Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Dear
tobira no saki ni wa
扉の先には
Beyond the door,
nani ga aru ka wakaranai kedo
何があるかわからないけど
I don't know what lies there, but
ある /aru/:
to exist; to be (for inanimate things)
わからない /wakaranai/:
do not know; dictionary form: わかる
dare ka ga kitto anata wo matteru
誰かがきっと貴方を待ってる
surely someone is waiting for you.
きっと /kitto/:
surely; certainly
待ってる /matteru/:
is waiting; contraction of 待っている, from 待つ
me no mae no kyou e
目の前の今日へ
Toward the today before my eyes,
目の
前 /me no mae/:
right before one's eyes; in front
今日 /kyou/:
today; the present
fumidasu yuuki mo nai kedo
踏み出す勇気も無いけど
though I don't even have the courage to step forward,
踏み
出す /fumidasu/:
to step forward; to take the first step
無い /nai/:
not to exist; not to have
furikaette mireba
振り返ってみれば
if I try looking back,
振り
返って /furikaette/:
looking back; dictionary form: 振り返る
みれば /mireba/:
if one tries; 〜てみる means to try doing, with conditional 〜ば
ashiato wa tsuzuite iru kara
足跡は続いているから
because my footprints continue on.
足跡 /ashiato/:
footprints; trace
続いている /tsuzuite iru/:
continues; is ongoing; dictionary form: 続く
hidarimune no kodou wo kanjiteru
左胸の鼓動を感じてる
I feel the heartbeat in the left side of my chest.
左胸 /hidarimune/:
left side of the chest
鼓動 /kodou/:
heartbeat; pulsation
感じてる /kanjiteru/:
am feeling; contraction of 感じている, from 感じる
migi no nou de kimi wo aishiteru
右の脳で君を愛してる
I love you with the right side of my brain.
右 /migi/:
right; right side
君 /kimi/:
you; an intimate form of address
愛してる /aishiteru/:
love; contraction of 愛している, from 愛する
ryou no te de dare ka ni furete
両の手で誰かに触れて
With both hands, I touch someone,
触れて /furete/:
touching; coming into contact with; dictionary form: 触れる
watashi wa kyou mo ikiteru
私は今日も生きてる
and today, too, I am alive.
生きてる /ikiteru/:
am alive; contraction of 生きている, from 生きる
Bye - toki no nagare ni makasete
Bye - 時の流れに任せて
Bye—let the flow of time carry you.
流れ /nagare/:
flow; course
任せて /makasete/:
entrusting; leaving it to; dictionary form: 任せる
Smile - anata no takaramono yo
Smile - 貴方の宝物よ
Smile—it is your treasure.
宝物 /takaramono/:
treasure; something precious
kugatsu no hana no iro ni nazoraete
9月の花の色に準えて
Comparing it to the color of September flowers,
準えて /nazoraete/:
comparing to; likening to; dictionary form: 準える
tsuyoku chikau aishitai
強く誓う 愛したい
I vow strongly: I want to love.
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly; firmly; adverbial form of 強い
誓う /chikau/:
to vow; to swear
愛したい /aishitai/:
want to love; 愛する with the desire form 〜たい
namida mo karete shimau
涙も枯れてしまう
Even my tears will dry up.
涙 /namida/:
tear; tears
枯れてしまう /karete shimau/:
will dry up completely; 枯れる with 〜てしまう, indicating completion or regret
kanashimi wo kurau hi mo aru kedo
哀しみを食らう日もあるけど
There are days when I devour sorrow, but
哀しみ /kanashimi/:
sorrow; sadness
食らう /kurau/:
to eat; to suffer or receive, with a rough nuance
ある /aru/:
to exist; there is
anata wa kitto tsuyosa mo motteru
貴方はきっと強さも持ってる
you surely possess strength as well.
きっと /kitto/:
surely; certainly
強さ /tsuyosa/:
strength; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
持ってる /motteru/:
possess; contraction of 持っている, from 持つ
ikite ikenai
「生きていけない」
「I can't go on living.」
生きていけない /ikite ikenai/:
cannot go on living; negative of 生きていく
mukiryoku na watashi wo mukachi da to omotte mo
無気力な私を「無価値」だと思っても
Even if I think my listless self is 「worthless」,
無気力 /mukiryoku/:
listless; lacking motivation
私 /watashi/:
I; oneself
無価値だ /mukachi da/:
is worthless; だ is the plain copula
思っても /omotte mo/:
even if one thinks; 思う with the concessive pattern 〜ても
tachidomatte mireba
立ち止まってみれば
if I try stopping in my tracks,
立ち
止まって /tachidomatte/:
stopping in one's tracks; dictionary form: 立ち止まる
みれば /mireba/:
if one tries; 〜てみる with the conditional 〜ば
kaze wo mata kanjirareru kara
風をまた感じられるから
because I can feel the wind again.
感じられる /kanjirareru/:
can feel; potential form of 感じる
kimochi wa mawaru
気持ちは周る
Feelings turn in circles,
気持ち /kimochi/:
feeling; state of mind
周る /mawaru/:
to go around; to revolve
rasen kaidan no you ni
螺旋階段のように
like a spiral staircase.
螺旋階段 /rasen kaidan/:
spiral staircase
tori ga habataku you ni wa ikazu tomo
鳥が羽ばたく様には行かずとも
Even if things do not go as when a bird spreads its wings,
羽ばたく /habataku/:
to flap one's wings; to soar
様に /you ni/:
like; in the manner of
行かずとも /ikazu tomo/:
even if it does not go; literary equivalent of 行かなくても
jidai wa kawatte iku
時代は変わっていく
the times will keep changing.
変わっていく /kawatte iku/:
will continue to change; 〜ていく shows change continuing into the future
osanasa de pan wo tsukutte
幼さでパンを作って
Make bread out of childlike innocence,
幼さ /osanasa/:
childishness; youthfulness; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
パン /pan/:
bread (from Portuguese: pão)
作って /tsukutte/:
making; dictionary form: 作る
otonabite jamu wo nurou
大人びてジャムを塗ろう
act grown-up and spread on some jam.
大人びて /otonabite/:
acting mature; dictionary form: 大人びる
ジャム /jamu/:
jam (English: jam)
塗ろう /nurou/:
let's spread; volitional form of 塗る
itsuka mata tsukue wo kakonde
いつかまた机を囲んで
Someday, let us gather around a table again
机 /tsukue/:
desk; table
囲んで /kakonde/:
surrounding; gathering around; dictionary form: 囲む
natsukashii hanashi wo shiyou
懐かしい話をしよう
and talk about fond old memories.
懐かしい /natsukashii/:
nostalgic; fondly remembered
話 /hanashi/:
story; talk; subject
しよう /shiyou/:
let's do; volitional form of する
hidarimune no kodou ga tomaru made
左胸の鼓動が止まるまで
Until the heartbeat in the left side of my chest stops,
左胸 /hidarimune/:
left side of the chest
鼓動 /kodou/:
heartbeat; pulsation
chanto kono sekai wo aishitai
ちゃんとこの世界を愛したい
I want to truly love this world.
ちゃんと /chanto/:
properly; sincerely
この /kono/:
this; used before a noun
愛したい /aishitai/:
want to love; 愛する with the desire form 〜たい
ryou no ude de dare ka ga dakishimete kureru made
両の腕で誰かが抱きしめてくれるまで
until someone embraces me with both arms.
抱きしめてくれる /dakishimete kureru/:
embraces me; 抱きしめる with 〜てくれる, an action done for the speaker
kyou mo ikiteru
今日も生きてる
Today, too, I am alive.
生きてる /ikiteru/:
am alive; contraction of 生きている, from 生きる
nakushita mono wo sagasu
無くしたものを探す
I search for what I have lost.
無くした /nakushita/:
lost; dictionary form: 無くす
探す /sagasu/:
to search for; to look for
michi ga sutarete iyou tomo
道が廃れていようとも
Even if the road has fallen into ruin,
廃れていようとも /sutarete iyou tomo/:
even if it has fallen into ruin; 廃れる with the concessive 〜ていようとも
dare ka wo ushinau no mo jinsei no ichibu to yobanakya ikenai nara
誰かを失うのも人生の一部と呼ばなきゃいけないなら
if losing someone must also be called a part of life,
失うのも /ushinau no mo/:
losing ... too; の nominalizes the verb phrase and も means also
人生 /jinsei/:
life; one's lifetime
一部 /ichibu/:
a part; a portion
呼ばなきゃいけない /yobanakya ikenai/:
must call; colloquial contraction of 呼ばなくてはいけない, from 呼ぶ
なら /nara/:
if; if that is the case
douka
どうか
please...
どうか /douka/:
please; somehow, used for an earnest request or wish
hidarimune no kodou wo kanjiteru
左胸の鼓動を感じてる
I feel the heartbeat in the left side of my chest.
左胸 /hidarimune/:
left side of the chest
鼓動 /kodou/:
heartbeat; pulsation
感じてる /kanjiteru/:
am feeling; contraction of 感じている, from 感じる
migi no nou de asu wo yumemiteru
右の脳で明日を夢見てる
I dream of tomorrow with the right side of my brain.
右 /migi/:
right; right side
明日 /asu/:
tomorrow; the future, with a literary reading
夢見てる /yumemiteru/:
am dreaming of; contraction of 夢見ている, from 夢見る
chiisana tenohira no naka de
小さな掌の中で
In my tiny palm,
小さな /chiisana/:
small; little, used only before a noun
掌 /tenohira/:
palm of the hand
中 /naka/:
inside; within
watashi wa yume wo nigitteru
私は夢を握ってる
I hold a dream in my hand.
握ってる /nigitteru/:
am holding; contraction of 握っている, from 握る
osanasa de pan wo tsukutte
幼さでパンを作って
Make bread out of childlike innocence,
幼さ /osanasa/:
childishness; youthfulness; 〜さ turns an adjective into a noun
パン /pan/:
bread (from Portuguese: pão)
作って /tsukutte/:
making; dictionary form: 作る
otonabite jamu wo nurou
大人びてジャムを塗ろう
act grown-up and spread on some jam.
大人びて /otonabite/:
acting mature; dictionary form: 大人びる
ジャム /jamu/:
jam (English: jam)
塗ろう /nurou/:
let's spread; volitional form of 塗る
itsuka kitto deau
いつかきっと出逢う
Someday, I will surely meet
きっと /kitto/:
surely; certainly
出逢う /deau/:
to meet; to encounter, in a literary spelling
anata wo sagashiteru
貴方を探してる
you, whom I am searching for.
探してる /sagashiteru/:
am searching for; contraction of 探している, from 探す
Hi - toki no yukue ni makasete
Hi - 時の行方に任せて
Hi—leave it to wherever time may lead.
行方 /yukue/:
whereabouts; course; destination
任せて /makasete/:
entrusting; leaving it to; dictionary form: 任せる
Smile - fuan mo mikata ni shite sa
Smile - 不安も味方にしてさ
Smile—make even anxiety your ally.
不安 /fuan/:
anxiety; unease
味方にして /mikata ni shite/:
making into an ally; dictionary form: 味方にする; 味方 means an ally or supporter
taakoizu no hikari no kiseki wo matotte
ターコイズの光の奇跡を纏って
Clad in the miracle of turquoise light,
ターコイズ /taakoizu/:
turquoise; turquoise blue (English: turquoise)
光 /hikari/:
light; radiance
纏って /matotte/:
wearing; being clad in; dictionary form: 纏う
tsuyoku chikau ai mitai
「強く誓う愛みたい」
“It feels like a love that makes a firm vow.”
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly; firmly; adverbial form of 強い
誓う /chikau/:
to vow; to swear
みたい /mitai/:
like; seems, a colloquial comparison or conjecture
kowaresou na baai
壊れそうな場合
If you feel as though you might break,
壊れそうな /kowaresou na/:
seeming about to break; 壊れる with the appearance pattern 〜そう
場合 /baai/:
case; situation; when
watashi no kata ni yorikakatte sa
私の肩に寄りかかってさ
lean on my shoulder.
寄りかかって /yorikakatte/:
leaning on; relying on; dictionary form: 寄りかかる
otagai amaete mimashou
お互い甘えてみましょう
Let us try depending on each other.
お
互い /otagai/:
each other; mutually
甘えて /amaete/:
depending on another's kindness; acting spoiled; dictionary form: 甘える
みましょう /mimashou/:
let's try; polite volitional form of 〜てみる
saa tsugi wa doko e ikou ka
さぁ 次は何処へ行こうか
Now then, where shall we go next?
次 /tsugi/:
next; following
行こうか /ikou ka/:
shall we go?; volitional form of 行く followed by a question
koko ni shirusu
ここに記す
I write this here,
記す /shirusu/:
to write down; to record
anata e
貴方へ
to you.
貴方 /anata/:
you; 貴方へ means “to you,” often used in a dedication or letter