Shabondama (しゃぼん玉)
"Bubble"

Song Information:
found on the following albums: LOVE PUNCH

Brief Comments:
A softer song with poetic lyrics. Initially, I never payed much attention to it. Later, I happened to watch the PV and like a puzzle, things just clicked together and I found myself growing fond of it.

Translation Information:
translation added on: October 23rd, 2006     translation views: 7147     translated by: adrian
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Lyrics:
いつだって　不器用だったから
itsu datte bukiyou datta kara
because I was never good at expressing myself

こんなにも　離れてしまってた
konna ni mo hanarete shimatteta
we have become so far apart...


君は変わって　とても変わって
kimi wa kawatte totemo kawatte
you've changed; changed so much

自分の傷を人につけたがる
jibun no kizu wo hito ni tsuketagaru
into a person who would pin their own faults on others

とても弱い人　さびしい人
totemo yowai hito sabishii hito
a terribly weak person, a lonely person


あの頃の僕らは　雲のない世界
ano koro no bokura wa kumo no nai sekai
back then, our world (was like a bubble), without a cloud in the sky

地上はいつも　まるはだかのように
chijou wa itsumo maruhadaka no you ni
and the ground so pure and untainted

ある気持ち全てを　つきとおす世界
aru kimochi subete wo tsuki to osu sekai
all feelings we had would burst that world apart...

だから　無我夢中に　愛を覚えて
dakara mugan muchuu ni ai wo oboete
that's why we loved so deeply until we lost ourselves

不器用に傷つけあって　消える
bukiyou ni kizutsukeatte kieru
and without meaning to do so, we kept hurting each other and vanished


想い合って　思いやりもってた?
omoi atte omoiyari motteta?
we loved each other... did we care for each other?

今もう一度と　思ってしまっても
ima mou ichido to omotte shimatte mo
Even now I think about it from time to time...


過去は変わって　とても変わって
kako wa kawatte totemo kawatte
the past has changed, changed a lot

キレイな思い出さえ　燃やしてしまい
kirei na omoide sae moyashite shimai
It has even burnt away the beautiful memory

とても　とても　かわいそう
totemo totemo kawai sou
it's so very lamentable


あの頃の僕らは　雲のない世界
ano koro no bokura wa kumo no nai sekai
back then, our world (was like a bubble), without a cloud in the sky

なんだって　新鮮に届けていたように
nandatte shinsen ni todokete ita you ni
everything was so fresh and new

今頃の僕らは　曇り空世界
imagoro no bokura wa kumorizora sekai
nowadays, it's always so cloudy...

太陽など見えない　伝えることもない
taiyou nado mienai tsutaeru koto mo nai
unable to see the sun, or convey anything

守りあって　不安はいつか消える
mamori atte fuan wa itsuka kieru
protecting others, someday our anxiety would vanish


あの頃の僕らは　雲のない世界
ano koro no bokura wa kumo no nai sekai
back then, our world (was like a bubble) without a cloud in the sky

二人の心は　すぐそばと感じていた
futari no kokoro wa sugu soba to kanjite ita
we felt as though our hearts were intertwined

ある気持ち全てを　つきとおす世界
aru kimochi subete wo tsuki to osu sekai
all the feelings we had would burst that world apart...

だけど　伝わらず　すれ違って
dakedo tsutawarazu surechigatte
but unable to convey it to one another, they passed each other by

不器用に傷つけ合って　消えた
bukiyou ni kizutsukeatte kieta
and without meaning to do so, we kept hurting each other and vanished

Translation Notes:
With this translation I think that the title of the song "Bubble" really fits well into the lyrics. The way she's describing her memories of the past, the world was almost perfect back then. As if they were living in a sort of bubble/dream. The feelings they felt of that time were so intense and real that they threatened to burst that perfect world. So, without confessing everything the world just passed them by and the old versions of themselves disappeared.

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