Mrs. GREEN APPLE - GOOD DAY/Good Day




kitai wo shite iyou ga
Even if I keep my hopes up

  • 期待きたい /kitai/:
    expectation, hope
  • していようが /shite iyou ga/:
    even if one keeps doing; volitional form of している + concessive が

dou ni mo naranai you na ukiyo mo
Even this world that seems beyond help

  • どうにもならない /dou ni mo naranai/:
    nothing can be done; beyond help
  • ような /you na/:
    seeming like, such as
  • 浮世うきよ /ukiyo/:
    the fleeting world, this mortal world

boku no naka ni aru
With what lies inside me

  • ぼく /boku/:
    I, me; commonly used by men
  • なか /naka/:
    inside; here, one's heart
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist, to have; for inanimate things

chiisana yasashisa de
That little bit of kindness

  • ちいさな /chiisana/:
    small, little; used before a noun
  • やさしさ /yasashisa/:
    kindness, gentleness; noun form of 優しい

dou ni ka naru kana
I wonder if things will somehow work out

  • どうにかなる /dou ni ka naru/:
    to work out somehow, to be manageable

meguri megutte
Going around and around

  • めぐめぐって /meguri megutte/:
    after going around and around; て-form of 巡り巡る

doko ka no kimi ni
To you, somewhere out there

  • どこか /doko ka/:
    somewhere
  • きみ /kimi/:
    you; familiar or casual

shiawase ga otozurereba ii na
I hope happiness finds its way to you

  • しあわせ /shiawase/:
    happiness, good fortune
  • おとずれれば /otozurereba/:
    if it visits or arrives; conditional form of 訪れる
  • いいな /ii na/:
    I hope; it would be nice if

korogareba
If we just keep rolling

  • ころがれば /korogareba/:
    if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる

waratte naite
Laughing and crying

  • わらって /waratte/:
    laughing; て-form of 笑う
  • いて /naite/:
    crying; て-form of 泣く

sekai wa sewashii kedo
Though the world is hectic

  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • せわしい /sewashii/:
    busy, restless, hectic
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but; casual contrast

migaru ni natte hitoiki tsuite
Lighten your load and take a breath

  • 身軽みがる /migaru/:
    light, unburdened
  • になって /ni natte/:
    becoming; て-form of になる
  • 一息ひといきついて /hitoiki tsuite/:
    taking a breather; て-form of 一息つく

iou GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”

  • おう /iou/:
    let's say; volitional form of 言う

fuantei na jousei mo
Even amid unstable circumstances

  • 不安定ふあんてい /fuantei/:
    unstable, uncertain
  • 情勢じょうせい /jousei/:
    situation, state of affairs

jidai to ikireba sono?
If we live with the times, could it become a paradise?

  • 時代じだい /jidai/:
    era, times
  • きれば /ikireba/:
    if one lives; conditional form of 生きる
  • その /sono/:
    garden, grounds; here suggesting a shared paradise

te wo tsunaide saa wa ni natte
Hold hands; come on, form a circle

  • /te/:
    hand
  • つないで /tsunaide/:
    joining, holding; て-form of 繋ぐ
  • になって /wa ni natte/:
    forming a circle; て-form of 輪になる

iou GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”

  • おう /iou/:
    let's say; volitional form of 言う

la la la…
La la la…

la la la…
La la la…

dare no sei ni shiyou ga
No matter whom you try to blame

  • だれ /dare/:
    who
  • せいにする /sei ni suru/:
    to blame, to hold responsible
  • しようが /shiyou ga/:
    even if one does; volitional form of する + concessive が

dou ni mo naranai you na tokoyo wa
That seemingly hopeless, everlasting night

  • どうにもならない /dou ni mo naranai/:
    nothing can be done; beyond help
  • ような /you na/:
    seeming like
  • 常夜とこよ /tokoyo/:
    everlasting night

kimi no naka ni aru
It lies inside you

  • きみ /kimi/:
    you
  • なか /naka/:
    inside; here, one's heart
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist, to have

chotto shita magamagashisa de
From just a touch of something sinister

  • ちょっとした /chotto shita/:
    a little, slight; sometimes rather notable
  • 禍々まがまがしさ /magamagashisa/:
    sinisterness, ominousness; noun form of 禍々しい

mirai ni made
All the way into the future

  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future
  • まで /made/:
    until, as far as, even to

kono kabi wa hirogatte shimau to
If this mold ends up spreading

  • カビ /kabi/:
    mold; figuratively, negativity
  • ひろがって /hirogatte/:
    spreading; て-form of 広がる
  • てしまう /te shimau/:
    to end up doing; completion or regrettable result

koko ra de chokkura chuukoku wo shita hou ga ii na
Maybe I'd better give a little warning right about here

  • ここら /koko ra/:
    around here; also, at this point
  • ちょっくら /chokkura/:
    a bit, briefly; casual form of ちょっと
  • 忠告ちゅうこく /chuukoku/:
    warning, advice
  • したほうがいい /shita hou ga ii/:
    had better do; た-form + 方がいい gives advice

akarui kibou wo utau no wa dasai koto?
Is singing of bright hope uncool?

  • あかるい /akarui/:
    bright, cheerful, hopeful
  • 希望きぼう /kibou/:
    hope, wish
  • うたう /utau/:
    to celebrate, proclaim, sing the praises of
  • のは /no wa/:
    nominalizes the preceding action and marks it as the topic
  • ダサい /dasai/:
    uncool, tacky, unfashionable
  • こと /koto/:
    thing, matter; nominalizer

shosen nagaruru jidai no umi
After all, it is the sea of ever-flowing times

  • 所詮しょせん /shosen/:
    after all, in the end
  • ながるる /nagaruru/:
    flowing; classical attributive form of 流れる
  • 時代じだい /jidai/:
    era, times
  • うみ /umi/:
    sea, ocean

yukisaki nante ima wa shiranakute ii
It's fine not to know the destination yet

  • さき /yukisaki/:
    destination, where one is headed
  • なんて /nante/:
    things like; adds dismissal, surprise, or emphasis
  • いま /ima/:
    now
  • らなくてい /shiranakute ii/:
    it is fine not to know; 知る + なくていい

mune ga takanaru hou e mukou e
Toward the direction that makes your heart race, onward

  • むね /mune/:
    chest, heart
  • 高鳴たかなる /takanaru/:
    to throb, to race with excitement
  • ほう /hou/:
    direction, side
  • こう /mukou/:
    over there, beyond, ahead

me ga aeba
When our eyes meet

  • えば /me ga aeba/:
    if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う

nikunde kiratte
Hating and detesting each other

  • にくんで /nikunde/:
    hating; て-form of 憎む
  • きらって /kiratte/:
    disliking; て-form of 嫌う

sekai wa sawagashii kedo
Though the world is noisy

  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • さわがしい /sawagashii/:
    noisy, turbulent
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but

hitori ja nanmo dekinai warera
We who can't do a thing alone

  • 一人ひとり /hitori/:
    one person, alone
  • じゃ /ja/:
    casual form of では; here, if alone
  • なんも /nanmo/:
    casual form of 何も, anything; with a negative, nothing
  • 出来できない /dekinai/:
    cannot do; negative form of 出来る
  • われら /warera/:
    we, us

kawaii mon ne?
We're kind of cute that way, aren't we?

  • カワイイ /kawaii/:
    cute; katakana adds emphasis or playfulness
  • もん /mon/:
    casual form of もの, adding explanation or emotional emphasis

itsu made tatte mo
No matter how much time passes

  • いつまでっても /itsu made tatte mo/:
    no matter how much time passes; 経つ + concessive ても

aisu beki chaban da kedo
Though it's a farce worth loving

  • あいすべき /aisu beki/:
    lovable, worthy of love; 愛する + べき
  • 茶番ちゃばん /chaban/:
    farce, charade
  • だけど /da kedo/:
    though, but

te wo tsunaide saa magirawasete
Hold hands; come on, distract yourself from it

  • /te/:
    hand
  • つないで /tsunaide/:
    holding, joining; て-form of 繋ぐ
  • まぎらわせて /magirawasete/:
    distracting, taking one's mind off; て-form of 紛らわせる

iou GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”

  • おう /iou/:
    let's say; volitional form of 言う

la la la…
La la la…


korogareba
If we just keep rolling

  • ころがれば /korogareba/:
    if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる

korogareba izure tsuku
If you keep rolling, you'll arrive eventually

  • ころがれば /korogareba/:
    if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる
  • いずれ /izure/:
    eventually, sooner or later; one of them
  • く /tsuku/:
    to arrive

me ga aeba
When our eyes meet

  • えば /me ga aeba/:
    if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う

me ga aeba izure wakaru
If our eyes meet, we'll understand eventually

  • えば /me ga aeba/:
    if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う
  • いずれ /izure/:
    eventually, sooner or later
  • わかる /wakaru/:
    to understand; usually written 分かる

warai atta tte
Even if we laugh together

  • わらったって /warai atta tte/:
    even if we laugh together; past form of 笑い合う + って

nikumi atta tte
Even if we hate each other

  • にくったって /nikumi atta tte/:
    even if we hate each other; past form of 憎み合う + って

jikan wa tatsu
Time passes

  • 時間じかん /jikan/:
    time
  • つ /tatsu/:
    to pass, to elapse

sonna mon da
That's just how it is

  • そんなもんだ /sonna mon da/:
    that's how it is; casual form of そんなものだ

mata kyou mo
Once again today

  • また /mata/:
    again
  • 今日きょう /kyou/:
    today

kurikaeshite hekonde
Repeating it all and feeling down

  • かえして /kurikaeshite/:
    repeating; て-form of 繰り返す
  • へこんで /hekonde/:
    feeling down; て-form of 凹む, literally to dent

kokoro wa sewashii kedo
Though my heart is restless

  • こころ /kokoro/:
    heart, mind, feelings
  • せわしい /sewashii/:
    busy, restless, unsettled
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but


watashi no jinsei wa
As for my life

  • わたし /watashi/:
    I, me
  • 人生じんせい /jinsei/:
    life, one's lifetime

honto, subarashii mono.
“Truly, it's a wonderful thing.”

  • ほんと /honto/:
    really, truly; casual form of 本当
  • 素晴すばらしい /subarashii/:
    wonderful, splendid
  • もの /mono/:
    thing; here referring to life

ienai hi ga aru no mo
There are days when I can't say that

  • えない /ienai/:
    cannot say; negative potential form of 言う
  • /hi/:
    day
  • ある /aru/:
    to exist, to have
  • のも /no mo/:
    nominalizes the preceding clause and adds 'also'

shizen na guruuvu
That's part of life's natural groove

  • 自然しぜん /shizen/:
    nature; natural, unforced
  • グルーヴ /guruuvu/:
    groove, rhythmic feel

waratte naite
Laughing and crying

  • わらって /waratte/:
    laughing; て-form of 笑う
  • いて /naite/:
    crying; て-form of 泣く

sekai wa sewashii kedo
Though the world is hectic

  • 世界せかい /sekai/:
    world
  • せわしい /sewashii/:
    busy, restless, hectic
  • けど /kedo/:
    though, but

migaru ni natte hitoiki tsuite
Lighten your load and take a breath

  • 身軽みがる /migaru/:
    light, unburdened
  • になって /ni natte/:
    becoming; て-form of になる
  • 一息ひといきついて /hitoiki tsuite/:
    taking a breather; て-form of 一息つく

iou GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”

  • おう /iou/:
    let's say; volitional form of 言う

fuantei na jousei mo
Even amid unstable circumstances

  • 不安定ふあんてい /fuantei/:
    unstable, uncertain
  • 情勢じょうせい /jousei/:
    situation, state of affairs

dare ka to ireba sono?
If you're with someone, could it become a paradise?

  • だれか /dare ka/:
    someone
  • れば /ireba/:
    if one is or stays; conditional form of 居る
  • その /sono/:
    garden, grounds; here suggesting a shared paradise

te wo tsunaide saa wa ni natte
Hold hands; come on, form a circle

  • /te/:
    hand
  • つないで /tsunaide/:
    joining, holding; て-form of 繋ぐ
  • になって /wa ni natte/:
    forming a circle; て-form of 輪になる

iou GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”

  • おう /iou/:
    let's say; volitional form of 言う

la la la…
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