Breaking down songs – Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna

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In dissecting today’s songs, let’s study the ending theme of Boku dake ga inai machi, an anime and manga that is making a lot of success at the beginning of 2016. The ending song is Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna (それは小さな光のような) by Sayuri composed by Yuki Kajiura.

The name of the song means “It’s like a small light,” I really enjoyed the lyrics, music, and anime, I hope you enjoy this beautiful song. I will leave the video of the song below and then we will start to dissect it word by word.

We recommend using the Insert Furigana extension to visualize the reading of Kanji that you do not know. (Download Google Chrome). You can also watch this video, without vocals, a karaoke that has furigana.

Lyrics in Japanese

Dissecting the song

僕だけが見てた 君のこと
Boku dake ga mi teta kimi no koto

• 僕 – boku – I
• だけ – dake – Gives the idea of “however”
• 見てた – miteta – Looking, observing (past verb)
• 君のこと – kimi no koto – Your things, about you
• 君 – kimi – You
• こと – koto – Things

過去も未来 も かなしみもよろこびも 全て
Kako mo mirai mo kanashimi mo yorokobi mo subete

• 過去 – kako – Past
• 未来 – mirai – Future
• かなしみ – kanashimi – Sorrow
• よろこび – yorokobi – Joy
• 全て – subete – All

オトナになるってきっと 優しくなる事だと信じていた
Otona ni naru tte kitto yasashiku naru koto da to shinjite ita

• オトナ – otona – Adult
• なる – naru – To become
• きっと – kitto – Surely, I believe, without a doubt
• 優しく – yasashiku – Gentle, friendly
• 事 – koto – Thing
• 信じていた – shinjite ita – Trusted, believed (past)

子供の頃の僕のままに
Kodomo no koro no boku no mama ni

• 子供 – kodomo – Child
• 頃 – koro – Time, period
• 僕 – boku – I
• ままに – mama ni – As, when, leave as is

君のこと守りたいと思う
Kimi no koto mamoritai to omou

• 君のこと – kimi no koto – Things about you, of you
• 守りたい – mamoritai – I want to protect (tai form)
• 思う – omou – To think, to feel

暗闇から目覚めても
Kurayami kara mezamete mo

• 暗闇 – kurayami – Darkness
• から – kara – From, of
• 目覚め – mezame – Awakening, waking up
• ても – temo – Even, still

僕を待ち受けてる彼方で
Boku o machiuketeru kanata de

• 僕 – boku – I
• 待ち受けてる – machiuketeru – Waiting for me
• 彼方 – kanata – Far place, beyond

二人を隠したこの街に
Futari o kakushita kono machi ni

• 二人 – futari – Two people
• 隠した – kakushita – Hidden, concealed
• この街に – kono machi ni – In this city

誰も知らない雪が降っていた
Daremo shiranai yuki ga futte ita

• 誰も知らない – daremo shiranai – No one knows
• 雪 – yuki – Snow
• 降っていた – futte ita – Falling (past)

君は僕の胸に刻まれた 一番深い傷跡のようで
Kimi wa boku no mune ni kizama reta ichiban fukai kizuato no yō de

• 君 – kimi – You
• 胸 – mune – Chest (heart)
• 刻まれた – kizama reta – Engraved, carved
• 一番 – ichiban – The first, the most
• 深い – fukai – Deep
• 傷跡 – kizuato – Scar
• ようで – yō de – Like, similar to

君が笑うこの世界の歌 取り戻すよ
Kimi ga warau kono sekai no uta torimodosu yo

• 君 – kimi – You
• 笑う – warau – To smile, to laugh
• この世界 – kono sekai – This world
• 歌 – uta – Song, music
• 取り戻すよ – torimodosu yo – To recover, to bring back

どの部屋の時計も 少しズレていてさ
Dono heya no tokei mo sukoshi zurete ite sa

• どの – dono – Each, which
• 部屋 – heya – Room, hall
• 時計 – tokei – Clock
• 少し – sukoshi – A little
• ズレていてさ – zurete ite sa – Misaligned, late

僕らはいつも 言葉を掛け違う歯車
Bokura wa itsumo kotoba o kake chigau haguruma

• 僕ら – bokura – We
• いつも – itsumo – Always, constantly
• 言葉 – kotoba – Word
• 掛け違う – kake chigau – To be in disagreement, conflict
• 歯車 – haguruma – Gears

ひとりぼっちで泣いた ヒーローごっこ
Hitori botchi de naita Hīrō-gokko

• ひとりぼっち – hitoribocchi – Alone
• 泣いた – naita – Cried
• ヒーロー – Hīrō – Hero
• ごっこ – gokko – To play, to pretend

伸ばす前にくじけた 両手で君の頬に触れた
Nobasu mae ni kujiketa ryōte de kimi no hoho ni fureta

• 伸ばす – nobasu – To extend, to stretch
• 前に – mae ni – Before
• くじけた – kujiketa – Discouraged, unmotivated
• 両手 – ryōte – Both hands
• 君の頬 – kimi no hoho – Your cheek
• 触れた – fureta – Touched

君のこと壊したいと思う 世界は夢の狭間で 黒い祈りを孕んで
Kimi no koto kowashitai to omou sekai wa yume no hazama de kuroi inori o harande

• 君のこと – kimi no koto – Things about you, of you
• 壊したい – kowashitai – Want to destroy
• 世界 – sekai – World
• 夢 – yume – Dream
• 狭間 – hazama – Interval, limit
• 黒い – kuroi – Black, dark
• 祈り – inori – Prayer
• 孕んで – harande – Full, impregnated

大事なものだと撫でていた 優しい指がねじれてゆく
Daijina mono da to nadete ita yasashī yubi ga nejirete yuku

• 大事な – daijina – Important
• 撫でていた – nadete ita – Was caressing
• 優しい – yasashī – Gentle
• 指 – yubi – Finger
• ねじれて – nejirete – Twisted

僕はただ僕のために 力なきこの手を
Boku wa tada boku no tame ni chikara naki kono te o

• 僕は – boku wa – I
• ただ – tada – Just, only
• ために – tame ni – For, because of
• 力なき – chikara naki – Powerless, impotent
• この手 – kono te – These hands

微かな輝きの方へ もがいてみる
Kasukana kagayaki no kata e mogaite miru

• 微かな – kasukana – Faint, vague
• 輝き – kagayaki – Shine
• 方へ – kata e – To
• もがいて – mogaite – To struggle, to writhe
• みる – miru – To try

君の歌う未来へ 導いてよ
Kimi no utau mirai e michibiite yo

• 君の歌う – kimi no utau – The song you sing
• 未来 – mirai – Future
• 導いてよ – michibiite yo – Guide me, show me the way

守りたいと思う

まぎれもなくあたたかい場所が あることを信じてる
Magire mo naku attakai basho ga aru koto o shinjiteru

• まぎれもなく – magiremo naku – Undeniably, certainly
• あたたかい – attakai – Warm, welcoming
• 場所 – basho – Place
• ある – aru – To exist
• こと – koto – Thing
• 信じてる – shinjiteru – To believe

寂しさに喰われた優しさが
Sabishisa ni kuwareta yasashisa ga

• 寂しさ – sabishisa – Loneliness
• 喰われた – kuwareta – Devoured
• 優しさ – yasashisa – Kindness, gentleness

白い雪に埋もれて行く夜
Shiroi yuki ni umorete yuku yoru

• 白い – shiroi – White
• 雪 – yuki – Snow
• 埋もれて – umorete – Buried, covered
• 行く夜 – yuku yoru – The passing night

君は僕の胸に小さな火を灯す 古い傷跡のようで
Kimi wa boku no mune ni chiisana hi o tomosu furui kizuato no yō de

• 君 – kimi – You
• 僕の胸 – boku no mune – My heart, my chest
• 小さな – chiisana – Small
• 火 – hi – Fire, flame
• 灯す – tomosu – To light, to illuminate
• 古い – furui – Old
• 傷跡 – kizuato – Scar
• ようで – yō de – Like, similar to

微笑んでよ この世界の暗闇から目覚めてゆく光のような
Hohoende yo kono sekai no kurayami kara mezamete yuku hikari no yōna

• 微笑んでよ – hohoende yo – Smile for me
• この世界 – kono sekai – This world
• 暗闇 – kurayami – Darkness
• から – kara – From, starting from
• 目覚めて – mezamete – Awakening
• 光 – hikari – Light
• ような – yō na – Like, similar to

君のうた - Kimi no uta

• 君のうた – kimi no uta – Your song

I hope you enjoyed the article and learned a lot from this song that I have already listened to more than a thousand times…