Mrs. GREEN APPLE - 夏の影/Summer's Shadow
fuita
吹いた
It blew
吹いた /fuita/:
blew; past form of 吹く (to blow)
soyokaze ga
そよ風が
A gentle breeze
そよ
風 /soyokaze/:
gentle breeze
natsu wo yurasu no
夏を揺らすの
Stirs the summer
揺らす /yurasu/:
to shake; to sway something
揺らすの /yurasu no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
nobita
伸びた
Stretched out
伸びた /nobita/:
stretched or lengthened; past form of 伸びる
kage ga
影が
The shadow
影 /kage/:
shadow; silhouette
kagiri wo shiraseru no
限りを知らせるの
Lets us know the end is near
知らせる /shiraseru/:
to inform; to let someone know
知らせるの /shiraseru no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
asebanda
汗ばんだ
Slightly sweaty
汗ばんだ /asebanda/:
became slightly sweaty; past form of 汗ばむ, modifying シャツ in the next line
shatsu de
シャツで
In a shirt
シャツ /shatsu/:
shirt (from English “shirt”)
mirai wo kataru no
未来を語るの
We talk about the future
語る /kataru/:
to tell; to talk at length
語るの /kataru no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
yukkuri to
ゆっくりと
Slowly
ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner
yukkuri to
ゆっくりと
Slowly
ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner
mienai hayasa de
見えない速さで
At an imperceptible speed
見えない /mienai/:
not visible; negative form of 見える
速さ /hayasa/:
speed; the noun form of 速い made with さ
susunde yuku
進んでゆく
It keeps moving onward
進んでゆく /susunde yuku/:
keeps advancing; 進む in て-form + ゆく, showing a change continuing onward; ゆく is a literary form of いく
natsu no atsusa no sei ni shite
夏の暑さのせいにして
Blaming it on the summer heat
暑さ /atsusa/:
heat; the noun form of 暑い made with さ
せいにして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; て-form of せいにする
tada sei ni shite
ただ 所為にして
Simply using it as an excuse
所為にして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為にする
hotetta kokoro wo kakushiteru
火照った心を隠してる
Hiding my flushed, burning heart
火照った /hotetta/:
flushed or burning; past form of 火照る, modifying 心
心 /kokoro/:
heart; mind; feelings
隠してる /kakushiteru/:
is hiding; contraction of 隠している, from 隠す
natsu no kage no sei ni shite
夏の影のせいにして
Blaming it on summer's shadow
影 /kage/:
shadow; silhouette
せいにして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; て-form of せいにする
mata sei ni shite
また 所為にして
Blaming it on that once again
また /mata/:
again; once more
所為にして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為にする
toketa koori to jikan wo tsumugu no
溶けた氷と時間を紡ぐの
Weaving together the melted ice and time
溶けた /toketa/:
melted; past form of 溶ける, modifying 氷
紡ぐ /tsumugu/:
to spin or weave; figuratively, to weave memories or time together
紡ぐの /tsumugu no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
fuita
吹いた
It blew
吹いた /fuita/:
blew; past form of 吹く
soyokaze ga
そよ風が
A gentle breeze
そよ
風 /soyokaze/:
gentle breeze
natsu wo yurasu no
夏を揺らすの
Stirs the summer
揺らす /yurasu/:
to shake; to sway something
揺らすの /yurasu no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
hi ni yaketa
日に焼けた
Sun-tanned
日に
焼けた /hi ni yaketa/:
became sun-tanned; past form of 日に焼ける, modifying 肌 in the next line
kumo wo ugokasu no
雲を動かすの
Moves the clouds
動かす /ugokasu/:
to move something; to set in motion
動かすの /ugokasu no/:
sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone
muku na egao wa
無垢な笑顔は
That innocent smile
無垢な /muku na/:
pure; innocent, with な linking it to the following noun
笑顔 /egao/:
smile; smiling face
doko made tsuzuite ikeru no?
どこまで続いていけるの?
How far can it keep going?
どこまで /doko made/:
how far; to what point
続いていける /tsuzuite ikeru/:
can continue onward; 続く in て-form + the potential form いける
続いていけるの? /tsuzuite ikeru no?/:
sentence-ending の? softly asks for an explanation: “can it continue?”
yukkuri to
ゆっくりと
Slowly
ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner
yukkuri to
ゆっくりと
Slowly
ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner
mienai hayasa de
見えない速さで
At an imperceptible speed
見えない /mienai/:
not visible; negative form of 見える
速さ /hayasa/:
speed; the noun form of 速い made with さ
otona ni natte yuku
大人になってゆく
Gradually growing into an adult
大人になる /otona ni naru/:
to become an adult; noun + になる means to become that state
なってゆく /natte yuku/:
gradually becomes; なる in て-form + ゆく indicates change continuing into the future
natsu no semi no sei ni shite
夏の蝉のせいにして
Blaming it on the summer cicadas
せいにして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; て-form of せいにする
tada sei ni shite
ただ 所為にして
Simply using it as an excuse
所為にして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為にする
mune ni tsukaeta kotoba wa kakureru
胸につかえた言葉は隠れる
The words caught in my chest hide away
胸につかえた /mune ni tsukaeta/:
caught in one's chest and hard to say; past form of つかえる, modifying 言葉
言葉 /kotoba/:
words; language
隠れる /kakureru/:
to hide; to become hidden (intransitive)
natsu no kage no sei ni shite
夏の影のせいにして
Blaming it on summer's shadow
影 /kage/:
shadow; silhouette
せいにして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; て-form of せいにする
mata sei ni shite
また 所為にして
Blaming it on that once again
また /mata/:
again; once more
所為にして /sei ni shite/:
blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為にする
mada mada tokenaide
まだまだ溶けないで
Please don't melt just yet
まだまだ /mada mada/:
not yet; still a long way to go, here wishing the current state would last
溶けないで /tokenaide/:
please don't melt; 溶ける + ないで, expressing a negative request
koppu no koori yo
コップの氷よ
Oh, ice in the glass
コップ /koppu/:
cup or drinking glass (from Dutch “kop”)
sugoshite ita
過ごしていた
The time we had spent
過ごしていた /sugoshite ita/:
had spent; from 過ごす, with ていた marking a continuing past action and modifying 思い出 in the next line
ano natsu no omoide wa
あの夏の思い出は
The memories of that summer
あの /ano/:
that; something distant from both speakers or recalled by both
思い
出 /omoide/:
memory; recollection
ima demo mabuta no ura de ikiteru
今でも瞼の裏で生きてる
Still lives behind my eyelids even now
今でも /ima demo/:
even now; still now
裏 /ura/:
back or inner side; 瞼の裏 figuratively means an image seen in one's mind when the eyes are closed
生きてる /ikiteru/:
is alive; contraction of 生きている, from 生きる
koi wo shita
恋をした
I fell in love
恋をした /koi wo shita/:
fell in love; past form of 恋をする
sono natsu ni koi wo shite ita
その夏に恋をしていた
That summer, I was in love
その /sono/:
that; usually something near the listener or just mentioned
恋をしていた /koi wo shite ita/:
was in love; 恋をする with ていた marking a continuing past state
ano kaze wa dokoka de
あの風はどこかで
I hope that wind, somewhere
あの /ano/:
that; something distant from both speakers or recalled by both
どこか /dokoka/:
somewhere; どこ + か forms an indefinite place
anata ni fuite ireba ii na
あなたに吹いていればいいな
Is blowing toward you
吹いていれば /fuite ireba/:
if it is blowing; the ば-conditional of 吹いている, from 吹く
~ていればいいな /te ireba ii na/:
I hope that it is doing …; expresses a wish, with sentence-ending な adding a reflective tone
sou da to ii na
そうだといいな
I hope that's true
そう /sou/:
so; that way, referring to the situation just mentioned
そうだといいな /sou da to ii na/:
I hope so; ~といい expresses a wish, and final な adds a reflective tone