米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - JANE DOE/Jane Doe

米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - JANE DOE/Jane Doe

米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi)


marude kono sekai de futari dake mitai da ne
It's as if we're the only two people in this world

  • まるで /marude/：
    just as if, as though
  • この /kono/：
    this
  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people
  • だけ /dake/：
    only, just
  • みたいだ /mitai da/：
    to seem like, to be as if
nante sukoshi dake yume wo mite shimatta dake
I merely let myself dream that for a little while

  • なんて /nante/：
    that sort of thing; marks an emotional reflection on the preceding thought
  • 少すこし /sukoshi/：
    a little, for a short while
  • だけ /dake/：
    only, merely
  • 夢ゆめ /yume/：
    dream; 夢を見る means to dream
  • みてしまった /mite shimatta/：
    ended up dreaming; past form of 見る plus ～てしまう, expressing completion and often regret
tsumasaki ni tsukiakari
Moonlight at my toes

  • つま先さき /tsumasaki/：
    toes, tip of the foot
  • 月明つきあかり /tsukiakari/：
    moonlight
hanataba no kaori
The scent of a bouquet

  • 花束はなたば /hanataba/：
    bouquet
  • 香かおり /kaori/：
    scent, fragrance
yubi ni fureru yubi
A finger touching mine

  • 指ゆび /yubi/：
    finger; the two occurrences depict one person's finger touching the other's
  • 触ふれる /fureru/：
    to touch, to come into contact with
sayonara mou ikanakya nani mo kamo wasurete
Goodbye, I have to go now—forget everything

  • さよなら /sayonara/：
    goodbye, farewell
  • もう /mou/：
    already, now
  • 行いかなきゃ /ikanakya/：
    have to go; colloquial contraction of 行かなければならない, from 行く
  • 何なにもかも /nani mo kamo/：
    everything, absolutely all of it
  • 忘わすれて /wasurete/：
    forget; te-form of 忘れる, used here as a request or command
garasu no ue wo hadashi no mama aruku
I walk barefoot across the glass

  • 硝子がらす /garasu/：
    glass; commonly written ガラス
  • 上うえ /ue/：
    top, surface; ～の上 means on top of
  • 裸足はだし /hadashi/：
    bare feet, barefoot
  • まま /mama/：
    while remaining in a state; 裸足のまま means still barefoot
  • 歩あるく /aruku/：
    to walk
itamu goto ni chi ga nagarete ochite iku
Each time it hurts, blood runs and drips away

  • 痛いたむ /itamu/：
    to hurt, to ache
  • ごとに /goto ni/：
    each time, whenever
  • 血ち /chi/：
    blood
  • 流ながれて /nagarete/：
    flowing; te-form of 流れる
  • 落おちていく /ochite iku/：
    to keep falling or drip away; 落ちる plus ～ていく
onegai sono akai ashiato wo tadotte ai ni kite
Please follow those red footprints and come find me

  • お願ねがい /onegai/：
    a request; please, I'm begging you
  • その /sono/：
    that
  • 赤あかい /akai/：
    red
  • 足跡あしあと /ashiato/：
    footprints, trail
  • 辿たどって /tadotte/：
    following, tracing; te-form of 辿る
  • 会あいにきて /ai ni kite/：
    come to see me; 会う in stem form plus に and the te-form of 来る
sabita puuru ni hanatarete iku kingyo
A goldfish being released into a rusted pool

  • 錆さびた /sabita/：
    rusted; past form of 錆びる used adjectivally
  • プール /puuru/：
    swimming pool (English: pool)
  • 放はなたれていく /hanatarete iku/：
    being released; passive of 放つ followed by ～ていく
  • 金魚きんぎょ /kingyo/：
    goldfish
kutsubako no naka kakushita ringo
An apple hidden inside the shoe locker

  • 靴箱くつばこ /kutsubako/：
    shoe cupboard, shoe locker
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside; the location particle に is omitted here
  • 隠かくした /kakushita/：
    hid, hidden; past form of 隠す used adjectivally
  • 林檎りんご /ringo/：
    apple; also commonly written りんご or リンゴ
shinabita kimi no hada ni nokoru kizuato
Scars left on your withered skin

  • 萎しなびた /shinabita/：
    withered, shriveled; past form of 萎びる used adjectivally
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you
  • 肌はだ /hada/：
    skin
  • 残のこる /nokoru/：
    to remain, to be left
  • 傷跡きずあと /kizuato/：
    scar, mark left by a wound
inu no you ni oyoida maigo
A lost child who swam like a dog

  • 犬いぬ /inu/：
    dog
  • ように /you ni/：
    like, in the manner of
  • 泳およいだ /oyoida/：
    swam; past form of 泳ぐ used adjectivally
  • 迷子まいご /maigo/：
    lost child, lost person
doko ni iru no (koko ni iru yo)
Where are you? (I'm right here)

  • どこ /doko/：
    where
  • いる /iru/：
    to be, to exist; used for animate beings
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
nani wo shite iru no (zutto miteru yo)
What are you doing? (I've been watching you all along)

  • 何なに /nani/：
    what
  • している /shite iru/：
    doing; する plus ～ている for an ongoing action
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    all along, continuously
  • 見みてる /miteru/：
    watching; colloquial contraction of 見ている, from 見る
kono yo wo machigai de mitasou
Let's fill this world with mistakes

  • この世よ /kono yo/：
    this world, the mortal world
  • 間違まちがい /machigai/：
    mistake, error
  • 満みたそう /mitasou/：
    let's fill; volitional form of 満たす
soba ni ite yo
Stay by my side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side, nearby; 側にいる means to stay by someone's side
  • いて /ite/：
    stay, be here; te-form of いる used as a request
asobi ni ikou yo
Let's go out and have fun

  • 遊あそびに行いこう /asobi ni ikou/：
    let's go and have fun; 遊ぶ in stem form plus に and the volitional form of 行く
doko ni iru no
Where are you?

  • どこ /doko/：
    where
  • いる /iru/：
    to be, to exist; used for animate beings
garasu no ue wo hadashi no mama aruku
I walk barefoot across the glass

  • 硝子がらす /garasu/：
    glass; commonly written ガラス
  • 上うえ /ue/：
    top, surface; ～の上 means on top of
  • 裸足はだし /hadashi/：
    bare feet, barefoot
  • まま /mama/：
    while remaining in a state; 裸足のまま means still barefoot
  • 歩あるく /aruku/：
    to walk
itamu goto ni chi ga nagarete ochite iku
Each time it hurts, blood runs and drips away

  • 痛いたむ /itamu/：
    to hurt, to ache
  • ごとに /goto ni/：
    each time, whenever
  • 血ち /chi/：
    blood
  • 流ながれて /nagarete/：
    flowing; te-form of 流れる
  • 落おちていく /ochite iku/：
    to keep falling or drip away; 落ちる plus ～ていく
onegai sono akai ashiato wo tadotte
Please follow those red footprints

  • お願ねがい /onegai/：
    a request; please, I'm begging you
  • その /sono/：
    that
  • 赤あかい /akai/：
    red
  • 足跡あしあと /ashiato/：
    footprints, trail
  • 辿たどって /tadotte/：
    following, tracing; te-form of 辿る
ai ni kite
Come find me

  • 会あいにきて /ai ni kite/：
    come to see me; 会う in stem form plus に and the request-like te-form of 来る
marude kono sekai de futari dake mitai da ne
It's as if we're the only two people in this world

  • まるで /marude/：
    just as if, as though
  • この /kono/：
    this
  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people
  • だけ /dake/：
    only, just
  • みたいだ /mitai da/：
    to seem like, to be as if
nante sukoshi dake yume wo mite shimatta dake
I merely let myself dream that for a little while

  • なんて /nante/：
    that sort of thing; marks an emotional reflection on the preceding thought
  • 少すこし /sukoshi/：
    a little, for a short while
  • だけ /dake/：
    only, merely
  • 夢ゆめ /yume/：
    dream; 夢を見る means to dream
  • みてしまった /mite shimatta/：
    ended up dreaming; past form of 見る plus ～てしまう, expressing completion and often regret