白日 Lyrics in English by King Gnu

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Verse 1

toki ni wa dare ka o shirazushirazu no uchi ni

Sometimes, without even realizing it, there's someone

kizutsuketeshimattari

We end up hurting

ushinattarishite hajimete

Or losing, and only then

okashita tsumi o shiru

Do we realize the sin we've committed

modorenai yo mukashi no you ni wa

I can't go back to how it used to be

kirameite mieta to shitemo

Even if the past seemed to sparkle

ashita e to arukidasanakya

I've got to start walking toward tomorrow

yuki ga furishikirou to mo

Even if the snow keeps falling hard

Prechorus 1

ima no boku ni wa nani ga dekiru no

What can I do right now?

nani ni nareru no

What can I become?

dare ka no tame ni ikiru nara

If I'm living for someone else

tadashii koto bakari itterannai yo na

I can't just say what's right all the time

doko ka no machi de mata deaetara

If we meet again in some town

boku no namae o oboeteimasu ka

Will you remember my name?

Chorus 1

sono koro ni wa kitto

By then, I'm sure

harukaze ga fuku darou

The spring breeze will blow

massara ni umarekawatte

Even if I'm born again brand new

jinsei ichi kara hajimeyou ga

And start my life over from scratch

hebaritsuite hanarenai

It clings to me and won't let go

jitsuzuki no ima o aruiteirunda

I'm walking through a present still connected to the past

masshiro ni subete sayonara

Wiping it all pure white, goodbye to everything

furishikiru yuki yo

Oh, snow that keeps on falling

subete o tsutsumikondekure

Cover everything

kyou dake wa subete o kakushitekure

Just for today, hide everything

Verse 2

mou modorenai yo mukashi no you ni wa

I can't go back to how it used to be anymore

urayandeshimatta to shitemo

Even if I can't help feeling envious

ashita e to arukidasanakya

I've got to start walking toward tomorrow

yuki ga furishikirou to mo

Even if the snow keeps falling hard

Prechorus 2

itsumo no you ni warattetanda

I was laughing like always

wakariaeru to omottetanda

I thought we could understand each other

aimaina sain o miotoshite

I missed the vague signs

tohou no nai machigaisagashi

An endless game of spot the difference

kisetsu o koete mata deaetara

If we meet again after the seasons pass

kimi no namae o yondemoii ka na

Would it be okay if I called you by your name?

Chorus 2

sono koro ni wa kitto

By then, I'm sure

harukaze ga fuku darou

The spring breeze will blow

massara ni umarekawatte

Even if I'm born again brand new

jinsei ichi kara hajimeyou ga

And start my life over from scratch

kubi no kawa ichimai tsunagatta

Hanging on by a thread

doushiyoumonai ima o ikiteikunda

I'll keep living in this hopeless present

masshiro ni subete sayonara

Wiping it all pure white, goodbye to everything

furishikiru yuki yo

Oh, snow that keeps on falling

ima dake wa kono kokoro o koorasetekure

Just for now, freeze this heart of mine

subete o wasuresasetekure yo

Let me forget everything

Bridge 1

asa mezametara dokka no dare ka ni

When I wake up one morning, someone, somewhere

natteyashinai ka na

Is that who I'll have become, I wonder?

nareyashinai yo na

No, I could never become that, could I?

kikinagashitekure

Just pretend you didn't hear that

sewashinai nichijou no naka de

In the restless everyday grind

toshi dake o kasaneta

all I've done is grow older

sono mukougawa ni

And on the other side of it

machiukeru no wa tengoku ka jigoku ka

Is it heaven or hell that awaits?

itsu datte hito wa donkan da mono

People are always so oblivious

wakaryashinainda hara no naka

Nobody ever knows what someone's really thinking

soredemo aishi aisare

Even so, we love and are loved

ikiteiku no ga sadame to shitte

Knowing that to live on is our fate

Prechorus 3

koukai bakari no jinsei da

My life is nothing but regrets

torikaeshi no tsukanai ayamachi no

Mistakes that can never be undone

hitotsu ya futatsu kurai

One or two of them at least

dare ni demo aru yo na

Everybody has them, right?

sonnan mon darou

That's just how it is, I guess

unzari suru yo

I'm sick of it

Chorus 3

massara ni umarekawatte

Even if I'm born again brand new

jinsei ichi kara hajimeyou ga

And start my life over from scratch

hebaritsuite hanarenai

It clings to me and won't let go

jitsuzuki no ima o aruiteikunda

I'll keep walking through a present still connected to the past

masshiro ni subete sayounara

Wiping it all pure white, goodbye to everything

furishikiru yuki yo

Oh, snow that keeps on falling

subete o tsutsumikondekure kyou dake wa

Cover everything, just for today

subete o kakushitekure

Hide everything

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"白日" (Hakujitsu, "broad daylight") is King Gnu at their most guilty. The narrator opens by admitting that sometimes you hurt people without noticing, and only learn "犯した罪を知る" (you learn the sin you committed) once the damage is done. No villain, no big scandal. Just the slow realisation that you were the problem.

The snow is the image to watch. He begs "降りしきる雪よ" (oh, falling snow) to cover everything, "今日だけは全てを隠してくれ" (just for today, hide it all). He even sings "真っ白に全てさよなら" (goodbye to everything, pure white), which ties back to the title. Then he admits the fantasy fails: even if he is reborn and starts life from zero, the past is "へばりついて離れない" (stuck to me, won't let go).

Learner tip: "首の皮一枚繋がった" (hanging on by one layer of neck skin) is a real idiom for barely surviving, holding on by a thread. And "正しいことばかり言ってらんないよな" (you can't just keep saying the right thing, can you) shows casual spoken Japanese: らんない is a squashed form of られない. The bridge gets bitter fast, with "後悔ばかりの人生だ" (a life full of nothing but regret) and a tired "うんざりするよ" (I'm sick of it). It is a bleak song, but I find the honesty oddly comforting.

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