米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - M八七/M87
haruka sora no hoshi ga hidoku kagayaite mieta kara
遥か空の星が ひどく輝いて見えたから
Because the star in the distant sky looked exceptionally bright
遥か /haruka/:
far away; distant
ひどく /hidoku/:
extremely; adverbial form of ひどい
輝いて /kagayaite/:
shining; te-form of 輝く
見えた /mieta/:
looked; was visible; past form of 見える
boku wa furue nagara sono hikari wo oikaketa
僕は震えながら その光を追いかけた
Trembling, I chased after that light
僕 /boku/:
I; a masculine first-person pronoun
震えながら /furue nagara/:
while trembling; ながら marks simultaneous actions; from 震える
光 /hikari/:
light; radiance
追いかけた /oikaketa/:
chased after; past form of 追いかける
wareta kagami no naka itsuka no jibun wo mitsumete ita
割れた鏡の中 いつかの自分を見つめていた
I was gazing at my former self in a broken mirror
割れた /wareta/:
broken; past form of 割れる
いつか /itsuka/:
someday; at some time
見つめていた /mitsumete ita/:
was gazing at; past progressive form of 見つめる
tsuyoku naritakatta nani mo kamo ni akogarete ita
強くなりたかった 何もかもに憧れていた
I wanted to become strong and admired everything
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly; adverbial form of 強い
なりたかった /naritakatta/:
wanted to become; past desiderative form of なる
何もかも /nani mo kamo/:
everything; absolutely all
憧れていた /akogarete ita/:
was admiring; was longing for; from 憧れる
kimi wa kaze ni fukarete
君は風に吹かれて
You are blown by the wind
吹かれて /fukarete/:
being blown on; te-form of the passive 吹かれる, from 吹く
hirugaeru boushi miage
翻る帽子見上げ
Looking up at the hat fluttering in the air
翻る /hirugaeru/:
to flutter; to wave
見上げ /miage/:
looking up; continuative form of 見上げる
nagaku mijikai tabi wo yuku
長く短い旅をゆく
You go on a journey both long and short
長く /nagaku/:
long; continuative form of 長い
短い /mijikai/:
short; brief
ゆく /yuku/:
to go; a literary reading of 行く
tooi hi no omokage
遠い日の面影
A trace of days long past
面影 /omokage/:
a remembered image; trace; vestige
kimi ga nozomu nara
君が望むなら
If you wish for it
望む /nozomu/:
to wish; to desire
なら /nara/:
if; marks a conditional assumption
sore wa tsuyoku kotaete kureru no da
それは強く応えてくれるのだ
It will answer you with strength
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly; adverbial form of 強い
応えて /kotaete/:
answering; responding; te-form of 応える
くれる /kureru/:
to do something for the speaker or their side
のだ /no da/:
explanatory and emphatic sentence ending
ima wa subete ni osoreru na
今は全てに恐れるな
Fear nothing now
全て /subete/:
everything; all
恐れるな /osoreru na/:
do not fear; prohibitive form of 恐れる
itami wo shiru tada hitori de are
痛みを知る ただ一人であれ
Be the one and only person who knows pain
知る /shiru/:
to know; to experience
一人 /hitori/:
one person; alone
であれ /de are/:
be; literary imperative of である
ima ni kareru hana ga
いまに枯れる花が
A flower that would soon wither
いまに /ima ni/:
before long; soon; eventually
枯れる /kareru/:
to wither; to die
saigo ni boku he to katari kaketa
最後に僕へと語りかけた
Spoke to me one last time
最後 /saigo/:
the end; last
僕 /boku/:
I; me; a masculine first-person pronoun
語りかけた /katari kaketa/:
spoke to; addressed; past form of 語りかける
sugata mienakutomo haruka saki de mimamotte iru to
「姿見えなくとも 遥か先で見守っている」と
Even if you cannot see me, I will be watching over you far ahead
姿 /sugata/:
figure; appearance; form
見えなくとも /mienakutomo/:
even if not visible; concessive form of 見える
遥か /haruka/:
far away; distant
先 /saki/:
ahead; beyond; future
見守っている /mimamotte iru/:
watching over; from 見守る
kimi wa uchihishigarete
君は打ちひしがれて
You are devastated
打ちひしがれて /uchihishigarete/:
being crushed or devastated; te-form of 打ちひしがれる
kezurete iku kokorone
削れていく心根
Your heart is gradually worn away
削れていく /kezurete iku/:
gradually wearing away; ていく marks an ongoing change; from 削れる
心根 /kokorone/:
one's heart; inner nature
monogatari no hajimari wa
物語の始まりは
The beginning of the story
物語 /monogatari/:
story; tale
始まり /hajimari/:
beginning; start; derived from 始まる
kasuka na sabishisa
微かな寂しさ
Is a faint loneliness
微かな /kasuka na/:
faint; slight; attributive form of 微かだ
寂しさ /sabishisa/:
loneliness; noun formed from 寂しい with さ
kimi no te ga fureta
君の手が触れた
Your hand touched mine
触れた /fureta/:
touched; past form of 触れる
sore wa hikiau kodoku no chikara nara
それは引き合う孤独の力なら
If that is the force of loneliness drawing us together
引き
合う /hikiau/:
to attract each other; 合う indicates mutual action
孤独 /kodoku/:
loneliness; solitude
力 /chikara/:
power; force
なら /nara/:
if it is; conditional expression
dare ga doushite ubaeru mono ka
誰がどうして奪えるものか
Who could ever take it away?
どうして /doushite/:
how; why; here used rhetorically
奪える /ubaeru/:
can take away; potential form of 奪う
ものか /mono ka/:
how could it possibly; a strongly negative rhetorical pattern
motomeaeru inochi hateru made
求めあえる 命果てるまで
We can seek one another until life comes to an end
求めあえる /motomeaeru/:
can seek or need one another; potential form of 求め合う
果てる /hateru/:
to end; to come to an end
kagayaku hoshi wa iu
輝く星は言う
The shining star says
輝く /kagayaku/:
to shine; to sparkle
konoha no mukou kara
木の葉の向こうから
From beyond the leaves
木の
葉 /konoha/:
tree leaf; foliage
向こう /mukou/:
the other side; beyond
kimi wa tada mitsumeru
君はただ見つめる
You simply gaze
見つめる /mitsumeru/:
to gaze at; to stare at
mirai wo omoi nagara
未来を想いながら
While thinking of the future
想いながら /omoi nagara/:
while thinking of; ながら marks simultaneous action; from 想う
bokura wa susumu
僕らは進む
We move forward
僕ら /bokura/:
we; ら marks plurality
進む /susumu/:
to advance; to move forward
nani mo shirazu ni kanata no hou he
何も知らずに彼方のほうへ
Knowing nothing, toward the far beyond
何も /nani mo/:
anything; with a negative form, nothing
知らずに /shirazu ni/:
without knowing; ずに marks doing something without another action; from 知る
彼方 /kanata/:
the beyond; far away
kimi ga nozomu nara
君が望むなら
If you wish for it
望む /nozomu/:
to wish; to desire
なら /nara/:
if; marks a conditional assumption
sore wa tsuyoku kotaete kureru no da
それは強く応えてくれるのだ
It will answer you with strength
強く /tsuyoku/:
strongly; adverbial form of 強い
応えて /kotaete/:
answering; responding; te-form of 応える
くれる /kureru/:
to do something for the speaker or their side
のだ /no da/:
explanatory and emphatic sentence ending
ima wa subete ni osoreru na
今は全てに恐れるな
Fear nothing now
全て /subete/:
everything; all
恐れるな /osoreru na/:
do not fear; prohibitive form of 恐れる
itami wo shiru tada hitori de are
痛みを知る ただ一人であれ
Be the one and only person who knows pain
知る /shiru/:
to know; to experience
一人 /hitori/:
one person; alone
であれ /de are/:
be; literary imperative of である
kasuka ni warae ano hoshi no you ni
微かに笑え あの星のように
Smile faintly, like that star
微かに /kasuka ni/:
faintly; slightly; adverbial form of 微かだ
笑え /warae/:
smile; imperative form of 笑う
ように /you ni/:
like; as if; marks a comparison
itami wo shiru tada hitori de are
痛みを知る ただ一人であれ
Be the one and only person who knows pain
知る /shiru/:
to know; to experience
一人 /hitori/:
one person; alone
であれ /de are/:
be; literary imperative of である