YOASOBI - 舞台に立って/Standing on the Stage
mujaki ni omoi egaita
無邪気に思い描いた
The future I innocently pictured
無邪気に /mujaki ni/:
innocently, naively
思い
描いた /omoi egaita/:
pictured, envisioned (original form: 思い描く)
mirai no watashi no senaka wo
未来の私の背中を
the back of my future self
背中 /senaka/:
back; here, one's receding figure
hitasura oikaketa
ひたすら追いかけた
I chased after it single-mindedly
ひたすら /hitasura/:
earnestly, single-mindedly
追いかけた /oikaketa/:
chased after (original form: 追いかける)
kitto mou sugu mienaku naru
きっと もうすぐ見えなくなる
Surely, soon she will disappear from view
きっと /kitto/:
surely, certainly
もうすぐ /mou sugu/:
soon, before long
見えなくなる /mienaku naru/:
to become no longer visible (見える + なくなる)
kasanari au
重なり合う
We will overlap and become one
重なり
合う /kasanari au/:
to overlap one another
sou shinjite iru
そう信じている
That is what I believe
信じている /shinjite iru/:
believe, keep believing (original form: 信じる)
koko ga watashi no mirai da
ここが私の未来だ
This is my future
だ /da/:
copula meaning 「is」
kazu aru naka de eranda no wa
数ある中で選んだのは
The reason I chose it from among so many
数ある /kazu aru/:
numerous, among many
中で /naka de/:
among, within
選んだ /eranda/:
chose (original form: 選ぶ)
のは /no wa/:
nominalizes the preceding clause and marks it as the topic
kitto saisho kara wakatte ita kara
きっと最初から分かっていたから
was surely because I had known from the start
最初から /saisho kara/:
from the beginning
分かっていた /wakatte ita/:
had known, understood (original form: 分かる)
kore ja nakya dame nan da tte
これじゃなきゃダメなんだって
that it had to be this
じゃなきゃ /ja nakya/:
colloquial contraction of じゃなければ, meaning 「if it is not」
ダメ /dame/:
no good; in this pattern, 「it has to be」
なんだ /nan da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of なのだ
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker
dare ni mo maketakunakatta
誰にも負けたくなかった
I did not want to lose to anyone
誰にも /dare ni mo/:
to anyone; with a negative, to no one
負けたくなかった /maketakunakatta/:
did not want to lose (original form: 負ける)
shindokute mo hitasura hashiri tsuzuketa
しんどくてもひたすら走り続けた
Even when it was exhausting, I just kept running
しんどくても /shindokute mo/:
even if it is exhausting (original form: しんどい)
ひたすら /hitasura/:
earnestly, single-mindedly
走り
続けた /hashiri tsuzuketa/:
kept running (original form: 走り続ける)
akuru hi mo akuru hi mo
翌る日も翌る日も
Day after day
翌る
日も
翌る
日も /akuru hi mo akuru hi mo/:
day after day; 翌る日 means the following day
kachi make ga hakkiri aru sekai wa
勝ち負けがはっきりある世界は
In a world with clear winners and losers
勝ち
負け /kachi make/:
winning and losing, victory or defeat
はっきり /hakkiri/:
clearly, distinctly
ある /aru/:
to exist, to have
suki dake ja iki nokorenai
好きだけじゃ生き残れない
Liking it alone is not enough to survive
好き /suki/:
liking, fondness
だけじゃ /dake ja/:
with only, if it is merely
生き
残れない /iki nokorenai/:
cannot survive (original form: 生き残る)
itsumo kekka to seika
いつも結果と成果
It is always about results and achievements
結果 /kekka/:
result, outcome
成果 /seika/:
achievement, fruits of one's efforts
asobi ja nai
遊びじゃない
This is not a game
遊び /asobi/:
play, a game; something done casually
じゃない /ja nai/:
colloquial form of ではない, meaning 「is not」
sonna koto wakatteru
そんなこと分かってる
I know that
そんな /sonna/:
that kind of, such
分かってる /wakatteru/:
know, understand; contraction of 分かっている
demo ne suki da kara akiramenakatta
でもね 好きだから諦めなかった
But because I love it, I did not give up
好きだから /suki da kara/:
because I like it
諦めなかった /akiramenakatta/:
did not give up (original form: 諦める)
kono gamushara na mainichi ga kitto
このがむしゃらな毎日がきっと
Surely, these days of giving it everything
がむしゃらな /gamushara na/:
reckless, single-minded, giving it one's all
毎日 /mainichi/:
every day, daily life
negatta ketsumatsu ni tsunagatte iru tte
願った結末に繋がっているって
are leading to the ending I wished for
願った /negatta/:
wished for (original form: 願う)
結末 /ketsumatsu/:
ending, conclusion
繋がっている /tsunagatte iru/:
is connected, is leading to (original form: 繋がる)
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker, linked to the following 信じている
shinjite iru
信じている
I believe
信じている /shinjite iru/:
believe, keep believing (original form: 信じる)
machi ni matta butai ni tatte
待ちに待った舞台に立って
Standing on the long-awaited stage
待ちに
待った /machi ni matta/:
long-awaited; literally, waited and waited
舞台 /butai/:
stage, arena
立って /tatte/:
standing (て-form of 立つ)
takanaru kodou chousen no aizu
高鳴る鼓動 挑戦の合図
A pounding heartbeat, the signal for the challenge
高鳴る /takanaru/:
to throb, to pound with excitement
鼓動 /kodou/:
heartbeat, pulsation
挑戦 /chousen/:
challenge
nando mo nando mo
何度も何度も
Over and over again
何度も
何度も /nando mo nando mo/:
over and over again
imeeji shite kita
イメージしてきた
I have visualized it
イメージしてきた /imeeji shite kita/:
have visualized up to now; イメージ is from English 「image」
donna jibun mo koete miseru
どんな自分も超えてみせる
I will surpass every version of myself
どんな /donna/:
what kind of, whatever kind of
超えてみせる /koete miseru/:
will show that I can surpass; expresses firm determination
ookiku sutta iki wo haite
大きく吸った息を吐いて
Exhaling the deep breath I took
大きく /ookiku/:
deeply; adverbial form of 大きい
吸った /sutta/:
inhaled (original form: 吸う)
吐いて /haite/:
exhaling (て-form of 吐く)
mou ichido mesen wo agereba
もう一度目線を上げれば
When I raise my eyes once more
もう
一度 /mou ichido/:
once more
目線 /mesen/:
line of sight, gaze
上げれば /agereba/:
if/when I raise (conditional form of 上げる)
kasabuta bakka no mainichi mo
かさぶたばっかの毎日も
Even those days covered in scabs
かさぶた /kasabuta/:
scab; figuratively, repeated hurt and setbacks
ばっか /bakka/:
colloquial form of ばかり, nothing but
毎日 /mainichi/:
every day, one's daily life
ima ni tsunagatte iru to omoeta
今に繋がっていると思えた
I could see that they had led to this moment
今 /ima/:
now, the present
繋がっている /tsunagatte iru/:
is connected, has led to (original form: 繋がる)
と
思えた /to omoeta/:
was able to think/feel that (potential of 思う)
sou da yume ni mite ita keshiki no
そうだ夢に見ていた景色の
Yes, of the scene I had dreamed of
そうだ /sou da/:
that's right, yes
夢に
見ていた /yume ni mite ita/:
had dreamed of
景色 /keshiki/:
scenery, view
me no mae ni tatte irun da
目の前に立っているんだ
I am standing right before it
目の
前 /me no mae/:
right in front of one's eyes
立っている /tatte iru/:
is standing (original form: 立つ)
んだ /n da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of のだ
fujouri wo mae ni tachi tsukusu koto mo atta
不条理を前に立ち尽くすこともあった
There were times I stood frozen before injustice
不条理 /fujouri/:
absurdity, injustice, irrationality
前に /mae ni/:
before, in the face of
立ち
尽くす /tachi tsukusu/:
to stand frozen, to remain rooted to the spot
こともあった /koto mo atta/:
there were also times when; indicates past experience
hito wa suki katte bakkari iu shi
他人は好き勝手ばっかり言うし
Other people just say whatever they please
他人 /hito/:
other people (read here as ひと)
好き
勝手 /suki katte/:
selfishly, however one pleases
ばっかり /bakkari/:
nothing but, always; colloquial form of ばかり
し /shi/:
and, besides; lists a reason or circumstance
mou nani no tame ni tatakatten daro
もう何のために戦ってんだろ
What am I even fighting for anymore?
何のために /nani no tame ni/:
for what purpose, what for
戦ってんだろ /tatakatten daro/:
colloquial form of 戦っているのだろう, meaning 「am I fighting, I wonder」
tte wakannaku natte
って分かんなくなって
I stopped knowing the answer
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker, referring to the preceding question
分かんなくなって /wakannaku natte/:
stopped understanding; contraction of 分からなくなって
sonna toki mo mou ichido tte
そんな時も もう一度って
Even then, telling myself, 「one more time」
そんな /sonna/:
that kind of, such
もう
一度 /mou ichido/:
once more
って /tte/:
colloquial quotation marker
nantoka te wo nobaseta no wa
なんとか手を伸ばせたのは
The reason I somehow managed to reach out
なんとか /nantoka/:
somehow, by some means
伸ばせた /nobaseta/:
was able to extend, managed to reach (original form: 伸ばす)
のは /no wa/:
nominalizes the clause and marks it as the topic, introducing the reason
tonari de tatakai tsuzukeru
隣で戦い続ける
was that, beside me, still fighting
隣 /tonari/:
beside, next to
戦い
続ける /tatakai tsuzukeru/:
to keep fighting (戦う + 続ける)
kimi ga ita kara
君がいたから
you were there
いた /ita/:
was there (past form of いる)
zutto
ずっと
All this time
ずっと /zutto/:
all along, continuously
akogarete kita butai ni tatte
憧れてきた舞台に立って
Standing on the stage I have always longed for
憧れてきた /akogarete kita/:
have longed for up to now (original form: 憧れる)
舞台 /butai/:
stage, arena
立って /tatte/:
standing (て-form of 立つ)
kore made no koto omoi kaesu
これまでのこと思い返す
I look back on everything up to now
これまで /kore made/:
up to now, so far
こと /koto/:
things, everything that happened
思い
返す /omoi kaesu/:
to look back on, to recall
nando mo nando mo
何度も何度も
Over and over again
何度も
何度も /nando mo nando mo/:
over and over again
nagashita namida no bun
流した涙の分
For every tear I shed
流した /nagashita/:
shed (tears) (original form: 流す)
分 /bun/:
an amount corresponding to; 「in proportion to」
tachi agatte kita
立ち上がってきた
I have risen to my feet each time
立ち
上がってきた /tachi agatte kita/:
have kept getting back up (original form: 立ち上がる)
ookiku sutta iki wo haite
大きく吸った息を吐いて
Exhaling the deep breath I took
大きく /ookiku/:
deeply; adverbial form of 大きい
吸った /sutta/:
inhaled (original form: 吸う)
吐いて /haite/:
exhaling (て-form of 吐く)
yukkuri mabuta wo akete
ゆっくり瞼を開けて
Slowly opening my eyes
ゆっくり /yukkuri/:
slowly, calmly
開けて /akete/:
opening (て-form of 開ける)
fumi dasun da
踏み出すんだ
I am going to step forward
踏み
出す /fumi dasu/:
to step forward, to take the first step
んだ /n da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of のだ
ai ni ikun da
会いに行くんだ
I am going to meet her
会いに
行く /ai ni iku/:
to go to meet; verb stem + に行く expresses going to do something
んだ /n da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of のだ
omoi egaita mirai no watashi ni
思い描いた未来の私に
the future self I pictured
思い
描いた /omoi egaita/:
pictured, envisioned (original form: 思い描く)
私 /watashi/:
I, me; here, my future self
machi ni matta butai ni tatte
待ちに待った舞台に立って
Standing on the long-awaited stage
待ちに
待った /machi ni matta/:
long-awaited; literally, waited and waited
舞台 /butai/:
stage, arena
立って /tatte/:
standing (て-form of 立つ)
ima nari hibiku kaimaku no aizu
今鳴り響く開幕の合図
Now the signal for the opening rings out
鳴り
響く /nari hibiku/:
to ring out, to resound
開幕 /kaimaku/:
opening, raising of the curtain
nando mo nando mo
何度も何度も
Over and over again
何度も
何度も /nando mo nando mo/:
over and over again
imeeji shite kita
イメージしてきた
I have visualized it
イメージしてきた /imeeji shite kita/:
have visualized up to now; イメージ is from English 「image」
donna jibun mo koete ikeru
どんな自分も超えて行ける
I can go beyond every version of myself
どんな /donna/:
what kind of, whatever kind of
超えて
行ける /koete ikeru/:
can keep going beyond, can surpass (potential of 超えて行く)
ookiku sutta iki wo haite
大きく吸った息を吐いて
Exhaling the deep breath I took
大きく /ookiku/:
deeply; adverbial form of 大きい
吸った /sutta/:
inhaled (original form: 吸う)
吐いて /haite/:
exhaling (て-form of 吐く)
shizuka ni mesen wo agereba
静かに目線を上げれば
When I quietly raise my eyes
静かに /shizuka ni/:
quietly, calmly
目線 /mesen/:
line of sight, gaze
上げれば /agereba/:
if/when I raise (conditional form of 上げる)
ima made no dono shunkan mo
今までのどの瞬間も
Every single moment up to now
今まで /ima made/:
up to now, until now
どの /dono/:
which; with も, every single
瞬間 /shunkan/:
moment, instant
muda ja nakatta to omoeta
無駄じゃなかったと思えた
I could see that none of it had been in vain
無駄じゃなかった /muda ja nakatta/:
was not wasted, was not in vain
と
思えた /to omoeta/:
was able to think/feel that (potential of 思う)
sou da yume ni mite ita mirai ni
そうだ夢に見ていた未来に
Yes, in the future I had dreamed of
そうだ /sou da/:
that's right, yes
夢に
見ていた /yume ni mite ita/:
had dreamed of
ima watashi wa tatte irun da
今私は立っているんだ
I am standing here now
立っている /tatte iru/:
is standing (original form: 立つ)
んだ /n da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of のだ
sou mujaki ni omoi egaita
そう 無邪気に思い描いた
Yes, the future I innocently pictured
そう /sou/:
yes, that's right
無邪気に /mujaki ni/:
innocently, naively
思い
描いた /omoi egaita/:
pictured, envisioned (original form: 思い描く)
mirai no watashi wa mou soko ni irun da
未来の私はもうそこにいるんだ
My future self is already there
私 /watashi/:
I, me; here, my future self
いる /iru/:
to be, to exist (for people or animals)
んだ /n da/:
explanatory or emphatic form of のだ
ima tashika ni toraeta
今確かに捉えた
Now I have truly caught hold of her
確かに /tashika ni/:
certainly, surely
捉えた /toraeta/:
caught, grasped (original form: 捉える)