ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo) - あかねさす頃/When the Crimson Light Shines

ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo) - あかねさす頃/When the Crimson Light Shines

ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo)


kochira wa natsu, yuruganai de iru yo
“It is summer here,” I remain unwavering

  • こちら /kochira/：
    here; this way (a polite form of ここ)
  • 夏なつ /natsu/：
    summer
  • 揺ゆるがないでいる /yuruganai de iru/：
    to remain unwavering (dictionary form: 揺るぐ; ないでいる expresses continuing not to do something)
ima wa dare ni yuragu no kana
I wonder who makes you waver now

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • 誰だれ /dare/：
    who
  • 揺ゆらぐ /yuragu/：
    to sway; to waver
  • のかな /no kana/：
    I wonder whether; expresses uncertainty or self-questioning
hoho wo nadete kureta ki ga shita yo kaze hakase
I felt you caress my cheek, Professor Wind

  • 頬ほほ /hoho/：
    cheek
  • 撫なでてくれた /nadete kureta/：
    caressed for me (dictionary form: 撫でる; てくれる marks an action done for the speaker)
  • 気きがした /ki ga shita/：
    felt as though; had the impression (dictionary form: 気がする)
  • 風かぜ博士はかせ /kaze hakase/：
    Professor Wind; a personification of the wind
akane sasu kimi omou yo
I think of you, bathed in crimson light

  • あかねさす /akane sasu/：
    to shine crimson; a classical poetic expression and pillow word
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 思おもふ /omou/：
    to think of; to long for (historical spelling of 思う, still pronounced omou)
yobu dake de kurushiku naru
Just calling out to you makes me ache

  • 呼よぶ /yobu/：
    to call; to call out
  • だけで /dake de/：
    just by; merely doing something is enough to
  • 苦くるしくなる /kurushiku naru/：
    to become painful or distressed (い-adjective stem + くなる marks a change of state)
shizuku wa furuedasu
The droplets begin to tremble

  • 滴しずく /shizuku/：
    drop; droplet, possibly a teardrop
  • 震ふるえ出だす /furuedasu/：
    to begin trembling (dictionary form: 震える; verb stem + 出す marks a sudden beginning)
kimi wo matte kaze fuku koro
Waiting for you, when the wind begins to blow

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 待まって /matte/：
    waiting (dictionary form: 待つ)
  • 風かぜ吹ふく /kaze fuku/：
    the wind blows
  • 頃ころ /koro/：
    when; around the time
sekai wa kuchihateru
The world decays completely

  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • 朽くち果はてる /kuchihateru/：
    to decay completely; to fall entirely into ruin
hiekitte mo ano hi no kion
Even if I grow completely cold, I keep the temperature of that day

  • 冷ひえ切きっても /hiekitte mo/：
    even if completely chilled (dictionary form: 冷え切る; て-form + も means even if)
  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day
  • 気温きおん /kion/：
    air temperature; here also the remembered warmth of that day
itsudemo kikonderu
I always wear it in layers around me

  • いつでも /itsudemo/：
    at any time; always
  • 着込きこんでる /kikonderu/：
    wearing many layers (dictionary form: 着込む; contraction of 着込んでいる)
kimi no ame furu koto de mau
When your rain falls, it makes me dance

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 雨あめ /ame/：
    rain
  • 降ふる /furu/：
    to fall (rain or snow)
  • ことで /koto de/：
    because of; by means of (verb + ことで marks a cause, means, or trigger)
  • 舞まう /mau/：
    to dance; to flutter
watashi wa ikikaeru
I come back to life

  • わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 生いき返かえる /ikikaeru/：
    to come back to life; to revive
futari deau
The two of us meet

  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people; the two of us
  • 出逢であう /deau/：
    to meet; a literary spelling of 出会う that can suggest a fateful encounter
himugashi miokutte tsuki e furimuita yo
I saw the east off, then turned toward the moon

  • 東ひむがし /himugashi/：
    the east; an archaic reading of 東, normally higashi
  • 見送みおくって /miokutte/：
    seeing off; watching depart (dictionary form: 見送る)
  • 月つき /tsuki/：
    moon
  • 振ふり向むいた /furimuita/：
    turned around; looked back (dictionary form: 振り向く)
kore de byoushin wa osoku naru hazu da
Now the second hand ought to slow down

  • これで /kore de/：
    with this; now that this is done
  • 秒針びょうしん /byoushin/：
    second hand of a clock
  • 遅おそくなる /osoku naru/：
    to become slower; to become late
  • はずだ /hazu da/：
    should; ought to, based on expectation or evidence
kochira wa natsu, yuruganai de iru yo
“It is summer here,” I remain unwavering

  • こちら /kochira/：
    here; this way (a polite form of ここ)
  • 夏なつ /natsu/：
    summer
  • 揺ゆるがないでいる /yuruganai de iru/：
    to remain unwavering (dictionary form: 揺るぐ; ないでいる expresses continuing not to do something)
ima wa dare ni yuragu no kana
I wonder who makes you waver now

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • 誰だれ /dare/：
    who
  • 揺ゆらぐ /yuragu/：
    to sway; to waver
  • のかな /no kana/：
    I wonder whether; expresses uncertainty or self-questioning
hoho wo nadete kureta ki ga shita yo kaze hakase
I felt you caress my cheek, Professor Wind

  • 頬ほほ /hoho/：
    cheek
  • 撫なでてくれた /nadete kureta/：
    caressed for me (dictionary form: 撫でる; てくれる marks an action done for the speaker)
  • 気きがした /ki ga shita/：
    felt as though; had the impression (dictionary form: 気がする)
  • 世よ /yo/：
    the world; written as 世 while also punning on the sentence-ending particle よ
  • 風かぜ博士はかせ /kaze hakase/：
    Professor Wind; a personification of the wind
akane sasu kimi omou yo
I think of you, bathed in crimson light

  • あかねさす /akane sasu/：
    to shine crimson; a classical poetic expression and pillow word
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 思おもふ /omou/：
    to think of; to long for (historical spelling of 思う, still pronounced omou)
ano hi dake ruupu shita
Only that day kept looping

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day
  • だけ /dake/：
    only; just
  • ループした /ruupu shita/：
    looped (dictionary form: ループする; from English “loop”)
nohara no kaori wa dou desu ka
How does the meadow smell?

  • 野原のはら /nohara/：
    field; meadow
  • 香かおり /kaori/：
    scent; fragrance
  • どうですか /dou desu ka/：
    how is it; what is it like
ippo zutsu kusaru tte koto
The fact that we rot one step at a time

  • 一歩いっぽ /ippo/：
    one step
  • ずつ /zutsu/：
    at a time; each, marking gradual or equal distribution
  • 腐くさる /kusaru/：
    to rot; to decay
  • ってこと /tte koto/：
    the fact that; colloquial contraction of ということ
wakatte mukaikaze daibu shita
Knowing that, I dived headlong into the headwind

  • わかって /wakatte/：
    knowing; understanding (dictionary form: わかる)
  • 向むかい風かぜ /mukaikaze/：
    headwind; figuratively, adversity
  • ダイブした /daibu shita/：
    dived; plunged (dictionary form: ダイブする; from English “dive”)
gamushara na aijou sa
It is a reckless, wholehearted love

  • がむしゃら /gamushara/：
    reckless; single-minded; with all one's might
  • 愛情あいじょうさ /aijou sa/：
    it is love; sentence-final さ adds assertive emphasis
furikaeru kimi dewa nai kara, sa
Because you are not one to look back—that is the difference

  • 振ふり返かえる /furikaeru/：
    to look back; to turn around
  • 君きみではない /kimi dewa nai/：
    is not you; here, you are not that kind of person (ではない is a negative judgment)
  • から /kara/：
    because; since
  • 差さ /sa/：
    difference; also a homophonic wordplay on the sentence-final さ in the previous line
omoikiri sode wo furou tomo
Even if I wave my sleeve with all my might

  • 思おもいきり /omoikiri/：
    with all one's might; to one's heart's content
  • 袖そで /sode/：
    sleeve
  • 振ふろう /furou/：
    will wave; volitional form of 振る
  • ようとも /you tomo/：
    even if; verb volitional + とも expresses concession
omoikiri sode wo furou tomo
Let us wave our sleeves with all our might, my friend

  • 思おもいきり /omoikiri/：
    with all one's might; to one's heart's content
  • 袖そで /sode/：
    sleeve
  • 振ふろう /furou/：
    let us wave; volitional form of 振る, here suggesting an invitation
  • 友とも /tomo/：
    friend; a homophonic wordplay on とも (“even if”) in the previous line
omoikiri toozakeyou tomo
Even if I try with all my might to push you away

  • 思おもいきり /omoikiri/：
    with all one's might; to one's heart's content
  • 遠とおざけよう /toozakeyou/：
    will try to distance or push away; volitional form of 遠ざける
  • ようとも /you tomo/：
    even if; verb volitional + とも expresses concession
futari de au
The two of us meet

  • 二人ふたりで /futari de/：
    together as two; the two of us
  • 逢あう /au/：
    to meet; a literary spelling of 会う, often used for meeting someone dear
kuuki ga amaku naru settei wo shiteta yo
I had set things so that the air would turn sweet

  • 空気くうき /kuuki/：
    air; atmosphere
  • 甘あまくなる /amaku naru/：
    to become sweet (い-adjective stem + くなる marks a change of state)
  • 設定せってい /settei/：
    setting; configuration
  • してた /shiteta/：
    had done; was doing (dictionary form: する; contraction of していた)
kore de myakuhaku wa osoku naru hachigatsu
Now, in August, my pulse will slow down

  • これで /kore de/：
    with this; now that this is done
  • 脈拍みゃくはく /myakuhaku/：
    pulse; pulse rate
  • 遅おそくなる /osoku naru/：
    to become slower; to become late
  • 八月はちがつ /hachigatsu/：
    August; echoing the recurring summer imagery throughout the song
kochira wa natsu, yuruganai de iru yo
“It is summer here,” I remain unwavering

  • こちら /kochira/：
    here; this way (a polite form of ここ)
  • 夏なつ /natsu/：
    summer
  • 揺ゆるがないでいる /yuruganai de iru/：
    to remain unwavering (dictionary form: 揺るぐ; ないでいる expresses continuing not to do something)
ima wa dare ni yuragu no kana
I wonder who makes you waver now

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • 誰だれ /dare/：
    who
  • 揺ゆらぐ /yuragu/：
    to sway; to waver
  • のかな /no kana/：
    I wonder whether; expresses uncertainty or self-questioning
hoho wo nadete kureta ki ga shita yo kaze hakase
I felt you caress my cheek, Professor Wind

  • 頬ほほ /hoho/：
    cheek
  • 撫なでてくれた /nadete kureta/：
    caressed for me (dictionary form: 撫でる; てくれる marks an action done for the speaker)
  • 気きがした /ki ga shita/：
    felt as though; had the impression (dictionary form: 気がする)
  • 風かぜ博士はかせ /kaze hakase/：
    Professor Wind; a personification of the wind
mada kienai de yo
Please do not disappear yet

  • まだ /mada/：
    still; not yet
  • 消きえないで /kienai de/：
    please do not disappear (dictionary form: 消える; ないで can make a negative request)
kochira wa natsu, yuruganai kimi e
“It is summer here,” to you who remain unwavering

  • こちら /kochira/：
    here; this way (a polite form of ここ)
  • 夏なつ /natsu/：
    summer
  • 揺ゆるがない /yuruganai/：
    unwavering (dictionary form: 揺るぐ)
  • 君きみへ /kimi e/：
    to you; toward you (using へ as shown in the reference lyrics)
watashi ni wa yuraide ii n da yo
But with me, it is all right for you to waver

  • わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 揺ゆらいで /yuraide/：
    wavering; swaying (dictionary form: 揺らぐ)
  • ていい /te ii/：
    may; it is all right to (the line uses the shortened form ていい, omitting も)
  • んだ /n da/：
    it is that; colloquial のだ, used for explanation or emphasis
oikakete mo todokanai you na kaze hakase
Professor Wind, forever out of reach no matter how I chase

  • 追おいかけても /oikakete mo/：
    even if I chase (dictionary form: 追いかける; て-form + も means even if)
  • 届とどかない /todokanai/：
    does not reach; is out of reach (dictionary form: 届く)
  • ような /you na/：
    like; such as, modifying a noun by comparison
  • 風かぜ博士はかせ /kaze hakase/：
    Professor Wind; a personification of the wind
akane sasu kimi omou yo
I hold you in my heart, bathed in crimson light

  • あかねさす /akane sasu/：
    to shine crimson; a classical poetic expression and pillow word
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 念おもふ /omou/：
    to hold in one's thoughts; a literary spelling of 念う using historical ふ, pronounced omou
azemichi wo hitasura kudare kudare kudare
Down the path between the fields—keep going down, down, down

  • 畦道あぜみち /azemichi/：
    a narrow path between rice paddies or fields
  • 只管ひたすら /hitasura/：
    single-mindedly; relentlessly
  • 下くだれ /kudare/：
    go down; descend (imperative form of 下る)
zureta kisetsu goto watare watare watare kimi e
Cross every season thrown out of step—cross, cross, cross, toward you

  • ずれた /zureta/：
    shifted; out of alignment (dictionary form: ずれる)
  • 季節きせつ /kisetsu/：
    season
  • ごと /goto/：
    each; every, attached to a noun to include each instance
  • 渡わたれ /watare/：
    cross; go across (imperative form of 渡る)
  • 君きみへ /kimi e/：
    toward you; to you