yattokosa makuake da
やっとこさ 幕開けだ
At long last, the curtain rises
やっとこさ /yattokosa/:
finally, at long last
幕開け /makuake/:
the opening, the start (lit. raising of the curtain)
hora yotte takatte ote wo haishaku
ほら 寄って集って! お手を拝借!
Look, gather round, come together! Lend me your hands!
寄って /yotte/:
to draw near, to come close
集って /takatte/:
to gather, to crowd around
拝借 /haishaku/:
to borrow (humble); "ote wo haishaku" is a set phrase inviting everyone to clap
sutaato rain ni tatta ima
スタートラインに立った今
Now, standing at the starting line
スタートライン /sutaato rain/:
starting line
sou busou to sou to zou de toujou
そう 武装と創と造で登場!
That's right, entering armed with creation and making!
そう /sou/:
that's right, yes
武装 /busou/:
armament, to arm oneself
創 /sou/:
creation, to originate
造 /zou/:
making, building
登場 /toujou/:
to appear, to come on stage
koko wa asobigokoro de michiyou
ここは遊び心で満ちよう!
Let this place be filled with playfulness!
遊び
心 /asobigokoro/:
playfulness, a sense of fun
満ちよう /michiyou/:
to be full; volitional form of 満ちる
aete no sakuryaku nanora rararara
敢えての策略なのら ララララ
It's a deliberate scheme, you see, la la la la
敢えて /aete/:
deliberately, daringly
策略 /sakuryaku/:
strategy, scheme
なのら /nanora/:
playful form of なのだ, asserting/explaining "it is so"
hitori demo ooku no manuke ga iru nara
一人でも多くのマヌケが居るなら
If there's even one more fool out there
一人 /hitori/:
one person
でも /demo/:
even; "hitori demo ooku" = even one more
居る /iru/:
to exist, to be (animate)
tadasu koto kara hajimemashou
正すことから始めましょう
Let's begin by setting things right
正す /tadasu/:
to correct, to put right
こと /koto/:
thing, matter (nominalizer)
始めましょう /hajimemashou/:
to begin; ~mashou expresses invitation "let's"
shiawase na jikan wo dore dake sugoseru ka wa
幸せな時間をどれだけ過ごせるかは...
How much happy time you can spend...
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness, happy
どれだけ /dore dake/:
how much, how many
過ごせる /sugoseru/:
to spend (time); potential form of 過ごす
bibitaru mono demo ai ni kizukeru ka
微々たるものでも愛に気づけるか
Can you notice the love even in the tiniest things
微々たる /bibitaru/:
tiny, minuscule
気づける /kizukeru/:
to notice; potential form of 気づく
saa tamesareyou
さぁ 試されよう
Come, let's be put to the test
試されよう /tamesareyou/:
to try, to test; passive 試される (to be tested) in volitional form
pappappa hareta machi ni
パッパッパッ 晴れた町に
Pa-pa-pa, in the town under clear skies
晴れた /hareta/:
to clear up (weather)
chapuchapuchapu ame no kokoro
チャプチャプチャプ 雨の心
Splish-splash-splosh, a heart of rain
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
hitori ja nai to hitei dekiru you ni
独りじゃないと否定出来るように
So that I can deny being alone
独り /hitori/:
alone, by oneself
じゃない /ja nai/:
is not (colloquial of ではない)
否定 /hitei/:
denial, to deny
出来る /dekiru/:
to be able to
ように /you ni/:
so that, in order to
boku wa sagasu n da
僕は探すんだ
I'll keep searching
探す /sagasu/:
to search for
んだ /n da/:
explanatory/emphatic ending (= のだ)
shizukesa to ichi tai ichi
静けさと1対1
One on one with the silence
静けさ /shizukesa/:
silence, stillness
1
対1 /ichi tai ichi/:
one on one
sou gazen makenki ote wo haishaku
そう「俄然負けん気」お手を拝借!
That's right, "suddenly fired up to not lose"—lend me your hands!
そう /sou/:
that's right, yes
俄然 /gazen/:
suddenly, all at once
負けん
気 /makenki/:
competitive spirit, unwillingness to lose
拝借 /haishaku/:
to borrow (humble); "ote wo haishaku" invites everyone to clap
sutaato aizu wa nariyamanaku
スタート合図は鳴り止まなく
The starting signal keeps ringing on
鳴り
止まなく /nariyamanaku/:
from 鳴り止む (to stop ringing); negated to mean "without ceasing"
mou kunou to bon to nou wa joutou
もう 苦悩と煩と悩は上等!
Enough—anguish, troubles and worries, bring them on!
もう /mou/:
already; here with a tone of "enough"
苦悩 /kunou/:
anguish, suffering
煩 /bon/:
vexation, trouble
悩 /nou/:
worry, distress
上等 /joutou/:
first-rate; "bring it on", just what I want
koko wa toki sude ni ikusa no ba
ここは時既に戦の場
By now, this is already a battlefield
aete na wo tsukeru nara nani ga hara
敢えて名を付けるなら ナニヶ原?
If I dared to name it, "Whatchamacallit Field"?
敢えて /aete/:
daringly, deliberately
付ける /tsukeru/:
to attach, to give (a name)
ナニ
ヶ原 /nani ga hara/:
a playful coinage mimicking place names like "○○-ga-hara" (e.g. Sekigahara), meaning "Whatever Field"
hitori demo ooku nadegata ga naku nara
一人でも多くなで肩が泣くなら
If even one more sloping-shouldered soul is crying
一人 /hitori/:
one person
でも /demo/:
even; "hitori demo ooku" = even one more
なで
肩 /nadegata/:
sloping shoulders
nadegata buumu de ii deshou
なで肩ブームでイイでしょう?
Then a sloping-shoulders boom would be just fine, right?
なで
肩 /nadegata/:
sloping shoulders
でしょう /deshou/:
right?, isn't it? (conjecture/confirmation)
wasuretakunai naa wo ika ni fuyaseru ka da
「忘れたくないなぁ」を如何に増やせるかだ
It's about how much you can increase the "I never want to forget this" moments
忘れたくない /wasuretakunai/:
don't want to forget; 忘れる + たい (want) in negative
如何に /ika ni/:
how, in what way
増やせる /fuyaseru/:
to increase; potential form of 増やす
bibitaru mono demo ai ni kizukenu nara
微々たるものでも愛に気づけぬなら
If you can't notice the love even in the tiniest things
微々たる /bibitaru/:
tiny, minuscule
気づけぬ /kizukenu/:
cannot notice; potential of 気づく negated with ぬ (= ない)
sutaato ni modorou
スタートに戻ろう
Let's go back to the start
戻ろう /modorou/:
to return; volitional form of 戻る
pappappa hareta machi ni
パッパッパッ 晴れた町に
Pa-pa-pa, in the town under clear skies
晴れた /hareta/:
to clear up (weather)
chapuchapuchapu ame no kokoro
チャプチャプチャプ 雨の心
Splish-splash-splosh, a heart of rain
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind
hitori ja nai to hitei shite kureru anata wo
独りじゃないと否定してくれる貴方を
I'm searching for you, the one who'll deny that I'm alone
独り /hitori/:
alone, by oneself
じゃない /ja nai/:
is not (colloquial of ではない)
否定して /hitei shite/:
to deny
くれる /kureru/:
to do (something) for me
boku wa sagasu n da
僕は探すんだ
I'll keep searching
探す /sagasu/:
to search for
んだ /n da/:
explanatory/emphatic ending (= のだ)
I can, you can, we can, tte
I can, you can, we can, って
"I can, you can, we can"
って /tte/:
colloquial quoting particle (= という / と言って)
mimi ni tako ga dekiru hodo kiita
耳にタコが出来る程聞いた
I've heard it so much my ears are calloused
タコ /tako/:
callus; idiom "mimi ni tako ga dekiru" = to be sick of hearing the same thing
出来る /dekiru/:
to form, to develop
程 /hodo/:
to the extent that
聞いた /kiita/:
to hear, to listen
I love you no kotoba datte
I love you の言葉だって
Even the words "I love you"
言葉 /kotoba/:
word, language
doko kara shinjireba ii no
どこから信じればいいの?
Where am I supposed to start believing it?
信じれば /shinjireba/:
to believe; ば conditional form of 信じる
いい /ii/:
good; "ba ii" = should, would be good to
hako ni nimotsu wo tsumeta dake
箱に荷物を詰めただけ
I just packed my things into a box
荷物 /nimotsu/:
luggage, baggage
詰めた /tsumeta/:
to pack, to stuff
kimochi ga karuku natta you da
気持ちが軽くなった様だ
It feels like my heart has grown lighter
気持ち /kimochi/:
feeling, mood
軽く /karuku/:
lightly; adverbial form of 軽い
様だ /you da/:
it seems, it's like
kanashimi mo shimau beki tokoro ni
悲しみも仕舞うべきところに
Sorrow, too, belongs where it should be put away
悲しみ /kanashimi/:
sadness, sorrow
仕舞う /shimau/:
to put away, to tidy away
べき /beki/:
should, ought to
shimau beki da
仕舞うべきだ
It should be put away
仕舞う /shimau/:
to put away, to tidy away
べき /beki/:
should, ought to
shiawase to omoeru kichou na jikan wo dore dake sugoseru ka wa
幸せと思える貴重な時間をどれだけ過ごせるかは...
How much precious time you can spend feeling happy...
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness, happy
思える /omoeru/:
to feel/think; potential form of 思う
貴重 /kichou/:
precious, valuable
どれだけ /dore dake/:
how much, how many
過ごせる /sugoseru/:
to spend (time); potential form of 過ごす
itsudemo sutaato de iyou
「いつでもスタートで居よう」
"Let's always stay at the starting point"
いつでも /itsudemo/:
anytime, always
居よう /iyou/:
to be/stay; volitional form of 居る
pappappa hareta machi ni
パッパッパッ 晴れた町に
Pa-pa-pa, in the town under clear skies
晴れた /hareta/:
to clear up (weather)
pappappa hareta egao
パッパッパッ 晴れた笑顔
Pa-pa-pa, a bright, sunny smile
晴れた /hareta/:
cleared up; figuratively "bright, cheerful"
笑顔 /egao/:
smile, smiling face
hitori ja nai to hitei dekiru you ni
独りじゃないと否定出来るように
So that I can deny being alone
独り /hitori/:
alone, by oneself
じゃない /ja nai/:
is not (colloquial of ではない)
否定 /hitei/:
denial, to deny
出来る /dekiru/:
to be able to
ように /you ni/:
so that, in order to
asu mo utau n da
明日も唄うんだ
Tomorrow too, I'll keep on singing
んだ /n da/:
explanatory/emphatic ending (= のだ)