ほんとのほんと / The Truest Truth English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

The Truest Truth

So many cutting words struck the wall, tumbled down, and grew cold

The noise of many people grew quiet, and only time could slip through

One person hurts another, and thus both hurt

They part feeling the same, and they were together feeling the same

I wanna hear your voice, but I can't speak up

Even though my heart keeps calling out to you

I am scared, I am hurt, I am miserable, but it's important… it's hidden and locked away, and I pretend to forget

I protected it all this way, the truest truth, that the two of us were always calling out to each other

Because I put on the face of an adult, the way I lived became sort of rough

It's normal, but what's normal is so difficult, and I was swept away by time

Those cuting words precisely pierced through my heart, tumbled down, and grew cold

I can't do anything, will I go on like this, trembling and pinned down?

Try to figure out why I'm with you, I can't really find the answer

Though my body realized long ago

The naked voice from when you were born, when you were a wild animal, and hadn't grown up

You touched it at the same time, like a mirror

If this were the end, and you came back, it's OK, as long as you keep going

I'll protect you, the truest truth is that just even once, we got to embrace each other

We can never be apart, truest truth is that we will be two, always.

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JAPANESE

ほんとのほんと

尖った言葉がいくつか　壁にぶつかって　転がって冷えた

ざわついたまま　静かになって　時間だけがすり抜けた

誰かが誰か傷つけて　だからどちらも　傷ついて

お揃いの気持ちで　離れながら　お揃いの気持ちで側にいた

声が聞きたくて　なかなか声が出せなくて

心は何度も　呼んでいるのに

怖くて痛くて惨めでも大事で　隠して鍵かけて　忘れたふりして

守ってきた　ほんとのほんとが　二人分でずっと　呼び合っているのに

大人の顔をしてから　生き方がちょっと　雑になった

普通の事だし　普通が大変で　時間に大体運ばれた

尖った言葉が的確に　胸を貫いて　転がって冷えた

何も出来ないよ　震えながら　押さえつけていくのだろう

側にいる意味を考えて　なかなか辿り着けなくて

体はとっくに　解っているのに

生まれた時くらいの裸の声で　動物のままで　育たない声で

鏡みたいに　同時に触って

今が終われば今までに戻って　それでもいいよ　今の続きなら

守っていく　ほんとのほんとが　一度でもちゃんと　抱き合えた

分けられない　ほんとのほんとが　二人分でずっと

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OPINION

This is one of BUMP OF CHICKEN's newest songs, I just heard it for the first time and had to translate it!!

Wow, this song feels like one string of powerful vocals that doesn't follow the typical structure of a song. I was immediately struck by the emotion in the singer's voice. Also, I LOVE the title, and the way it fits into the song. I'd say this is one of BUMP's love songs, and although the relationships they sing about always seem to be complicated, they always end on a heartwarming note. Feeling powerless, not wanting to be or become an adult, keys, mirrors, and separation. Fujiwara's songs often deal with not being able to communicate your true emotions to someone (here, in line 5, the narrator can neither hear the other person nor use his own voice.) And the words that they do manage to say end up hurting each other, and striking the "wall" that they can't surpass. Pretty deep stuff right? Enjoy ほんとのほんと / The Truest Truth!!