Supernova / スーパーノバァ English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

Supernova

When I have a fever, I realize

That I have a body

When my nose gets stuffy, I know

That I have always been breathing

I can make sure that you're real

As many times as I want

But you know what's really important

When it's gone

When I refused your outstretched hand

A huge earthquake might have come

When I protected your outstretched hand

Maybe what I wanted to protect was myself

I have been embracing you

All this time, but

I'm really scared

And I just can't let you go

When I talk to people, I realize

That there's nothing I want to say

But when we are really meant for each other, I know

That I am full of things I want to say

I can keep on

Talking to you like this

But my true gratitude

Can't be conveyed with a "thank you"

In your lifetime

It's all right if just once you can

Grasp the truth

Convey the truth

When I count my years, I realize

Even it's it's tiny, I have a history

And at the same time, I know

That an end will come to it

I am always

Remembering you, but

What I really want

Is not a memory, it's now

After forgetting you, I remember

That you and I had a history together

After losing you, I discover

That you and I met each other

One person's existence

Means nothing to the world

But everybody's world

Is made up of all of us

I can make sure that you're real

As many times as I want

But even if you disappear

Your true self will be here

Our clocks

Keep moving and never stop

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JAPANESE

スーパーノバァ

熱が出たりすると気付くんだ

僕には体があるって事
鼻が詰まったりすると解るんだ

今まで呼吸をしていた事

君の存在だって

何度も確かめはするけど
本当の大事さは

居なくなってから知るんだ

延べられた手を拒んだその時に

大きな地震が起こるかもしれない
延べられた手を守ったその時に

守りたかったのは自分かもしれない

君の存在だって

もうずっと抱きしめてきたけど
本当に恐いから

離れられないだけなんだ

人と話したりすると気付くんだ

伝えたい言葉が無いって事
適当に合わせたりすると解るんだ

伝えたい気持ちだらけって事

君の存在だって

こうして伝え続けるけど
本当のありがとうは

ありがとうじゃ足りないんだ

僕らの時計の中

ひとつだけでもいいから
本当を掴みたくて

本当を届けたくて

歳を数えてみると気付くん

些細でも歴史を持っていた事
それとほぼ同時に解るんだ

それにも終わりが来るって事

君の存在だって

いつでも思い出せるけど
本当に欲しいのは

思い出じゃない今なんだ

君を忘れた後で思い出すんだ

君との歴史を持っていた事
君を失くした後で見つけ出すんだ

君との出会いがあった事

誰の存在だって

世界では取るに足らないけど
誰かの世界は

それがあって造られる

君の存在だって

何度も確かめはするけど
本当の存在は

居なくなってもここに居る

僕らの時計は

止まらないで動くんだ

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OPINION

This is the song that really first got me into BUMP OF CHICKEN. It's one of their most poetic songs, I've probably listened to it a hundred times. I love the say how it sounds like a clock in places. One thing to note, what I translated as "lifetime" is actually "clock." They're not literally in a clock of course, it's a poetic device, but it is a bit easier to understand this way. Great song!!