Jop Recommend #252 Baby Don't Cry by Namie Amuro

Baby Don't Cry

安室 奈美恵 Namie Amuro


Released in January 2007, this is her 32nd single.  Being a jpop diva for 25 years, Namie Amuro will retire on September 16, 2018 at the age of 40.


Among many of her hit songs, I picked this song to bid her farewell.







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Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

Can you remember that?
I remember…

信号         待ち     見かけた

Shingou machi mikaketa
I saw you at the traffic signal waiting
見覚え    の ある 青い T-Shirts
mioboe no aru aoi T-shirts
That blue T-shirts I once remember
変わらない 笑顔
kawaranai egao
and your same smile
流れた       時    は  ちょうど 3 years
nagareta toki wa choudo three years
The time passed has been 3 years
声    かけよう と
koe kakeyou to 
I was about to call you
その     隣     に  見知らぬ      誰か
sono tonari ni mishiranu dareka
but someone I don't know was there on your side 
ふと  逸らした  目    に
futo sorashita me ni 
As I looked away
映る       空     は  いつも  と  同じ   で
utsuru sora wa itsumo to onaji de
before my eyes, sky was just the same as before


きっと こうして

kitto    koushite
I bet just like this
人    は   ちょっと ずつ
hito wa chotto   zutsu
people will slowly
過ぎた  季節      に  記憶  を    隠す
sugita kisetsu ni kioku wo kakusu
hide the memory in seasons of the past
いつか  零れた         涙        集まって
itsuka koboreta namida atsumatte
Until the day when fallen tears gathered
陽  を  浴びて   輝く        まで
hi wo abite kagayaku made
will shine under the sunshine


そう だから Baby   悲しまないで

sou dakara baby kanashimanaide
Yes, so baby, don't be sad
考えても          分かんない 時  も   ある って
kangaetemo wakannai toki mo aru tte
There must be a time when you can't figure out even how hard you try
散々      でも      前     に  続く          道   の   どこか    に
sanzan demo mae ni tsuzuku michi no dokoka ni
Everything seems to go wrong, but somewhere along the long road ahead
望み      は    ある から
nozomi wa aru kara
there's still a hope 


雨      の   朝   でも

ame no asa demo
Even on a rainy morning
(Baby don't cry)
愛   が   消えそう でも
asa ga kiesou demo
Even though the love is about to disappear
(Baby don't cry)
一人   に  なんて しない から
hitori ni nante shinai kara
I won't let you stay alone
(Baby don't cry)
Baby don't cry
Always stay by your side


眠れない      夜     は

nemurenai yoru wa
On sleepless nights
何度     も     寝返り   ばかり
nando mo negaeri bakari
I toss about in bed many times
心           細く     なって
kokoro-bosoku natte
I get so lonely
吐き   出す   ため息   は   深い
haki-dasu tameiki wa fukai
and let out deep sigh
また    抱えた    不安
mata kakaeta fuan
Another worries
これ   以上    解消      出来ず
kore ijyou kaisyou dekizu
I can't solve them any longer
誰か      の   手 握って  見えない 明日  へ
dareka no te nigitte mienai   asu e
I grab someone else's hand and onto unknown future
繋ごう      と     努力       して
tsunagou to doryoku shite
I try to continue


だって そうして 人    は    何度    でも

datte soushite hito wa nando demo
Because people must have
闇     に   立ち   向かう     強さ    ある はず
yami ni tachi-mukau tsuyosa aru hazu
the strength to face the darkness many times
与えられて  選ぶん  じゃなくて
ataerarete erabun jyanakute
You do not choose from what is given to you
その   足    で   踏み  出して
sono ashi de fumi-dashite
but you must move ahead with your own footsteps



そう だから Baby   悲しまないで
sou dakara baby kanashimanaide
Yes, so baby, don't be sad
考えても          分かんない 時  も   ある って
kangaetemo wakannai toki mo aru tte
There must be a time when you can't figure out even how hard you try
散々      でも      前     に  続く          道   の   どこか    に
sanzan demo mae ni tsuzuku michi no dokoka ni
Everything seems to go wrong, but somewhere along the long road ahead
望み      は    ある から
nozomi wa aru kara
there's still a hope 

雨      の   朝   でも

ame no asa demo
Even on a rainy morning
(Baby don't cry)
愛   が   消えそう でも
asa ga kiesou demo
Even though the love is about to disappear
(Baby don't cry)
一人   に  なんて しない から
hitori ni nante shinai kara
I won't let you stay alone
(Baby don't cry)
Baby don't cry
Always stay by your side

鏡           に   映る    自分   が

kagami ni utsuru jibun ga
Looking at myself on a mirror
(When I lose myself)
まるで       別人     みたい な 日 も  ある  けど
marude betsujin mitai na hi mo aru kedo
there are times when I look like a completely stranger, but
(When I need someone's help)

諦めないで

akiramenaide
don't give up
Let me see your smile
ねえ 良く   なる    方  に  捉えたら?
Nee yoku naru hou ni toraetara?
Hey why don't you think positive?
いつか 笑って      話せる    日   が くる   から
itsuka waratte hanaseru hi ga kuru kara
The day will come when you can tell it with smiles


さあ だから Baby  その  手  伸ばして

saa dakara baby sono te nobashite
So baby stretch your hand
雲間         に   覗く      陽射し  を   信じて
kumoma ni nozoku hizashi wo shinjite
Believe in the sunshine coming through clouds
心配事           なんて 全部    取り   除く     から
shinpaigoto nante zenbu tori-nozoku kara
It will take out all the worries
これ で  もう    大丈夫
kore de mou daijyoubu
Now everything will be alright


遠い  朝   でも

tooi asa demo
Even in a remote morning
(Baby don't cry)
愛 を  なくしても
ai wo nakushitemo
Even if you lose your love
(Baby don't cry)
一人  に  なんて しない から
hitori ni nante shinai kara
I won't let you stay alone
(Baby don't cry)
Baby don't cry
Always stay by your side

Baby もう Don't cry

baby mou don't cry
Baby don't cry anymore
(Baby don't cry yeah)
It's gon' be alright
(It's gon' be alright)
Baby もう Don't cry
baby mou don't cry
Baby don't cry anymore
(Baby もう Don't cry)
baby mou don't cry
Baby don't cry anymore
You'll see the sunshine
(See the sunshine)
Baby もうどのくらい
baby mou dono kurai 
Baby how long have you been?
(Baby don't baby don't cry)
一人  で  you've been tryin'
hitori de you've been trying'
you've been trying alone by yourself
(一人 で   you've been tryin')
hitori de you've been trying'
you've been trying alone by yourself
Baby もう Don't cry
baby mou don't cry
Baby don't cry anymore
(Baby もう Don't cry)
baby mou don't cry
Baby don't cry anymore
You'll see the sunshine
(You'll see the sunshine)

Baby don't cry...





Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!


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