kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
kyou mo tonaeru
今日も唱える
Today again I chant it
唱える /tonaeru/:
to chant, to recite
genkai? joutou. yatte yarou ka.
限界?上等。やってやろうか。
My limit? Bring it on. Let's give it a shot.
上等 /joutou/:
top-notch; here means 'bring it on'
やって /yatte/:
from やる, to do
やろうか /yarou ka/:
from やる, volitional form expressing 'let's do it'
ai o suteru hodo hima ja nai itsumo All right All right
愛を捨てるほど暇じゃない いつもAll right All right
I'm not so idle as to throw away love, always all right, all right
捨てる /suteru/:
to throw away, to abandon
ほど /hodo/:
to the extent of
暇 /hima/:
free time, idle
じゃない /ja nai/:
is not (colloquial of ではない)
koko o norikoetara raku ni naru shika nai
ここを乗り越えたら 楽になるしかない
Once I get past this, things can only get easier
乗り
越えたら /norikoetara/:
from 乗り越える, to overcome (~たら 'once/if')
しかない /shika nai/:
can only, nothing but
itamidome o nondemo
痛み止めを飲んでも
Even when I take painkillers
痛み
止め /itamidome/:
painkiller
飲んでも /nondemo/:
from 飲む, to drink/take (~ても 'even if')
kienai mune no zukizuki ga
消えない胸のズキズキが
The throbbing in my chest that won't go away
消えない /kienai/:
from 消える, to disappear (negative form)
ズキズキ /zukizuki/:
throbbing (pain)
sasai na dareka no yasashisa de
些細な誰かの優しさで
With someone's trifling kindness
些細 /sasai/:
trivial, slight
優しさ /yasashisa/:
kindness, gentleness (noun form of 優しい)
chotto yawaraidari surun da yo na
ちょっと和らいだりするんだよな
it does ease up a little, you know
和らいだり /yawaraidari/:
from 和らぐ, to soften/ease (~たり listing)
する /suru/:
to do (with ~たり)
makeru na
負けるな
Don't lose
負けるな /makeru na/:
from 負ける, to lose (~な prohibition 'don't')
kyou mo funbatte
今日も踏ん張って
Today again, dig in your heels
踏ん
張って /funbatte/:
from 踏ん張る, to hold firm, to stand one's ground
katameta kara de mi o mamotte
固めた殻で身を守って
Guarding myself with the shell I've hardened
固めた /katameta/:
from 固める, to harden, to fortify
守って /mamotte/:
from 守る, to protect
mata akirameru riyuu sagasu kedo
また諦める理由探すけど、
Though I'm again searching for a reason to give up
諦める /akirameru/:
to give up
探す /sagasu/:
to search for
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
kyou mo tonaeru
今日も唱える
Today again I chant it
唱える /tonaeru/:
to chant, to recite
genkai, joutou. netamashisa mo zenbu
限界、上等。妬ましさも全部
My limit, bring it on. Even the envy, all of it
上等 /joutou/:
top-notch; here means 'bring it on'
妬ましさ /netamashisa/:
enviousness (noun form of 妬ましい)
全部 /zenbu/:
all, everything
fukou no ya ga nukenai hi demo All right All right
不幸の矢が抜けない日でもAll right All right
Even on days when the arrow of misfortune won't come out, all right, all right
不幸 /fukou/:
misfortune, unhappiness
抜けない /nukenai/:
from 抜ける, to come out (negative form)
kuishibatteru
食いしばってる
I'm gritting my teeth
食いしばってる /kuishibatteru/:
from 食いしばる, to grit one's teeth (colloquial ~てる)
demo ne
でもね、
But you know,
kyou wa chotto dake gohoubi o
今日はちょっとだけご褒美を
Today, just a little reward for myself
wakatte iru keredo
わかっているけれど
Even though I know
わかっている /wakatte iru/:
from わかる, to understand (~ている state)
けれど /keredo/:
but, although
watashi o aiseru no wa watashi dake
私を愛せるのは私だけ。
The only one who can love me is me
愛せる /aiseru/:
from 愛する, to love (potential form 'can love')
umarekawaru nara?
生まれ変わるなら?
If I were to be reborn?
生まれ
変わる /umarekawaru/:
to be reborn
mata watashi da ne
「また私だね。」
"It'd be me again, wouldn't it."
hitoribocchi da to kizuitemo
ひとりぼっちだと気付いても
Even if I realize I'm all alone
ひとりぼっち /hitoribocchi/:
all alone
気付いても /kizuitemo/:
from 気付く, to notice (~ても 'even if')
tsunagari wa kieru wake ja nai
繋がりは消えるわけじゃない
It doesn't mean the connections disappear
繋がり /tsunagari/:
connection, bond
消える /kieru/:
to disappear
わけじゃない /wake ja nai/:
it doesn't mean that...
tama ni ga ii tama ni de ii
たまにがいい たまにでいい
Once in a while is good, once in a while is enough
たまに /tama ni/:
occasionally, once in a while
chanto taisetsu da to omoeru kara
ちゃんと大切だと思えるから
Because I can properly feel that it's precious
ちゃんと /chanto/:
properly, firmly
大切 /taisetsu/:
important, precious
思える /omoeru/:
from 思う, to think/feel (potential form)
anata no shiawase o wakete hoshii
貴方の幸せを分けてほしい
I want you to share some of your happiness with me
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness
分けて /wakete/:
from 分ける, to share, to divide
ほしい /hoshii/:
want (someone) to do (after て-form)
higeki no zukan
悲劇の図鑑
An encyclopedia of tragedy
図鑑 /zukan/:
illustrated reference book, encyclopedia
watashi tte sou
私ってそう。
That's just how I am
って /tte/:
topic marker (colloquial は)
shikata nai hodo jibun yogari
仕方ない程 自分よがり
Self-righteous to a hopeless degree
仕方ない /shikata nai/:
can't be helped, hopeless
程 /hodo/:
to the extent that
よがり /yogari/:
self-righteous, self-satisfied (as in 独りよがり)
baibai osanaki ai no hibi
バイバイ 幼き愛の日々
Bye-bye, days of childish love
幼き /osanaki/:
from 幼い, young/childish (classical attributive form)
ii yo mou negau wa "hajime kara"
いいよもう 願うは「はじめから」
It's fine already, what I wish for is "from the start"
願う /negau/:
to wish, to pray for
はじめから /hajime kara/:
from the beginning
beibee otona ni nanka naru mon ja nai zo
ベイベー 大人になんかなるもんじゃないぞ
Baby, you shouldn't go becoming an adult or anything
なんか /nanka/:
such things as (dismissive nuance)
もんじゃない /mon ja nai/:
shouldn't, ought not to (colloquial ものではない)
tsaratusutora
ツァラトゥストラ
Zarathustra
ツァラトゥストラ /tsaratusutora/:
Zarathustra, protagonist of Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
kyou mo tonaeru
今日も唱える
Today again I chant it
唱える /tonaeru/:
to chant, to recite
nan no sei? dare no sei?
何のせい?誰のせい?
Whose fault? Whose fault is it?
せい /sei/:
fault, because of
katenakuta tte ii
勝てなくたっていい
It's fine even if I can't win
勝てなくたって /katenakuta tte/:
from 勝つ, to win (potential negative + たって 'even if not')
makenai tsuyosa o mochitai sou sa All right All right
負けない強さを持ちたい そうさAll right All right
I want a strength that won't lose, that's right, all right, all right
負けない /makenai/:
from 負ける, to lose (negative form)
強さ /tsuyosa/:
strength (noun form of 強い)
持ちたい /mochitai/:
from 持つ, to hold/have (~たい 'want to')
norikitte miseru
乗り切ってみせる
I'll get through it, just watch me
乗り
切って /norikitte/:
from 乗り切る, to get through, to overcome
みせる /miseru/:
to show; (~てみせる) determination 'I'll definitely do it'
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
kyou mo iikikaseru
今日も言い聞かせる
Today again I tell myself
言い
聞かせる /iikikaseru/:
to tell/persuade (oneself), to admonish
fukou no ya ga nukenai hi demo All right All right
不幸の矢が抜けない日でもAll right All right
Even on days when the arrow of misfortune won't come out, all right, all right
不幸 /fukou/:
misfortune, unhappiness
抜けない /nukenai/:
from 抜ける, to come out (negative form)
tomaranai de iyou
止まらないで居よう。
Let's keep from stopping
止まらないで /tomaranai de/:
from 止まる, to stop (~ないで 'without/don't')
居よう /iyou/:
from 居る, to be/exist (volitional 'let's stay')
dakara, kyou wa
だから、今日は
So, today
だから /dakara/:
so, therefore
chotto dake gohoubi o
ちょっとだけご褒美を
just a little reward
waraeru hi wa kuru kara
笑える日は来るから。
Because the day I can laugh will come
笑える /waraeru/:
from 笑う, to laugh (potential form 'can laugh')
watashi o aiseru no wa watashi dake
私を愛せるのは私だけ
The only one who can love me is me
愛せる /aiseru/:
from 愛する, to love (potential form 'can love')
umarekawaru nara?
生まれ変わるなら?
If I were to be reborn?
生まれ
変わる /umarekawaru/:
to be reborn
mata watashi da ne
「また私だね。」
"It'd be me again, wouldn't it."
baibai mutonchaku na ai no hibi
バイバイ 無頓着な愛の日々
Bye-bye, days of careless love
無頓着 /mutonchaku/:
indifferent, unconcerned
fanfaare kigekiteki na "tsuzuki kara"
ファンファーレ 喜劇的な「つづきから」
Fanfare, a comedic "continuing from where it left off"
ファンファーレ /fanfaare/:
fanfare
喜劇的 /kigekiteki/:
comedic
つづき /tsuzuki/:
continuation, sequel
beibee otona ni nanka naru mon ja nai kedo
ベイベー 大人になんかなるもんじゃないけど
Baby, you shouldn't become an adult or anything, but
なんか /nanka/:
such things as (dismissive nuance)
もんじゃない /mon ja nai/:
shouldn't, ought not to (colloquial ものではない)
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
baibai karappo utsuwa ni hibi
バイバイ 空っぽ器にヒビ
Bye-bye, a crack in the empty vessel
器 /utsuwa/:
vessel, container; also one's capacity
fanfaare ashita mo "tsuzuki kara"
ファンファーレ 明日も「つづきから」
Fanfare, tomorrow too "continuing from where it left off"
ファンファーレ /fanfaare/:
fanfare
つづき /tsuzuki/:
continuation, sequel
beibee otona ni nanka naru mon ja nai kedo
ベイベー 大人になんかなるもんじゃないけど
Baby, you shouldn't become an adult or anything, but
なんか /nanka/:
such things as (dismissive nuance)
もんじゃない /mon ja nai/:
shouldn't, ought not to (colloquial ものではない)
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be
naru you ni naru no sa
なるようになるのさ
What will be, will be
ように /you ni/:
in the way that (なるようになる = 'what will be, will be')
のさ /no sa/:
colloquial assertive ending
kesera sera
ケセラセラ
Que sera sera
ケセラセラ /kesera sera/:
from Spanish 'que será, será', meaning whatever will be, will be