YOASOBI
Tsubame (ツバメ) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- J-Pop
- Length
- 3:37
煌く水面の上を
On the sparkling surface of the water
夢中で風切り翔る
I soar through the wind, lost in dreams
翼をはためかせて
Flapping my wings
あの街へ行こう
Let's go to that town
海を越えて
Across the sea
僕はそう小さなツバメ
I am just a little swallow
辿り着いた街で触れた
In the town I arrived at, I heard
楽しそうな人の声
The cheerful voices of people
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Voices of friends dwelling in sorrow
みんなそれぞれ違う暮らしの形
Everyone lives in their own unique way
守りたくて気付かないうちに
I want to protect you, without even realizing it.
傷付け合ってしまうのはなぜ
Why do we hurt each other?
同じ空の下で
Under the same sky
僕らは色とりどりの命と
We are lives of myriad colors and hues.
この場所で共に生きている
We live together in this place.
それぞれ人も草木も花も鳥も
Each person, like the grass, trees, flowers, and birds,
肩寄せ合いながら
As we lean against each other,
僕らは求めるものも
What we seek
描いてる未来も違うけれど
The future I’m envisioning is different, yet.
手と手を取り合えたなら
If we could hold hands together,
きっと笑い合える日が来るから
Surely the day will come when we can laugh together
僕にはいま何ができるかな
I wonder what I can do right now
誰かが手に入れた豊かさの裏で
Behind the wealth someone has obtained
帰る場所を奪われた仲間
Our comrades robbed of a place to return to
本当は彼も寄り添い合って
The truth is, he just wants to be close to others
生きていたいだけなのに
He only wants to live, just like us
悲しい気持ちに飲み込まれて
Swallowed by feelings of sadness
心が黒く染まりかけても
Even if my heart begins to be stained dark
許すことで認めることで
By forgiving and by acknowledging
僕らは繋がり合える
We can connect with each other
僕らに今できること
What we can do right now,
それだけで全てが変わらなくたって
Even if it doesn't change everything,
誰かの一日にほら
Look, for someone’s day,
少しだけ鮮やかな彩りを
A little brighter splash of color,
輝く宝石だとか
Like shining jewels,
金箔ではないけれど
Though not made of gold leaf,
こんな風に世界中が
If only the whole world,
ささやかな愛で溢れたなら
Could overflow with simple love,
何かがほら変わるはずさ
Something will surely change, you see.
同じ空の下いつかきっと
Under the same sky, someday for sure.
それが小さな僕の大きな夢
That is my little but great dream.
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Key vocabulary
- そう
- like thatN5
- ツバメ
- swallowN3
- はず
- should
- ほら
- look
- 僕ぼく
- IN5
- 夢中むちゅう
- absorptionN3
- 未来みらい
- futureN3
- 本当はほんとうは
- actually
- 煌
- glitter
- 翼つばさ
- wingsN3
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About this song
Japanese pop duo formed in 2019 by producer Ayase and singer Ikura, who turn short stories into songs.