ヨルシカ (Yorushika) - ブレーメン/Bremen

ヨルシカ (Yorushika) - ブレーメン/Bremen

ヨルシカ (Yorushika)


nee kangaenakute mo ii yo
Hey, you don't have to think about it

  • 考かんがえなくてもいい /kangaenakute mo ii/：
    do not have to think; ～なくてもいい means it is okay not to do something (dictionary form: 考える)
kuchisaki ja wakari aenai no
We can't understand each other through words alone

  • 口先くちさき /kuchisaki/：
    mere words, lip service
  • じゃ /ja/：
    colloquial contraction of では; here meaning with or by
  • 分わかり合あえない /wakari aenai/：
    cannot understand one another (dictionary form: 分かり合う; ～合う marks a reciprocal action)
kono oto ni ima wa norou yo
For now, let's ride this sound

  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun
  • 音おと /oto/：
    sound; here, the music and its rhythm
  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • 乗のろう /norou/：
    let's ride or get into it (volitional form of 乗る); here, to get into the groove
wasurenaide itai yo aa
I want to keep from forgetting

  • 忘わすれないでいたい /wasurenaide itai/：
    want to keep from forgetting (dictionary form: 忘れる; ～ないでいる means to remain without doing something)
karada wa musaishoku reido bakku
The body is achromatic, laid-back

  • 身体からだ /karada/：
    body
  • 無彩色むさいしょく /musaishoku/：
    achromatic color, such as black, white, or gray
  • レイドバック /reido bakku/：
    laid-back, relaxed
tada uneru amaoto de guruuvu
Grooving only to the undulating sound of rain

  • ただ /tada/：
    simply, merely
  • うねる /uneru/：
    to undulate or surge; here describing the changing sound of rain
  • 雨音あまおと /amaoto/：
    sound of rain
  • グルーヴ /guruuvu/：
    groove, rhythmic feel
zutto futari de kurasou yo
Let's live together forever, just the two of us

  • ずっと /zutto/：
    all the time, forever
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people; the two of us
  • 暮くらそう /kurasou/：
    let's live (volitional form of 暮らす)
kono yoru no sumikko de
In a little corner of this night

  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun
  • 夜よる /yoru/：
    night
  • 隅すみっこ /sumikko/：
    corner, nook; a colloquial form of 隅
nee fugainai bokura de ii yo
Hey, it's fine for us to be our pathetic selves

  • 不甲斐ふがいない /fugainai/：
    pathetic, disappointing, good-for-nothing
  • 僕ぼくら /bokura/：
    we, us; ら marks a group or plural
  • でいい /de ii/：
    to be fine as something; that is good enough
tte sasotta no wa kimi ja nai no
Weren't you the one who invited me like that?

  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker equivalent to と, quoting the previous line
  • 誘さそった /sasotta/：
    invited (past form of 誘う)
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • じゃないの /ja nai no/：
    isn't it?; a rhetorical form seeking confirmation
rikutsu dake ja tsumaranai wa
Reasoning alone is boring

  • 理屈りくつ /rikutsu/：
    reasoning, logic, theory
  • だけじゃ /dake ja/：
    if it is only; だけ means only and じゃ is colloquial では
  • つまらない /tsumaranai/：
    boring, dull
mada jikan ga oshii no oo
Do you still begrudge the time?

  • まだ /mada/：
    still, yet
  • 時間じかん /jikan/：
    time
  • 惜おしい /oshii/：
    too precious to waste, regrettable to give up
neri aruku keshiki wo shinkuu pakku
Vacuum-pack the scenery we parade through

  • 練ねり歩あるく /neri aruku/：
    to parade or march through
  • 景色けしき /keshiki/：
    scenery, view
  • 真空しんくうパック /shinkuu pakku/：
    vacuum-pack; パック comes from English pack, metaphorically preserving the view as a memory
fumi narasu ashioto de guruuvu
Grooving to the sound of stomping feet

  • 踏ふみ鳴ならす /fumi narasu/：
    to stamp or stomp so as to make a sound
  • 足音あしおと /ashioto/：
    sound of footsteps
  • グルーヴ /guruuvu/：
    groove, rhythmic feel
marude bokura wa bureemen
We're just like the Bremen musicians

  • まるで /marude/：
    just like, as if; often used in comparisons
  • 僕ぼくら /bokura/：
    we, us
  • ブレーメン /bureemen/：
    Bremen (German: Bremen), alluding to The Town Musicians of Bremen
tatta futari dake no maachi
A march for just the two of us

  • たった /tatta/：
    only, merely; emphasizes a small number
  • 二人ふたりだけ /futari dake/：
    only two people, just the two of us
  • マーチ /maachi/：
    march
saa iki wo sutte hayaku haite
Come on, breathe in and quickly breathe out

  • 息いきを吸すう /iki wo suu/：
    to breathe in; 吸って is the て-form linking actions
  • 早はやく /hayaku/：
    quickly; adverbial form of 早い
  • 吐はいて /haite/：
    breathe or spit out (て-form of 吐く)
aa seizei utatte iyou ze
Ah, let's keep singing as best we can

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best; here with a self-deprecating nuance
  • 歌うたっていよう /utatte iyou/：
    let's keep singing (volitional form of ～ている; dictionary form: 歌う)
warau kai omae mo dou dai
Will you laugh? How about you joining in?

  • 笑わらう /warau/：
    to laugh, to smile
  • お前まえ /omae/：
    you; a casual or rough form that can sound rude depending on context
  • どうだい /dou dai/：
    how about it?; a casual question
ai no uta wo utatten no sa ahhahhahha
We're singing a song of love

  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • 歌うた /uta/：
    song
  • 歌うたってんの /utatten no/：
    are singing; colloquial contraction of 歌っているの (dictionary form: 歌う)
aa seizei raku shite ikou ze
Ah, let's take it easy as we go

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best
  • 楽らくする /raku suru/：
    to take it easy, to make things easier for oneself
  • していこう /shite ikou/：
    let's keep doing it from now on; volitional form of ～ていく
shinu hodo no koto wa kono yo ni nai ze
Nothing in this world is worth dying over

  • 死しぬほど /shinu hodo/：
    to the point of dying; ～ほど marks degree
  • こと /koto/：
    thing, matter; also nominalizes the preceding expression
  • この世よ /kono yo/：
    this world, this life
  • 無ない /nai/：
    there is not, nonexistent
ashita wa nani shiyou ka hima nara wakari aou ze
What shall we do tomorrow? If we're free, let's try to understand each other

  • 明日あした /ashita/：
    tomorrow
  • 何なにしようか /nani shiyou ka/：
    what shall we do?; volitional しよう plus a question marker
  • 暇ひま /hima/：
    free time, being unoccupied
  • なら /nara/：
    if, supposing that
  • わかり合あおう /wakari aou/：
    let's understand one another (volitional form of わかり合う)
nee kangaenakute mo ii yo
Hey, you don't have to think about it

  • 考かんがえなくてもいい /kangaenakute mo ii/：
    do not have to think; ～なくてもいい means it is okay not to do something (dictionary form: 考える)
odori hajimeta kimi no saibou
Your cells have begun to dance

  • 踊おどり始はじめた /odori hajimeta/：
    began to dance; 踊る in its stem form plus 始める, in the past tense
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 細胞さいぼう /saibou/：
    cell, biological cell
kono oto ni ima wa norou yo
For now, let's ride this sound

  • この /kono/：
    this; placed before a noun
  • 音おと /oto/：
    sound; here, the music and its rhythm
  • 今いま /ima/：
    now
  • 乗のろう /norou/：
    let's ride or get into it (volitional form of 乗る); here, to get into the groove
norenakute mo ii yo oo
It's okay even if you can't get into it

  • 乗のれなくてもいい /norenakute mo ii/：
    it is okay even if you cannot ride or get into it (negative potential of 乗る plus ～なくてもいい)
omoide no keshiki de bakku pakku
A backpack filled with scenery from our memories

  • 想おもい出で /omoide/：
    memory, recollection; the spelling with 想 emphasizes emotion
  • 景色けしき /keshiki/：
    scenery, view
  • バックパック /bakku pakku/：
    backpack; metaphorically carrying memories along
harukaze no zawameki de guruuvu
Grooving to the rustle of the spring breeze

  • 春風はるかぜ /harukaze/：
    spring breeze
  • 騒ざわめき /zawameki/：
    stir, rustle, murmur (dictionary form: 騒めく)
  • グルーヴ /guruuvu/：
    groove, rhythmic feel
motto futari de utaou yo
Let's sing more, the two of us

  • もっと /motto/：
    more, even more
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people, the two of us
  • 歌うたおう /utaou/：
    let's sing (volitional form of 歌う)
hima nara ai wo shiyou yo
If we're free, let's love each other

  • 暇ひま /hima/：
    free time, being unoccupied
  • なら /nara/：
    if, supposing that
  • 愛あいをする /ai wo suru/：
    to love; しよう is the volitional form of する
saa iki wo sutte koe ni dashite
Come on, breathe in and let your voice out

  • 息いきを吸すう /iki wo suu/：
    to breathe in; 吸って is the て-form
  • 声こえ /koe/：
    voice
  • 声こえに出だす /koe ni dasu/：
    to say or sing aloud; 出して is the て-form
aa seizei utatte iyou ze
Ah, let's keep singing as best we can

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best; here with a self-deprecating nuance
  • 歌うたっていよう /utatte iyou/：
    let's keep singing (volitional form of ～ている; dictionary form: 歌う)
warawareteru no mo shikata ga nai ne
It can't be helped if people laugh at us

  • 笑わらわれてる /warawareteru/：
    being laughed at (passive of 笑う; ～てる contracts ～ている)
  • 仕方しかたがない /shikata ga nai/：
    it cannot be helped, there is no other way
nani mo kamo machigatten no sa naa ahhahhahha
Everything is wrong

  • 何なにもかも /nani mo kamo/：
    everything, absolutely all of it
  • 間違まちがってんの /machigatten no/：
    is wrong; colloquial contraction of 間違っているの (dictionary form: 間違う)
aa seizei raku shite ikou ze
Ah, let's take it easy as we go

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best
  • 楽らくする /raku suru/：
    to take it easy, to make things easier for oneself
  • していこう /shite ikou/：
    let's keep doing it from now on; volitional form of ～ていく
baka wo yosoou no mo raku ja nai ze
Pretending to be a fool isn't easy either

  • 馬鹿ばか /baka/：
    fool, idiot; foolishness
  • 装よそおう /yosoou/：
    to pretend, feign, or dress up as
  • 楽らくじゃない /raku ja nai/：
    not easy; じゃない is colloquial ではない
onaji you na kashi da shi sanban wa tobashite ii yo
The lyrics are much the same, so you can skip the third verse

  • 同おなじような /onaji you na/：
    similar, of the same kind; ～ような modifies a noun with the sense like or such as
  • 歌詞かし /kashi/：
    song lyrics
  • だし /da shi/：
    since, and besides; し presents a reason or one item among reasons
  • 三さん番ばん /sanban/：
    the third verse or section
  • 飛とばしていい /tobashite ii/：
    may skip (dictionary form: 飛ばす; ～ていい grants permission)
saa iki wo sutte hayaku haite
Come on, breathe in and quickly breathe out

  • 息いきを吸すう /iki wo suu/：
    to breathe in; 吸って is the て-form linking actions
  • 早はやく /hayaku/：
    quickly; adverbial form of 早い
  • 吐はいて /haite/：
    breathe or spit out (て-form of 吐く)
nee kokoro wo kashite kyou kurai wa
Hey, lend me your heart, at least for today

  • 心こころ /kokoro/：
    heart, mind, feelings
  • 心こころを貸かす /kokoro wo kasu/：
    to lend one's heart; metaphorically, to open up and share the singer's feelings
  • 今日きょうくらいは /kyou kurai wa/：
    at least for today; くらい marks a minimum extent
aa seizei utatte iyou ze
Ah, let's keep singing as best we can

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best; here with a self-deprecating nuance
  • 歌うたっていよう /utatte iyou/：
    let's keep singing (volitional form of ～ている; dictionary form: 歌う)
chigau ka omaera minna
Am I wrong, all of you?

  • 違ちがうか /chigau ka/：
    am I wrong?; from 違う, used here as a rhetorical question
  • お前まえら /omaera/：
    you all; お前 is a rough, casual you and ら makes it plural
  • 皆みんな /minna/：
    everyone, all of you
boku no koto wo waratten no ka naa
Are you laughing at me?

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I, me; a generally masculine and relatively mild first-person pronoun
  • 僕ぼくのこと /boku no koto/：
    me, or things concerning me; こと frames a person as the object concerned
  • 笑わらってんのか /waratten no ka/：
    are you laughing?; colloquial contraction of 笑っているのか (dictionary form: 笑う)
aa seizei raku shite ikou ze
Ah, let's take it easy as we go

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best
  • 楽らくする /raku suru/：
    to take it easy, to make things easier for oneself
  • していこう /shite ikou/：
    let's keep doing it from now on; volitional form of ～ていく
shinu hodo tsurai nara nige dasou ze
If it's painful enough to kill you, let's run away

  • 死しぬほど /shinu hodo/：
    to the point of dying; ～ほど marks degree
  • 辛つらい /tsurai/：
    painful, distressing, hard
  • なら /nara/：
    if, supposing that
  • 逃にげ出だそう /nige dasou/：
    let's run away or break out (volitional form of 逃げ出す)
suunen tateba kitto hitori mo oboetenai yo
After a few years, surely no one will remember

  • 数すう年ねん /suunen/：
    several years, a few years
  • 経たてば /tateba/：
    if or once time passes (ば-conditional of 経つ)
  • きっと /kitto/：
    surely, certainly
  • 一人ひとりも～ない /hitori mo nai/：
    not even one person; a quantity expression plus も and a negative gives total negation
  • 覚おぼえてない /oboetenai/：
    do not remember; colloquial contraction of 覚えていない (dictionary form: 覚える)
zeezee utatte iyou ze
Let's keep singing, even while gasping for breath

  • 歌うたっていよう /utatte iyou/：
    let's keep singing (volitional form of ～ている; dictionary form: 歌う)
karada wa ugoku omae mo dou dai
Can your body still move? How about you?

  • 身体からだ /karada/：
    body
  • 動うごく /ugoku/：
    to move, to work
  • お前まえ /omae/：
    you; a casual or rough form
  • どうだい /dou dai/：
    how about it?; a casual question
ai no uta wo utatten no sa ahhahhahha
We're singing a song of love

  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • 歌うた /uta/：
    song
  • 歌うたってんの /utatten no/：
    are singing; colloquial contraction of 歌っているの (dictionary form: 歌う)
aa seizei raku shite ikou ze
Ah, let's take it easy as we go

  • 精々せいぜい /seizei/：
    as much as possible, at best
  • 楽らくする /raku suru/：
    to take it easy, to make things easier for oneself
  • していこう /shite ikou/：
    let's keep doing it from now on; volitional form of ～ていく
shinu hodo no koto wa kono yo ni nai ze
Nothing in this world is worth dying over

  • 死しぬほど /shinu hodo/：
    to the point of dying; ～ほど marks degree
  • こと /koto/：
    thing, matter; also nominalizes the preceding expression
  • この世よ /kono yo/：
    this world, this life
  • 無ない /nai/：
    there is not, nonexistent
ashita wa nani shiyou ka hima nara warai aou ze
What shall we do tomorrow? If we're free, let's laugh together

  • 明日あした /ashita/：
    tomorrow
  • 何なにしようか /nani shiyou ka/：
    what shall we do?; volitional しよう plus a question marker
  • 暇ひま /hima/：
    free time, being unoccupied
  • なら /nara/：
    if, supposing that
  • 笑わらい合あおう /warai aou/：
    let's laugh together (volitional of 笑い合う; ～合う marks a reciprocal action)
sono uchi wakari aou ze
Someday, let's come to understand each other

  • そのうち /sono uchi/：
    before long, sooner or later, someday
  • わかり合あおう /wakari aou/：
    let's understand one another (volitional of わかり合う; ～合う marks a reciprocal action)