Salyu (as Lily Chou-Chou) ~共鳴 : 空虚な石 *** "Kyomei : kuukyo na ishi"

This song was featured in the movie "Riri Shu Shu no Subete" aka "All About Lily Chou Chou". In my opinion a very worth while watch. Interesting thing to note was the singer of this song, Salyu, had released this single as well as one other and a complete album (which featured music she sang from the movie) under the name "Lily chou Chou"...the fictional singer for which the movie was named after. Of all the songts she sand for the movie this one was my favorite, so I enjoyed translating this and hope you enjoy listening to it!


長い道は曲がって ここへ来てる
nagai michi ha magatte koko he kiteru
the long turning road comes this way

その先にも続く
sono saki ni mo tsuzuku
continuing also in the distance

時だけが静かに刻んだ
toki dake ga shizuka ni kizanda
only time quietly carved it

大人に成り変げて 止めて仕舞った
otona ni narikakete yamete shimatta
becoming an adult has come to an end

心の内側で
kokoro no uchigawa de
within my heart

何枚もの鏡を見つけた
nanmai mono kagami wo mitsuketa
I found many mirrors

あなたに会う喜びあなたに会う切なさより苦しいのわ
anata ni au yorokobi anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
the happiness in meeting you is more painful than the pain in meeting you

まだ私の心の中に空虚な石が潜むから
mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
because i still hide an empty stone inside my heart

生きてゆくためだけに生まれて来た
ikite iku tame dake ni umaretekita
we were born only in order to keep living

他に意味があるの
hoka ni imi ga aru no
is there another meaning?

それが何か愛と言う言葉か
sore ga nanika ai to iu kotoba ka
is that something a word called love?

道の橋で敗れたポスターに書かれてる言葉に目をやる
michi no hashi de yabureta posutaa ni kakareteru kotoba ni me wo yaru
im looking at the words written on a worn out poster on the side of the road

愛はここに神はあなたの中にそこで途切れてる
ai ha koko ni kami ha anata no naka ni soko de togireteru
love is in here, god is inside of you, then it gets cut off

宇宙の先魂の果てで
uchuu no saki tamashii no hate de
beyond outer space is the end of my soul

この肉体の中から響きが生まれてあなたに辿り着いて
kono karada no naka kara hibiki ga umarete anata ni tadoritsuite
echos are born from inside this body and struggle to find you

共鳴する言葉の意味を超える広がる
kyoumei suru kotoba no imi wo koete hirogaru
the meaning of these resounding words reach out to cross over to you

あなたに会う喜びあなたに会う切なさより苦しいのわ
anata ni au yorokobi anata ni au setsunasa yori kurushii no wa
the happiness in meeting you is more painful than the pain in meeting you

まだ私の心の中に空虚な石が潜むから
mada watashi no kokoro no naka ni kuukyo na ishi ga hisomu kara
because i still hide an empty stone inside my heart


speacial japanese phrase #3:
韓国の辛いラーメンが大好きだよ！
kankoku no karai raamen ga daisuki dayo!
I LOVE spicy korean ramen!

伴都美子 ~ 夢路 *** Van Tomiko "Yumeji"

This song is called "yumeji" or "Road/Pathway of Dreams" by Van Tomiko. Tomiko has a very unique voice and beautiful lyrical style. As a former lead singer of the band Do as Infinity (DOA for short) she was seen and heard long before her debut as a soloist. She has released several singles and albums since her debut and I have liked almost all of them. Hope you enjoy!


たわいない時間と押し寄せる不安に負けそうな時は
tawainai jikan to oshiyoseru huan ni makesou na toki ha
when I seem to give up to the foolish time and the pressing worry

優しく微笑む君を想うだけで
yasashiku hohoemu kimi wo omou dake de
just by thinking of you smiling gently

強くなれるから
tsuyoku nareru kara
I can become strong

遠く離れていても
tooku hanareteitemo
even if we are far seperated

いつもいつも一人じゃない僕らは
itsumo itsumo hitori jya nai bokura ha
we are never never alone

思い出して忘れかけた夢路を
omoidashite wasurekaketa yumeji wo
roads of dreams that I've began to forget and then remembered

今君と歩き出す
ima kimi to arukidasu
I will now walk about with you

見上げた空涙色に滲んでも
miageta sora namida iro ni nijindemo
even if the sky that I gazed upon blurs into the color of tears

きっと笑って
kitto waratte
surely we will smile

また歩き出せるから
mata arukidaseru kara
because we'll be able to walk again

信じること
shinjiru koto
It's a thing I believe in

並べた思い出
narabeta omoide
memories that lined up

ひとつひとつ光る
hitotsu hitotsu hikaru
one by one shine

かたちもないもの
katachi mo nai mono
they are things that have no shape

重ねた季節は
kasaneta kisetsu ha
seasons that have passed

色褪せはしない
iroase ha shinai
will not fade away


掛け替えないもの
kakegaenai mono
they are things which cant be replaced


軟らかな風が今
yawaraka na kaze ga ima
now the gentle breeze

そっとそっとこの背中を押してるよ
sotto sotto kono senaka wo oshiteru yo
softly softly pushes onto my back

どんな時もどんな道も
donna toki mo donna michi mo
whatever time it is, what ever way I go

上を向いて生きてく強さと
ue wo muite ikiteku tsuyosa to
the strength to keep living looking upwards and

君がくれた温もりが
kimi ga kureta nukumori ga
the warmth that you gave me

この胸いっぱいに溢れて
kono mune ippai ni ahurete
it completely fills up in my heart

小さな希望がほら
chiisana kibou ga hora
look, this little hope

膨らんでゆく
hukurandeyuku
continues to grow

special japanese phrase #2:
鼻クソふつふつ　かっけだな
hanakuso hutsuhutsu kakke da na
I'm blowing booger bubbles ain't it cool

安良城紅 ~Luna ***Arashiro Beni - "Luna"

This is Arashiro Beni's most recent single "Luna". This song departs from her more usual style of R&B as a ballad but none the less is beautifully sang as always. Beni, although not quite as well known as many other japanese artists is extremely talented...not to mention very very pretty, and I have yet to hear a song by her that I don't like. She seems to have taken a slight break in her music career however she can be seen in the newly released movie "Bura Bura Ban Ban" in a staring role. Hopefully soon she will be back to recording new music...as for now just enjoy the song!


息も出来ない程
iki mo dekinai hodo
to the point of not even being able to breath

君は一人で
kimi wa hitori de
you alone

走り続けてる
hashiritsuzuketeru
keep on running

数え切れない程
kazoekirenai hodo
countless

眠れない時も
nemurenai toki mo
sleepless times

幾夜も過ごしてたんだね
ikuyo mo sugoshitetanda ne
and ages have passed by

傷ついた　その翼に
kizutsuita sono tsubasa ni
those wings that are injured

優しく口づけたい
yasashiku kuchidzuketai
I want to gently kiss them

その痛みも　叶うならば
sono itami mo kanau naraba
and if that pain also becomes real

私の痛みに変えて
watashi no itami ni kaete
exchange it for my pain

I'll always be withyou
I'll always be with you

抱きしめていたい
dakishimeteitai
i want to be holding you

君の想いが闇を照らすまで
kimi no omoi ga yami wo terasu made
until thoughts of you shine through the night

胸の奥の悲しい影も
mune no oku no kanashii kage mo
the sad shadow inside of my heart

弱さも包んであげるから
yowasa mo tsutsundeageru kara
and weakness will engulf me

月の光が君を照らすまで
tsuki no hikari ga kimi wo terasu made
until the light of the moon shines on you

WELCOME! ようこそ！

Hello and welcome to my newly opened blog! So basically the idea of this blog is to present a new way of teaching, or rather aiding the process of learning a foreign language, through a method most people find enjoyable and fun...Music! The way in which I'm presenting this is to take a song (whatever one I feel like) and posting the lyrics to it in lines. Under these lines of the actual lyrics I will be putting a translation (trying to keep as close to it's literal meaning as possible) and in addition to that will be color coding the individual words to correspondingly match up between English and the foreign language in question. Pretty simple and Basic...hopefully enjoyable, and as far as I know a brand new method of introducing learning of a foreign language! As for the songs, I will be selecting any song I feel like doing at any random time. Of course if any potential readers would like to offer suggestions of songs I can certainly translate songs for you (as long as they are in a language I am equipped to translate in). I will translate my OWN interpretation of the lyrics and try to keep them very close to their literal meanings to avoid confusion in translation and also note differences in translation based on context.

Now...Onto the language itself...As of now I am only working on songs in the Japanese language, as I myself am studying that particular language. In the future I may also take on other languages but for right now I think one foreign language is enough for my brain to handle. So, because Japanese does not use the roman alphabet as a standard form of writing I will be displaying the lyrics in 3 versions;
Kanji/Kana (the original Japanese characters)
Romaji (Japanese transliterated into the roman alphabet)
English (and finally...my English language translation)

Well that's pretty much the whole concept of this page, I hope anyone who comes across this blog may find it useful and entertaining. And Thank You for reading!!