Umbrella (English translation)

Artist: SEKAI NO OWARI (世界の終わり)
Song: Umbrella 3 translations
Translations: English, Finnish, Russian

Proofreading requested

Japanese/Romanization

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Umbrella

鏡に映る私は透明だった

分かってた事でも知らないままの方が良かった

私は君を濡らすこの忌々しい雨から

君を守る為のそれだけの傘

それは自分で決めたようで運命みたいなもの

何も望んではいけない　傷付くのが怖いから

もう一度あの日に戻れたとしても

繰り返してしまうでしょう　私はきっとそう

この雨がこのままずっと降れば

願ってはいけない　そんな事は分かってる　だけど

君に降る雨が　いつの日か上がって青空を望んだら

その時私はきっと

もっと自分の事をこんなに知らなければ

もう少し幸せな未来も望めたのかな

あの雪の日　私を閉じ空を見上げた

泣いているように見えた笑顔に私は触れられない

哀しくて美しい思い出が

走馬灯のように　希望がちらついてしまう

この醜くて本当の気持ちが強くなる前に

きっと吐き気がするほど眩しい太陽

私の気持ちは自由だと誰かが言った

そんな事ないわ　運命よりも変えられないの

この雨がこのままずっと降れば

願ってはいけない　そんな事は分かっていたはず

君に降る雨が　いつの日か上がって青空を望んだら

その時私はきっと

雨が静かに上がり傘立てに置かれた傘

忘れた事さえ忘れられてしまったような

Submitted by

bluemouse on Fri, 05/06/2020 - 01:53

Last edited by

bluemouse on Mon, 21/12/2020 - 23:23

Submitter's comments:

作詞：Fukase
作曲：Fukase, Saori
フジテレビ系ドラマ『竜の道二つの顔の復讐者』主題歌

English translationEnglish

Umbrella

My reflection in the mirror was transparent

If only I didn't know the things I understood

I am just the umbrella that protects you

From being drenched by the bothersome rain

It seems that is the fate I've decided upon

Unable to hope for anything, because I'm afraid of getting hurt

Even if I were to return to that day one more time

I would do it all over again, I probably would

If only the rain could continue to fall like this

I know I can't hope for it, but

If the rain that falls upon you stops; if you long for blue skies,

Then surely I will...

If I didn't know all these things about myself

Maybe I would be able to hope for a happier future

One snowy day, you closed me, and looked up at the sky

I'll never be able to touch your smiling face that seemed to be crying

Sad, beautiful memories

Are like a revolving lantern, the wishes flicker away

Before these ugly and real feelings become stronger

There must be the sickeningly radiant sun

Someone said my feelings I can freely choose

That's not true; I can't change that any more than I can my fate

If only the rain could continue to fall like this

I should understand that I can't hope for it

If the rain that falls upon you stops; if you long for blue skies,

Then surely I will...

The rain quietly lifts, and the umbrella is placed in the umbrella stand

It seems you forget even that fact that you've forgotten

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Submitted by

bluemouse on Fri, 05/06/2020 - 03:01

Last edited by

bluemouse on Sat, 29/05/2021 - 13:30

Author's comments:

The lyrics of Umbrella, written by vocalist Fukase, use the personification of a vinyl umbrella to represent the feelings of girl watching over someone she loves. Like an umbrella, she protects the person when they are in difficult times, but as soon as the rain lifts, she is put away and forgotten (my interpretation).

On a TV show (CDTV Live), Fukase has also stated that these lyrics reflect his own emotions as the band approaches their 10th anniversary. Thus in the MV, Fukase himself is portrayed as the umbrella.

This is also the theme song for the drama 竜の道二つの顔の復讐者.

Please let me know if there is anything I should edit or if the context of this song might also be based on the drama!
I've also interpreted/translated other songs (on my profile), including Shuhasu, which is also in this album. I'd greatly appreciate it if you decide to check out their other music!

The author of translation requested proofreading.
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If you are proficient in both languages of the language pair, you are welcome to leave your comments.

Translations of "Umbrella"

English bluemouse

Finnish P oona

Russian Risa_dr_

SEKAI NO OWARI: Top 3

1.	周波数 (Shūhasū)
2.	Dragon Night
3.	silent

Comments

bluemouse

Fri, 05/06/2020 - 03:57

This is SEKAI NO OWARI's new song. They are a favorite band of mine ♥ and I think this song sounds hauntingly sad and beautiful, just like what they describe in the lyrics. I hope they receive more recognition for their music (❁´◡`❁)

oona

Sun, 14/02/2021 - 06:34

I proofread the translation, and I have to say, you've done a great job~

I did get stuck on some sentences since Japanese doesn't always translate to English so that the sentence is 'exactly' the same. Yet, you had found a beautiful translation that still had the same feeling as the Japanese original. You really did a great job (◕ᴗ◕✿)

bluemouse

Sat, 29/05/2021 - 13:21

Thank you for your kind words!

This was actually my first time translating one of their songs and it was admittedly very challenging (as you said, it's quite difficult to find English equivalents for all the phrases). I still had a great time translating and it means a lot to hear that my efforts paid off!