YOASOBI - アンコール/Encore

YOASOBI - アンコール/Encore




ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
They say the world will end tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • んだって /n datte/:
    they say that; colloquial hearsay expression

kimi ni wa mou aenai n datte
They say I won't be able to see you anymore

  • 君きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • もう /mou/:
    already; no longer with a negative
  • 会あえない /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
Even if we wave and say, 'See you someday'

  • また /mata/:
    again
  • いつか /itsuka/:
    someday
  • って /tte/:
    colloquial quotation marker
  • 手てを振ふる /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
It won't come true

  • 叶かなわない /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
It can't be helped

  • 仕方しかたない /shikata nai/:
    it cannot be helped

ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
They say the world will end tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • んだって /n datte/:
    they say that; hearsay expression

sore nara mou
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
Until that moment, over and over, all the while

  • その時とき /sono toki/:
    that time, that moment
  • まで /made/:
    until
  • 何度なんどでも /nando demo/:
    any number of times; again and again
  • ずっと /zutto/:
    continuously, all along

suki na oto wo narasou
Let's play the sounds we love

  • 好すき /suki/:
    liked, beloved
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound, musical note
  • 鳴ならそう /narasou/:
    let's make it sound; volitional form of 鳴らす

usukurayami ni tsutsumareta
Enveloped in dim darkness

  • 薄うす暗闇くらやみ /usukurayami/:
    dim darkness
  • 包つつまれた /tsutsumareta/:
    was enveloped; passive past form of 包む

mioboe no nai basho, me wo samasu
I wake up in an unfamiliar place

  • 見覚みおぼえのない /mioboe no nai/:
    unfamiliar, unrecognized
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/:
    place
  • 目めを覚さます /me wo samasu/:
    to wake up

koko wa yoru no nai sekai
This is a world without night

  • ここ /koko/:
    here
  • 夜よる /yoru/:
    night
  • ない /nai/:
    not existing, without
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world

kyou de owaru sekai
A world that ends today

  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world

sonna hi ni anata ni deatta
On such a day, I met you

  • そんな /sonna/:
    such, that kind of
  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day
  • あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 出会であった /deatta/:
    met; past form of 出会う

suki ni shite ii to
Saying, 'Do as you like'

  • 好すきにする /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
Leaving only those words behind

  • それだけ /sore dake/:
    only that, just that
  • 残のこして /nokoshite/:
    leaving behind; te-form of 残す

dokoka e yuku
You go off somewhere

  • 何処どこか /dokoka/:
    somewhere
  • ゆく /yuku/:
    to go; a literary or lyrical reading of 行く

anata no oto ga toozakatteku
Your sound fades into the distance

  • あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound
  • 遠とおざかってく /toozakatteku/:
    goes farther away; contraction of 遠ざかっていく

soshite mata hitori
And once again, I am alone

  • そして /soshite/:
    and then
  • また /mata/:
    again
  • ひとり /hitori/:
    alone, one person

yodonda kuuki no naka de
Amid the stagnant air

  • 淀よどんだ /yodonda/:
    stagnant; past attributive form of 淀む
  • 空気くうき /kuuki/:
    air, atmosphere
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside, amid

arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoikaesu
I simply look back on those ordinary days

  • ありふれた /arifureta/:
    ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
  • あの /ano/:
    that, those
  • 日々ひび /hibi/:
    days, daily life
  • ただ /tada/:
    simply, merely
  • 思おもい返かえす /omoikaesu/:
    to recall, to look back on

owari ga kuru koto wo matsu sekai de
In a world waiting for the end to come

  • 終おわり /owari/:
    the end
  • 来くる /kuru/:
    to come
  • こと /koto/:
    nominalizer meaning the act or fact of doing
  • 待まつ /matsu/:
    to wait
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world

tsurai kako mo iya na kioku mo
The painful past and the unpleasant memories too

  • 辛つらい /tsurai/:
    painful, hard
  • 過去かこ /kako/:
    the past
  • 嫌いや /iya/:
    unpleasant, disliked
  • 記憶きおく /kioku/:
    memory

wasurerarenai merodii mo
And the melody I cannot forget

  • 忘わすれられない /wasurerarenai/:
    cannot forget; negative potential form of 忘れる
  • メロディー /merodii/:
    melody

kyou de sayonara
Goodbye as of today

  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today
  • さよなら /sayonara/:
    goodbye, farewell

hitori kuruma wo hashiraseru
I drive the car alone

  • ひとり /hitori/:
    alone
  • 車くるま /kuruma/:
    car, vehicle
  • 走はしらせる /hashiraseru/:
    to make run; here, to drive; causative of 走る

itonami no kieta machi no naka wo
Through a city where all signs of life have vanished

  • 営いとなみ /itonami/:
    activity, livelihood, everyday life
  • 消きえた /kieta/:
    disappeared; past form of 消える
  • 街まち /machi/:
    town, city streets
  • 中なか /naka/:
    inside, through

ashita ni wa mou owaru kyou ni
On this today that will already be over by tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • もう /mou/:
    already
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today

nani wo negau
What do I wish for?

  • 何なに /nani/:
    what
  • 願ねがう /negau/:
    to wish, to hope for

nani wo inoru
What do I pray for?

  • 何なに /nani/:
    what
  • 祈いのる /inoru/:
    to pray


dokoka kara fui ni
Suddenly, from somewhere

  • 何処どこか /dokoka/:
    somewhere
  • 不意ふいに /fui ni/:
    suddenly, unexpectedly

kasuka ni kikoete kita no wa
What faintly came into earshot was

  • 微かすかに /kasuka ni/:
    faintly
  • 聞きこえてきた /kikoete kita/:
    came into earshot; past form of 聞こえてくる

piano no oto
The sound of a piano

  • ピアノ /piano/:
    piano
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound

tooi hi no oto
The sound of a distant day

  • 遠とおい /tooi/:
    distant, far-off
  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound

sasowareru mama ni
Simply letting it draw me in

  • 誘さそわれる /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
As if matching our breathing

  • 呼吸こきゅう /kokyuu/:
    breathing
  • 合あわせる /awaseru/:
    to match, to synchronize
  • ように /you ni/:
    as if, in such a way that

kasaneta oto
The sounds we layered together

  • 重かさねた /kasaneta/:
    layered, superimposed; past form of 重ねる
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound

kokochiyokute
It felt so pleasant

  • 心地良ここちよくて /kokochiyokute/:
    pleasant and; te-form of 心地良い

natsukashikute
And it felt nostalgic

  • 懐なつかしくて /natsukashikute/:
    nostalgic and; te-form of 懐かしい

ikutsu mo afurete kuru
So many things come flooding back

  • 幾いくつも /ikutsu mo/:
    many, a number of
  • 溢あふれてくる /afurete kuru/:
    to come flooding out; てくる shows movement or change toward the present

itsushika futa wo shite tojikomete ita kioku
Memories I had, before I knew it, sealed away under a lid

  • いつしか /itsushika/:
    before one knows it, at some point
  • 蓋ふたをする /futa wo suru/:
    to put a lid on; figuratively, to suppress
  • 閉とじ込こめていた /tojikomete ita/:
    had kept shut away; past continuous form of 閉じ込める
  • 記憶きおく /kioku/:
    memory

kanaderu oto ga tsurete kita omoide
Memories brought back by the music being played

  • 奏かなでる /kanaderu/:
    to play music
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound
  • 連つれてきた /tsurete kita/:
    brought along; past form of 連れてくる
  • 思おもい出で /omoide/:
    memory, recollection

ki ga tsukeba tomatta piano
When I came to my senses, the piano had stopped

  • 気きが付つけば /ki ga tsukeba/:
    when one realizes; conditional form of 気が付く
  • 止とまった /tomatta/:
    stopped; past form of 止まる
  • ピアノ /piano/:
    piano

itsu no ma ni ka nagareta namida
Tears that had fallen before I knew it

  • いつの間まにか /itsu no ma ni ka/:
    before one knows it
  • 流ながれた /nagareta/:
    flowed; past form of 流れる
  • 涙なみだ /namida/:
    tears

tsuzuki wo narasou
Let's play the rest

  • 続つづき /tsuzuki/:
    continuation, the rest
  • 鳴ならそう /narasou/:
    let's make it sound; volitional form of 鳴らす

arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoikaesu
I simply look back on those ordinary days

  • ありふれた /arifureta/:
    ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
  • あの /ano/:
    that, those
  • 日々ひび /hibi/:
    days, daily life
  • ただ /tada/:
    simply, merely
  • 思おもい返かえす /omoikaesu/:
    to recall, to look back on

owari ga kuru koto wo matsu sekai de
In a world waiting for the end to come

  • 終おわり /owari/:
    the end
  • 来くる /kuru/:
    to come
  • こと /koto/:
    nominalizer meaning the act or fact of doing
  • 待まつ /matsu/:
    to wait
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world

tsurai kako mo iya na kioku mo
The painful past and the unpleasant memories too

  • 辛つらい /tsurai/:
    painful, hard
  • 過去かこ /kako/:
    the past
  • 嫌いや /iya/:
    unpleasant, disliked
  • 記憶きおく /kioku/:
    memory

wasurerarenai merodii mo
And the melody I cannot forget

  • 忘わすれられない /wasurerarenai/:
    cannot forget; negative potential form of 忘れる
  • メロディー /merodii/:
    melody

sayonara nan da
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
Here and now, I simply play the sounds however I like

  • 今いま /ima/:
    now
  • ここ /koko/:
    here
  • 好すきなように /suki na you ni/:
    however one likes
  • ただ /tada/:
    simply
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound
  • 鳴ならす /narasu/:
    to sound, to play

saigo no hi ni futari kiri no machi de
On the final day, in a city with only the two of us

  • 最後さいご /saigo/:
    last, final
  • 日ひ /hi/:
    day
  • 二人ふたりきり /futari kiri/:
    just the two of us; きり means only
  • 街まち /machi/:
    town, city

arifureta ano hibi wo tada omoi kanaderu oto ga
The sounds we play while thinking of those ordinary days

  • ありふれた /arifureta/:
    ordinary, commonplace; from ありふれる
  • あの /ano/:
    that, those
  • 日々ひび /hibi/:
    days, daily life
  • ただ /tada/:
    simply, merely
  • 想おもい /omoi/:
    thinking of, feeling for; continuative form of 想う
  • 奏かなでる /kanaderu/:
    to play music
  • 音おと /oto/:
    sound

kasanari hibiku
Overlap and resonate

  • 重かさなり /kasanari/:
    overlapping and; continuative form of 重なる
  • 響ひびく /hibiku/:
    to echo, to resonate

ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
They say the world will end tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • んだって /n datte/:
    they say that; hearsay expression

ashita sekai wa owaru n datte
They say the world will end tomorrow

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 終おわる /owaru/:
    to end
  • んだって /n datte/:
    they say that; hearsay expression

moshimo sekai ga owaranakutte
If the world does not end

  • もしも /moshimo/:
    if, supposing
  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • 終おわらなくって /owaranakutte/:
    not ending and; colloquial emphatic form of 終わらなくて

ashita ga yatte kita nara
If tomorrow comes

  • 明日あした /ashita/:
    tomorrow
  • 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
Then, when that time comes, the two of us together...

  • その時とき /sono toki/:
    that time, that moment
  • 二人ふたり /futari/:
    two people, the two of us
  • 一緒いっしょに /issho ni/:
    together

nante
...or so I say

  • なんて /nante/:
    something like; sentence-finally softens or self-consciously trails off from the preceding thought