ano - ハッピーラッキーチャッピー/Happy Lucky Chappy

ano - ハッピーラッキーチャッピー/Happy Lucky Chappy

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mi ni oboe no nai hoshi ni negai utsu
I shoot a wish at a star I do not recognize.

  • 身みに覚おぼえのない /mi ni oboe no nai/：
    having no recollection of; from the idiom 身みに覚おぼえがない, to have no memory or knowledge of something
  • 星ほし /hoshi/：
    star
  • 願ねがい /negai/：
    wish; hope; from 願ねがう, to wish or hope
  • 撃うつ /utsu/：
    to shoot; to fire; here the wish is figuratively fired toward a star
fumihazushitara batsu batsu batsu wan tsuu de chuu burarin
If I miss my footing, it is punishment, punishment, punishment—one, two, and left dangling in midair.

  • 踏ふみ外はずしたら /fumihazushitara/：
    if one misses a step or strays; from 踏ふみ外はずす, with たら marking a condition
  • 罰ばつ /batsu/：
    punishment; penalty
  • ワンツー /wan tsuu/：
    one-two; a rhythmic count (English: one-two)
  • ちゅーぶらりん /chuu burarin/：
    dangling in midair; a playful spelling of 宙ちゅうぶらりん
ii ko ni shitetara waratte kureru kana
If I am a good child, will you smile for me?

  • いい子こにしてたら /ii ko ni shitetara/：
    if one behaves like a good child; してたら contracts していたら and expresses a continuing conditional state
  • 笑わらってくれる /waratte kureru/：
    to smile for me; from 笑わらう, with てくれる showing that someone does it for the speaker
  • かな /kana/：
    I wonder; expresses uncertainty, self-questioning, or hope
mezamete mo ue ue ue ue yume de mita ano ko wa inai
Even when I wake, there is hunger, hunger, hunger, hunger; the child I saw in my dream is not here.

  • 目覚めざめても /mezamete mo/：
    even if or when one wakes; from 目覚めざめる, with ても expressing concession
  • 飢うえ /ue/：
    hunger; also intense craving; from 飢うえる, to starve or hunger for
  • 夢ゆめ /yume/：
    dream
  • 見みた /mita/：
    saw; past form of 見みる, to see
  • あの子こ /ano ko/：
    that child; that person, often referring familiarly to someone young
  • いない /inai/：
    is not here; does not exist; negative form of いる for animate beings
nande kimi wa shinjau no
Why are you going to die?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • きみ /kimi/：
    you; an informal second-person pronoun
  • しんじゃう /shinjau/：
    to end up dying; from 死しぬ, with じゃう contracting でしまう and conveying completion or regret
nande okotte iru no
Why are you angry?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • おこっている /okotte iru/：
    is angry; from 怒おこる, to get angry, with ている indicating an ongoing state
nande boku wa naiteru no
Why am I crying?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • ぼく /boku/：
    I; a self-reference commonly used by boys and men or with a boyish tone
  • 泣ないてる /naiteru/：
    is crying; contraction of 泣ないている, from 泣なく, to cry
nande hitori ni suru no
Why do you leave me all alone?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • ひとりにする /hitori ni suru/：
    to leave someone alone; the object, me, is omitted here
kusatteru no wa chikyuu no hou dakara umaku arukenai
It is the Earth that is rotten, so I cannot walk properly.

  • 腐くさってる /kusatteru/：
    is rotten or corrupt; contraction of 腐くさっている, from 腐くさる
  • のは～だから /no wa dakara/：
    it is ... because ...; の nominalizes the preceding state and だから gives the reason
  • 地球ちきゅう /chikyuu/：
    Earth; the globe
  • 方ほう /hou/：
    side; one of two or more alternatives
  • うまく /umaku/：
    well; successfully; adverbial form of うまい
  • 歩あるけない /arukenai/：
    cannot walk; negative potential form of 歩あるく, to walk
kurayami demo mitsukete kono yubi tomare
Find me even in the dark; anyone who wants to join, gather around this finger.

  • 暗闇くらやみ /kurayami/：
    darkness; a dark place
  • でも /demo/：
    even in; attached to a noun to express concession
  • 見みつけて /mitsukete/：
    find me; from 見みつける, with the て-form used as a request or appeal
  • この指ゆび止とまれ /kono yubi tomare/：
    gather around this finger; a set phrase children use to call others to join
kurushii toka sabishii toka dareka ni ieta nara
If only I could tell someone that I am hurting or lonely.

  • 苦くるしい /kurushii/：
    painful; distressing; physically or emotionally hard
  • とか～とか /toka toka/：
    things like ... and ...; used for informal, non-exhaustive examples
  • 寂さびしい /sabishii/：
    lonely; lonesome
  • 誰だれか /dareka/：
    someone; 誰だれ, who, plus か indicates an unspecified person
  • 言いえたなら /ieta nara/：
    if only I could say it; from 言いう, with the potential form plus なら marking a hypothetical condition
mahou datte iranai yo
Then I would not even need magic.

  • 魔法まほう /mahou/：
    magic
  • だって /datte/：
    even; used here to emphasize an extreme example
  • いらない /iranai/：
    do not need; negative form of いる, to need
happii rakkii chappii oite ikanaide
Happy, lucky Chappy—please do not leave me behind.

  • ハッピー /happii/：
    happy (English: happy)
  • ラッキー /rakkii/：
    lucky (English: lucky)
  • チャッピー /chappii/：
    Chappy; a character name (English: Chappy)
  • 置おいていかないで /oite ikanaide/：
    please do not leave me behind; from 置おいていく, to leave someone or something behind, with ないで making a negative request
kiri oyoideru machi ni yumeutsutsu
In a city swimming through fog, I drift between dream and reality.

  • 霧きり /kiri/：
    fog; mist
  • 泳およいでる /oyoideru/：
    is swimming; contraction of 泳およいでいる, from 泳およぐ; figuratively describes the city moving through fog
  • 街まち /machi/：
    town; city streets
  • 夢現ゆめうつつ /yumeutsutsu/：
    half dreaming and half awake; between dream and reality
me samereba shippe shippe shippe shippe shippai de chuu ni mau
When I wake, it is flick, flick, flick, flick; failure sends me flying into the air.

  • 目め醒さめれば /me samereba/：
    if or when one wakes; from 目めが醒さめる, with れば marking a condition
  • しっぺ /shippe/：
    a punitive finger flick, often on the wrist; repeated here as wordplay leading into 失敗しっぱい
  • 失敗しっぱい /shippai/：
    failure; mistake
  • 宙ちゅうに舞まう /chuu ni mau/：
    to fly or whirl through the air; 宙ちゅう means midair and 舞まう means to dance or flutter
nande mama wa naiteru no
Why is Mom crying?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • ママ /mama/：
    mom; a childish or affectionate term (English: mama)
  • 泣ないてる /naiteru/：
    is crying; contraction of 泣ないている, from 泣なく
nande okotte iru no
Why are you angry?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • おこっている /okotte iru/：
    is angry; from 怒おこる, with ている indicating an ongoing state
nande papa kaeranai no
Why is Dad not coming home?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; an informal interrogative
  • パパ /papa/：
    dad; a childish or affectionate term (English: papa)
  • 帰かえらない /kaeranai/：
    does not return or come home; negative form of 帰かえる
nande nande nande
Why, why, why?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; repeated three times to convey a child's confusion and urgent questioning
kusatteru no wa omae no hou dakara umaku waraenai
It is you who are rotten, so I cannot smile properly.

  • 腐くさってる /kusatteru/：
    is rotten or corrupt; contraction of 腐くさっている, from 腐くさる
  • のは～だから /no wa dakara/：
    it is ... because ...; の nominalizes the preceding state and だから gives the reason
  • お前まえ /omae/：
    you; a very informal second-person term that can sound rough or confrontational
  • 方ほう /hou/：
    side; one party in a comparison
  • うまく /umaku/：
    well; successfully; adverbial form of うまい
  • 笑わらえない /waraenai/：
    cannot smile or laugh; negative potential form of 笑わらう
urayande wa sakasete kono mama somare
Each time you envy, make it bloom; stay as you are and let yourself be dyed.

  • 羨うらやんでは /urayande wa/：
    whenever one envies; from 羨うらやむ, with ては indicating a repeated action or condition
  • 咲さかせて /sakasete/：
    make it bloom; causative form of 咲さく, to bloom
  • このまま /kono mama/：
    as it is; in this state
  • 染そまれ /somare/：
    be dyed; become influenced; imperative form of 染そまる
urusai na tsukareta na mou dou demo ii wa
It is so noisy; I am tired. I do not care anymore.

  • うるさい /urusai/：
    noisy; annoying; can also be used to tell someone to be quiet
  • 疲つかれた /tsukareta/：
    got tired; am exhausted; past form of 疲つかれる
  • もう /mou/：
    already; here it carries a sense of having had enough
  • どうでもいい /dou demo ii/：
    anything is fine; it does not matter; I do not care
kyoukasho nante iranai yo
I do not need anything like a textbook.

  • 教科書きょうかしょ /kyoukasho/：
    textbook
  • なんて /nante/：
    something like; can express dismissal, surprise, or emphasis
  • いらない /iranai/：
    do not need; negative form of いる, to need
happii rakkii chappii doko ni iru no
Happy, lucky Chappy—where are you?

  • ハッピー /happii/：
    happy (English: happy)
  • ラッキー /rakkii/：
    lucky (English: lucky)
  • チャッピー /chappii/：
    Chappy; a character name (English: Chappy)
  • どこにいる /doko ni iru/：
    where someone is; どこ means where and いる expresses the presence of an animate being
kusatteru no wa chikyuu no hou dakara umaku arukenai
It is the Earth that is rotten, so I cannot walk properly.

  • 腐くさってる /kusatteru/：
    is rotten or corrupt; contraction of 腐くさっている, from 腐くさる
  • のは～だから /no wa dakara/：
    it is ... because ...; の nominalizes the preceding state and だから gives the reason
  • 地球ちきゅう /chikyuu/：
    Earth; the globe
  • 方ほう /hou/：
    side; one of two or more alternatives
  • うまく /umaku/：
    well; successfully; adverbial form of うまい
  • 歩あるけない /arukenai/：
    cannot walk; negative potential form of 歩あるく
kurayami demo mitsukete kono yubi tomare
Find me even in the dark; anyone who wants to join, gather around this finger.

  • 暗闇くらやみ /kurayami/：
    darkness; a dark place
  • でも /demo/：
    even in; attached to a noun to express concession
  • 見みつけて /mitsukete/：
    find me; from 見みつける, with the て-form used as a request or appeal
  • この指ゆび止とまれ /kono yubi tomare/：
    gather around this finger; a set phrase children use to call others to join
aitai toka tasukete toka anata ni ieta nara
If only I could tell you that I want to see you or ask you to help me.

  • 会あいたい /aitai/：
    want to meet or see someone; from 会あう, with たい expressing desire
  • とか～とか /toka toka/：
    things like ... and ...; used for informal, non-exhaustive examples
  • 助たすけて /tasukete/：
    help me; from 助たすける, to help or rescue; the standalone て-form makes an urgent request
  • あなた /anata/：
    you; a relatively neutral second-person pronoun
  • 言いえたなら /ieta nara/：
    if only I could say it; from 言いう, with the potential form plus なら marking a hypothetical condition
mahou datte iranai yo
Then I would not even need magic.

  • 魔法まほう /mahou/：
    magic
  • だって /datte/：
    even; used here to emphasize an extreme example
  • いらない /iranai/：
    do not need; negative form of いる, to need
happii rakkii chappii oite ikanaide
Happy, lucky Chappy—please do not leave me behind.

  • ハッピー /happii/：
    happy (English: happy)
  • ラッキー /rakkii/：
    lucky (English: lucky)
  • チャッピー /chappii/：
    Chappy; a character name (English: Chappy)
  • 置おいていかないで /oite ikanaide/：
    please do not leave me behind; from 置おいていく, with ないで making a negative request
happii rakkii chappii oite ikanaide
Happy, lucky Chappy—please do not leave me behind.

  • ハッピー /happii/：
    happy (English: happy)
  • ラッキー /rakkii/：
    lucky (English: lucky)
  • チャッピー /chappii/：
    Chappy; a character name (English: Chappy)
  • 置おいていかないで /oite ikanaide/：
    please do not leave me behind; from 置おいていく, with ないで making a negative request