boku to kimi to de wa nani ga chigau
僕と君とでは何が違う?
What is different between you and me?
違う /chigau/:
to differ, to be different
onnaji ikimono sa wakatteru
おんなじ生き物さ 分かってる
We're the same kind of creature, I know that
生き
物 /ikimono/:
living creature
分かってる /wakatteru/:
to understand, to know
demo ne boku wa nanika ni obiete iru
でもね、僕は何かに怯えている
But you know, I'm afraid of something
怯えている /obiete iru/:
to be frightened, to be scared
minna mo sou nara ii na
みんなもそうならいいな
I hope everyone else is like that too
gamushara ni ikite dare ga warau
がむしゃらに生きて誰が笑う?
Living recklessly—who is it that laughs?
がむしゃら /gamushara/:
reckless, headlong
笑う /warau/:
to laugh, to smile
kanashimi kiru ni wa haya sugiru
悲しみきるには早すぎる
It's too early to grieve completely
悲しみ /kanashimi/:
sadness, grief
きる /kiru/:
to do completely (suffix)
早すぎる /haya sugiru/:
too early
itsumo boku wa jibun ni ii kikaseru
いつも僕は自分に言い聞かせる
I always tell myself so
言い
聞かせる /ii kikaseru/:
to tell oneself, to persuade
ashita mo aru shi ne
明日もあるしね。
After all, there's tomorrow too
ある /aru/:
to have, to exist
し /shi/:
and (listing reasons)
aa nante suteki na hi da
ああ なんて素敵な日だ
Ah, what a wonderful day it is
なんて /nante/:
how, what (a)
素敵 /suteki/:
wonderful, lovely
shiawase to omoeru kyou mo
幸せと思える今日も
Today, when I can feel happy
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness
思える /omoeru/:
to be able to feel/think
yume yabure kujikeru kyou mo
夢敗れ挫ける今日も
Today, when dreams break and I falter
敗れ /yabure/:
to be defeated, to break
挫ける /kujikeru/:
to be discouraged, to falter
aa akiramezu mogaite iru
ああ 諦めず足宛いている
Ah, without giving up, I'm struggling on
諦めず /akiramezu/:
without giving up
足宛いている /mogaite iru/:
to be struggling, to writhe
semai hiroi sekai de
狭い広い世界で
In this narrow, wide world
広い /hiroi/:
wide, spacious
kiseki o utau
奇跡を唄う
We sing of miracles
bokura wa shitte iru
僕らは知っている
We know it
知っている /shitte iru/:
to know
sora e no tobikata mo
空への飛び方も
Even how to fly into the sky
飛び
方 /tobikata/:
way of flying
otona ni naru ni tsure wasureru
大人になるにつれ忘れる
But as we become adults, we forget
につれ /ni tsure/:
as, along with
忘れる /wasureru/:
to forget
kagiri aru eien mo
限りある永遠も
Both the eternity that has limits
限り /kagiri/:
limit, bound
naori kiranai kizu mo
治りきらない傷も
And the wounds that won't fully heal
治り /naori/:
to heal, to be cured
きらない /kiranai/:
cannot do completely
subete boku no koto
全て僕のこと
All of it is about me
全て /subete/:
all, everything
kyou to iu boku no koto
今日という僕のこと
It's me, the one called today
という /to iu/:
called, named
ete wa ushinau hibi imi wa aru
得ては失う日々 意味はある?
Days of gaining then losing—is there any meaning?
得て /ete/:
to gain, to obtain
ては /te wa/:
repeatedly doing then…
日々 /hibi/:
days, daily life
tsutawaru koto no nai omoi mo aru
伝わることのない想いもある
There are feelings that will never be conveyed
伝わる /tsutawaru/:
to be conveyed, to be transmitted
想い /omoi/:
feelings, thoughts
dakara boku wa tokidoki samishiku naru
だから僕は時々寂しくなる
That's why I sometimes get lonely
だから /dakara/:
so, therefore
時々 /tokidoki/:
sometimes
minna mo sou nara
みんなもそうなら
If everyone else is like that too
sukoshi wa raku kana
少しは楽かな
Maybe I'd feel a little easier
楽 /raku/:
easy, comfortable
boku dake ja nai to
僕だけじゃないと
That it's not just me
omoeru kana
思えるかな
I wonder if I can think so
思える /omoeru/:
to be able to think/feel
aa nante suteki na hi da
ああ なんて素敵な日だ
Ah, what a wonderful day it is
なんて /nante/:
how, what (a)
素敵 /suteki/:
wonderful, lovely
dareka o suki de iru kyou mo
誰かを好きでいる今日も
Today, when I'm in love with someone
好き /suki/:
to like, to love
でいる /de iru/:
to remain in a state
hoho nurashi nemureru kyou mo
頬濡らし眠れる今日も
Today, when I cry myself to sleep
濡らし /nurashi/:
to wet, to dampen
眠れる /nemureru/:
to be able to sleep
aa nageku ni wa hodotooi
ああ 嘆くにはほど遠い
Ah, it's far too soon to lament
嘆く /nageku/:
to grieve, to lament
には /ni wa/:
for, in order to
ほど
遠い /hodotooi/:
far from, a long way off
semai hiroi sekai de
狭い広い世界で
In this narrow, wide world
広い /hiroi/:
wide, spacious
bokura wa utau
僕らは唄う
We sing
fuyu ni saku hana ni
冬に咲く花に
On the flowers that bloom in winter
inochi ga mebuku yo
命が芽吹くよ
Life sprouts forth
芽吹く /mebuku/:
to bud, to sprout
kakeru wa yuki no daichi
駆けるは 雪の大地
What runs is the snow-covered earth
駆ける /kakeru/:
to run, to gallop
大地 /daichi/:
earth, ground
ao sugita haru o
青すぎた春を
The spring that was too blue (too green/innocent)
青すぎた /ao sugita/:
too blue / too youthful
wasurezu ni itai to
忘れずに居たいと
Wishing to keep it without forgetting
忘れず /wasurezu/:
without forgetting
居たい /itai/:
want to stay/remain
kataru wa tomo to no chizu
語るは 友との地図
What speaks is the map shared with friends
語る /kataru/:
to tell, to narrate
kakeru wa hito no tabiji
駆けるは 人の旅路
What runs is the journey of a person
駆ける /kakeru/:
to run, to gallop
bokura wa shitte iru
僕らは知っている
We know it
知っている /shitte iru/:
to know
kiseki wa shinde iru
奇跡は死んでいる
Miracles are dead
死んでいる /shinde iru/:
to be dead
doryoku mo kodoku mo
努力も孤独も
Both effort and loneliness
孤独 /kodoku/:
loneliness, solitude
mukuwarenai koto ga aru
報われないことがある
Sometimes they go unrewarded
報われない /mukuwarenai/:
to go unrewarded
dakedo ne
だけどね
But you know
だけど /dakedo/:
but, however
soredemo ne
それでもね
Even so
それでも /soredemo/:
even so, nevertheless
kyou made aruite kita
今日まで歩いてきた
We've walked all the way until today
歩いてきた /aruite kita/:
to have walked (until now)
hibi o hito wa yobu
日々を人は呼ぶ
People call those days
呼ぶ /yobu/:
to call, to name
sore ga ne kiseki da to
それがね、軌跡だと
They call it a trajectory, you know
軌跡 /kiseki/:
trajectory, trail (homophone with 奇跡 miracle)
aa nante suteki na hi da
ああ なんて素敵な日だ
Ah, what a wonderful day it is
なんて /nante/:
how, what (a)
素敵 /suteki/:
wonderful, lovely
shiawase ni nayameru kyou mo
幸せに悩める今日も
Today, when I can fret over happiness
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness
悩める /nayameru/:
to be able to worry/agonize
boroboro ni narete iru kyou mo
ボロボロになれている今日も
Today, when I've become all worn out
ボロボロ /boroboro/:
tattered, worn-out
なれている /narete iru/:
to have become
aa iki o shite mogaite iru
ああ 息をして足宛いている
Ah, breathing and struggling on
足宛いている /mogaite iru/:
to be struggling
subete boku no koto
全て僕のこと
All of it is about me
全て /subete/:
all, everything
ano hi no bokura no koto
あの日の僕らのこと
It's about us, on that day
boku to kimi to de wa nani ga chigau
僕と君とでは何が違う?
What is different between you and me?
sorezore mite kita keshiki ga aru
それぞれ見てきた景色がある
Each of us has scenery we've seen along the way
それぞれ /sorezore/:
each, respectively
見てきた /mite kita/:
to have seen (until now)
景色 /keshiki/:
scenery, landscape
boku wa boku to shite ima o ikite yuku
僕は僕として、いまを生きてゆく
As myself, I'll go on living the present
として /to shite/:
as, in the capacity of
いま /ima/:
now, the present
生きてゆく /ikite yuku/:
to go on living
totemo itoshii koto da
とても愛しい事だ
And that is a deeply precious thing
愛しい /itoshii/:
dear, beloved, precious