kitai wo shite iyou ga
期待をしていようが
Even if I keep my hopes up
期待 /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
どうにもならない様な浮世も
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
様な /you na/:
seeming like, such as
浮世 /ukiyo/:
the fleeting world, this mortal world
boku no naka ni aru
僕の中にある
With what lies inside me
僕 /boku/:
I, me; commonly used by men
中 /naka/:
inside; here, one's heart
ある /aru/:
to exist, to have; for inanimate things
chiisana yasashisa de
小さな優しさで
That little bit of kindness
小さな /chiisana/:
small, little; used before a noun
優しさ /yasashisa/:
kindness, gentleness; noun form of 優しい
dou ni ka naru kana
どうにかなるかな
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
巡り巡って
Going around and around
巡り
巡って /meguri megutte/:
after going around and around; て-form of 巡り巡る
doko ka no kimi ni
どこかの君に
To you, somewhere out there
君 /kimi/:
you; familiar or casual
shiawase ga otozurereba ii na
幸せが訪れればいいな
I hope happiness finds its way to you
幸せ /shiawase/:
happiness, good fortune
訪れれば /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
転がれば
If we just keep rolling
転がれば /korogareba/:
if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる
waratte naite
笑って 泣いて
Laughing and crying
笑って /waratte/:
laughing; て-form of 笑う
泣いて /naite/:
crying; て-form of 泣く
sekai wa sewashii kedo
世界は忙しいけど
Though the world is hectic
忙しい /sewashii/:
busy, restless, hectic
けど /kedo/:
though, but; casual contrast
migaru ni natte hitoiki tsuite
身軽になって 一息ついて
Lighten your load and take a breath
身軽 /migaru/:
light, unburdened
になって /ni natte/:
becoming; て-form of になる
一息ついて /hitoiki tsuite/:
taking a breather; て-form of 一息つく
iou GOOD
言おう GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”
言おう /iou/:
let's say; volitional form of 言う
fuantei na jousei mo
不安定な情勢も
Even amid unstable circumstances
不安定 /fuantei/:
unstable, uncertain
情勢 /jousei/:
situation, state of affairs
jidai to ikireba sono?
時代と生きれば園?
If we live with the times, could it become a paradise?
生きれば /ikireba/:
if one lives; conditional form of 生きる
園 /sono/:
garden, grounds; here suggesting a shared paradise
te wo tsunaide saa wa ni natte
手を繋いで さぁ輪になって
Hold hands; come on, form a circle
繋いで /tsunaide/:
joining, holding; て-form of 繋ぐ
輪になって /wa ni natte/:
forming a circle; て-form of 輪になる
iou GOOD
言おう GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”
言おう /iou/:
let's say; volitional form of 言う
la la la…
LaLaLa…
La la la…
la la la…
LaLaLa…
La la la…
dare no sei ni shiyou ga
誰のせいにしようが
No matter whom you try to blame
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
どうにもならない様な常夜は
That seemingly hopeless, everlasting night
どうにもならない /dou ni mo naranai/:
nothing can be done; beyond help
様な /you na/:
seeming like
常夜 /tokoyo/:
everlasting night
kimi no naka ni aru
君の中にある
It lies inside you
中 /naka/:
inside; here, one's heart
ある /aru/:
to exist, to have
chotto shita magamagashisa de
ちょっとした禍々しさで
From just a touch of something sinister
ちょっとした /chotto shita/:
a little, slight; sometimes rather notable
禍々しさ /magamagashisa/:
sinisterness, ominousness; noun form of 禍々しい
mirai ni made
未来にまで
All the way into the future
まで /made/:
until, as far as, even to
kono kabi wa hirogatte shimau to
このカビは広がってしまうと
If this mold ends up spreading
カビ /kabi/:
mold; figuratively, negativity
広がって /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
ここらでちょっくら忠告をした方がいいな
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 /chuukoku/:
warning, advice
した
方がいい /shita hou ga ii/:
had better do; た-form + 方がいい gives advice
akarui kibou wo utau no wa dasai koto?
明るい希望を謳うのはダサいこと?
Is singing of bright hope uncool?
明るい /akarui/:
bright, cheerful, hopeful
謳う /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
所詮 流るる時代の海
After all, it is the sea of ever-flowing times
所詮 /shosen/:
after all, in the end
流るる /nagaruru/:
flowing; classical attributive form of 流れる
yukisaki nante ima wa shiranakute ii
行き先なんて 今は知らなくて良い
It's fine not to know the destination yet
行き
先 /yukisaki/:
destination, where one is headed
なんて /nante/:
things like; adds dismissal, surprise, or emphasis
知らなくて
良い /shiranakute ii/:
it is fine not to know; 知る + なくていい
mune ga takanaru hou e mukou e
胸が高鳴る方へ 向こうへ
Toward the direction that makes your heart race, onward
高鳴る /takanaru/:
to throb, to race with excitement
方 /hou/:
direction, side
向こう /mukou/:
over there, beyond, ahead
me ga aeba
目が合えば
When our eyes meet
目が
合えば /me ga aeba/:
if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う
nikunde kiratte
憎んで 嫌って
Hating and detesting each other
憎んで /nikunde/:
hating; て-form of 憎む
嫌って /kiratte/:
disliking; て-form of 嫌う
sekai wa sawagashii kedo
世界は騒がしいけど
Though the world is noisy
騒がしい /sawagashii/:
noisy, turbulent
hitori ja nanmo dekinai warera
一人じゃなんも出来ない我ら
We who can't do a thing alone
一人 /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
出来ない /dekinai/:
cannot do; negative form of 出来る
kawaii mon ne?
カワイイもんね?
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
いつまで経っても
No matter how much time passes
いつまで
経っても /itsu made tatte mo/:
no matter how much time passes; 経つ + concessive ても
aisu beki chaban da kedo
愛すべき茶番だけど
Though it's a farce worth loving
愛すべき /aisu beki/:
lovable, worthy of love; 愛する + べき
茶番 /chaban/:
farce, charade
だけど /da kedo/:
though, but
te wo tsunaide saa magirawasete
手を繋いで さぁ紛らわせて
Hold hands; come on, distract yourself from it
繋いで /tsunaide/:
holding, joining; て-form of 繋ぐ
紛らわせて /magirawasete/:
distracting, taking one's mind off; て-form of 紛らわせる
iou GOOD
言おう GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”
言おう /iou/:
let's say; volitional form of 言う
la la la…
LaLaLa…
La la la…
korogareba
転がれば
If we just keep rolling
転がれば /korogareba/:
if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる
korogareba izure tsuku
転がればいずれ着く
If you keep rolling, you'll arrive eventually
転がれば /korogareba/:
if one rolls; conditional form of 転がる
いずれ /izure/:
eventually, sooner or later; one of them
me ga aeba
目が合えば
When our eyes meet
目が
合えば /me ga aeba/:
if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う
me ga aeba izure wakaru
目が合えばいずれ解る
If our eyes meet, we'll understand eventually
目が
合えば /me ga aeba/:
if eyes meet; conditional form of 目が合う
いずれ /izure/:
eventually, sooner or later
解る /wakaru/:
to understand; usually written 分かる
warai atta tte
笑い合ったって
Even if we laugh together
笑い
合ったって /warai atta tte/:
even if we laugh together; past form of 笑い合う + って
nikumi atta tte
憎み合ったって
Even if we hate each other
憎み
合ったって /nikumi atta tte/:
even if we hate each other; past form of 憎み合う + って
jikan wa tatsu
時間は経つ
Time passes
経つ /tatsu/:
to pass, to elapse
sonna mon da
ソンナモンダ
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
また今日も
Once again today
kurikaeshite hekonde
繰り返して 凹んで
Repeating it all and feeling down
繰り
返して /kurikaeshite/:
repeating; て-form of 繰り返す
凹んで /hekonde/:
feeling down; て-form of 凹む, literally to dent
kokoro wa sewashii kedo
心は忙しいけど
Though my heart is restless
心 /kokoro/:
heart, mind, feelings
忙しい /sewashii/:
busy, restless, unsettled
watashi no jinsei wa
私の人生は
As for my life
人生 /jinsei/:
life, one's lifetime
honto, subarashii mono.
「ほんと、素晴らしいもの。」
“Truly, it's a wonderful thing.”
ほんと /honto/:
really, truly; casual form of 本当
素晴らしい /subarashii/:
wonderful, splendid
もの /mono/:
thing; here referring to life
ienai hi ga aru no mo
言えない日があるのも
There are days when I can't say that
言えない /ienai/:
cannot say; negative potential form of 言う
ある /aru/:
to exist, to have
のも /no mo/:
nominalizes the preceding clause and adds 'also'
shizen na guruuvu
自然なグルーヴ
That's part of life's natural groove
自然 /shizen/:
nature; natural, unforced
グルーヴ /guruuvu/:
groove, rhythmic feel
waratte naite
笑って 泣いて
Laughing and crying
笑って /waratte/:
laughing; て-form of 笑う
泣いて /naite/:
crying; て-form of 泣く
sekai wa sewashii kedo
世界は忙しいけど
Though the world is hectic
忙しい /sewashii/:
busy, restless, hectic
migaru ni natte hitoiki tsuite
身軽になって 一息ついて
Lighten your load and take a breath
身軽 /migaru/:
light, unburdened
になって /ni natte/:
becoming; て-form of になる
一息ついて /hitoiki tsuite/:
taking a breather; て-form of 一息つく
iou GOOD
言おう GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”
言おう /iou/:
let's say; volitional form of 言う
fuantei na jousei mo
不安定な情勢も
Even amid unstable circumstances
不安定 /fuantei/:
unstable, uncertain
情勢 /jousei/:
situation, state of affairs
dare ka to ireba sono?
誰かと居れば園?
If you're with someone, could it become a paradise?
居れば /ireba/:
if one is or stays; conditional form of 居る
園 /sono/:
garden, grounds; here suggesting a shared paradise
te wo tsunaide saa wa ni natte
手を繋いで さぁ輪になって
Hold hands; come on, form a circle
繋いで /tsunaide/:
joining, holding; て-form of 繋ぐ
輪になって /wa ni natte/:
forming a circle; て-form of 輪になる
iou GOOD
言おう GOOD
Let's say, “GOOD”
言おう /iou/:
let's say; volitional form of 言う
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