YOASOBI - アンコール/Encore
ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
明日世界は終わるんだって
They say the world will end tomorrow
んだって /n datte/:
they say that; colloquial hearsay expression
kimi ni wa mou aenai n datte
君にはもう会えないんだって
They say I won't be able to see you anymore
もう /mou/:
already; no longer with a negative
会えない /aenai/:
cannot meet; negative potential form of 会う
んだって /n datte/:
they say that; hearsay expression
mata itsuka tte te wo futta tte
またいつかって手を振ったって
Even if we wave and say, 'See you someday'
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker
手を
振る /te wo furu/:
to wave one's hand; 振った is the past form
たって /tatte/:
even if; concessive pattern after a past-tense verb
kanawanai n da yo
叶わないんだよ
It won't come true
叶わない /kanawanai/:
will not come true; negative form of 叶う
んだ /n da/:
colloquial のだ, used for explanation or emphasis
shikata nai ne
仕方ないね
It can't be helped
仕方ない /shikata nai/:
it cannot be helped
ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
明日世界は終わるんだって
They say the world will end tomorrow
んだって /n datte/:
they say that; hearsay expression
sore nara mou
それならもう
If that's the case, then
それなら /sore nara/:
if that is the case
もう /mou/:
then, now; here marking a resolved transition
sono toki made nando demo zutto
その時まで何度でもずっと
Until that moment, over and over, all the while
その
時 /sono toki/:
that time, that moment
何度でも /nando demo/:
any number of times; again and again
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously, all along
suki na oto wo narasou
好きな音を鳴らそう
Let's play the sounds we love
好き /suki/:
liked, beloved
音 /oto/:
sound, musical note
鳴らそう /narasou/:
let's make it sound; volitional form of 鳴らす
usukurayami ni tsutsumareta
薄暗闇に包まれた
Enveloped in dim darkness
薄暗闇 /usukurayami/:
dim darkness
包まれた /tsutsumareta/:
was enveloped; passive past form of 包む
mioboe no nai basho, me wo samasu
見覚えのない場所、目を覚ます
I wake up in an unfamiliar place
見覚えのない /mioboe no nai/:
unfamiliar, unrecognized
目を
覚ます /me wo samasu/:
to wake up
koko wa yoru no nai sekai
ここは夜のない世界
This is a world without night
ない /nai/:
not existing, without
kyou de owaru sekai
今日で終わる世界
A world that ends today
sonna hi ni anata ni deatta
そんな日にあなたに出会った
On such a day, I met you
そんな /sonna/:
such, that kind of
出会った /deatta/:
met; past form of 出会う
suki ni shite ii to
好きにしていいと
Saying, 'Do as you like'
好きにする /suki ni suru/:
to do as one likes; して is the te-form
ていい /te ii/:
may do; it is okay to do
sore dake nokoshite
それだけ残して
Leaving only those words behind
それだけ /sore dake/:
only that, just that
残して /nokoshite/:
leaving behind; te-form of 残す
dokoka e yuku
何処かへゆく
You go off somewhere
ゆく /yuku/:
to go; a literary or lyrical reading of 行く
anata no oto ga toozakatteku
あなたの音が遠ざかってく
Your sound fades into the distance
遠ざかってく /toozakatteku/:
goes farther away; contraction of 遠ざかっていく
soshite mata hitori
そしてまたひとり
And once again, I am alone
ひとり /hitori/:
alone, one person
yodonda kuuki no naka de
淀んだ空気の中で
Amid the stagnant air
淀んだ /yodonda/:
stagnant; past attributive form of 淀む
空気 /kuuki/:
air, atmosphere
arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoikaesu
ありふれたあの日々をただ思い返す
I simply look back on those ordinary days
ありふれた /arifureta/:
ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
日々 /hibi/:
days, daily life
思い
返す /omoikaesu/:
to recall, to look back on
owari ga kuru koto wo matsu sekai de
終わりが来ることを待つ世界で
In a world waiting for the end to come
こと /koto/:
nominalizer meaning the act or fact of doing
tsurai kako mo iya na kioku mo
辛い過去も嫌な記憶も
The painful past and the unpleasant memories too
辛い /tsurai/:
painful, hard
嫌 /iya/:
unpleasant, disliked
wasurerarenai merodii mo
忘れられないメロディーも
And the melody I cannot forget
忘れられない /wasurerarenai/:
cannot forget; negative potential form of 忘れる
kyou de sayonara
今日でさよなら
Goodbye as of today
さよなら /sayonara/:
goodbye, farewell
hitori kuruma wo hashiraseru
ひとり車を走らせる
I drive the car alone
車 /kuruma/:
car, vehicle
走らせる /hashiraseru/:
to make run; here, to drive; causative of 走る
itonami no kieta machi no naka wo
営みの消えた街の中を
Through a city where all signs of life have vanished
営み /itonami/:
activity, livelihood, everyday life
消えた /kieta/:
disappeared; past form of 消える
街 /machi/:
town, city streets
中 /naka/:
inside, through
ashita ni wa mou owaru kyou ni
明日にはもう終わる今日に
On this today that will already be over by tomorrow
nani wo negau
何を願う
What do I wish for?
願う /negau/:
to wish, to hope for
nani wo inoru
何を祈る
What do I pray for?
dokoka kara fui ni
何処かから不意に
Suddenly, from somewhere
不意に /fui ni/:
suddenly, unexpectedly
kasuka ni kikoete kita no wa
微かに聞こえてきたのは
What faintly came into earshot was
微かに /kasuka ni/:
faintly
聞こえてきた /kikoete kita/:
came into earshot; past form of 聞こえてくる
piano no oto
ピアノの音
The sound of a piano
tooi hi no oto
遠い日の音
The sound of a distant day
遠い /tooi/:
distant, far-off
sasowareru mama ni
誘われるままに
Simply letting it draw me in
誘われる /sasowareru/:
to be invited or drawn in; passive of 誘う
ままに /mama ni/:
as one is led; leaving a state unchanged
kokyuu wo awaseru you ni
呼吸を合わせるように
As if matching our breathing
呼吸 /kokyuu/:
breathing
合わせる /awaseru/:
to match, to synchronize
ように /you ni/:
as if, in such a way that
kasaneta oto
重ねた音
The sounds we layered together
重ねた /kasaneta/:
layered, superimposed; past form of 重ねる
kokochiyokute
心地良くて
It felt so pleasant
心地良くて /kokochiyokute/:
pleasant and; te-form of 心地良い
natsukashikute
懐かしくて
And it felt nostalgic
懐かしくて /natsukashikute/:
nostalgic and; te-form of 懐かしい
ikutsu mo afurete kuru
幾つも溢れてくる
So many things come flooding back
幾つも /ikutsu mo/:
many, a number of
溢れてくる /afurete kuru/:
to come flooding out; てくる shows movement or change toward the present
itsushika futa wo shite tojikomete ita kioku
いつしか蓋をして閉じ込めていた記憶
Memories I had, before I knew it, sealed away under a lid
いつしか /itsushika/:
before one knows it, at some point
蓋をする /futa wo suru/:
to put a lid on; figuratively, to suppress
閉じ
込めていた /tojikomete ita/:
had kept shut away; past continuous form of 閉じ込める
kanaderu oto ga tsurete kita omoide
奏でる音が連れてきた思い出
Memories brought back by the music being played
奏でる /kanaderu/:
to play music
連れてきた /tsurete kita/:
brought along; past form of 連れてくる
思い
出 /omoide/:
memory, recollection
ki ga tsukeba tomatta piano
気が付けば止まったピアノ
When I came to my senses, the piano had stopped
気が
付けば /ki ga tsukeba/:
when one realizes; conditional form of 気が付く
止まった /tomatta/:
stopped; past form of 止まる
itsu no ma ni ka nagareta namida
いつの間にか流れた涙
Tears that had fallen before I knew it
いつの
間にか /itsu no ma ni ka/:
before one knows it
流れた /nagareta/:
flowed; past form of 流れる
tsuzuki wo narasou
続きを鳴らそう
Let's play the rest
続き /tsuzuki/:
continuation, the rest
鳴らそう /narasou/:
let's make it sound; volitional form of 鳴らす
arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoikaesu
ありふれたあの日々をただ思い返す
I simply look back on those ordinary days
ありふれた /arifureta/:
ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
日々 /hibi/:
days, daily life
思い
返す /omoikaesu/:
to recall, to look back on
owari ga kuru koto wo matsu sekai de
終わりが来ることを待つ世界で
In a world waiting for the end to come
こと /koto/:
nominalizer meaning the act or fact of doing
tsurai kako mo iya na kioku mo
辛い過去も嫌な記憶も
The painful past and the unpleasant memories too
辛い /tsurai/:
painful, hard
嫌 /iya/:
unpleasant, disliked
wasurerarenai merodii mo
忘れられないメロディーも
And the melody I cannot forget
忘れられない /wasurerarenai/:
cannot forget; negative potential form of 忘れる
sayonara nan da
さよならなんだ
This is goodbye
さよなら /sayonara/:
goodbye, farewell
なんだ /nan da/:
colloquial なのだ, used to explain or emphasize a judgment
ima koko de suki na you ni tada oto wo narasu
今ここで好きなようにただ音を鳴らす
Here and now, I simply play the sounds however I like
好きなように /suki na you ni/:
however one likes
鳴らす /narasu/:
to sound, to play
saigo no hi ni futari kiri no machi de
最後の日に二人きりの街で
On the final day, in a city with only the two of us
最後 /saigo/:
last, final
二人きり /futari kiri/:
just the two of us; きり means only
arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoi kanaderu oto ga
ありふれたあの日々をただ想い奏でる音が
The sounds we play while thinking of those ordinary days
ありふれた /arifureta/:
ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
日々 /hibi/:
days, daily life
想い /omoi/:
thinking of, feeling for; continuative form of 想う
奏でる /kanaderu/:
to play music
kasanari hibiku
重なり響く
Overlap and resonate
重なり /kasanari/:
overlapping and; continuative form of 重なる
響く /hibiku/:
to echo, to resonate
ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
明日世界は終わるんだって
They say the world will end tomorrow
んだって /n datte/:
they say that; hearsay expression
ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
明日世界は終わるんだって
They say the world will end tomorrow
んだって /n datte/:
they say that; hearsay expression
moshimo sekai ga owaranakutte
もしも世界が終わらなくって
If the world does not end
もしも /moshimo/:
if, supposing
終わらなくって /owaranakutte/:
not ending and; colloquial emphatic form of 終わらなくて
ashita ga yatte kita nara
明日がやってきたなら
If tomorrow comes
やってきた /yatte kita/:
came, arrived; past form of やってくる
なら /nara/:
if, supposing that
nee, sono toki wa futari issho ni
ねえ、その時は二人一緒に
Then, when that time comes, the two of us together...
その
時 /sono toki/:
that time, that moment
二人 /futari/:
two people, the two of us
一緒に /issho ni/:
together
nante
なんて
...or so I say
なんて /nante/:
something like; sentence-finally softens or self-consciously trails off from the preceding thought