森七菜 (Mori Nana) - カフェ・オ・レ/Café au Lait

森七菜 (Mori Nana) - カフェ・オ・レ/Café au Lait

森七菜 (Mori Nana)


shiawase wa itsuka owatte shimau
Happiness will someday come to an end

  • 幸しあわせ /shiawase/：
    happiness; good fortune
  • いつか /itsuka/：
    someday; one day
  • 終おわってしまう /owatte shimau/：
    from 終わる; ～てしまう marks completion and can imply regret: to end completely
sonna ki ga shite iru nichiyoubi
On this Sunday, I have that kind of feeling

  • そんな /sonna/：
    such; that kind of
  • 気きがしている /ki ga shite iru/：
    from 気がする, to feel or have a sense; ～ている shows an ongoing state
  • 日曜日にちようび /nichiyoubi/：
    Sunday
sokkenai anata no senaka ni kaku
I write on the back of you, acting so aloof

  • そっけない /sokkenai/：
    cold; curt; aloof
  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 背中せなか /senaka/：
    back; one's back
  • 書かく /kaku/：
    to write
baka gushagusha suki desu
Scribbled messily: “Idiot” and “I like you”

  • バカ /baka/：
    idiot; fool
  • スキです /suki desu/：
    I like you; 好きです written in katakana for visual emphasis
mondou muyou ni osoikakaru
It comes at us without allowing any questions

  • 問答もんどう無用むよう /mondou muyou/：
    no questions asked; without argument
  • 襲おそいかかる /osoikakaru/：
    to attack; to pounce upon
futari no pinchi wo dare ga sukuu no yo
Who is going to save the two of us from this crisis?

  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people; the two of us
  • ピンチ /pinchi/：
    crisis; tight spot (from English “pinch”)
  • 誰だれ /dare/：
    who
  • 救すくう /sukuu/：
    to save; to rescue
a ikenai watashi ga donna toki mo
Ah, no—I will, no matter when

  • いけない /ikenai/：
    no; that's not right; here, realizing a mistake
  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • どんな時ときも /donna toki mo/：
    at any time; no matter what happens
anata wo mamotte ageru
I will protect you

  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 守まもってあげる /mamotte ageru/：
    from 守る; ～てあげる means doing something for another person: to protect you
kiiroi sen no uchigawa ni tatte ite ne
Stay on the inside of the yellow line

  • 黄色きいろい /kiiroi/：
    yellow
  • 線せん /sen/：
    line; boundary
  • 内側うちがわ /uchigawa/：
    inside; inner side
  • 立たっていて /tatte ite/：
    from 立つ; ～ている indicates remaining in a standing position
furatsuitatte guratsuitatte watashi ga iru
Even if you stagger or wobble, I am here

  • フラついたって /furatsuitatte/：
    from フラつく, to stagger; ～たって is colloquial ～ても, even if
  • グラついたって /guratsuitatte/：
    from グラつく, to wobble or become unstable; ～たって means even if
  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • いる /iru/：
    to be; to exist, for living beings
soba ni zutto iru kara ne
Because I will always be by your side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; all along
  • いる /iru/：
    to be; to stay
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reason or reassurance
nigai omoide mo amai kisu de
Even bitter memories, with a sweet kiss

  • 苦にがい /nigai/：
    bitter; painful
  • 思おもい出で /omoide/：
    memory; recollection
  • 甘あまい /amai/：
    sweet; tender
  • キス /kisu/：
    kiss (from English “kiss”)
maroyaka ni suru kara
I will mellow them out

  • まろやか /maroyaka/：
    mellow; mild; smooth
  • ～にする /ni suru/：
    to make something become a certain state
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reason or promise
soba ni zutto ite hoshii no
I want you to stay by my side forever

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; forever
  • いて欲ほしい /ite hoshii/：
    いる in the ～て欲しい pattern: to want someone to stay or be present
watashi to anata uzu wo maite
You and I, swirling into a vortex

  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 渦うずを巻まいて /uzu wo maite/：
    from 渦を巻く, to swirl or form a vortex, also evoking coffee and milk mixing
hitotsu ni narimashou
Let us become one

  • ひとつ /hitotsu/：
    one; a single whole
  • なる /naru/：
    to become
  • ～ましょう /mashou/：
    polite volitional form: let us ...
kafe o re
Café au lait

  • カフェ・オ・レ /kafe o re/：
    coffee with hot milk (from French “café au lait”)
chiteki na anata no shikou kairo
The thought process of intellectual you

  • 知的ちてき /chiteki/：
    intellectual; intelligent
  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 思考しこう回路かいろ /shikou kairo/：
    thought process; literally, a thinking circuit
nozoitara make da to omotta yo
I thought I would lose if I peeked inside

  • 覗のぞいたら /nozoitara/：
    from 覗く, to peek; ～たら means if or once
  • 負まけ /make/：
    defeat; a loss, from 負ける
  • ～だと思おもった /da to omotta/：
    past of ～だと思う: thought that ...
shiranai kurai ga choudo ii no
Not knowing is just about the right amount

  • 知しらない /shiranai/：
    negative form of 知る: not to know
  • ～くらい /kurai/：
    to the extent of; about as much as
  • 丁度ちょうどいい /choudo ii/：
    just right; exactly suitable
anata tte hontou ni chou kawaii no
You really are super cute

  • 貴方あなたって /anata tte/：
    as for you; って colloquially marks the topic
  • 本当ほんとうに /hontou ni/：
    really; truly
  • 超ちょう /chou/：
    super; extremely
  • 可愛かわいい /kawaii/：
    cute; adorable
ao ga hikaru made uchigawa ni tatte ite ne
Stay on the inside until the green light comes on

  • 青あお /ao/：
    blue; in Japanese traffic signals, it commonly means the green light
  • 光ひかる /hikaru/：
    to shine; to light up
  • ～まで /made/：
    until; up to
  • 内側うちがわ /uchigawa/：
    inside; inner side
  • 立たっていて /tatte ite/：
    from 立つ; to remain standing or stay in place
tobidashite shimawanu you mamotte ageru
I will protect you so that you do not dash out

  • 飛とび出だして /tobidashite/：
    from 飛び出す, to dash or jump out
  • ～てしまわぬ /te shimawanu/：
    literary form of ～てしまわない: not to end up doing something
  • ～よう /you/：
    so that; used with a negative form to prevent something
  • 守まもってあげる /mamotte ageru/：
    from 守る; to protect someone for their sake
soba ni zutto iru kara ne
Because I will always be by your side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; all along
  • いる /iru/：
    to be; to stay
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reassuring reason
tsurame no namida mo tsuyoi hagu de
Even rather painful tears, with a strong hug

  • 辛つらめ /tsurame/：
    somewhat painful or rough; ～め means tending slightly toward a quality
  • 涙なみだ /namida/：
    tears
  • 強つよい /tsuyoi/：
    strong; powerful
  • ハグ /hagu/：
    hug (from English “hug”)
maroyaka ni suru kara
I will mellow them out

  • まろやか /maroyaka/：
    mellow; mild; here, soothing pain
  • ～にする /ni suru/：
    to make something become a certain state
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reason or promise
soba ni soba ni ite hoshii no
I want you by my side, right by my side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • いて欲ほしい /ite hoshii/：
    いる in the ～て欲しい pattern: to want someone to stay
watashi ga anata wo tsutsumikonde
I will wrap you up completely

  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 包つつみ込こんで /tsutsumikonde/：
    from 包み込む, to envelop completely; ～込む adds a sense of fully or deeply doing something
tokashite ageru kara
Because I will melt it all away for you

  • 溶とかしてあげる /tokashite ageru/：
    from 溶かす, to melt something; ～てあげる means doing it for someone
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally conveys a promise or reassurance
kafe o re
Café au lait

  • カフェ・オ・レ /kafe o re/：
    coffee with hot milk (from French “café au lait”); here, a metaphor for two people blending together
soba de zutto waratte itai
I want to keep smiling by your side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; forever
  • 笑わらっていたい /waratte itai/：
    from 笑う; ～ていたい means wanting to keep doing or remain in a state
arikitari na koto bakari da kedo
Though they are all such ordinary things

  • ありきたり /arikitari/：
    ordinary; commonplace; conventional
  • 事こと /koto/：
    thing; matter, here referring to what is being said
  • ～ばかり /bakari/：
    nothing but; all ...
  • ～だけど /da kedo/：
    although; but, often leaving a softer implication
hibi masu omoi da kara
Because these feelings grow stronger day by day

  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    day by day; daily
  • 増ます /masu/：
    to increase; to grow stronger
  • 想おもい /omoi/：
    feelings; affection; thoughts, with emphasis on emotion
  • ～だから /da kara/：
    because it is ...; giving a reason
itsumo zutto arigatou ne
Thank you, always and forever

  • いつも /itsumo/：
    always; at all times
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; continually; forever
  • ありがとう /arigatou/：
    thank you
zetsumyou na futari no baransu de kore kara mo
With the exquisite balance between us, from now on too

  • 絶妙ぜつみょう /zetsumyou/：
    exquisite; superb; perfectly balanced
  • 二人ふたり /futari/：
    two people; the two of us
  • バランス /baransu/：
    balance (from English “balance”)
  • これからも /kore kara mo/：
    from now on too; in the future as well
soba ni zutto iru kara ne
Because I will always be by your side

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; all along
  • いる /iru/：
    to be; to stay
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reassuring reason
nigai omoide mo amai kisu de
Even bitter memories, with a sweet kiss

  • 苦にがい /nigai/：
    bitter; painful
  • 思おもい出で /omoide/：
    memory; recollection
  • 甘あまい /amai/：
    sweet; tender
  • キス /kisu/：
    kiss (from English “kiss”)
maroyaka ni suru kara
I will mellow them out

  • まろやか /maroyaka/：
    mellow; mild; smooth
  • ～にする /ni suru/：
    to make something become a certain state
  • ～から /kara/：
    because; sentence-finally gives a reason or promise
soba ni zutto ite hoshii no
I want you to stay by my side forever

  • 側そば /soba/：
    side; nearby
  • ずっと /zutto/：
    always; forever
  • いて欲ほしい /ite hoshii/：
    いる in the ～て欲しい pattern: to want someone to stay or be present
watashi to anata uzu wo maite
You and I, swirling into a vortex

  • 私わたし /watashi/：
    I; me
  • 貴方あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 渦うずを巻まいて /uzu wo maite/：
    from 渦を巻く, to swirl or form a vortex, also evoking coffee and milk mixing
hitotsu ni narimashou
Let us become one

  • ひとつ /hitotsu/：
    one; a single whole
  • なる /naru/：
    to become
  • ～ましょう /mashou/：
    polite volitional form: let us ...
kafe o re
Café au lait

  • カフェ・オ・レ /kafe o re/：
    coffee with hot milk (from French “café au lait”); here, a metaphor for two people blending together