  37. こんな世界中

    If only the whole world,

  38. ささやかなら

    Could overflow with simple love,

  39. ほら変わるはず

    Something will surely change, you see.

  40. 同じいつかきっと

    Under the same sky, someday for sure.

  41. それ小さな大きな

    That is my little but great dream.

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Key vocabulary

そう
like thatN5
それだけ
only that
ため
for
ツバメ
swallowN3
ていたい
want to be
はず
should
ほら
look
まり
ball
まれ
rare
ぼく
IN5

About this song

Japanese pop duo formed in 2019 by producer Ayase and singer Ikura, who turn short stories into songs.

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Tsubame (ツバメ)

水面すいめんうえ

On the sparkling surface of the water

夢中むちゅう風切かざきかけ

I soar through the wind, lost in dreams

つばさため

Flapping my wings

あのまちこう

Let's go to that town

うみえて

Across the sea

ぼくそうちいさなツバメ

I am just a little swallow

辿たどまち

In the town I arrived at, I heard

たのしそうひとこえ

The cheerful voices of people

かなしみれる仲間なかまこえ

Voices of friends dwelling in sorrow

みんなそれぞれちがらしかたち

Everyone lives in their own unique way

まもたく気付きづないうち

I want to protect you, without even realizing it.

傷付きずつってしまうなぜ

Why do we hurt each other?

おなそらした

Under the same sky

ぼくいろとりどりいのち

We are lives of myriad colors and hues.

この場所ばしょともいる

We live together in this place.

それぞれじん草木くさきはなとり

Each person, like the grass, trees, flowers, and birds,

かたながら

As we lean against each other,

ぼくもとめるもの

What we seek

えがいてる未来みらいちがけれど

The future I’m envisioning is different, yet.

なら

If we could hold hands together,

きっとわらえるから

Surely the day will come when we can laugh together

ぼくいまなにできるかな

I wonder what I can do right now

だれゆたうら

Behind the wealth someone has obtained

かえ場所ばしょうばわれ仲間なかま

Our comrades robbed of a place to return to

本当ほんとうかれって

The truth is, he just wants to be close to others

ていたいだけなのに

He only wants to live, just like us

かなしい気持きもまれ

Swallowed by feelings of sadness

こころくろまりかけ

Even if my heart begins to be stained dark

ゆることみとめること

By forgiving and by acknowledging

ぼくつながりえる

We can connect with each other

ぼくいまできること

What we can do right now,

それだけすべわらなくって

Even if it doesn't change everything,

だれいちにちほら

Look, for someone’s day,

すこだけあざやかいろど

A little brighter splash of color,

かがや宝石ほうせきとか

Like shining jewels,

金箔きんぱくではないけれど

Though not made of gold leaf,

こんなかぜ世界中せかいじゅう

If only the whole world,

ささやかあいあふなら

Could overflow with simple love,

なにほらわるはず

Something will surely change, you see.

おなそらしもいつかきっと

Under the same sky, someday for sure.

それちいさなぼくおおきなゆめ

That is my little but great dream.

Tsubame (ツバメ)

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