羊文学 (Hitsujibungaku, literally translated to "Sheep Literature") is an indi… Read Full Bio ↴羊文学 (Hitsujibungaku, literally translated to "Sheep Literature") is an indie rock trio formed in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The band consists of Moeka Shiotsuka (Vo, Gt), Yurika Kawanishi (Ba), and Hiroa Fukuda (Dr). Former members of the band are the drummer Shino (left in October 2015) and Wow ( left in December 2016) in charge of bass and chorus.

Shiozuka replied in an interview that it would be cool if the word "sheep" was included in both English and Japanese, and that "literature" was connected to express a big world view that is not limited to music by name. In another interview, she named it "sheep" because she likes the band S.R.S who used sheep for album artwork, and said that "literature" was good because he wanted to express a feeling like Sigur Rós.

雨
羊文学 Lyrics

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君の生活のことをおもう
雨のにおいがする
体温はずっと下がらないまま
部屋にこもってる
窓から見える
光が揺れてる
雨雨

君がくれたCDを聴く
何度も繰り返す
スピードはずっと変わらない
まだ部屋にこもってる
夜だけ見える
光が揺れてる
雨雨

雨
できれば
このまま
わたしに
きづかないで
それでは
またどこかで
あいましょう
さようなら

君の吹いていた口笛が
夢に出てくる夜
悲しみは全部色褪せて
今ドアに手をかける
夜空と見える
光は揺れない
雨雨

バラバラになって
ぼろぼろになって
またひとつになって
そうして続いてく
びしょ濡れになって
ひとりきりだって
声も出せなくて
それでも続いてく

雨が降りだしてきみをおもう
傘は置いてきた
幾つもの夜を越えてから
また空で会いましょう
雨雨
それでは

そのときまで
さようなら

Overall Meaning

In "雨" by 羊文学, the singer is thinking of someone they care about, while the rain pours down outside. The scent of the rain fills the room, while the singer stays inside, feeling like their body temperature won't drop. The light outside their window is shaken by the rain, a repeated image throughout the song. The singer listens to a CD given to them by the person they're thinking of, repeating it over and over at the same speed in their room. The night sky is visible through the window, with the rain keeping up its steady beat.

In the second verse, the singer dreams of the person they're thinking of, specifically remembering their whistle. In this dream, their sadness has faded away. But now they grip the door, knowing that they must leave soon. The rain keeps falling, but the light outside the window no longer flickers.

Line by Line Meaning

君の生活のことをおもう
I think about your life

雨のにおいがする
I smell the rain

体温はずっと下がらないまま
My body temperature doesn't drop

部屋にこもってる
I'm holed up in my room

窓から見える
What I see through the window

光が揺れてる
The flickering light

雨雨
Rain, rain

君がくれたCDを聴く
I listen to the CD you gave me

何度も繰り返す
I play it over and over

スピードはずっと変わらない
The speed never changes

まだ部屋にこもってる
I'm still holed up in my room