Mrs. GREEN APPLE - 夏の影/Summer's Shadow

Mrs. GREEN APPLE - 夏の影/Summer's Shadow





fuita
It blew

  • 吹ふいた /fuita/:
    blew; past form of 吹ふく (to blow)

soyokaze ga
A gentle breeze

  • そよ風かぜ /soyokaze/:
    gentle breeze

natsu wo yurasu no
Stirs the summer

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 揺ゆらす /yurasu/:
    to shake; to sway something
  • 揺ゆらすの /yurasu no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone

nobita
Stretched out

  • 伸のびた /nobita/:
    stretched or lengthened; past form of 伸のびる

kage ga
The shadow

  • 影かげ /kage/:
    shadow; silhouette

kagiri wo shiraseru no
Lets us know the end is near

  • 限かぎり /kagiri/:
    limit; end
  • 知しらせる /shiraseru/:
    to inform; to let someone know
  • 知しらせるの /shiraseru no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone

asebanda
Slightly sweaty

  • 汗あせばんだ /asebanda/:
    became slightly sweaty; past form of 汗あせばむ, modifying シャツ in the next line

shatsu de
In a shirt

  • シャツ /shatsu/:
    shirt (from English “shirt”)

mirai wo kataru no
We talk about the future

  • 未来みらい /mirai/:
    future
  • 語かたる /kataru/:
    to tell; to talk at length
  • 語かたるの /kataru no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone

yukkuri to
Slowly

  • ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
    slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner

yukkuri to
Slowly

  • ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
    slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner

mienai hayasa de
At an imperceptible speed

  • 見みえない /mienai/:
    not visible; negative form of 見みえる
  • 速はやさ /hayasa/:
    speed; the noun form of 速はやい made with さ

susunde yuku
It keeps moving onward

  • 進すすんでゆく /susunde yuku/:
    keeps advancing; 進すすむ 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
Blaming it on the summer heat

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 暑あつさ /atsusa/:
    heat; the noun form of 暑あつい 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
Simply using it as an excuse

  • ただ /tada/:
    merely; simply
  • 所為せいにして /sei ni shite/:
    blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為せいにする

hotetta kokoro wo kakushiteru
Hiding my flushed, burning heart

  • 火照ほてった /hotetta/:
    flushed or burning; past form of 火照ほてる, modifying 心こころ
  • 心こころ /kokoro/:
    heart; mind; feelings
  • 隠かくしてる /kakushiteru/:
    is hiding; contraction of 隠かくしている, from 隠かくす

natsu no kage no sei ni shite
Blaming it on summer's shadow

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 影かげ /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
Blaming it on that once again

  • また /mata/:
    again; once more
  • 所為せいにして /sei ni shite/:
    blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為せいにする

toketa koori to jikan wo tsumugu no
Weaving together the melted ice and time

  • 溶とけた /toketa/:
    melted; past form of 溶とける, modifying 氷こおり
  • 氷こおり /koori/:
    ice
  • 時間じかん /jikan/:
    time
  • 紡つむぐ /tsumugu/:
    to spin or weave; figuratively, to weave memories or time together
  • 紡つむぐの /tsumugu no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone


fuita
It blew

  • 吹ふいた /fuita/:
    blew; past form of 吹ふく

soyokaze ga
A gentle breeze

  • そよ風かぜ /soyokaze/:
    gentle breeze

natsu wo yurasu no
Stirs the summer

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 揺ゆらす /yurasu/:
    to shake; to sway something
  • 揺ゆらすの /yurasu no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone

hi ni yaketa
Sun-tanned

  • 日ひに焼やけた /hi ni yaketa/:
    became sun-tanned; past form of 日ひに焼やける, modifying 肌はだ in the next line

hada ga
Skin

  • 肌はだ /hada/:
    skin

kumo wo ugokasu no
Moves the clouds

  • 雲くも /kumo/:
    cloud
  • 動うごかす /ugokasu/:
    to move something; to set in motion
  • 動うごかすの /ugokasu no/:
    sentence-ending の adds a soft explanatory or emotive tone

muku na egao wa
That innocent smile

  • 無垢むくな /muku na/:
    pure; innocent, with な linking it to the following noun
  • 笑顔えがお /egao/:
    smile; smiling face

doko made tsuzuite ikeru no?
How far can it keep going?

  • どこまで /doko made/:
    how far; to what point
  • 続つづいていける /tsuzuite ikeru/:
    can continue onward; 続つづく in て-form + the potential form いける
  • 続つづいていけるの? /tsuzuite ikeru no?/:
    sentence-ending の? softly asks for an explanation: “can it continue?”

yukkuri to
Slowly

  • ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
    slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner

yukkuri to
Slowly

  • ゆっくりと /yukkuri to/:
    slowly; leisurely, with と marking the adverbial manner

mienai hayasa de
At an imperceptible speed

  • 見みえない /mienai/:
    not visible; negative form of 見みえる
  • 速はやさ /hayasa/:
    speed; the noun form of 速はやい made with さ

otona ni natte yuku
Gradually growing into an adult

  • 大人おとな /otona/:
    adult
  • 大人おとなになる /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
Blaming it on the summer cicadas

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 蝉せみ /semi/:
    cicada
  • せいにして /sei ni shite/:
    blaming it on; て-form of せいにする

tada sei ni shite
Simply using it as an excuse

  • ただ /tada/:
    merely; simply
  • 所為せいにして /sei ni shite/:
    blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為せいにする

mune ni tsukaeta kotoba wa kakureru
The words caught in my chest hide away

  • 胸むね /mune/:
    chest; heart
  • 胸むねにつかえた /mune ni tsukaeta/:
    caught in one's chest and hard to say; past form of つかえる, modifying 言葉ことば
  • 言葉ことば /kotoba/:
    words; language
  • 隠かくれる /kakureru/:
    to hide; to become hidden (intransitive)

natsu no kage no sei ni shite
Blaming it on summer's shadow

  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 影かげ /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
Blaming it on that once again

  • また /mata/:
    again; once more
  • 所為せいにして /sei ni shite/:
    blaming it on; 所為 is the kanji spelling of せい, from 所為せいにする

mada mada tokenaide
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
  • 溶とけないで /tokenaide/:
    please don't melt; 溶とける + ないで, expressing a negative request

koppu no koori yo
Oh, ice in the glass

  • コップ /koppu/:
    cup or drinking glass (from Dutch “kop”)
  • 氷こおり /koori/:
    ice


sugoshite ita
The time we had spent

  • 過すごしていた /sugoshite ita/:
    had spent; from 過すごす, with ていた marking a continuing past action and modifying 思おもい出で in the next line

ano natsu no omoide wa
The memories of that summer

  • あの /ano/:
    that; something distant from both speakers or recalled by both
  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 思おもい出で /omoide/:
    memory; recollection

ima demo mabuta no ura de ikiteru
Still lives behind my eyelids even now

  • 今いまでも /ima demo/:
    even now; still now
  • 瞼まぶた /mabuta/:
    eyelid
  • 裏うら /ura/:
    back or inner side; 瞼まぶたの裏うら figuratively means an image seen in one's mind when the eyes are closed
  • 生いきてる /ikiteru/:
    is alive; contraction of 生いきている, from 生いきる

koi wo shita
I fell in love

  • 恋こい /koi/:
    romantic love
  • 恋こいをした /koi wo shita/:
    fell in love; past form of 恋こいをする

sono natsu ni koi wo shite ita
That summer, I was in love

  • その /sono/:
    that; usually something near the listener or just mentioned
  • 夏なつ /natsu/:
    summer
  • 恋こいをしていた /koi wo shite ita/:
    was in love; 恋こいをする with ていた marking a continuing past state

ano kaze wa dokoka de
I hope that wind, somewhere

  • あの /ano/:
    that; something distant from both speakers or recalled by both
  • 風かぜ /kaze/:
    wind
  • どこか /dokoka/:
    somewhere; どこ + か forms an indefinite place

anata ni fuite ireba ii na
Is blowing toward you

  • あなた /anata/:
    you
  • 吹ふいていれば /fuite ireba/:
    if it is blowing; the ば-conditional of 吹ふいている, from 吹ふく
  • ~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
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