星野源 (Hoshino Gen) - 生命体/Life Form

星野源 (Hoshino Gen) - 生命体/Life Form

星野源 (Hoshino Gen)


ki ga tsukeba kisotteru no
Before I know it, I find myself competing

  • 気きが付つけば /ki ga tsukeba/：
    before one knows it; the conditional form of 気が付く, to notice or realize
  • 競きそってる /kisotteru/：
    competing; a conversational contraction of 競っている, from 競う
kate hashire to
Told to win, to run

  • 勝かて /kate/：
    win; the imperative form of 勝つ
  • 走はしれ /hashire/：
    run; the imperative form of 走る, followed by the quotation marker と
erabenu norimono wo kakae
Carrying a vehicle I could not choose

  • 選えらべぬ /erabenu/：
    unable to choose; 選ぶ in potential negative form with literary ぬ, equivalent to ない
  • 乗のり物もの /norimono/：
    vehicle or means of transport; here it can metaphorically suggest one's given body or circumstances
  • 抱かかえ /kakae/：
    holding or burdened with; the continuative form of 抱える
kimi no tame to hikareta
Laid out in the name of being for your sake

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; a familiar or intimate form of address
  • 為ため /tame/：
    sake or benefit; 君の為 means for your sake
  • 引ひかれた /hikareta/：
    was drawn or laid; the past passive form of 引く, modifying the tracks in the next line
senro susume to
Tracks telling me to move forward

  • 線路せんろ /senro/：
    railway tracks; continuing the previous line, a path predetermined by others
  • 進すすめ /susume/：
    move forward; the imperative form of 進む, followed by the quotation marker と
warau nani itten no
I laugh: 「What are you talking about?」

  • 笑わらう /warau/：
    to laugh or smile
  • 何言なにいってんの /nani itten no/：
    what are you talking about; a casual contraction of 何を言っているの
hate kizuku to
And yet, when I look again

  • 気きづくと /kizuku to/：
    when one notices; dictionary-form verb plus と marks a natural or immediate result
erabu no wa ikizama to chihei
What I choose is how to live and which horizon to seek

  • 選えらぶのは /erabu no wa/：
    as for what one chooses; の nominalizes 選ぶ and は marks it as the topic
  • 生いき様ざま /ikizama/：
    one's way of life; the manner in which one lives
  • 地平ちへい /chihei/：
    the horizon; figuratively, a direction or realm one chooses for oneself
kimi no mune ga egaita
Drawn by your heart

  • 君きみ /kimi/：
    you; a familiar or intimate form of address
  • 胸むね /mune/：
    chest or heart; here, one's inner feelings and wishes
  • 描えがいた /egaita/：
    drew or envisioned; the past form of 描く, modifying 走路 in the next line
souro tobitate kouya
A runway—take off into the wilderness

  • 走路そうろ /souro/：
    a running course or runway; contrasted here with the tracks laid by others
  • 飛とび立たて /tobitate/：
    take off or fly away; the imperative form of 飛び立つ
  • 荒野こうや /kouya/：
    wilderness or open wilds; suggesting an unknown world without a fixed track
odoru you ni
As if dancing

  • 踊おどるように /odoru you ni/：
    as if dancing; dictionary-form verb plus ように expresses manner or comparison
kaze ni hada ga mazari toketeku
Skin mingles with the wind and melts away

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 肌はだ /hada/：
    skin
  • 混まざり /mazari/：
    mixing or mingling; the continuative form of 混ざる
  • 溶とけてく /toketeku/：
    melting away; a contraction of 溶けていく, from 溶ける, showing a change progressing onward
sakaime wa kieru
The boundary disappears

  • 境目さかいめ /sakaime/：
    boundary or dividing line
  • 消きえる /kieru/：
    to disappear or go out
kaze ni hata ga odori yureteru
A flag dances and sways in the wind

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 旗はた /hata/：
    flag
  • 踊おどり /odori/：
    dancing; the continuative form of 踊る
  • 揺ゆれてる /yureteru/：
    swaying; a conversational contraction of 揺れている, from 揺れる
ichi wo koeta saki
Beyond the point where the number one is surpassed

  • １いち /ichi/：
    one; quotation marks emphasize a symbolic sense such as the individual, first place, or a limit
  • 超こえた /koeta/：
    crossed or surpassed; the past form of 超える
  • 先さき /saki/：
    beyond or ahead; ～た先 means the place or state reached after an action
anata wa tashika ni koko ni iru
You are undeniably here

  • あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 確たしかに /tashika ni/：
    certainly or undeniably
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • いる /iru/：
    to be or exist; used for animate beings
ikite utau
Live, and sing it out

  • 生いきて /ikite/：
    living; the te-form of 生きる, linking to the next action
  • 謳うたう /utau/：
    to celebrate, proclaim, or sing out; more declarative than the ordinary spelling 歌う
mujiyuu na unmei mo
Even a fate without freedom

  • 無自由むじゆう /mujiyuu/：
    unfree or without freedom; an emphatic formation combining 無 and 自由
  • 運命うんめい /unmei/：
    fate or destiny
ai to kaeru no
I will turn it into love

  • 愛あい /ai/：
    love
  • 変かえるの /kaeru no/：
    to change or turn into; 変える is transitive, と marks the resulting state here, and sentence-final の adds explanation or emphasis
jiga no ito hodokeru basho e
To where the threads of the ego come undone

  • 自我じが /jiga/：
    the self or ego
  • 糸いと /ito/：
    thread; here, a metaphor for what binds the ego
  • 解ほどける /hodokeru/：
    to come untied or loosen
  • 場所ばしょ /basho/：
    place or location; 場所へ indicates movement toward that place
ichido kiri wo oyoida
I swam through this one and only life

  • 一度いちどきり /ichido kiri/：
    only once or one and only; here an omitted noun such as life is understood
  • 泳およいだ /oyoida/：
    swam through; the past form of 泳ぐ, metaphorically describing making one's way through life
kouro uragire hyouka
On this course, defy every judgment

  • 航路こうろ /kouro/：
    sea or air route; continuing the metaphor of swimming through life
  • 裏切うらぎれ /uragire/：
    betray or defy; the imperative form of 裏切る, here meaning to refuse to live by outside judgments
  • 評価ひょうか /hyouka/：
    evaluation, appraisal, or judgment
bakeru you ni
As if transforming

  • 化ばけるように /bakeru you ni/：
    as if transforming; 化ける means to change form, and ～ように expresses comparison or manner
kaze ni uta ga mazari toketeku
Song mingles with the wind and melts away

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 歌うた /uta/：
    song or singing
  • 混まざり /mazari/：
    mixing or mingling; the continuative form of 混ざる
  • 溶とけてく /toketeku/：
    melting away; a contraction of 溶けていく, from 溶ける
azakeri wa kieru
The mockery disappears

  • 嘲あざけり /azakeri/：
    mockery or ridicule; derived from the verb 嘲る
  • 消きえる /kieru/：
    to disappear or fade away
kaze ni kami ga odori yureteru
Hair dances and sways in the wind

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 髪かみ /kami/：
    hair
  • 踊おどり /odori/：
    dancing; the continuative form of 踊る
  • 揺ゆれてる /yureteru/：
    swaying; a contraction of 揺れている, from 揺れる
ishi wo koeta saki
Beyond the reach of conscious will

  • 意思いし /ishi/：
    intention or conscious will
  • 超こえた /koeta/：
    crossed or surpassed; the past form of 超える
  • 先さき /saki/：
    beyond or ahead; ～た先 indicates what lies after surpassing something
anata wa tashika ni koko ni iru
You are undeniably here

  • あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 確たしかに /tashika ni/：
    certainly or undeniably
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • いる /iru/：
    to be or exist; used for animate beings
inochi wa agaku
Life struggles on

  • 命いのち /inochi/：
    life
  • 足掻あがく /agaku/：
    to struggle or fight desperately against difficulty
shinu na togisumase
Do not die—sharpen your senses

  • 死しぬな /shinu na/：
    do not die; dictionary-form verb plus な forms a strong prohibition
  • 研とぎ澄すませ /togisumase/：
    sharpen or heighten one's senses; the imperative form of 研ぎ澄ます
ike hashire
Go—run

  • 行いけ /ike/：
    go; the imperative form of 行く
  • 走はしれ /hashire/：
    run; the imperative form of 走る
kaze ni hada ga mazari toketeku
Skin mingles with the wind and melts away

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 肌はだ /hada/：
    skin
  • 混まざり /mazari/：
    mixing or mingling; the continuative form of 混ざる
  • 溶とけてく /toketeku/：
    melting away; a contraction of 溶けていく, from 溶ける
sakaime wa kieru
The boundary disappears

  • 境目さかいめ /sakaime/：
    boundary or dividing line
  • 消きえる /kieru/：
    to disappear or go out
kaze ni hata ga odori yureteru
A flag dances and sways in the wind

  • 風かぜ /kaze/：
    wind
  • 旗はた /hata/：
    flag
  • 踊おどり /odori/：
    dancing; the continuative form of 踊る
  • 揺ゆれてる /yureteru/：
    swaying; a contraction of 揺れている, from 揺れる
ichi wo koeta saki
Beyond the point where the number one is surpassed

  • １いち /ichi/：
    one; quotation marks emphasize a symbolic sense such as the individual, first place, or a limit
  • 超こえた /koeta/：
    crossed or surpassed; the past form of 超える
  • 先さき /saki/：
    beyond or ahead; ～た先 means the place or state reached after an action
anata wa tashika ni koko ni iru
You are undeniably here

  • あなた /anata/：
    you
  • 確たしかに /tashika ni/：
    certainly or undeniably
  • ここ /koko/：
    here
  • いる /iru/：
    to be or exist; used for animate beings
soshite tsuzuku
And then, it continues

  • そして /soshite/：
    and then; moreover
  • つづく /tsuzuku/：
    to continue or go on; commonly written 続く
doumo konbanwa
Hello, good evening

  • こんばんは /konbanwa/：
    good evening; a greeting used at night
nise akira desu
I'm Akira Nise

  • ニセ明あきら /nise akira/：
    Akira Nise, a character appearing in Gen Hoshino's works; ニセ means fake or imitation
  • です /desu/：
    polite copula meaning am, is, or are
konkai no ne
This time, you know

  • 今回こんかい /konkai/：
    this time or this occasion; the following の links it to the music video mentioned later
hoshino-kun no ne
Hoshino-kun's, you know

  • 星野ほしのくん /hoshino-kun/：
    Hoshino-kun; くん is a familiar suffix often used for male peers or juniors
myuujikku vi video wa ne
That mu-music video, you see

  • ミュージック・ヴィデオ /myuujikku video/：
    music video; the speaker repeats ヴィ in the original as a stammer-like hesitation
sugoi ne
It's amazing, isn't it?

  • すごい /sugoi/：
    amazing or impressive; also used colloquially to mean very
ironna hito ga deteru yo ne
All sorts of people appear in it, right?

  • 色いろんな /ironna/：
    various or all sorts of; a conversational form related to いろいろな
  • 人ひと /hito/：
    person or people
  • 出でてる /deteru/：
    appearing or featured; a contraction of 出ている, from 出る; final よね seeks agreement
nise wa
But as for Nise

  • ニセ /nise/：
    a shortened self-reference to Akira Nise here; as a common word it means fake or imitation
detenai yo ne
I don't appear in it, do I?

  • 出でてない /detenai/：
    not appearing or not featured; a contraction of 出ていない, from 出る; final よね asks for agreement