anata tte hito wa donna hito?
「貴方って人はどんな人?」
"What kind of person are you?"
って /tte/:
colloquial particle marking the topic (= とは)
sonna fuu ni kiketara na
そんなふうに聞けたらな
If only I could ask like that
そんな /sonna/:
such, like that
ふう /fuu/:
way, manner (written 風)
聞けたら /kiketara/:
if I could ask (conditional of potential form of 聞く)
senaka osareru natsu no hi ni wa
背中押される夏の日には
On the summer days when I'm pushed forward
背中 /senaka/:
back; 背中を押す means to give a push / encourage
押される /osareru/:
to be pushed (passive of 押す)
azayaka ni yureru hana ni narou
鮮やかに揺れる花になろう
Let me become a vividly swaying flower
鮮やか /azayaka/:
vivid, brilliant
なろう /narou/:
let me become (volitional of なる)
shirokuma no you ni suzushige de itai no
白熊のように涼しげで居たいの
I want to seem cool and composed like a polar bear
白熊 /shirokuma/:
polar bear
涼しげ /suzushige/:
looking cool / refreshing
居たい /itai/:
want to be/stay (たい form of 居る)
demo kono netsui wa tsunoru
でもこの熱意は募る
But this passion keeps growing
熱意 /netsui/:
passion, enthusiasm
募る /tsunoru/:
to grow stronger, to intensify
ima dokidokidoki ga takabutte
今ドキドキドキが高ぶって
Now my pounding heart is racing
高ぶって /takabutte/:
to become excited / heightened (て form of 高ぶる)
yuuki o motte koe kakeru
勇気を持って声掛ける
I gather my courage and call out to you
持って /motte/:
to hold, to have (て form of 持つ)
声掛ける /koe kakeru/:
to call out to / speak to someone
sasuga ni sorosoro anata ni koi suru
さすがにそろそろ貴方に恋する
By now, I'm finally falling in love with you
さすがに /sasuga ni/:
as expected, after all
そろそろ /sorosoro/:
soon, about time
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
watashi ni kizuite hoshii no desu
私に気づいて欲しいのです
I want you to notice me
気づいて /kizuite/:
to notice (て form of 気づく)
欲しい /hoshii/:
to want (someone to do); …て欲しい
のです /no desu/:
explanatory/emphatic sentence ending
ai o aishi koi ni koi suru
愛を愛し 恋に恋する
Loving love, in love with love
愛し /aishi/:
to love (continuative form of 愛する)
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
bokura wa sou sa ningen sa
僕らはそうさ 人間さ
That's how we are, we're human
僕ら /bokura/:
we (plural of 僕)
ai uragaeshi koi ni koi suru
愛裏返し 故意に恋する
Turning love inside out, falling in love on purpose
裏返し /uragaeshi/:
turning inside out / reversal
故意 /koi/:
on purpose, intentionally (homophone pun with 恋)
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
yatsura mo sou sa ningen sa
奴らもそうさ 人間さ
They're like that too, they're human
奴ら /yatsura/:
those guys (casual plural of 奴)
boku tte hito wa konna hito
「僕って人はこんな人」
"This is the kind of person I am"
僕 /boku/:
I (used by males)
って /tte/:
colloquial topic marker (= とは)
sonna fuu ni ietara na
そんなふうに言えたらな
If only I could say it like that
そんな /sonna/:
such, like that
ふう /fuu/:
way, manner (written 風)
言えたら /ietara/:
if I could say (conditional of potential form of 言う)
atama kakaeru hitori no yoru wa
頭抱える独りの夜は
On lonely nights when I hold my head in my hands
抱える /kakaeru/:
to hold in one's arms; 頭を抱える = to be troubled
独り /hitori/:
alone, by oneself
komayaka ni yureru hana de arou
濃やかに揺れる花であろう
Let me be a delicately swaying flower
濃やか /komayaka/:
delicate, deep, dense
であろう /de arou/:
let me be / probably is (volitional of である)
ookami no you ni tsuyoki de itai no
狼のように強気で居たいの
I want to be strong-willed like a wolf
強気 /tsuyoki/:
strong-willed, assertive
居たい /itai/:
want to be/stay (たい form of 居る)
demo sono jishin wa miataranai no
でもその自信は見当たらないの
But I can't find that confidence anywhere
自信 /jishin/:
confidence
見当たらない /miataranai/:
to not be found (negative of 見当たる)
dokudoku dokutoku na ku mo atte
ドクドク独特な苦もあって
There's a unique, throbbing pain too
あって /atte/:
to exist (て form of ある)
yuuki o dashi furete miru
勇気を出し触れてみる
I muster courage and try to reach out
出し /dashi/:
to bring out (continuative of 出す); 勇気を出す = to muster courage
触れて /furete/:
to touch (て form of 触れる)
みる /miru/:
…てみる: to try doing something
kokoro ugoita nara anata ni koi suru
心動いたなら あなたに恋する
If my heart is moved, I fall in love with you
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
動いた /ugoita/:
moved (past of 動く); 心が動く = to be moved/tempted
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
boku o mite mite hoshii no desu
僕を見てみて欲しいのです
I want you to look at me
僕 /boku/:
I (used by males)
見てみて /mite mite/:
to take a look (て form of 見てみる)
欲しい /hoshii/:
to want (someone to do); …て欲しい
のです /no desu/:
explanatory/emphatic sentence ending
boku ni kizuite hoshii no desu
僕に気づいて欲しいのです
I want you to notice me
僕 /boku/:
I (used by males)
気づいて /kizuite/:
to notice (て form of 気づく)
欲しい /hoshii/:
to want (someone to do); …て欲しい
のです /no desu/:
explanatory/emphatic sentence ending
deai o kaishi chanto ai o shiru
出会いを介し ちゃんと愛を知る
Through our meeting, I truly come to know love
出会い /deai/:
meeting, encounter
介し /kaishi/:
through, via (continuative of 介する)
ちゃんと /chanto/:
properly, firmly
watashi wa sou sa ningen sa
私はそうさ人間さ
That's how I am, I'm human
itazura ni mo ai mo shiri kimi to itai imi o
悪戯にも哀も知り 君と居たい意味を
Knowing both mischief and sorrow, the meaning of wanting to be with you
悪戯 /itazura/:
mischief, prank
知り /shiri/:
to know (continuative of 知る)
居たい /itai/:
want to be (with) (たい form of 居る)
oshieru boku no jinsei sa
教える僕の人生さ
My life, which teaches me all of this
教える /oshieru/:
to teach, to tell
僕 /boku/:
I (used by males)
guuzen? hitsuzen? romansu wa totsuzen
偶然?必然?ロマンスは突然
Coincidence? Inevitability? Romance is sudden
偶然 /guuzen/:
coincidence
必然 /hitsuzen/:
inevitability
Pops wa shinsen
Popsは新鮮 Hey la la la...
Pop is fresh
Pops /poppusu/:
pop music (pops)
unmei to omoeru kimi ni meguriaeta no
「運命」と思える君に巡り会えたの
I met you, someone I can call "destiny"
運命 /unmei/:
fate, destiny
思える /omoeru/:
to be able to think/feel (potential of 思う)
巡り
会えた /meguriaeta/:
was able to encounter (past potential of 巡り会う)
wakage no itari nanka ja kesshite nai kara
若気の至りなんかじゃ決してないから
It's definitely not just youthful folly
若気の
至り /wakage no itari/:
youthful indiscretion / folly
なんか /nanka/:
such as, things like (colloquial)
決して /kesshite/:
(with negative) never, definitely not
ない /nai/:
is not, there is not
hibi hibi ga hairi haato ga kudakete
日々ヒビが入りハートが砕けて
Day by day, cracks form and my heart breaks
日々 /hibi/:
day by day (homophone pun with ヒビ)
ヒビ /hibi/:
crack (written 罅)
入り /hairi/:
to enter (continuative of 入る); ヒビが入る = to crack
砕けて /kudakete/:
to break/shatter (て form of 砕ける)
yuuki mo jishin mo nakusu kedo
勇気も自信も亡くすけど
Though I lose my courage and confidence
自信 /jishin/:
confidence
kujike nagara mo tsuyoku ikite ikeru
挫けながらも強く生きて行ける
Even while faltering, I can keep living strongly
挫けながら /kujike nagara/:
while faltering (挫ける + ながら); ながらも = even though
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly (adverbial form of 強い)
生きて
行ける /ikite ikeru/:
can keep living (potential of 生きて行く)
otona ni naru tame no mainichi desu
大人になるための毎日です
These are the days for becoming an adult
ため /tame/:
for the sake of; …ための
毎日 /mainichi/:
every day
ai o aishi koi ni koi suru
愛を愛し 恋に恋する
Loving love, in love with love
愛し /aishi/:
to love (continuative form of 愛する)
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
bokura wa sou sa ningen sa
僕らはそうさ人間さ
That's how we are, we're human
僕ら /bokura/:
we (plural of 僕)
ai o aishi idai ni koi suru
愛を愛し 偉大に恋する
Loving love, falling in love grandly
愛し /aishi/:
to love (continuative form of 愛する)
偉大 /idai/:
great, grand
恋する /koi suru/:
to fall in love
bokura mo sou sa ningen sa
僕らもそうさ人間さ
We're like that too, we're human
僕ら /bokura/:
we (plural of 僕)
mijikai haru ga owatte iku
短い春が終わっていく
The short spring is ending
終わっていく /owatte iku/:
to gradually end (終わる + ていく)
mijikai natsu ga owatte iku
短い夏が終わっていく
The short summer is ending
終わっていく /owatte iku/:
to gradually end (終わる + ていく)
atarashii jidai to ikiteru anata ni koi o suru
新しい時代と生きてる あなたに恋をする
Living with a new era, I fall in love with you
生きてる /ikiteru/:
to be living (colloquial contraction of 生きている)
恋をする /koi o suru/:
to fall in love
sonna, watashi ni kizuite hoshii no desu
そんな、私に気づいて欲しいのです
So, I want you to notice me
そんな /sonna/:
such, like that
気づいて /kizuite/:
to notice (て form of 気づく)
欲しい /hoshii/:
to want (someone to do); …て欲しい
のです /no desu/:
explanatory/emphatic sentence ending
anata ni kizuite hoshii no desu
あなたに気づいて欲しいのです
I want you to notice
気づいて /kizuite/:
to notice (て form of 気づく)
欲しい /hoshii/:
to want (someone to do); …て欲しい
のです /no desu/:
explanatory/emphatic sentence ending