Song Translation activity: Crystal Snow

So here is my attempt at translating the Song Crystal snow by BTS. I am trying to make it a constant habit to practice translating different things (songs, documents, articles etc) so i can improve ready for the future academic semesters. I will also make sure I am reading and making notes around translation studies itself

雪積もるように確かめているよ

君がくれたもの生きてく勇気

Like how the snow piles up, I just want to make sure

If what you gave me was life, and courage to go on

あらゆる時間越えて出逢ったんだ

それでHow do we do？果たせる？

この不確か状態Love

Every time that we met by chance, despite all the hours that passed

But after it all, how do we do? Can we come through?

This uncertain feeling, we call love

思ったより世界は早くて

How we gonna change it?

We don’t know yet

でもきっと

This world is moving faster than I thought, oh what a shame

How we gonna change it?

We don’t know yet

But let’s still try

(Eh)愛、僕らの胸にuh yeah

(Eh)slowly 響きだして

(Eh) This love, is within our hearts, uh yeah

(Eh) Slowly, it rings and brings us closer

君を抱きしめたい消えてしまう前にもう一度

Ah どこまでも舞い上がるcrystal

ねぇ何も いらないから もう少しだけ 感じてたい

Can I touch your heart?

触れたくてもすり抜けていく

Oh someday… Someday

I want to hold you tight within my arms, before you try to go, just one more time

Ah Wherever you may go, crystals will rise and soar

Hey, There’s nothing that I will ever need, but if you could stay with me , so let me just say

Can I touch your heart?

But if I want to touch it now, I will only reach it

Oh someday… Someday

小さな笑顔がなぜ苦しい

How can I be closer uh

この想いはなぜ答えが出ない

How I am gonna find it?

どうやって？

Oh let me know

Why is your small smile so painful?

How can I be closer uh

Why do my feelings not give me answers?

How I am gonna find it

I don’t know yet

Oh, let me know

曖昧な形ばかりCrystal Snow

報われないstoryなんてもうムリ

Ehこの手で変えてみせるのに

All I see is the unclear shapes of Crystal Snow

An unrewarded story, already unreasonable

Even though I said I’ll change it with this hand

Eh surely誓えるのに

Eh surely even if I vow

君を守りたくて涙に変わる前にもう一度

願うほどに届かないCrystal

１００年先になっても次の一歩は君とがいい

Can I be your one?

星ひとつない雪の夜空

Oh someday… someday

Before you change into tears, I want to protect you one more time

A crystal that I can’t reach no matter how much I wish

Even if it becomes 100 years from now, I want my next step with you

Can I be your one?

The snowy night sky has not one star

Oh someday… someday

もう二人は遥か遠い

一つのはずなのに

今では僕らを

彩る絵の具など

選べやしない黒い息も

深い君の白い霧も

I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel

Oh crystal snow, crystal snow

真っ白なその中で

君が僕を通り過ぎ水になろうと胸でまだ流れてる

（奏でてる）

輝くもの全てに映る

光る君を見つめてる

待ってるさまたどこでも

会いたい嘘でも握ってこの手を

We are already far away from each other

Even though we are supposed to be one

Even now the things that painted us in colour is not here

Neither the black breath that I can’t choose

Nor your deep white mist

I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel

Oh crystal snow, crystal snow

Inside the white mist

Even though you pass me by me and turn in to water, you are still in my heart

(you are in my heart)

I see you shining and reflecting

on every sparkling thing

waiting for you no matter where

I want to see you, even if it is a lie, please hold this hand

愛する温度か溶け出すメロディ

確かな温もりよ永遠に続け

The loving warmth begins to melt into a melody

This certain warmth will continue forever.

君を抱きしめたい消えてしまう前にもう一度

叶えるため舞い上がるCrystal

ねぇ言葉足りないけどありのままでも伝えるから

Can I touch your heart?

信じて欲しい迎えに行くよ

Someday… Someday…

I want to hold you tight within my arms, before you try to go, just one more time

Crystals rise and fly to grant a wish

Hey, words are not enough but, I will convery it as it is

Can I touch your heart?

I wish to believe ill go and meet you

Someday… someday…

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

(let me see your smile, oh baby, eh)

It’s always you, It’s always you, crystal snow

(let me feel your love, そうどこまでもFuu)

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

(Let me feel your love, our crystal snow yeh)

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

Crystal snow, oh…

どこまでもBaby crystal snow

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

(let me see your smile, oh baby, eh)

It’s always you, It’s always you, crystal snow

(let me feel your love, forever Fuu)

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

(Let me feel your love, our crystal snow yeh)

It’s always you, it’s always you, crystal snow

Crystal snow, oh…

Wherever, Baby crystal snow

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