ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo) - 虚仮にしてくれ/Make a Fool of Me

ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo) - 虚仮にしてくれ/Make a Fool of Me

ずっと真夜中でいいのに。 (Zutomayo)


hayaku tsutaeyou konseki mitsukaru mae ni
Let me tell you quickly, before the traces are found

  • はやく /hayaku/：
    quickly; early; adverbial form of はやい
  • 伝つたえよう /tsutaeyou/：
    from 伝える, to convey or tell; volitional form meaning let me tell or I will tell
  • 痕跡こんせき /konseki/：
    trace; evidence
  • 見みつかる /mitsukaru/：
    to be found; to be discovered
  • 前まえに /mae ni/：
    before
wakatte iru noni nodo no oku ga ojikedzuku
Though I understand, the back of my throat loses its nerve

  • わかっている /wakatte iru/：
    from わかる, to understand; 〜ている marks a continuing state
  • のに /noni/：
    although; even though, marking an unexpected contrast
  • 喉のど /nodo/：
    throat
  • 奥おく /oku/：
    depths; inner part
  • 怖気付おじけづく /ojikedzuku/：
    to lose one's nerve; to become frightened
tsumi wa tsumetaku koko ni todomaru nda yo
The sin stays here, cold

  • 罪つみ /tsumi/：
    sin; guilt
  • 冷つめたく /tsumetaku/：
    from 冷たい, cold; adverbial form describing the state that follows
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • 留とどまる /todomaru/：
    to remain; to stay
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, used for explanation or emphasis
yasashiku sawatte kokyuu ga dekiteru kedo
Touch me gently; I can still breathe, but...

  • 優やさしく /yasashiku/：
    from 優しい, gentle; adverbial form meaning gently
  • 触さわって /sawatte/：
    from 触る, to touch; te-form linking to what follows or making a request
  • 呼吸こきゅう /kokyuu/：
    breathing; respiration
  • できてる /dekiteru/：
    contraction of できている, meaning to be able to do or remain capable
  • けど /kedo/：
    although; but, with the contrast left unfinished
kimi no chi no fukideru oto ga suki deshita
I loved the sound of your blood spurting out

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; a familiar second-person term
  • 血ち /chi/：
    blood
  • 噴ふき出でる /fukideru/：
    to spurt out; to gush out
  • 音おと /oto/：
    sound
  • 好すきでした /suki deshita/：
    liked or loved; polite past form of 好きです
tokiori sukeru mujakisa ga tsukisasu nda
The innocence that shows through at times pierces me

  • 時折ときおり /tokiori/：
    sometimes; occasionally
  • 透すける /sukeru/：
    to show through; to be visible through something
  • 無邪気むじゃきさ /mujakisa/：
    innocence; さ turns the adjectival noun 無邪気 into a noun denoting the quality
  • 突つき刺さす /tsukisasu/：
    to pierce; to stab, figuratively causing emotional pain here
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
futsuu no kurashi wo yumemita sei dakara kana
Maybe it is because I dreamed of an ordinary life

  • ふつう /futsuu/：
    ordinary; normal
  • 暮くらし /kurashi/：
    life; livelihood; from 暮らす, to live
  • 夢見ゆめみた /yumemita/：
    from 夢見る, to dream of; past form
  • せい /sei/：
    because of; blame attributed to a cause, often negatively
  • だからかな /dakara kana/：
    maybe it is because...; かな marks wondering or uncertainty
atatakai hodo shoudou osaerarenai
The warmer it is, the less I can suppress the impulse

  • 温あたたかい /atatakai/：
    warm; used for things, atmosphere, or feelings
  • ほど /hodo/：
    to the extent that; the more...
  • 衝動しょうどう /shoudou/：
    impulse; urge
  • 抑おさえられない /osaerarenai/：
    from 抑える, to suppress; negative potential form meaning cannot suppress
konna ni namae wo yondari
Doing things like reading your name over and over

  • こんなに /konna ni/：
    this much; so, indicating degree
  • 名前なまえ /namae/：
    name
  • 読よんだり /yondari/：
    from 読む, to read; 〜たり lists an action as one example among others
furimuitari shicha dame da yo
You must not do things like turn around

  • 振ふり向むいたり /furimuitari/：
    from 振り向く, to turn around; 〜たり lists it as an example action
  • しちゃ /shicha/：
    contraction of しては; with だめ it forms a prohibition
  • だめ /dame/：
    no good; 〜ちゃだめ means must not do
boku wa boku wo koke ni shite kure to sou negau nda
I pray that you will make a fool of me

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a first-person pronoun commonly used by males
  • 虚仮こけにする /koke ni suru/：
    to make a fool of; to treat someone as a fool
  • してくれ /shite kure/：
    do it for me; imperative of 〜てくれる, direct and forceful
  • 願ねがう /negau/：
    to wish; to pray; to request
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
sou yatte ochitsuketa nda
That was how I managed to calm down

  • そうやって /sou yatte/：
    in that way; by doing so
  • 落おち着つけた /ochitsuketa/：
    from 落ち着く, to calm down; past potential form meaning managed to calm down
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
kata wo kunde aruiteku
We walk on with our arms around each other's shoulders

  • 肩かた /kata/：
    shoulder
  • 肩かたを組くむ /kata wo kumu/：
    to put one's arm around another's shoulder; to walk arm in arm
  • 歩あるいてく /aruiteku/：
    contraction of 歩いていく, to walk away or continue walking onward
yurayura to oyoideru mitai na
As though we were swaying and swimming

  • 泳およいでる /oyoideru/：
    contraction of 泳いでいる, meaning to be swimming
  • みたいな /mitai na/：
    like; as if; the noun being modified is omitted here
kokochi ga hora nagusamete shimau
See, that feeling ends up comforting me

  • 心地ここち /kokochi/：
    feeling; sensation; state of mind
  • 慰なぐさめて /nagusamete/：
    from 慰める, to comfort or console; te-form linking to what follows
  • てしまう /te shimau/：
    marks completion or an involuntary or regrettable result; here, ends up doing
nakimushi datte koto hanarete kara itsumo omou koto
That I am a crybaby is something I always realize only after leaving

  • 鳴なき虫むし /nakimushi/：
    crybaby; normally written 泣き虫, but the lyric uses 鳴
  • だってこと /datte koto/：
    the fact that...; colloquial って quotes and nominalizes the preceding statement
  • 離はなれてから /hanarete kara/：
    from 離れる, to leave or separate; 〜てから means after doing
  • いつも /itsumo/：
    always; usually
  • 思おもうこと /omou koto/：
    something one thinks; こと nominalizes the preceding verb phrase
ame wa akaku hane wa tomaru
The rain turns crimson, and the wings come to a stop

  • 雨あめ /ame/：
    rain
  • 紅あかく /akaku/：
    crimson; adverbial form of 紅い
  • 羽はね /hane/：
    feather; wing
  • 止とまる /tomaru/：
    to stop; to come to a halt
chigau kara kore de owari janai tte mada
Because that is not it, I still say this is not the end

  • 違ちがうから /chigau kara/：
    because it is different or that is not it; から marks the reason
  • これで /kore de/：
    with this; at this point, here implying this is all
  • 終おわり /owari/：
    end; ending
  • じゃない /janai/：
    is not; colloquial form of ではない
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker equivalent to と
  • まだ /mada/：
    still; not yet
tsuchi no ko ni natte horikaeshite shimau kara
Because I will become a tsuchinoko and dig it all back up

  • 槌つちの子こ /tsuchi no ko/：
    literally child of the hammer; a homophone of ツチノコ, a legendary hidden snake-like creature
  • になって /ni natte/：
    becoming...; te-form of なる
  • 掘ほり返かえして /horikaeshite/：
    from 掘り返す, to dig back up; also to reopen an old matter
  • てしまう /te shimau/：
    marks completing something or doing it involuntarily or regrettably
  • から /kara/：
    because; since
itsu datte sou da yo
It is always like that

  • いつだって /itsu datte/：
    always; at any time, more emphatic than いつも
  • そう /sou/：
    so; like that
kirameki dake ja hakanai yo
A sparkle alone is fleeting

  • 煌きらめき /kirameki/：
    sparkle; radiance; from the verb 煌めく
  • だけ /dake/：
    only; just
  • じゃ /ja/：
    colloquial contraction of では; here meaning if it is only...
  • 儚はかない /hakanai/：
    fleeting; ephemeral; fragile
sokokashiko de omoide ga naguru nda yo
Everywhere I turn, memories strike me

  • 其処彼処そこかしこ /sokokashiko/：
    here and there; everywhere; a literary expression
  • 思おもい出で /omoide/：
    memory; recollection
  • 殴なぐる /naguru/：
    to hit; to punch; here memories are personified as striking
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
nande motto tte
Thinking, why could there not have been more?

  • なんで /nande/：
    why; a colloquial question word
  • もっと /motto/：
    more; further; what should have been done more is left unstated
  • って /tte/：
    colloquial quotation marker, introducing an inner thought
nante kettari wa shinai yo
I would never kick thoughts like that away

  • なんて /nante/：
    such a thing as...; refers back to the quoted thought and can add emphasis or dismissal
  • 蹴けったり /kettari/：
    from 蹴る, to kick; 〜たり presents the action as an example
  • たりはしない /tari wa shinai/：
    would never do; は highlights and emphatically negates the listed action
yawaraka na hirusagari
A gentle afternoon

  • 柔やわらかな /yawaraka na/：
    soft; gentle; attributive form of 柔らかだ
  • 昼下ひるさがり /hirusagari/：
    early afternoon; shortly after noon
tsukutta obentou tabeyou
Let us eat the lunch I made

  • 作つくった /tsukutta/：
    from 作る, to make; past form modifying お弁当
  • お弁当べんとう /obentou/：
    boxed lunch; お is a polite or beautifying prefix
  • 食たべよう /tabeyou/：
    from 食べる, to eat; volitional form meaning let us eat
hottokarete fuete yuku koke ga boku da to yokatta
I wish I were the moss left alone to keep spreading

  • ほっとかれて /hottokarete/：
    colloquial contraction of 放っておかれて, the passive of 放っておく, meaning to be left alone
  • 増ふえてゆく /fuete yuku/：
    from 増える, to increase; 〜てゆく shows a change continuing onward
  • 苔こけ /koke/：
    moss
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a first-person pronoun commonly used by males
  • だとよかった /da to yokatta/：
    I wish it were...; expresses a counterfactual wish or regret
sou yatte hibi wo kutta nda
That was how I devoured my days

  • そうやって /sou yatte/：
    in that way; by doing so
  • 日々ひび /hibi/：
    days; day after day
  • 喰くった /kutta/：
    from 喰う, to eat or devour; a rough or literary spelling of 食う, in the past form
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
konna ni namae wo yondari
Doing things like calling your name over and over

  • こんなに /konna ni/：
    this much; so, indicating degree
  • 名前なまえ /namae/：
    name
  • 呼よんだり /yondari/：
    from 呼ぶ, to call; 〜たり lists an action as one example among others
furimuitari shicha dame da yo
You must not do things like turn around

  • 振ふり向むいたり /furimuitari/：
    from 振り向く, to turn around; 〜たり lists it as an example action
  • しちゃ /shicha/：
    contraction of しては; with だめ it forms a prohibition
  • だめ /dame/：
    no good; 〜ちゃだめ means must not do
boku wa boku wo koke ni shite kure to sou negau nda
I pray that you will make a fool of me

  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a first-person pronoun commonly used by males
  • 虚仮こけにする /koke ni suru/：
    to make a fool of; to treat someone as a fool
  • してくれ /shite kure/：
    do it for me; imperative of 〜てくれる, direct and forceful
  • 願ねがう /negau/：
    to wish; to pray; to request
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
sou yatte kami shibaita nda
That was how I beat up God

  • そうやって /sou yatte/：
    in that way; by doing so
  • 神かみ /kami/：
    god; deity
  • しばいた /shibaita/：
    from しばく, to hit or beat up; rough colloquial speech, in the past form
  • んだ /nda/：
    colloquial form of のだ, adding explanation or emphasis
ichimai no hane tenshi wa miataranai
One feather, but no angel is to be found

  • 一枚いちまい /ichimai/：
    one flat item; 枚 is a counter for thin or flat objects
  • 羽はね /hane/：
    feather; wing
  • 天使てんし /tenshi/：
    angel
  • 見当みあたらない /miataranai/：
    from 見当たる, to be found; negative form meaning cannot be found or is nowhere in sight
kyou wa yowatte naderu chikara shika nakatta
Today I was weak and had only enough strength to stroke gently

  • 今日きょう /kyou/：
    today
  • 弱よわって /yowatte/：
    from 弱る, to weaken or grow feeble; te-form linking to what follows
  • 撫なでる /naderu/：
    to stroke; to caress
  • 力ちから /chikara/：
    strength; power
  • しかなかった /shika nakatta/：
    had only...; しか combines with a negative to mean nothing but, here in the past tense
akarui haikyo ni shitakute
Wanting to turn it into a bright ruin

  • 明あかるい /akarui/：
    bright; cheerful
  • 廃墟はいきょ /haikyo/：
    ruins; abandoned remains
  • にしたくて /ni shitakute/：
    wanting to make something into...; 〜にする plus たい, with the te-form linking or giving a reason
teien no shiro wa hakumei no sora e to tsuzuki
The garden's white stretches on toward the twilight sky

  • 庭園ていえん /teien/：
    garden; grounds
  • 白しろ /shiro/：
    white; here the color is treated as a noun describing the garden scenery
  • 薄明はくめい /hakumei/：
    twilight; faint light at dawn or dusk
  • 空そら /sora/：
    sky
  • へと /e to/：
    toward; more strongly emphasizes direction or destination than へ alone
  • 続つづき /tsuzuki/：
    from 続く, to continue or lead on; continuative form linking to the next line
nohara ga tekuno ni yurete iru
The field is swaying to techno

  • 野原のはら /nohara/：
    field; open country; meadow
  • テクノに揺ゆれている /tekuno ni yurete iru/：
    swaying to techno, a genre of electronic dance music; 〜ている marks an ongoing action