Ah 馬が走る 黒いアスファルトの上
Ah, the horse runs on the black asphalt
Song translation
Amen
Kenshi Yonezu
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Amen by Kenshi Yonezu is a great song to learn Japanese through music. This page breaks down 28 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 1 key word such as amen. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
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荒んだ並木 風もなし 香りだす雨の気配
Ruined rows of trees, no wind, the scent of rain
Ah 東京はフラスコの中の風景
Ah Tokyo is a landscape inside a flask
迷い込んでは泣いていたのは遠い遠い昔
The time when I got lost and cried was a long time ago
Ah 光の澱に 道草を誘う亡霊
Ah, a ghost that tempts the road in the lees of light
九つの門を通り抜けてあの山の麓へと
Pass through the nine gates to the foot of that mountain
空っぽの花瓶に活ける花を探している
I'm looking for flowers to put in an empty vase.
恥ずかしいくらい生き急いでいた遠い遠い昔
A long time ago, when I lived in an embarrassingly fast pace
お願い ママ パパ この世に生まれたその意味を
Please, Mom, Dad, the meaning of being born into this world.
教えて欲しいの わたしに
I want you to tell me
悲しい思い出はいらないから ただただ美しい思い出を
I don't need sad memories, just beautiful ones
祈りの言葉を amen
words of prayer amen
Ah 怒りが満ちる 黒い炎を纏って
Ah, I'm filled with anger, wrapped in black flames
どうかわたしの この心を 赦してくれやしないか
Could you please forgive this heart of mine?
Ah さもなければ その清い雷を以って
Ah, otherwise with that pure thunder
わたしの身を 灰になるまで 焼いてくれないか
Will you burn my body to ashes?
Ah 音を立てて燃える部屋の中ひとり
Ah, alone in a room that's burning noisily
歯軋りみたいに火の粉は舞う 酸素を食べて育つ
Sparks dance like teeth grinding, feeding on oxygen and growing.
ありがとう 今 身をやつす苦渋の全てに
Thank you for all the pain I'm going through right now
再会を願い 今日はおやすみ また明日
Hope to see you again Good night today, see you tomorrow
お願い ママ パパ この世に生まれたその意味を
Please, Mom, Dad, the meaning of being born into this world.
教えて欲しいの わたしに
I want you to tell me
悲しい思い出はいらないから ただただ美しい思い出を
I don't need sad memories, just beautiful ones
祈りの言葉を amen
words of prayer amen
お願い ママ パパ この世に生まれたその意味を
Please, Mom, Dad, the meaning of being born into this world.
教えて欲しいの わたしに
I want you to tell me
悲しい思い出はいらないから ただただ美しい思い出を
I don't need sad memories, just beautiful ones
祈りの言葉を amen
words of prayer amen
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