karada no oku
身体の奥
Deep within the body
奥 /oku/:
depth, interior
nodo no mashita
喉の真下
Right below the throat
真下 /mashita/:
directly below
kokoro ga aru to suru nara
心があるとするなら
If the heart were to be somewhere
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
とするなら /to suru nara/:
if one assumes that; if it were the case that
kimi wa soko nan darou kara
君はそこなんだろうから
Then you must be right there
なんだろうから /nan darou kara/:
because it is probably; an explanatory guess followed by a reason
zutto mae kara wakatte ita kedo
ずっと前からわかっていたけど
I had known it for a long time, but
ずっと /zutto/:
all along; for a long time
前 /mae/:
before, earlier
わかっていた /wakatte ita/:
Original form: わかる, to understand, know (past ongoing state)
けど /kedo/:
but, though; introduces what follows
toshitoreba kimi no kao mo
歳取れば君の顔も
When I grow older, even your face
歳取れば /toshitoreba/:
Original form: 歳を取る, to grow older (conditional ba-form)
wasurete shimau kara sa
忘れてしまうからさ
will end up being forgotten
忘れてしまう /wasurete shimau/:
Original form: 忘れる, to forget; てしまう marks completion, often with regret
からさ /kara sa/:
because; さ adds a casual emphasis
karada no oku
身体の奥
Deep within the body
奥 /oku/:
depth, interior
nodo no naka de
喉の中で
Inside the throat
中 /naka/:
inside, middle
kotoba ga dekiru shunkan wo
言葉が出来る瞬間を
The moment words come into being
言葉 /kotoba/:
word, language
出来る /dekiru/:
to be formed, come into being; can
瞬間 /shunkan/:
moment, instant
boku wa shiritai kara
僕は知りたいから
Because I want to know
知りたい /shiritai/:
Original form: 知る, to know (tai-form: want to know)
kono mama yo ga aketara
このまま夜が明けたら
If dawn breaks just like this
このまま /kono mama/:
just like this, as things are
明けたら /aketara/:
Original form: 明ける, to dawn, end (tara conditional)
kawakanai you ni omoide wo
乾かないように想い出を
So that the memories will not dry up
乾かない /kawakanai/:
Original form: 乾く, to dry up (negative form)
ように /you ni/:
so that, in order to
想い
出 /omoide/:
memory, recollection
nakusanai you ni kono uta wo
失くさないようにこの歌を
So that I do not lose this song
失くさない /nakusanai/:
Original form: 失くす, to lose (negative form)
ように /you ni/:
so that, in order to
wasurenaide
忘れないで
Please do not forget
忘れないで /wasurenaide/:
Original form: 忘れる, to forget; please do not forget
mou chotto dake de ii
もうちょっとだけでいい
Just a little longer is enough
もう /mou/:
a little more; again
ちょっと /chotto/:
a little, slightly
でいい /de ii/:
it is enough; it will do
hitoribocchi no pareedo wo
一人ぼっちのパレードを
This lonely parade
一人ぼっち /hitoribocchi/:
all alone, lonely
zutto mae kara omotteta kedo
ずっと前から思ってたけど
I had thought so for a long time, but
ずっと /zutto/:
all along; for a long time
前 /mae/:
before, earlier
思ってた /omotteta/:
Original form: 思う, to think; casual contraction of ていた for a past ongoing thought
けど /kedo/:
but, though; introduces what follows
kimi no yubisaki no naka ni wa
君の指先の中には
Within your fingertips
指先 /yubisaki/:
fingertip
中 /naka/:
inside, middle
tabun kamisama ga sunde iru
たぶん神様が住んでいる
A god probably lives there
たぶん /tabun/:
probably, perhaps
神様 /kamisama/:
god, deity; 様 is honorific
住んでいる /sunde iru/:
Original form: 住む, to live, reside (ongoing state)
kyou, kinou yori
今日、昨日より
Longer ago than today or yesterday
より /yori/:
than; marks a comparison standard
zutto mae kara
ずっと前から、
From far, far earlier,
ずっと /zutto/:
all along; for a long time
前 /mae/:
before, earlier
zutto sono mukashi no mukashi kara
ずっとその昔の昔から。
Since long before those ancient days.
ずっと /zutto/:
all along; for a long time
昔 /mukashi/:
long ago, old days
wakaru n da
わかるんだ
I understand
わかる /wakaru/:
to understand
んだ /n da/:
casual form of のだ, used for explanation or emphasis
karada no oku
身体の奥
Deep within the body
奥 /oku/:
depth, interior
nodo no mashita
喉の真下
Right below the throat
真下 /mashita/:
directly below
kimi no kaku uta wo
君の書く詩を
The poem you write
詩 /uta/:
poem; read here as uta
tada maneru hibi wo
ただ真似る日々を
The days spent merely imitating it
真似る /maneru/:
to imitate
日々 /hibi/:
days, daily life
wasurenai you ni
忘れないように
So that I will not forget
忘れない /wasurenai/:
Original form: 忘れる, to forget (negative form)
ように /you ni/:
so that, in order to
kimi no inai ima no ondo wo
君のいない今の温度を
The temperature of this present without you
いない /inai/:
Original form: いる, to be present; negative form for people and animals
今 /ima/:
now, the present
kawakanai you na omoide de
乾かないような想い出で
With memories that seem as though they will never dry up
乾かない /kawakanai/:
Original form: 乾く, to dry up (negative form)
ような /you na/:
like, as if; modifies the following noun
想い
出 /omoide/:
memory, recollection
nakusenai de ita kono uta de
失くせないでいたこの歌で
With this song I had been unable to let go of
失くせない /nakusenai/:
Original form: 失くす, to lose; negative potential form, cannot let go of
でいた /de ita/:
part of ないでいた, indicating that a state of not doing something continued
mou sukoshi de ii
もう少しでいい
Just a little more is enough
もう /mou/:
a little more; again
少し /sukoshi/:
a little, a small amount
でいい /de ii/:
it is enough; it will do
mou chotto dake de ii
もうちょっとだけでいい
Just a little longer is enough
もう /mou/:
a little more; again
ちょっと /chotto/:
a little, slightly
でいい /de ii/:
it is enough; it will do
hitoribocchi no pareedo wo
一人ぼっちのパレードを
This lonely parade
一人ぼっち /hitoribocchi/:
all alone, lonely
pareedo wo
パレードを
This parade