星野源 (Hoshino Gen) - いきどまり/Dead End

星野源 (Hoshino Gen) - いきどまり/Dead End

星野源 (Hoshino Gen)


wasurerarenu
Unforgettable

  • 忘わすれられぬ /wasurerarenu/：
    from 忘れる, to forget; られる marks potential and the literary negative ぬ corresponds to ない, together meaning cannot forget
noroi wo ima
A curse, now

  • 呪のろい /noroi/：
    a curse; derived from 呪う, to curse
  • いま /ima/：
    now
kimi ni ageru
I'll give it to you

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or informal form of address
  • あげる /ageru/：
    to give; used when the speaker's side gives something to someone else
uso
That's a lie

  • 嘘うそ /uso/：
    a lie; on its own, it can mean that's not true or just kidding
tada
I only

  • ただ /tada/：
    only, just; limits what follows
wasurenai yo
Won't forget

  • 忘わすれない /wasurenai/：
    negative form of 忘れる, to forget; means will not forget
kimi no ondo
Your warmth

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or informal form of address
  • 温度おんど /ondo/：
    temperature; here, also a person's physical warmth and presence
heta na
Clumsy

  • 下手へたな /heta na/：
    clumsy, unskillful; な links this adjective to the following noun
machigai darake no yasashisa mo
Even your kindness, full of mistakes

  • 間違まちがい /machigai/：
    a mistake, error; derived from 間違う, to make a mistake
  • だらけ /darake/：
    full of, covered with; often carries a negative nuance
  • 優やさしさ /yasashisa/：
    kindness, tenderness; the noun formed from 優しい with さ
iki ga yameba
If my breath stops

  • 息いき /iki/：
    breath, breathing
  • 止やめば /yameba/：
    conditional form of 止む, to cease; ～ば means if it stops
umarekawari
I'll be reborn

  • 生うまれ変かわり /umarekawari/：
    continuative form of 生まれ変わる, to be reborn or reincarnated, linking to the next line
kimi ni aeru
And be able to meet you again

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or informal form of address
  • 逢あえる /aeru/：
    potential form of 逢う, to meet; means can meet, with a more emotional nuance than 会う
uso
That's a lie

  • 嘘うそ /uso/：
    a lie; on its own, it can mean that's not true or just kidding
tada
It will only

  • ただ /tada/：
    only, just; limits what follows
moete kiete
Burn and fade away

  • 燃もえて /moete/：
    て-form of 燃える, to burn, linking to what follows
  • 消きえて /kiete/：
    て-form of 消える, to disappear or go out, linking to what follows
inaku naru no
And cease to be

  • 居いなくなる /inaku naru/：
    from いる, to be present; いない becomes いなく before なる, meaning to become absent or cease to be
beta na
The clichéd idea of

  • ベタな /beta na/：
    clichéd, predictable, corny; な links it to the following noun
kumo no ue no saikai mo nai
There won't even be a reunion above the clouds

  • 雲くもの上うえ /kumo no ue/：
    above the clouds; here, an allusion to the afterlife
  • 再会さいかい /saikai/：
    reunion, meeting again
  • ない /nai/：
    not exist; with も, means there is not even ...
wakare ga
Our parting

  • 別わかれ /wakare/：
    parting, farewell; derived from 別れる, to part
madobe wo
The window

  • 窓辺まどべ /madobe/：
    the area by a window, windowside
terashita
Lit up

  • 照てらした /terashita/：
    past form of 照らす, to illuminate; means lit up
kodou yureta
My heartbeat trembled

  • 鼓動こどう /kodou/：
    heartbeat, pulsation
  • 揺ゆれた /yureta/：
    past form of 揺れる, to shake or waver; means trembled
modorenai ano hibi ga
Those days we can't return to

  • 戻もどれない /modorenai/：
    negative potential form of 戻る, to return; means cannot go back
  • あの /ano/：
    that, those; modifies something known to both parties or distant from the speaker
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days, day-to-day life
itami no naka kara
From within the pain

  • 痛いたみ /itami/：
    pain, hurt; derived from 痛む, to ache or grieve
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside, within; ～の中から means from within ...
tada mitsumeta negao ga
The sleeping face I simply gazed at

  • ただ /tada/：
    only, simply; here it also suggests doing nothing but gazing
  • 見みつめた /mitsumeta/：
    past form of 見つめる, to gaze or stare; means gazed at
  • 寝顔ねがお /negao/：
    a sleeping face, someone's face while asleep
hitomi no naka kara
From within my eyes

  • 瞳ひとみ /hitomi/：
    eye, pupil
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside, within; ～の中から means from within ...
hara hara
Softly, one after another
umi ni nagaredasu
Begin to flow into the sea

  • 海うみ /umi/：
    sea, ocean
  • 流ながれだす /nagaredasu/：
    to flow out or begin flowing; combines 流れる, to flow, with 出す marking the start of an action
sayounara
Goodbye
yorisou kaerimichi de
On the way home, nestled close together

  • 寄より添そう /yorisou/：
    to nestle close, stay by someone's side, or offer emotional support
  • 帰かえり道みち /kaerimichi/：
    the way home, return journey
tsunaida tenohira
The palms we joined

  • 繋つないだ /tsunaida/：
    past form of 繋ぐ, to connect or join; here, to hold hands
  • 掌てのひら /tenohira/：
    palm of the hand
ikidomari no futari wo
The two of us at a dead end

  • 行いき止どまり /ikidomari/：
    a dead end; figuratively, a relationship or situation with nowhere left to go
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people; here, the two of us
tsuki dake mite ita
Only the moon was watching

  • 月つき /tsuki/：
    the moon
  • だけ /dake/：
    only, just; limits the scope
  • 見みていた /mite ita/：
    from 見る, to see; ～ていた marks an ongoing action in the past, meaning was watching
harari to
Gently falling
ito wa hodokeyuku
The thread comes undone

  • 糸いと /ito/：
    thread; here, it can symbolize the bond between the two people
  • 解ほどけゆく /hodokeyuku/：
    from 解ける, to come undone; poetic ゆく corresponds to いく and shows a change progressing, together meaning gradually comes undone
maku wa tojiru
The curtain closes

  • 幕まく /maku/：
    curtain; figuratively, a stage or chapter of events
  • 閉とじる /tojiru/：
    to close; 幕が閉じる can also mean that a story or chapter ends
wasurerarenu
Unforgettable

  • 忘わすれられぬ /wasurerarenu/：
    from 忘れる, to forget; られる marks potential and the literary negative ぬ corresponds to ない, together meaning cannot forget
noroi wo ima
A curse, now

  • 呪のろい /noroi/：
    a curse; derived from 呪う, to curse
  • いま /ima/：
    now
kimi ni ageru
I'll give it to you

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or informal form of address
  • あげる /ageru/：
    to give; used when the speaker's side gives something to someone else
motte iku yo
I'll take it with me

  • 持もっていく /motte iku/：
    from 持つ, to hold; 持っていく means to take something away from here or carry it along
kimi no egao
Your smile

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or informal form of address
  • 笑顔えがお /egao/：
    smiling face, smile
heta na
That clumsy

  • 下手へたな /heta na/：
    clumsy, unskillful; な connects to what follows and modifies 優しさ across the lines
machigai nagara
Though you made mistakes

  • 間違まちがいながら /machigai nagara/：
    from 間違う, to make a mistake; ～ながら means while doing, and here can also suggest although making mistakes
sore demo kureta
Yet you still gave me

  • それでも /sore demo/：
    even so, nevertheless; links back to the previous statement with a contrast
  • くれた /kureta/：
    past form of くれる, to give to me or my side; expresses that someone gave or did something for the speaker
yasashisa wo
Your kindness

  • 優やさしさ /yasashisa/：
    kindness, tenderness; the noun formed from 優しい with さ