Translating songs – Sparkle – Your Name

In this article from studying songs we will break down the song from the movie Kimi no na Wa – Sparkle. It was difficult to find a video that does not infringe copyright on YouTube, so I will leave a guitar version that I found with a voice closer to the original.

Below I will leave an incomplete official version:

Song Lyrics

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まだこの世界は　僕を飼いならしてたいみたいだ
望み通りいいだろう　美しくもがくよ
互いの砂時計　眺めながらキスをしようよ
「さよなら」から一番　遠い　場所で待ち合わせよう

辞書にある言葉で　出来上がった世界を憎んだ
万華鏡の中で　八月のある朝

君は僕の前で　ハニかんでは澄ましてみせた
この世界の教科書のような笑顔で

ついに時はきた　昨日までは序章の序章で
飛ばし読みでいいから　ここからが僕だよ
経験と知識と　カビの生えかかった勇気を持って
いまだかつてないスピードで　君のもとへダイブを

まどろみの中で　生温いコーラに
ここでないどこかを　夢見たよ
教室の窓の外に
電車に揺られ　運ばれる朝に

愛し方さえも　君の匂いがした
歩き方さえも　その笑い声がした

いつか消えてなくなる　君のすべてを
この眼に焼き付けておくことは
もう権利なんかじゃない　義務だと思うんだ

運命だとか未来とかって　言葉がどれだけ手を
伸ばそうと届かない　場所で僕ら恋をする
時計の針も二人を　横目に見ながら進む
そんな世界を二人で　一生　いや、何章でも

生き抜いていこう

Romanization of the Song

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Mada kono sekai wa
boku o kainarashitetai mitai da
nozomi doori ii darou
utsukushiku mogaku yo

tagai no suna-dokei
nagame nagara kisu o shiyou yo
「sayonara」 kara ichiban tooi
basho de machi-awaseyou

jisho ni aru kotoba de
deki-agatta sekai o nikunda
mangekyou no naka de
hachi-gatsu no aru asa

kimi wa boku no mae de
hanikande wa sumashite miseta
kono sekai no kyoukasho no you na egao de

tsui ni toki wa kita
kinou made wa joshou no joshou de
tobashi-yomi de ii kara
koko kara ga boku da yo

keiken to chishiki to
kabi no hae-kakatta yuuki o motte
ima da katsutenai supiido de
kimi no moto e daibu o

madoromi no naka de
nama-nurui koora ni
koko de nai dokoka o
yumemita yo
kyoushitsu no mado no soto ni
densha ni yurare
hakobareru asa ni

aishi-kata sae mo
kimi no nioi ga shita
aruki-kata sae mo
sono warai-goe ga shita

itsuka kiete nakunaru
kimi no subete o
kono me ni yakitsukete oku koto wa
mou kenri nanka ja nai
gimu da to omou nda

unmei da toka mirai toka tte
kotoba ga dore dake te o
nobasou to todokanai
basho de bokura koi o suru

tokei no hari mo futari o
yokome ni mi nagara susumu
sonna sekai o futari de
isshou
iya, nan-shou demo

ikinuite ikou

Translation of the Song

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It seems that this world still wants to keep me tied to you.
But that is just what I desire – I strive beautifully.
Staring at our hourglasses, let’s share a kiss.
Let’s set a meeting at the farthest place from our eventual goodbye.

I grew up hating this world made of words found in a dictionary.
On an August morning, trapped inside this kaleidoscope.
Whenever we were face to face, you always gave a shy smile before playing modestly.

Your smile was like a description from a textbook of this world.

The time has finally come – Yesterday seemed nothing more than a prologue to a prologue.
You can skim through if you wish, from here on is my story:
Wielding experience, wisdom, and a slightly molded courage,
At an unprecedented speed until now, I dove to where you were.

During the nap, I dreamed that I saw a different place from here.
Inside my lukewarm cola…
Outside the classroom windows…
In mornings swaying back and forth on the train…

Just as I felt the smell…
Just as I carried the sound of your laughter…
Facing the fact that you will eventually disappear,
I have no choice but to burn your existence into my memory with these two eyes;
I no longer perceive it right… I feel it is my duty!
We love each other no matter the place, no matter how far we are.
Words like destiny and future are completely within our reach.
We proceed like the hands of a clock that glance at us;
Making our way through this kind of world, we will spend our whole life but not as many chapters.
Let’s live more and more, together!

Breaking Down the Song

This article is part of a project for VIP members of the Suki Desu website that will air in March. To access the sentences of this song, the meaning of words and phrases, you must be a VIP member! If not, you will only have access to 3 sentences below:

まだこの世界は　僕を飼いならしてたいみたいだ
Mada kono sekai wa boku o kainarashitetai mitai da

It seems that this world still wants to keep me tied to you.

• まだ – still
• この – this
• 世界 – world
• 僕 – I
• 飼いならして – tame, domesticate zz
  • たい – wants
  • みたいだ – seems

望み通りいいだろう　美しくもがくよ
nozomi doori ii darou utsukushiku mogaku yo

But that is just what I desire – I strive beautifully.

• 望み通り – as I wish
  • 望み – wish / 通り – street, according
•  いい – good
• だろう – seems, I think, I wonder
• 美し – beautifully
• もがくよ – struggle, strive

互いの砂時計　眺めながらキスをしようよ
tagai no suna-dokei nagame nagara kisu o shiyou yo

Staring at our hourglasses, let’s share a kiss.

• 互い – mutual, reciprocal
• 砂時計 – hourglass
• 眺め – scene, view, perspective
• ながら – time, then, although, despite
• キス – kiss
• しようよ – let’s try

「さよなら」から一番　遠い　場所で待ち合わせよう 
「sayonara」 kara ichiban tooi basho de machi-awaseyou

Let’s set a meeting at the farthest place from our eventual goodbye.

• さよなら – goodbye
• から – from, one
• 一番 – first, number one, most, best
• 遠い – far, distant
• 場所 – place
• 待ち – wait
• 合わせよう – unite, match, combine, meet

辞書にある言葉で　出来上がった世界を憎んだ 
jisho ni aru kotoba de deki-agatta sekai o nikunda

I grew up hating this world made of words that is found in a dictionary.

• 辞書 – dictionary
• ある – to have, to locate
• 言葉 – word
• 出来上がった – finished, completed, ready
• 世界 – world
• 憎んだ – hated, detested

万華鏡の中で　八月のある朝 
mangekyou no naka de hachi-gatsu no aru asa

On an August morning, trapped inside this kaleidoscope.

• 万華鏡 – kaleidoscope
  • 万 – ten thousand, myriad, all, various, many
  • 華 – splendor, flower, petal, shine
  • 鏡 – mirror
• 中 – inside
• 八月 – August, month 8
  • 八 – eight
  • 月 – moon
• 朝 – morning
• ある – to exist, to have, to be

君は僕の前で　ハニかんでは澄ましてみせた 
kimi wa boku no mae de hanikande wa sumashite miseta

Whenever we were face to face, you always gave a shy smile before playing modestly.

• 君は僕の前で – you are in front of me
  • 君 – you / 僕 – I / 前 – front
• ハニかんで – to be shy, shyly
• 澄まし – clarified, cleared, meticulously, modestly
• みせた – showed, shown (見せた)

この世界の教科書のような笑顔で 
kono sekai no kyoukasho no you na egao de

Your smile was like a description from a textbook of this world.

• この世界 – this world
• 教科書 – textbook, instruction manual
• のような – like a, like a
• 笑顔 – smile

ついに時はきた　昨日までは序章の序章で 
tsui ni toki wa kita kinou made wa joshou no joshou de

The time has finally come – Yesterday seemed nothing more than a prologue to a prologue.

• ついに – finally, at last
• 時 – time, moment
• きた – came
• 昨日 – yesterday
• まで – until, to, only, more than
• 序章 – prologue, preface

飛ばし読みでいいから　ここからが僕だよ 
tobashi-yomi de ii kara koko kara ga boku da yo

You can skim through if you wish, from here on is my story:

• 飛ばし – skip, jump (pages), dispersion, hide
• 読み – read
• いいから – it doesn’t matter, don’t worry about it, listen, emphasis command
• ここ – here / ここから – from here
• 僕だよ – my, mine, I

経験と知識と　カビの生えかかった勇気を持って 
keiken to chishiki to kabi no hae-kakatta yuuki o motte

Wielding experience, wisdom, and a slightly molded courage,

• 経験 – experience
• 知識 – knowledge, learning, wisdom
• カビ – mold
• 生えかかった – grown, born, sprouted
• 勇気 – courage, bravery, valor
• 持って – carry, bring, hold, transport

いまだかつてないスピードで　君のもとへダイブを 
ima da katsutenai supiido de kimi no moto e daibu o

At an unprecedented speed until now, I dove to where you were.

• いま – now (今)
• かつてない – unprecedented, never seen before, unknown
• スピード – speed
• もと – origin, source, cause, reason
• ダイブ – dive

まどろみの中で　生温いコーラに ここでないどこかを　夢見たよ 
madoromi no naka de nama-nurui koora ni koko de nai dokoka o yumemita yo

During the nap, I dreamed that I saw a different place from here, inside my lukewarm cola…

• まどろみ – nap, sleep
  • まどろみの中 – during the nap, in the middle of sleep
• 生温い – lukewarm, cowardly, tepid
• コーラ – cola
• どこか – somewhere, anywhere
• ここでない – different from here, not here
• 夢見 – dreaming, to dream

教室の窓の外に 
kyoushitsu no mado no soto ni

Outside the classroom windows…

• 教室 – classroom, department
• 窓 – window
• 外 – outside, outdoors, another place

電車に揺られ　運ばれる朝に 
densha ni yurare hakobareru asa ni

In mornings swaying back and forth on the train…

• 電車 – train
• 揺られ – swaying, shaking
• 運ばれる – moving, carrying, transporting
• 朝 – morning

愛し方さえも　君の匂いがした 
aishi-kata sae mo kimi no nioi ga shita

Just as I felt the smell…

• 愛し – beloved, adorable
• 方さえも – just as
• 匂い – odor, aroma, smell
  • 匂いがした – smelled

歩き方さえも　その笑い声がした 
aruki-kata sae mo sono warai-goe ga shita

Just as I carried the sound of your laughter…

• 歩き方 – way of walking
• 笑い – laughter / 声 – voice

いつか消えてなくなる　君のすべてを 
itsuka kiete nakunaru kimi no subete o

Facing the fact that you will eventually disappear,

• いつか – someday, eventually
• 消えて – disappear
• なくなる – lose, run out, disappear
• 君 – you
• すべて – all, everything

この眼に焼き付けておくことは 
kono me ni yakitsukete oku koto wa

I have no choice but to burn your existence into my memory with these two eyes;

• この – this
• 眼 – eye
• 焼き付けて – burning
• おく – place, establish, leave

もう権利なんかじゃない　義務だと思うんだ 
mou kenri nanka ja nai gimu da to omou nda

I no longer perceive it right… I feel it is my duty!

• もう – now, already
• 権利 – right, privilege
• なんかじゃない – not perceive
  • なんか – softening
• 義務 – duty, obligation
• 思う – think, feel, consider

運命だとか未来とかって　言葉がどれだけ手を 
unmei da toka mirai toka tte kotoba ga dore dake te o

Words like destiny and future are completely within our reach.

• 運命 – destiny
• だと – like, if it is the case
• 未来 – future
• 言葉 – words
• どれだけ手 – in hand, within reach
  • どれだけ – how much, the measure
  • 手 – hands

伸ばそうと届かない　場所で僕ら恋をする 
nobasou to todokanai basho de bokura koi o suru

We love each other no matter the place, no matter how far we are.

• 伸ばそう – how far, to stretch
• 届かない – unreachable
• 場所 – place
• 僕ら – we
• 恋をする – love

時計の針も二人を　横目に見ながら進む 
tokei no hari mo futari o yokome ni mi nagara susumu

We proceed like the hands of a clock that glance at us;

• 時計 – clock
• 針 – hand, needle
• 二人 – two people, us 2
• 横目 – sidelong glance, our glances
• 見ながら – while looking, seeing (nagara – 2 simultaneous actions)
• 進む – advance, proceed

そんな世界を二人で　一生　いや、何章でも 
sonna sekai o futari de isshou iya, nan-shou demo

Making our way through this kind of world, we will spend our whole life but not as many chapters.

• そんな – such, this kind of
• 世界 – world
• 二人 – us two
• 一生 – whole life
• 章 – chapter

生き抜いていこう 
ikinuite ikou

Let’s live more and more, together!

• 生き抜いて – live through, survive
• いこう – from now on, let’s go