米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - Plazma

米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi) - Plazma

米津玄師 (Yonezu Kenshi)


moshimo ano kaisatsu no mae de tachidomarazu aruite ireba
What if I had kept walking without stopping in front of that ticket gate?

  • もしも /moshimo/：
    if; supposing that, often paired with a conditional form
  • あの /ano/：
    that; referring to something distant or mutually known
  • 改札かいさつ /kaisatsu/：
    ticket gate; ticket inspection
  • 前まえ /mae/：
    front; before, as in in front of something
  • 立たち止どまらず /tachidomarazu/：
    from tachidomaru, to stop walking; -zu means without doing
  • 歩あるいていれば /aruite ireba/：
    from aruku, to walk; -te ireba means if one had been continuing to do so
kimi no kao mo shirazu no mama shiawase ni ikite ita darou ka
Would I have lived happily on, never even knowing your face?

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • 顔かお /kao/：
    face
  • 知しらずのまま /shirazu no mama/：
    from shiru, to know; -zu no mama means remaining without doing something
  • 幸しあわせ /shiawase/：
    happiness; good fortune
  • 生いきていた /ikite ita/：
    from ikiru, to live; -te ita marks a continuing past state
  • だろうか /darou ka/：
    I wonder whether; expresses conjecture as a question
moshimo ano uramon wo koete soto e nukedashite inakereba
What if I had not crossed that back gate and slipped outside?

  • もしも /moshimo/：
    if; supposing that, here paired with a negative conditional
  • 裏門うらもん /uramon/：
    back gate; rear entrance
  • 越こえて /koete/：
    from koeru, to cross or pass over
  • 外そと /soto/：
    outside
  • 抜ぬけ出だしていなければ /nukedashite inakereba/：
    from nukedasu, to slip out or escape; -te inakereba means if one had not done so
aogimita hoshi no kagayaki mo kutsu no yogore ni kawatte ita
Even the starlight I looked up at would have turned into dirt on my shoes.

  • 仰あおぎ見みた /aogimita/：
    from aogimiru, to look up at
  • 星ほし /hoshi/：
    star
  • 輝かがやき /kagayaki/：
    radiance; shine, from kagayaku
  • 靴くつ /kutsu/：
    shoes
  • 汚よごれ /yogore/：
    dirt; stain, from yogoreru
  • 変かわっていた /kawatte ita/：
    from kawaru, to change; -te ita marks an already continuing past state
nekoronda rinoriumu no ue sakadachi shite surimuita ryoute
Lying on the linoleum, both hands scraped raw from doing a handstand.

  • 寝転ねころんだ /nekoronda/：
    from nekorobu, to lie down or sprawl
  • リノリウム /rinoriumu/：
    linoleum flooring (English: linoleum)
  • 上うえ /ue/：
    top; on or above something
  • 逆立さかだちして /sakadachi shite/：
    from sakadachi suru, to do a handstand
  • 擦すりむいた /surimuita/：
    from surimuku, to scrape or graze the skin
  • 両手りょうて /ryoute/：
    both hands
koko mo ginga no hate da to shitte memai ga shita yoake mae
Before dawn, I grew dizzy realizing this too was the edge of the galaxy.

  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • 銀河ぎんが /ginga/：
    galaxy; Milky Way
  • 果はて /hate/：
    end; edge; extremity
  • だと知しって /da to shitte/：
    from shiru, to know; da to marks the quoted realization that something is so
  • 眩暈めまいがした /memai ga shita/：
    felt dizzy; the set expression memai ga suru means to feel dizziness
  • 夜明よあけ前まえ /yoake mae/：
    before dawn
kikoete kotaete todoite hoshikute
Wanting you to hear, to answer, and for my voice to reach you.

  • 聞きこえて /kikoete/：
    from kikoeru, to be audible; here used like a plea to hear
  • 答こたえて /kotaete/：
    from kotaeru, to answer or respond; here a plea
  • 届とどいて欲ほしくて /todoite hoshikute/：
    from todoku, to reach; -te hoshii expresses wanting something to happen, with -kute linking onward
hikatte hikatte hikatte sakenda
Shine, shine—I cried out for it to shine.

  • 光ひかって /hikatte/：
    from hikaru, to shine; repetition gives it the force of a cry or wish
  • 叫さけんだ /sakenda/：
    from sakebu, to shout or cry out
kanaami wo koete korogari ochita setsuna sekai ga irozuiteku
The instant I tumbled over the wire fence, the world began to fill with color.

  • 金網かなあみ /kanaami/：
    wire mesh; chain-link fence
  • 越こえて /koete/：
    from koeru, to cross or pass over
  • 転ころがり落おちた /korogari ochita/：
    from korogari ochiru, to tumble or roll down
  • 刹那せつな /setsuna/：
    an instant; a fleeting moment
  • 世界せかい /sekai/：
    world
  • 色いろづいてく /irozuiteku/：
    from irozuku, to take on color; a contraction of irozuite iku, showing gradual change
tobidashite ike uchuu no kanata me no mae wo buchinuku purazuma
Burst out toward the far reaches of space—plasma blasts straight through before my eyes.

  • 飛とび出だしていけ /tobidashite ike/：
    from tobidasu, to burst out; -te ike is a forceful command to go forth doing it
  • 宇宙うちゅう /uchuu/：
    universe; outer space
  • 彼方かなた /kanata/：
    the far side; the distance beyond
  • 目めの前まえ /me no mae/：
    right before one's eyes
  • ぶち抜ぬく /buchinuku/：
    to blast or punch straight through; buchi- adds rough force
  • プラズマ /purazuma/：
    plasma (English: plasma)
tada hitasura mitorete ita aza mo kizu mo shirazu ni
I simply stared, spellbound, unaware of every bruise and wound.

  • ただ /tada/：
    merely; simply
  • ひたすら /hitasura/：
    intently; single-mindedly
  • 見蕩みとれていた /mitorete ita/：
    from mitoreru, to gaze in fascination; -te ita marks a continuing past action
  • 痣あざ /aza/：
    mark; here, a bruise
  • 傷きず /kizu/：
    wound; injury
  • 知しらずに /shirazu ni/：
    from shiru, to know; -zu ni means without doing or knowing
nan kounen to hanarete ite mo fumidashita karada ga tomaranai
No matter how many light-years apart we are, the body that stepped forward cannot stop.

  • 何なん光年こうねん /nan kounen/：
    how many light-years; nan indicates an unspecified large number
  • 離はなれていても /hanarete ite mo/：
    from hanareru, to be apart; -te ite mo means even if that state continues
  • 踏ふみ出だした /fumidashita/：
    from fumidasu, to step forward or take the first step
  • 体からだ /karada/：
    body
  • 止とまらない /tomaranai/：
    from tomaru, to stop; negative form, cannot or does not stop
ima kimi no koe ga tooku kikoete iru
Now your voice carries to me from far away.

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now; this moment
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • 声こえ /koe/：
    voice; sound
  • 遠とおく /tooku/：
    far away; adverbial or nominal form of tooi
  • 聞きこえている /kikoete iru/：
    from kikoeru, to be audible; -te iru shows the voice is continuing to be heard
hikatte iku
It keeps shining brighter.

  • 光ひかっていく /hikatte iku/：
    from hikaru, to shine; -te iku shows continuation or change from now onward
aratameguchi no naka kugurinuke hada wo tsukisasu ryuushi
Passing through the Aratame Gate, particles pierce my skin.

  • 改あらたメ口ぐち /aratameguchi/：
    a stylized spelling using katakana me; an inspection gate or passage, echoing the earlier ticket gate
  • 中なか /naka/：
    inside; the interior of something
  • くぐり抜ぬけ /kugurinuke/：
    from kugurinukeru, to pass or squeeze all the way through
  • 肌はだ /hada/：
    skin
  • 突つき刺さす /tsukisasu/：
    to pierce; stab into
  • 粒子りゅうし /ryuushi/：
    particle
rojiura no yozora ni nagareboshi hidoku nigemadou nezumi
A shooting star crosses the alleyway sky; rats flee in utter confusion.

  • 路地裏ろじうら /rojiura/：
    back alley; the depths of a lane
  • 夜空よぞら /yozora/：
    night sky
  • 流ながれ星ぼし /nagareboshi/：
    shooting star; meteor
  • 酷ひどく /hidoku/：
    terribly; intensely, the adverbial form of hidoi
  • 逃にげ惑まどう /nigemadou/：
    to run about in confusion; flee in panic
  • 鼠ねずみ /nezumi/：
    mouse; rat
moshimo ano hitogomi no mae de kimi no te wo hanasanakereba
What if I had not let go of your hand before that crowd?

  • もしも /moshimo/：
    if; supposing that, here paired with a negative conditional
  • 人混ひとごみ /hitogomi/：
    crowd; throng of people
  • 前まえ /mae/：
    front; before
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • 手て /te/：
    hand
  • 離はなさなければ /hanasanakereba/：
    from hanasu, to let go; -nakereba means if one had not done so
moshimo fui ni deta ano koe wo kitsuku nomikonde ireba
What if I had firmly swallowed that voice that escaped without warning?

  • もしも /moshimo/：
    if; supposing that
  • 不意ふいに /fui ni/：
    suddenly; unexpectedly
  • 出でた /deta/：
    from deru, to come out; here, a voice escaping involuntarily
  • 声こえ /koe/：
    voice; utterance
  • きつく /kitsuku/：
    tightly; firmly, the adverbial form of kitsui
  • 飲のみ込こんでいれば /nomikonde ireba/：
    from nomikomu, to swallow, also figuratively to suppress words; -te ireba forms a past hypothetical
moshimo ano kaisatsu no mae de tachidomarazu aruite ireba
What if I had kept walking without stopping in front of that ticket gate?

  • もしも /moshimo/：
    if; supposing that, often paired with a conditional form
  • あの /ano/：
    that; referring to something distant or mutually known
  • 改札かいさつ /kaisatsu/：
    ticket gate; ticket inspection
  • 前まえ /mae/：
    front; before, as in in front of something
  • 立たち止どまらず /tachidomarazu/：
    from tachidomaru, to stop walking; -zu means without doing
  • 歩あるいていれば /aruite ireba/：
    from aruku, to walk; -te ireba means if one had been continuing to do so
kimi wa doko ni mo iya shinakute boku mo koko ni inakatta
Then you would not be anywhere at all, and I would not have been here either.

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • どこにも /doko ni mo/：
    nowhere; doko ni mo pairs with a negative predicate
  • いやしなくて /iya shinakute/：
    from iru, to exist; -ya shinai emphatically means is not there at all, with -nakute linking onward
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a first-person pronoun commonly used by males
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • いなかった /inakatta/：
    from iru, to exist; past negative form, was not here
ano hi kimi no hanatta booru ga hitai ni atatte
That day, the ball you threw struck me on the forehead.

  • あの日ひ /ano hi/：
    that day; a particular past day known in context
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • 放はなった /hanatta/：
    from hanatsu, to release or launch; here, to throw a ball
  • ボール /booru/：
    ball (English: ball)
  • 額ひたい /hitai/：
    forehead
  • 当あたって /atatte/：
    from ataru, to hit or strike; the -te form links to what follows
taoreru setsuna boku wa tashika ni mita
In the instant I fell, I saw it clearly.

  • 倒たおれる /taoreru/：
    to fall down; collapse
  • 刹那せつな /setsuna/：
    an instant; -ru setsuna means at the very moment an action occurs
  • 僕ぼく /boku/：
    I; a first-person pronoun commonly used by males
  • 確たしかに /tashika ni/：
    certainly; unmistakably
  • 見みた /mita/：
    from miru, to see; past form
neibii no sora wo hashitta hikoukigumo wo
The contrail that streaked across the navy sky.

  • ネイビー /neibii/：
    navy blue (English: navy)
  • 空そら /sora/：
    sky
  • 走はしった /hashitta/：
    from hashiru, to run; figuratively, to streak across the sky
  • 飛行機雲ひこうきぐも /hikoukigumo/：
    contrail; vapor trail
kore ga ai da to shitta
I knew then that this was love.

  • これ /kore/：
    this; something close to the speaker or the present experience
  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • だと知しった /da to shitta/：
    from shiru, to know or realize; da to quotes the realization that this is something
tobidashite ike uchuu no kanata me no mae wo buchinuku purazuma
Burst out toward the far reaches of space—plasma blasts straight through before my eyes.

  • 飛とび出だしていけ /tobidashite ike/：
    from tobidasu, to burst out; -te ike is a forceful command to go forth doing it
  • 宇宙うちゅう /uchuu/：
    universe; outer space
  • 彼方かなた /kanata/：
    the far side; the distance beyond
  • 目めの前まえ /me no mae/：
    right before one's eyes
  • ぶち抜ぬく /buchinuku/：
    to blast or punch straight through; buchi- adds rough force
  • プラズマ /purazuma/：
    plasma (English: plasma)
tada hitasura mitorete ita itami ni sura kizukazu ni
I simply stared, spellbound, without even noticing the pain.

  • ただ /tada/：
    merely; simply
  • ひたすら /hitasura/：
    intently; single-mindedly
  • 見蕩みとれていた /mitorete ita/：
    from mitoreru, to gaze in fascination; -te ita marks a continuing past action
  • 痛いたみ /itami/：
    pain; ache, from itamu
  • すら /sura/：
    even; emphasizes an extreme example
  • 気きづかずに /kizukazu ni/：
    from kizuku, to notice; -zu ni means without doing
nan kounen to hanarete ite mo fumidashita karada ga tomaranai
No matter how many light-years apart we are, the body that stepped forward cannot stop.

  • 何なん光年こうねん /nan kounen/：
    how many light-years; nan indicates an unspecified large number
  • 離はなれていても /hanarete ite mo/：
    from hanareru, to be apart; -te ite mo means even if that state continues
  • 踏ふみ出だした /fumidashita/：
    from fumidasu, to step forward or take the first step
  • 体からだ /karada/：
    body
  • 止とまらない /tomaranai/：
    from tomaru, to stop; negative form, cannot or does not stop
ima kimi no koe ga tooku kikoete iru
Now your voice carries to me from far away.

  • 今いま /ima/：
    now; this moment
  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; an intimate or familiar second-person pronoun
  • 声こえ /koe/：
    voice; sound
  • 遠とおく /tooku/：
    far away; adverbial or nominal form of tooi
  • 聞きこえている /kikoete iru/：
    from kikoeru, to be audible; -te iru shows the voice is continuing to be heard
hikatte iku
It keeps shining brighter.

  • 光ひかっていく /hikatte iku/：
    from hikaru, to shine; -te iku shows continuation or change from now onward