sukoshi no fukanzen datte
少しの不完全だって
Even the slightest imperfection
少し /sukoshi/:
a little, a small amount
不完全 /fukanzen/:
incomplete, imperfect
~だって /~ datte/:
even ..., including ...; marks an extreme example here
ki ni shite shimau you na okubyou ga mata
気にしてしまうような臆病がまた
That timidity which makes me worry, once again,
気にする /ki ni suru/:
to mind, to worry about
~てしまう /~ te shimau/:
indicates completion or doing something unintentionally/regretfully
~ような /~ you na/:
like ..., such as ...; modifies a noun
臆病 /okubyou/:
timidity, cowardice
また /mata/:
again, once more
boku kara yasashisa wo ubau yo
僕から優しさを奪うよ
Steals my kindness away from me
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
優しさ /yasashisa/:
kindness, gentleness; noun form of 優しい
奪う /ubau/:
to take away, to rob
gomen saiaku da
ごめん 最悪だ
Sorry, this is the worst
ごめん /gomen/:
sorry; a casual apology
最悪 /saiaku/:
the worst, awful
kansei shinai koto wo
完成しないことを
The fact that things weren't finished,
完成する /kansei suru/:
to complete; appears in the negative form 完成しない
~ない /~ nai/:
not ...; the negative verb form
~こと /~ koto/:
nominalizes the preceding action or state: the fact/act of ...
omoshirogatte sa waraeta
面白がってさ 笑えた
I used to find it interesting and could laugh about it
面白がる /omoshirogaru/:
to find something interesting or amusing; appears as 面白がって
笑える /waraeru/:
can laugh, find amusing; potential of 笑う, appearing in the past form 笑えた
oh my youth
oh my youth
Oh, my youth
doko ni itta
どこに行った
Where did it go?
行く /iku/:
to go; appears in the past form 行った
fukashigi na I miss you
不可思議な I miss you
Mysteriously, I miss you
不可思議 /fukashigi/:
mysterious, inexplicable
mitsukaranai yo
見つからないよ
I can't find it
見つかる /mitsukaru/:
to be found, to find; appears in the negative form 見つからない
sore demo
それでも
Even so
それでも /sore demo/:
even so, nevertheless
akuru hi mo akuru hi mo
明くる日も明くる日も
Day after day, every single day,
明くる
日 /akuru hi/:
the following day; repeated here to mean day after day
~も~も /~ mo ~ mo/:
both ... and ...; the repetition emphasizes every day here
hashiri tsuzukete
走り続けて
I kept on running,
走り
続ける /hashiri tsuzukeru/:
to keep running; appears in the connective form 走り続けて
~
続ける /~ tsuzukeru/:
attached to a verb stem to mean keep doing ...
youyaku furikaette mo sa
ようやく振り返ってもさ
Even when I finally look back,
ようやく /youyaku/:
finally, at last
振り
返る /furikaeru/:
to look back, to reflect; appears as 振り返って
~ても /~ te mo/:
even if ..., even when ...
nee omoide no sukunasa ni
ねえ 思い出の少なさに
At how few memories I have,
思い
出 /omoide/:
memory, recollection
少なさ /sukunasa/:
small amount, scarcity; noun form of 少ない
~さ /~ sa/:
turns an adjective into a noun expressing degree or quality
waraete kuru
笑えてくる
I find myself laughing
笑える /waraeru/:
can laugh, find amusing; potential form of 笑う
~てくる /~ te kuru/:
indicates a change or feeling beginning to emerge; here, coming to do something involuntarily
I'll never forget this song
I'll never forget this song.
I'll never forget this song
marude zenbu yume maboroshi no you ni
まるで全部 夢まぼろしのように
As if it were all nothing but a fleeting dream,
まるで /marude/:
just like, as if; often paired with よう
全部 /zenbu/:
all, everything
夢まぼろし /yume maboroshi/:
dreams and illusions; something fleeting and unreal
~のように /~ no you ni/:
like ..., as if ...
itsuka kiete shimatte
いつか 消えてしまって
Someday it may disappear completely,
消える /kieru/:
to disappear; appears as 消えて
~てしまう /~ te shimau/:
marks complete, often regrettable action; appears here as ~てしまって
kanpeki ja nai boku ga torinokosarete mo
完璧じゃない僕が取り残されても
Even if imperfect me is left behind,
完璧 /kanpeki/:
perfect, flawless
~じゃない /~ ja nai/:
is not ...; casual form of ではない
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
取り
残す /torinokosu/:
to leave behind; 取り残される is its passive form, meaning to be left behind
~ても /~ te mo/:
even if ...
nido to miushinawanai you ni
二度と見失わないように
So that I never lose sight of it again
二度と~ない /nido to ~ nai/:
never again ...; used with a negative form
見失う /miushinau/:
to lose sight of; appears in the negative form 見失わない
~ないように /~ nai you ni/:
so as not to ..., so that ... does not happen
sou zutto
そう ずっと
Yes, all this time,
ずっと /zutto/:
all along, continuously; also by far
akuru hi mo akuru hi mo
明くる日も明くる日も
Day after day, every single day,
明くる
日 /akuru hi/:
the following day; repeated here to mean day after day
~も~も /~ mo ~ mo/:
both ... and ...; the repetition emphasizes every day here
hashitte kita no wa
走ってきたのは
The reason I've kept running all this way
走る /hashiru/:
to run; appears as 走って
~てくる /~ te kuru/:
indicates an action continuing from the past to now; 走ってきた means have kept running up to now
~のは /~ no wa/:
nominalizes and topicalizes a clause, often in the pattern the reason ... is ...
koukai shitaku nakatta kara
後悔したくなかったから
Was because I didn't want to have regrets
後悔する /koukai suru/:
to regret
~たい /~ tai/:
want to do ...; したくなかった is its past negative form, did not want to do
~から /~ kara/:
because ...; gives a reason or cause
mou koukai shitaku nai yo
もう 後悔したくないよ
I don't want to regret anything anymore
もう /mou/:
already; with a negative, not anymore
後悔する /koukai suru/:
to regret
~たくない /~ taku nai/:
do not want to do ...; negative form of ~たい
nai yo
ないよ
I really don't
ない /nai/:
not, nonexistent; here it repeats and emphasizes the preceding 後悔したくない
I'll never forget this song
I'll never forget this song.
I'll never forget this song
boku wa zutto utai tsuzukeru to
僕はずっと歌い続けると
That I would keep singing forever,
僕 /boku/:
I, me; a commonly masculine first-person pronoun
ずっと /zutto/:
continuously, forever
歌い
続ける /utai tsuzukeru/:
to keep singing
~
続ける /~ tsuzukeru/:
attached to a verb stem to mean keep doing ...
kimeta yo
決めたよ
I made up my mind
決める /kimeru/:
to decide, to make up one's mind; appears in the past form 決めた
~と
決める /~ to kimeru/:
to decide that/to do ...; と quotes the content of the decision from the preceding line
I'll never forget this song
I'll never forget this song.
I'll never forget this song
nido to modoranai jikan no naka ni
二度と戻らない時間の中に
Within time that will never return,
二度と~ない /nido to ~ nai/:
never again ...; used with a negative form
戻る /modoru/:
to return; appears in the negative form 戻らない
中 /naka/:
inside, within
ichiban ga aru mama da nante
一番があるままだなんて
To think that what matters most would remain there,
一番 /ichiban/:
number one, the best or most important thing; its referent is omitted here
ある /aru/:
to exist, to be; used for inanimate things
~まま /~ mama/:
remaining in the state of ..., as it is
~なんて /~ nante/:
to think that ...; conveys surprise, dismissal, or strong emotion
tamaranai yo na
たまらないよな
That would be unbearable, wouldn't it?
たまらない /tamaranai/:
unbearable, irresistible; describes an overwhelmingly strong feeling
I'll never forget this song
I'll never forget this song.
I'll never forget this song
dakara zutto kimi mo
だからずっと君も
So you too, forever,
だから /dakara/:
so, therefore
ずっと /zutto/:
always, forever
君 /kimi/:
you; a familiar or casual form of address
zutto oboete ite yo
ずっと覚えていてよ
Please keep remembering it
ずっと /zutto/:
always, continuously
覚える /oboeru/:
to remember, to memorize; appears as 覚えて
~ている /~ te iru/:
marks an ongoing action or resulting state; 覚えていて means keep remembering
itsuka kono mainichi ga
いつかこの毎日が
Even if someday these everyday moments
この /kono/:
this, these; placed before a noun
毎日 /mainichi/:
every day; here, one's everyday life
yume maboroshi ni kawatte shimatte mo
夢まぼろしに変わってしまっても
Turn completely into a fleeting dream,
夢まぼろし /yume maboroshi/:
dreams and illusions; something fleeting and unreal
変わる /kawaru/:
to change, to turn into; appears as 変わって
~てしまう /~ te shimau/:
marks a change occurring completely, often with regret or finality
~ても /~ te mo/:
even if ...; combines with しまう here as ~てしまっても
mata fuwari kuchizusameba
また ふわり口ずさめば
If you softly hum it again,
口ずさむ /kuchizusamu/:
to hum, to sing softly; appears in the conditional form 口ずさめば
~ば /~ ba/:
if ..., provided that ...; marks a condition
omoidaseru you ni
思い出せるように
So that you can remember it
思い
出す /omoidasu/:
to recall; 思い出せる is its potential form, meaning can remember
~ように /~ you ni/:
so that one can ..., in order that ...; expresses purpose
ima koko ni nokosu yo
今ここに残すよ
I'll leave it here now
残す /nokosu/:
to leave behind, to preserve